Real Money: Kimco, Vornado, American Capital Each Pull in $1 Bil. or More

Kimco Realty Corp. in New Hyde Park, NY, closed on a $ 1.75 billion unsecured revolving credit facility replacing both the company’s $ 1.5 billion unsecured U.S. credit facility and a $ 250 million Canadian credit facility. The new facility, which can be increased to $ 2.25 bill
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Secrets to the Structure of a Commercial Property Management Proposal

The components of a commercial or retail property management proposal are quite special and must tap into the issues of the property, leases, tenants, and community. Real estate agents can use this proposal model as a base from which they can add special other factors relevant to the
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Ideas to Implement in a Commercial Property Management Handover

The process of property management handover in commercial and retail property is quite important to the future stability of the property and the tenant mix. This checklist for real estate property managers will help the handover and the ongoing management. Real-Estate:Property-Managem
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Defending mREITs: Industry Heavies Weigh-In On Proposed Regulatory Changes

The mortgage REIT industry came to its own defense this week as the deadline arrived for public comments to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission as it considers changes to how such REITs are regulated. The SEC is contemplating whether mortgage REITs should be allowed to cont
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Nontraditional Lenders Gain Multifamily Market Share

Life insurance companies are trying to get a bigger piece of the multifamily finance market. National Real Estate Investor
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Will Mobile Wallets Kill Bank Branches?

The convenience of the “mobile wallet” for making payments and accessing bank accounts from anywhere, at any time, could change the definition of “banking hours” — and the need for bank branches. In a recent Deloitte LLC video presentation, Brian Johnston
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Virtual War Games: Brick and Mortar Retailers Battle Online Retailing

Traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are waging a multi-front war on the rapid advances in online retailing to compete for the growing legion of shoppers armed with the latest in mobile technologies. Retailers are battling outdated tax laws that give virtual stores an advantage, whi
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Stock index futures signal bounce after selloff (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a rebound on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 1.1 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.9 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 1 percent at 4:47 a.m. ET. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Banks lead Wall Street higher as Berlusconi eyes exit (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks closed higher on Tuesday for a second day in a row as late-day news about Europe sparked an afternoon rally that erased early weakness. Yahoo! News: Business News
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111 of 150 U.S. Metro Markets Experience Home Price Declines in 3Q

Lawrence Yun According to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), metro area median existing-home prices in the third quarter generally were down from a year ago, while sales rose in every state from the third quarter of 2010. The median existing sin
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