Multifamily Strength Enticing Banks Back into CRE Lending

The thaw in bank lending for commercial real estate appears to have quickened a bit in the second quarter based on comments from bank executives in their earnings conference call. It is not a unanimous movement back into CRE lending as several of the larger banks are still working thr
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Hidden Hills Estate Home Once Leased by Britney Spears Back on Market

Hidden Hills Estate Britney Spears once rented (Los Angeles, CA) — The Hidden Hills estate that pop icon Britney Spears had been leasing for $ 25,000 a month is back on the market. Ronald N. Tutor, chief executive of the construction firm Tutor Perini, is listing the equestrian-
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U.S. Home Prices Slightly Dip in 3Q, Back to 2003 Levels

According to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index released today, home prices nationally did not register a significant change in the third quarter of 2011, with the U.S. National Home Price Index up by only 0.1% from its second quarter level. The national index posted an
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