CoStar’s People of Note (Dec. 18-24)

This week’s People of Note includes the following markets: Denver, West Coast, Houston, New York City, Phoenix, Portland and Washington, DC. WEST COAST Lord To Head CBRE’s Hawaii Region CBRE named Kim Lord, SCSM, SCMD as head of the company’s Hawaii region. As senior manag
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Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve (Reuters)

Reuters – Retailers saw a steady flow of last-minute shoppers on Saturday, the day before Christmas, putting a moderate cap on a pre-holiday season that started with a bang and has since waned. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Audi CEO: Auto industry faces tougher year in 2012 (Reuters)

Reuters – The automotive industry faces a tougher year in 2012 than it has done this year, Audi Chief Executive Rupert Stadler told Reuters in an interview for release on Sunday. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Five Different Things To Include In A Rental Contract

The essential things to include inside a lease agreement template include the tenant’s legal rights, the duration of the lease agreement, as well as the per month rental cost of the unit. On many occasions, the basics are all you need to effectively start a landlord-tenant bond.
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Santa rally puts S&P 500 up for the year (Reuters)

Reuters – The S&P 500 turned positive for the year and closed out its third week of gains in four on Friday as equities extended their rally after a string of unexpectedly strong economic data. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Brookfield Office Properties Sells Boston’s 53 State Street for $610M

Brookfield Office Properties completed another disposition, this time offloading 53 State Street in Boston. National Real Estate Investor
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Hines Global Buys Fisher Plaza in Seattle for $160M

Hines Global buys Seattle’s Fisher Plaza in a $ 160 million deal. National Real Estate Investor
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Pros and Cons of a Fixed Price Property Management Service

There are a lot of people who are still unaware of the things that a property management service can do for them, and this is one of the main reasons why they tend to ignore the idea of hiring one. But if a person knows the things that he can expect from it, it will be easier for him
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Four Seasons Hotel Coming to Walt Disney World Resort

Four Seasons at Walt Disney World Resorts Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts recently kicked off construction of their newest luxury resort at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida earlier this month with a groundbreaking ceremony with joint venture partners Silverstein Properti
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Stock index futures point higher (Reuters)

Reuters – (Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 all up 0.5 percent at 0936 GMT. Yahoo! News: Business News
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