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.

LoopNet to Announce Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results on February 22, 2012, After Market Close
LoopNet, Inc. , a leading provider of commercial real estate marketing and technology solutions, and operator of the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace, will report fourth quarter 2011 financial results on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, following the market close.

Fay-Penn gets $1.9 million loan for new industrial park
Fay-Penn Economic Development Council will get a $1.9 million loan to develop a new industrial park in the northern part of Fayette County.

Commercial property tax plans stir opposition in Iowa
Iowa can't whack 40 percent from commercial property values for tax purposes without cuts in city and county services or mammoth tax shifts, local government officials say.

Local commercial real estate specialist takes issue with Waterloo being described as "RIM's city of angst."
A local commercial real estate specialist takes issue with a headline at theglobeandmail.com that read "As company struggles, Waterloo is RIM's city of angst."

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.  

U.S. Commercial-Property Prices to Climb 6%, Green Street Says in Forecast
Commercial-property values in the U.S. probably will climb about 6 percent in the next six months, based on recent trading in real estate investment trusts and fixed-income yields, Green Street Advisors Inc. said.

REITs Continue to Perform Admirably in Unstable Market
NEW YORK, NY-- - High yielding Real Estate Investment Trusts have performed well in the current economic climate. As reported in The Wall Street Journal, the MSCI U.S. REIT Index returned 8.7% in 2011, ...

Hauler takes on behemoth
FAIRMONT - A semi load of garbage bins are stacked high inside Hometown Sanitation's Fairmont site. They just arrived this week and will soon be moved again, when Hometown delivers them to new residential garbage customers.