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	Top Stories for the Week of March 24, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Entitlements in Place for $6B Plaza Las Vegas LAS VEGAS-The Clark County Commission signs off on all the necessary entitlements for the 34.5-acre project located across Las Vegas Boulevard from Wynn Las Vegas. $1.5B Waterfront Plan Clears Hurdle YONKERS-A massive plan to redevelop this city’s waterfront moves forward after the Yonkers City Council accepts the Draft Environmental Impacts Statement as complete. Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates Again WASHINGTON, DC-It's not going to be the full percentage point the Street wants but the Fed's actions continues to mollify a shaky market. KanAm Buys Four Assets for $900M PAVELETSKAYA, RUSSIA-The properties, which will make up one million sf when finished in mid-2009, are in a growing Moscow market. After Bear Stearns, Some Wonder Who's Next WASHINGTON, DC-With Bear Stearns employees and investors still reeling in shock, the Street worries about other shaky banks. OFHEO Eases Fannie, Freddie Cap Guides WASHINGTON, DC-Reducing the GSEs’ capital surplus requirements to 20% from 30% is a welcome move but many insiders would also like to see a loosening of debt coverage ratios. AFC Launches Program to Invest $500M NEW YORK CITY-Sources say that market skittishness is leaving some excellent value-add opportunities with a capital gap. The Co-Sponsor Investment program hopes to fill the gap. Equity Residential Receives $500M Loan CHICAGO-The company gets $500 million to retire 2008 maturities as they become due. Investors Propose 1M-SF MXD Near Airport KANSAS CITY, MO-The group, which includes former developer Ted Ehney Jr., is concentrating mostly on hotels, but will include restaurants and office buildings. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • $209M Portfolio Lands 1031 Buyer • UBS Affiliate Sells Bank Branches for $135M • JPMorgan Chase Could Bail From Downtown Move • ARC Buys Branch Portfolio for $100M • Savanna Looks to Buy 282 Acres Near Airport • GE Franchising Invests $40M In Back Bay Restaurants • AMB Bringing Another 1M SF to Market • Vesper Acquires Historic MXD/Office • 55-Acre Wall Speedway Facility Closes	Southwest     Print Full Region • $200M Campus Suites JV Begins With $75M Project • Wesco Planning To Spend Nearly $100M in Texas • Dallas CRE Back In Ring With Champion Force • McShane's 52-Acre Park Almost Complete • Squire Sanders Reserves 80,000 SF in CityScape • Interest in OK Sparks 2M-SF Industrial Sale • Moody National Eyeing Q4 Start for $25M Hotel • 51,744-SF Retail Center Draws Nearly $15M • Post Investment Snags 2,469-Unit Complex
Midwest     Print Full Region • Pfizer Inc. Sees Interest in 2M-SF Mixed Site • Provence Plans Sale of $200M Project Parts • Rothschild Offers 149 Properties for $95M • Borders Group Considers Sale • RGD Finishes Up on Tallest Tower in West MI • Arkansas' Winning Streak Earns $75M Axle Plant • LaSalle, Oxford Buy 12 Office Floors for $46M • Reviva Signs 231,000-SF Industrial Lease • Davis Sells Two Lifestyle Centers for $23M • Quad/Graphics Leases First in 750,000-SF Park	West Coast     Print Full Region • Hines Buys Raytheon, DirecTV Offices for $120M • Forest City Refinances Galleria at Sunset • IDS Plans $115M Office Tower • Siegel Group Continues Vegas Buying Spree • Tejon, Rockefeller Debut 606,000-SF Warehouse • Berger Takes Henderson Apartments • Loan Funds Passco Apartment Acquisition • Weingarten Lands Target for North-End Center • Design Center, City Hall Leases Total $20M
Southeast     Print Full Region • CBREI, Wood Deal Bets on Multifamily Strength • Savannah Asset Pushes AMB’s Green Platform • Forum at Fort Myers Hits 90% Preleased Mark • Miller Gallman Converting Historic Site to Lofts • Highwoods Kicks Off 200,000-SF Industrial	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Global Slowdown Benches Many Emerging Markets • Redback Networks Doubles Vancouver Campus • SunGard Signs 53,819-SF Lease in Kungsbron
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