Changing times in real estate
Kevin Stern of Desert Star Real Estate has his own small firm. “Some people need the structure of a large corporation, an office to go to every day, social atmosphere, whereas I work from my home,” he said.

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 ...

Carroll County aims to use land for industrial park
Carroll County transfers land to its development group for anticipated industrial and commercial use.

Good news for Buffalo office space
The market for office space in downtown Buffalo is performing much better than in many larger cities around the country, and the multifamily market is stabilizing. But the retail and industrial sectors stumbled, with higher vacancy rates last year, according to a new report.

MCDERMOTT COLUMN: New Walgreens gets new buyer
Blue-chip retail tenants continue to lure in investors seeking a dose of commercial real estate.

Commercial Property Transfers
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Equity Trust Co., 740 S. 37th St., 40211, $18,000. Heritage Properties to Intrepid Commercial Properties, 204 E. Market St., 40202, $2,700,000. HSBC Mortgage Services Inc.

No consensus yet on Tongie industrial park
The Leavenworth County Commission could not reach an agreement after a study session Monday on a potential contribution to the city of Tonganoxie’s effort to build up its industrial park.  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. Announces Estimated Fourth Quarter 2011 Results and Select Financial Data
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. and (NYSE Amex:ARR.WS) ("ARMOUR" or the "Company") today announced the preliminary estimated results and selected financial data provided ...

Commercial real estate news for Indianapolis metropolitan area
Planners: Deny requests by Pic-A-Part, AutoZone Zoning planners recommend denial of two auto-related requests being considered by a city zoning board Tuesday. Pic-A-Part wants to install a car crusher in its auto salvage yard at 940 W. 16th St., a move that planners said could endanger groundwater with small leaks of gas, oils and antifreeze. AutoZone wants to build a 7,188-square-foot building ...

Commercial Real Estate Loan Prices Increase in December
The aggregate value of Commercial Real Estate loans priced by DebtX that collateralize CMBS climbed to 86.1% as of December 31, 2011 from 85.2% as of November 30, 2011. Loan