New Liquidity For Private REITs Is A Real Drag
So-called non-traded REITs represent a rapidly growing income producing niche among alternative investments.

Little Horn State Bank building new bank
Little Horn State Bank is about to get smaller, in terms of locations, not assets. Instead of running two branches, one in Lockwood off Johnson Lane and the main office at 2209 Central Ave., the bank is consolidating.

Sam Zell "Comes Clean" for Penton's National Real Estate Investor (nreionline.com)
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an interview in the February 2012 issue of National Real Estate Investor, Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments, stated that the commercial real estate ...

Buildings built after 2005 can withstand magnitude 8 quakes, says OBO
THE Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) admitted that some buildings in the city are vulnerable to strong earthquakes. Acting Building Official Josefa Ylanan pointed out that even in Japan, where advance technology is used in construction projects, some buildings are still not stable enough to withstand strong earthquakes.

ITRA Global & Pittsburgh Regional Alliance to Welcome International Corporate Real Estate Executives at Pittsburgh ...
"World's greenest skyrise" and achieving value from an environmental commitment in building standards to be featured in keynote presentation.Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 ITRA Global, one of the largest real estate organizations devoted to the representation of corporate tenants and occupiers of commercial real estate worldwide, has announced the ITRA Global 2012 General Conference ...

Florida Commercial Real Estate Hiring the Right Real Estate Agent
Putting up your own business in Florida has never been an easy venture. Aside from checking out various locations that will maximize your business potential, you need to take care of all the permits, licenses, legalities, business operations and so on to ensure a smooth run.

Landlords using carrots to lure office tenants
Landlords are offering free rent and "generous" renovation allowances to lure tenants into empty office buildings in Richmond, where the vacancy rate is three times higher than Metro Vancouver's.

TowneBank Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings
SUFFOLK, Va. -- Hampton Roads based TowneBank reported record earnings of $33.32 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, a 10.06% increase, or $3.05 million, over the $30.28 million reported for ...