Strong take-up of Greece bond swap offer

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece successfully closed its bond swap offer to private creditors on Thursday, opening the way to securing the funding it needs to avert a messy default on its debt, according to several senior officials. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, sai
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Apartment Industry Enjoys Strong Recovery in U.S., Still Limited by Credit Constraints

During a press conference held last week at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida, panelists stated the apartment sector is a bright spot in the overall housing market leading the industry’s path to recovery
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Shares gain as strong debt sales boost confidence (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares rose to a one-month high and the euro clung near its strongest in a week on Friday as strong demand in Spanish and Italian debt sales tempered risk aversion ahead of another auction from Rome later in the day. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Industrial Market Continues Rebound; Experts Forecast Strong 2012

The industrial sector has quietly had a strong 2011. National Real Estate Investor
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U.S. Office Market Posts Strong Third Quarter Absorption

With the construction pipeline all but shut down and reduced rents prompting many tenants to trade up for better or more efficient space, the U.S. office market absorbed a strong 19 million square feet in the third quarter, according to data presented this week at CoStar Group’s Third
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Strong Demand, Tight Supply Strengthen Case for New Apartment Development

Investors continue to prefer U.S. apartment buildings over most commercial properties, even commercial office space, as total multifamily sales volume jumped nearly 80% in the second quarter over the same perioud last year. Although still just a fraction of its mid-2007 peak, the near
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