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	Top Stories for the Week of November 26, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Freddie Mac Gets Slammed by the Street WASHINGTON, DC-The GSE's less than stellar earnings this quarter is frightening investors already spooked by the credit markets. WTC Work Moves Forward With Foundation Contracts NEW YORK CITY-Yonkers Contracting Co. gets the nod from Silverstein Properties to build the foundations for World Trade Center Towers 3 and 4. Bush Threatens Housing Bill Veto WASHINGTON, DC-Affordable housing advocates say President Bush's budget requests would gut essential programs and potentially increase displacement. Second Avenue Subway Gets $1.3B Boost NEW YORK CITY-The federal funding agreement for first-phase construction could be the track to increased real estate values in the area. Brandywine Starts $800M Cira Centre South PHILADELPHIA-The opening phase of the 14-acre mixed-use project planned in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania begins with a one-block demolition. P.A. To Pump $500M Into Stewart Airport NEW WINDSOR, NY-The case for Stewart Airport becoming an economic engine for Orange County gets a major boost from the Port Authority of NY and NJ. City Unveils Potential Plans for Hudson Yards NEW YORK CITY-The public exhibit showcases models and other presentation materials prepared by each of the five development teams for the 26-acre site. 97-Acre Buy To Fuel 1M-SF Industrial Project PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL-Duke Realty Corp. plans to break ground in spring 2008 on the first speculative building. Hines REIT Pays $290M for 1M-SF Plus Trophy DALLAS-Hines REIT says Chase Tower will be part of the portfolio for a long time. Stream Realty, part of the selling JV, keeps leasing reins and its 35,000-sf spot too. Signatures Gathered for Statewide Ballot Measure SACRAMENTO-Dubbed the California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act, the measure would restrict governments’ use of eminent domain and end rent control. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Law Clears Path for Tidelands Development • Liberty Square Lands $178M Construction Loan • Lucent, PREI Break Off Deal for Bell Labs • Institute Will Handle Personnel LEED Certs • Chiofaro Wins Harbor Site Deal, Sources Say • NY State Grants $38M in Housing Funds • Gov Installs Green Roofs at Judiciary, Reeves • May Institute Inks 50,000-SF HQ Lease	Southwest     Print Full Region • Fine Line, Partners Plan $200M-Plus Pipeline • Vista Equities Planning $200M MXD Project • XTL Eyeing $60M BTS On 35 Acres Near Port • Holt Prepping 381,124 SF for Lease-Up, Sale • Starting Gun Fires for 445-Acre Stake in Hub • SCM Wins 300,000-SF Leasing Rights in CBD • Duke Adds South Region With Turner at the Helm
Midwest     Print Full Region • KBS Acquires 647,000-SF Building for $136M • First Industrial To Develop 142,000-SF Site • Surface Guard Signs Renewal for 107,000 SF • Henderson Purchases Properties for $585M Fund • Enterprise Leases 30,500 SF for Local HQ	West Coast     Print Full Region • Plaza Name Fight Staying Local • North Strip Assemblage in the Works • Opus Pulls Sacramento Buildings Off Market • CBRE Launches LEED Push for 100 Buildings • LBA Acquires 261,000-SF Verizon Building • Logistics Project Expands by 296,000 SF • Lowe, GE Venture Launches $46M Project
Southeast     Print Full Region • Senior Living Portfolio Trades Hands for $113M • KBS REIT Takes Industrial Portfolio for $54M • PMRG Takes Leasing Reins to 1M SF • CBRE Expands SE Reach With BlackRock Retail Buy • Inverness Takes 87,218-SF at Reserve at Maitland	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • GE Real Estate Purchases $4.1B Commercial Pool • ProLogis Strikes 800,000-SF Build-to-Suit Deal • Hines Begins New 120-Acre Development
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