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Real Estate Weekly News


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 3rd, 2011
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Real Estate Weekly News
Geophysics - Findings from C. Nunziata and Co-Researchers Advance Knowledge in Geophysics

Architecture and Code Optimization - Findings from L. Vespa et al in Architecture and Code Optimization Reported

Architecture and Code Optimization - Investigators at Rutgers University Zero in on Architecture and Code Optimization

Oregon State University - Massive tornado onslaught raises questions about building practices, code enforcement

Construction Engineering - New Construction Engineering Research from McMaster University Outlined

Natural Science - New Natural Science Findings from Florida International University Described

Real Estate Finance and Economics - Research Reports on Real Estate Finance and Economics from University of Guelph Provide New Insights

Architecture and Code Optimization - Research from University of Ghent Provides New Data on Architecture and Code Optimization

Information Systems - Studies from McGill University in the Area of Information Systems Published

Real Estate Finance and Economics - Study Data from E. Chernobai and Co-Authors Update Knowledge of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Lingerfelt Development - Local Richmond, Virginia Developer Lingerfelt Development Purchases a Nearly $100 Million Real Estate Portfolio

1st Global Financial Corporation - 1st Global Financial Corporation Completes Bond Offering and Prospectus for $200,000,000

Banking, Financial Services - AGF and Acuity investors approve fund mergers; some meetings adjourned

Banking, Financial Services - ATB Financial supports Slave Lake with major new loan deferral program

Acadia Realty Trust - Acadia Realty Trust Announces Succession Plan for Its Accounting Division

Aerospace and Defense - Aerojet Engines Continue to Maneuver Space Shuttle Docking to International Space Station

Akridge - Akridge and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Host 200 at Save the Bay Classic

Albert Burney Auction Company - Albert Burney Auction Company Manages Bank Ordered Auction of Savannah River Preserve

American Land Title Association ALTA - American Land Title Association Promotes Justin Ailes to Vice President of Government Affairs

International Code Council Foundation - Announcing Fire Safety Week of Building Safety Month, May 16 - 23

Apartment Investment and Management Company - Apartment Investment and Management Company Further Strengthens Balance Sheet, Revises 2011 Pro Forma FFO Guidance

Illinois Association of Realtors - April Illinois Home Sales and Median Prices Tick Up from March

Higher Education - Ashford University Receives National Recognition for Community Service

Associa - Association Services, Inc. Adds to Maintenance Department

Savings & Loan Banks - Astoria Financial Corporation Cancels its Participation in Barclays Investor Conference in London

Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation - Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation Names G. Thomas Frankland President and Chief Executive Officer

BB&T Corporation - BB&T Corporation CFO to speak May 24 at 2011 Barclays Capital Financial Services Conference

BNY Mellon - BNY Mellon Corporate Trust Appointed Trustee, Paying Agent, Calculation Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent for Lloyds Banking Group Issuance

Internet Information Provider Companies - Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Fall 6 Weeks in a Row

Auriemma Consulting Group - Banks Face Dilemma with Debit Card Fees, says Auriemma Consulting Group

Building Materials Wholesale Companies - Beacon Roofing Supply Announces Acquisition of Western Canada-based Enercon Products

Historic Hotels of America - Book a Stay Today With Historic Hotels of America(R) and Guests Receive a Free Family Membership to the National Trust for Historic Preservation(R)

California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors CALPASC - CALPASC Supports DIR and Cal/OSHA's Aggressive Pursuit of Construction Violators

Consumers Union - CFPB Issues Draft Disclosure Forms to Make it Easier to Shop for Mortgages

Banking, Financial Services - Calgary-based storefront mortgage service continues Canadian growth

Cardinal Bank - Cardinal Bank Names Shannon Owens Branch Manager of Arlington's New Williamsburg Boulevard Banking Office

Banking, Financial Services - Chase celebrates Small Business Week with $1,000 in incentives, exclusive eCommerce solutions

Home Furnishing and Fixture Companies - Chromcraft Revington, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Cohen Commercial Properties - Cohen Commercial Properties Announces the Acquisition of the Mark Twain Shopping Center

Coldwater Creek Inc. - Coldwater Creek Announces Amendment to Its Credit Facility and Preliminary First Quarter 2011 Results

Real Estate Investment Trust - Industrial Companies - DCT Industrial Trust Inc.(R) Announces Commitments for Two Financial Transactions

Real Estate Investment Trust - Industrial Companies - DCT Industrial Trust Inc.(R) Names John Spiegleman Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Real Estate Investment Trust - Diversified Companies - DDR Declares Second Quarter 2011 Common Share Dividend

Racine & Associates of Detroit - Detroit Police and Fire Retirement System Sues Over Alleged Paramount Ponzi Scheme

Real Estate Investment Trust - Hotel/Motel Companies - DiamondRock Acquires the JW Marriott Denver for $72.6 Million

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Disaster Assistance Approved for Victims of April Flooding in Cumberland County

Domainmonster.com - Domainmonster.com Disclose Pre-order Pricing for .XXX Domain Launch

Banking, Financial Services - Economic Forecast 2011 - What Can We Expect?

Real Estate Investment Trust - Retail Companies - Equity One Announces Manhattan Acquisition

Real Estate Investment Trust - Retail Companies - Equity One and New York Common Retirement Fund enter into a Joint Venture to Acquire Grocery-Anchored Neighborhood Centers

Express Your Address - ExpressYourAddress.com Solves High Teen Unemployment, Offers Free Entrepreneur Guide

Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. - Ferrellgas Offers Propane System Spring Cleaning Tips

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades 12 Classes of JPMCC 2005-CIBC13; Affirms Super Senior and Mezzanine AAA Classes

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades 6 Classes of Gramercy RE CDO 2007-1; Affirms 9 Classes

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades BACM 2005-1; Affirms 'AAA' Classes

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades Bear Stearns 2005-TOP18; Affirms 'AAA' Classes

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades Sovereign Commercial Mtge Securities Trust 2007-C1; Affirms 'AAA' Classes

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Ratings Downgrades 6 and Affirms 7 Classes of MSDW 2003-TOP9

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Take Various Actions on BSCMI 2002-TOP8

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Takes Various Actions on LB-UBS 2005-C5

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on CWMBS Inc. 2004-8 RMBS Transaction

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Upgrades Central Pacific Financial's IDR to 'B+'; Outlook Positive

Fitch Ratings - Fitch to Assign 'F1+' Ratings to Utah Housing Corp Class I VRBs, 2001 Series B, C-1, D-1, E-1, F-1

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: New U.S. CRE CDOs Beginning to Reemerge

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: Troubled Debt Restructurings Expected to Rise on New Accounting Guidance

Real Estate Development Companies - Forest City Supports Its Expanding Texas Presence with Appointment of New Regional President

Foundation Financial Group - Foundation Financial Group Grows Volume 14 Percent

Mortgage Investment Companies - Freddie Mac Prices $1 Billion Reopening of 2.5% Five-Year Reference Notes(R) Security

Nail Your Mortgage NYM - Free Mortgages Offer Illinois Realtors Hope for Additional Closings

Glimcher Realty Trust - Glimcher Announces At The Market Equity Offering Program

Guardian Real Estate Services LLC - Guardian Management Incorrectly Named in Fair Housing Testing

Skipton International - Guernsey House Prices up and Volumes Broadly Stable Over the Year, Reports Skipton International

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. - Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results and Closing of $575 Million Unsecured Credit Facility

Hilco Trading, LLC - Hilco Completes First Online Industrial Asset Auction for Supreme Corq LLC on New HilcoBid Platform

HomeInsurance.com - HomeInsurance.com Releases Average Home Insurance Premiums for Early 2011

Mortgage Investment Companies - HomeSteps(R) Launches National Summer Sales Promotion Offering Closing Cost Assistance, Selling Agent Bonuses

MYEASY7.COM - Homeowners Warned About The Looming Crisis In Adjustable Rate Mortgages

Hyatt Hotels Corporation - Hyatt Announces Purchase of Three California Woodfin Suites Properties

EcoFasten Solar - IAPMO ES Awards Certification to EcoFasten Solar(R)

Heavy Construction Companies - Insituform Technologies Awarded $5.5 Million Contract from Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

Heavy Construction Companies - Insituform Technologies Receives Expanded Australian Mining Contract - Total Value of Contract is Now Valued at $21.4 Million USD

Data Analytics - Leading Antitrust and Damages Expert David Kaplan Joins Berkeley Research Group

Liberty Mutual Group - Liberty Mutual Reinsurance Expands

LifeCare Holdings, Inc. - LifeCare Holdings, Inc. Enters into Agreement to Acquire HealthSouth Corporation's Long Term Acute Care Hospitals

Home Furnishing and Fixture Companies - Lighting Science Group Launches Expanded Line of Ultra-Efficient DEFINITY LED Bulbs

Home Furnishing and Fixture Companies - Lighting Science Group Showcases Pioneering LED Infrastructure Products at LIGHTFAIR

Agribusiness - Limoneira to Attend Janney Capital Markets 2011 Consumer Conference

MFA Financial, Inc. - MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2011 Preferred Dividend of $0.53125

Community Capital Management, Inc. - Manufacturers Bank Community Investment Helps Renovate Low-Income Housing Project in Santa Ana, California

Lodging Companies - Marcus Corporation Open-Air Fashion Mall in Brookfield, Wis. to Be Named The Corners of Brookfield

Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks - Monarch Financial Holdings Announces Increased Cash Dividend on Common Stock

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hosts a Series of Women's Leadership Receptions

The Concord Group - National New Home Sales Recovery Projected for mid-2013

National Residential Auctioneers, Llc - National Residential Auctioneers to Auction Bank-Owned New Home Development in Kansas City, MO

Real Estate Investment Trust - Retail Companies - National Retail Properties, Inc. Declares Dividend for Its Series C Preferred Stock

The Ellington - Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus Performing at The Ellington

Oconee Federal Financial Corp. - Oconee Federal Financial Corp. Announces Large Charitable Contribution And Results of Operations for Quarter Ended March 31, 2011

Real Estate Investment Trust - Office Companies - Parkway Completes Combination With Eola Capital and Property Purchases Through Fund II

PartnerFirst - PartnerFirst Agent Management Services AMS and CitiMortgage To Provide a Streamlined Short Sale Loan Approval Process

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - Pennsylvania DEP Fines Chesapeake Energy More Than $1 Million

Foreign Regional Banks - Popular Announces Termination of Negotiations to Sell Portfolio of Non-performing Construction and Commercial Real Estate Loans

Regional - Southeast Banks - Porter Bancorp, Inc. Holds Annual Meeting

Rightmove Group Ltd - Prices Pushed Up by Low Interest Rates and Dip in Seller Numbers - Rightmove HPI

Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Prudential Douglas Elliman Expands Global Presence Via Joint Referral Agreement With Knight Frank Residential

The Rezidor Hotel Group - Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi Wins The Best New Hotel Award

Banking, Financial Services - Rbc Royal Bank Donates $25,000 to The Red Cross for Flood Victims in The Richelieu Valley

Real Estate Investment Trust - Diversified Companies - Recapitalization and Redevelopment of 280 Park Avenue Announced

Regional - Southeast Banks - Regions Financial Scheduled to Participate in the Barclays Capital 2011 Americas Select Conference

Regional - Southeast Banks - Regions Stockholders Elect 14 Directors at Annual Meeting; President and CEO Grayson Hall's Presentation Available by Webcast

Research and Markets - Renewable Energy - Domestic Biomass Market - UK 2010-2020 - The Number of Biomass Boiler Installations to Rise to an Estimated 240,000+Installations by 2019-20

U.S. Small Business Administration SBA - SBA Offers Disaster Assistance in Southern Pennsylvania for the Recent Flooding

U.S. Small Business Administration - SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Massachusetts Residents Affected by the Apartment Building Fire in Hampden County

Santa Clara County Association of Realtors - Santa Clara County First-Time Buyer Housing Affordability at Decade High in Q1 2011

ISU Insurance Services - Shirley Beyer - Stegemiller Joins ISU Pinnacle Brokers

Signature Group Holdings, Inc. - Signature Group Holdings, Inc. Files Comprehensive Form 10-K for Fiscal Years 2007-2009

Real Estate Investment Trust - Retail Companies - Simon to Develop Phoenix Premium Outlets(R)

Urban Land Institute - St. Louis' Citygarden Chosen as 2011 Winner of ULI Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award

Four Seasons Residence Club Vail - Summertime and the Livin's Easy at Four Seasons Residences Vail

Tableau Software - Tableau Opens Data Analysis Contest; Winner to Earn $5K in Prizes and Will Be Announced on Stage at The Economist's Ideas Economy Conference

Terreno Realty Corporation - Terreno Realty Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Collingwood Group - The Collingwood Group Opens New Office in Manhattan

Rockefeller Group Development Corporation - The Rockefeller Group Receives Two Development Awards for BASF Project

Research and Markets - The UK Building & Home Improvement Products Distribution Market Is Expected To Recover and Show Growth in 2012, Reaching a Market Size of 44.5bn In 2015

Two Harbors Investment Corp. - Two Harbors Investment Corp. Adds Diane Wold To Senior Management Team

Bayer Advanced - Ugly Yard? Win A $10,000 Landscape Makeover In The Bayer Advanced Ultimate Yard Makeover Sweepstakes

United Planning Organization - United Planning Organization Celebrates Home Ownership Month with Free Homebuyer Workshops

Real Estate Investment Trust - Residential Companies - Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Announces Extension of Its $30 Million Secured Revolving Credit Facility

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Announces Disaster Assistance After Tornado Outbreaks

General Building Materials Companies - Valspar to Present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference New York City

Investment Companies - Vision Capital Announces Appointment of Jeff Roberts as Senior Vice President and Assistant Portfolio Manager

Wells Fargo & Company - Wells Fargo Names Rich Kerbis Chief Credit Officer for Commercial Banking

Wells Fargo & Company - Wells Fargo to Present at Barclays Capital Americas Select Conference

One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning - Wendland Air Conditioning & Heating Becomes Wendland One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating

eMax Media Inc. - eMax Worldwide, Inc.'s President, Roxanna Weber, Announces Current Corporate Updates

eXude Benefits Group, Inc. - eXude Expands to Include Risk Management & Commercial Insurance



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