October 8, 2007 | Vol. 4 No. 19

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Volume 4 - Number 19 | October 8, 2007

TOP STORY: House TRIA Bill Could Boost Commercial Insurance Rates
By Erika Morphy
Commercial property insurance policyholders are generally satisfied with proposed House legislation expanding the federal program to assist the insurance industry in the event of a major terrorist attack.

Room for Concern, Hope in Hotel Sales Arena
By Joe Clements
For the most part, the debt difficulties troubling other commercial real estate classes have yet to reach the lodging industry’s door. But observers say check-in is just a matter of time.

REITs Rally Following Fed Rate Cuts
By Erika Morphy
REITs are showing signs of recovery following the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut both the federal funds and discount rates in mid-September. The iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Fund, for instance, is rallying.

Real Estate Investors Continue Westward Stampede
By Joe Clements
More than a century after the California gold rush, dreams of riches there and throughout the western US are still luring prospectors--most recently, to plumb the region’s real estate mines.

What's Hot, What's Not

Insider Meridian Capital Group’s Matthew Texler

Foreign, US Funds Buying Into Boston Retail

Executive Moves: JER Taps Pralle as President