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	Top Stories for the Week of September 2, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage CRE Main Moving Target for $14B HP-EDS Merger PALO ALTO, CA-HP and EDS, with more than 87.2 million sf worldwide, had pre-merger consolidations working and more moves are coming. Next month, HP sells two million sf in Houston. Conference: IE Shadowed by Dark Economy ONTARIO, CA-There's no nice way to spin it, one of the speakers says at the third annual RealShare Inland Empire conference, which draws more than 250 registrants. Parmenter Lines Up $2B Acquisition Fund MIAMI-The investment company seeks South Florida multifamily assets along with value-add offices. Fannie Replaces CFO, Hopes for Recovery Rise WASHINGTON, DC-Fannie Mae stock continues to rise as the market begins to believe that a government bailout will not be necessary. New Brokerage Launches $1B Non-traded REIT OAKTON, VA-Five X Securities is also planning to raise a $250 million private equity fund that will be levered to $500 million in purchasing power. Shanghai Medals with Third-Highest Building SHANGHAI, CHINA-The $1 billion Shanghai World Financial Center will have a public observatory on the top seven levels of the 101-story facility. Microsoft Unveils Fifth Data Center for $500M WEST DES MOINES, IA-New center will employ 50, featuring servers in pre-loaded shipping containers. Building Collapse Report Raises Further Queries NEW YORK CITY-A report on 7 World Trade Center's collapse on 9/11 raises some key questions, not on the event itself, but on the new guidelines and improvements that were proposed. Fed Foresees Moderate Inflation WASHINGTON, DC-Lehman Bros. may have attracted a buyer. But other economic indicators are pointing to a continued rocky road for real estate. M Resort Raises Profile for Planned Opening HENDERSON, NV-Many developers are keeping a low profile in these changing times, but the $700-million M Resort, Spa and Casino is planning a higher profile--literally. King of Prussia Mall Goes to Market KING OF PRUSSIA, PA-Australia’s Lend Lease is giving HFF the mandate to sell its 50% share in the 2-million-plus-sf mall. Foxford Development Plans 20-Acre Mixed-Use HINSDALE-The company's Hinsdale Club project will include 60,000 sf of retail space, in addition to office, residential and hotel components. SugarHouse Ruling Prompts Call for Action PHILADELPHIA-Four lawmakers say the state Supreme Court erred in granting riparian rights to the planned casino project on the Delaware waterfront. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • $315M MXD Gets Phase I Approvals • Experts Tackle Uncertain Q4, Make Predictions • STAG Capital Grabs 121,760-SF Facility • JV Receives Funding for Brownfield Remediation • Work Begins on $400M, 636,000-SF Hospital • Planning Commission OKs Rezoning Plan • $255M Taj Mahal Expansion Set to Open • O’Neill Plans $100M MXD • WPC Breaks Ground on MD Multifamily • Ann Taylor Execs Banking on Loft Outlets • 300,000-SF Shopping Center Nears Completion • $90M Columbus Circle Museum Readies for Opening	Southwest     Print Full Region • Northland Wins Equity's 2,985-Unit Portfolio • Investors Play Waiting Game for Office Deals • Three-Year Loan Clears for $200M MXD • Northland Unveils Texas Strategy for $270M Buy • 435,179-SF Spec Draws Fossil as First Tenant • IDI's 259,200 SF Lands Midwest Air Expansion • UT Medical Branch Adds 29 Acres in SE Corridor • Pisula Plans 180,000 SF in Two MOB Projects • 360-Unit Pradera Project Nearing Vertical Stage • Rental Replacement Slows New Orleans' Road Back • FDIC Adding 125,000 SF to Energy Plaza Sublease
Midwest     Print Full Region • Jaffe Cos. To Open $200M Center Next Month • AmTrust Realty buys 135 S. LaSalle for $190M • Gates Buys Over 5% of Strategic Hotels Stock • New $200M Hospital To Have All Private Rooms • Hempel Seeks Partner in $63M Conversion • Borders Hits Store-Opening Goal • Tandem Breaks Ground on $40M Cargo Facility • Marc Realty Buys Seven-Story 180 N. Wacker • Bridge Development Begins 383,305-SF Park • US Equities Starts Work on $40M MetraMarket • Pitney Takes Almost 100,000 SF in MetroAir	West Coast     Print Full Region • $250M Eastside Cannery Casino Debuts • Lenders to Tropicana: Sell Indiana Casino • Maguire Closes on $211M Main Plaza Sale • BRE Sells Canterbury Downs to CTL Management • Dinerstein Plans $130M Apartment Complex • JV Lands Nearly $47M for Mixed Project • Confab Pushes to Reduce Housing Hurdles • $47M Lease Ranks Among Largest in Region • Apartment Investors Spend $41M for 253 Units • L.A. Live Tops Out Regal Cinema
Southeast     Print Full Region • TCC Plans $175M Industrial Park • Chico's Cautious on Growth • JV Acquires Union Station Apartments • Omega Launches Opportunity Fund • Cherokee Trace MXD Getting Second Hotel • First Industrial Lands 182,000-SF Lease	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • JLL Marketing $440M-Plus Aussie Resort Portfolio • 3C Group Finishes 700,000-SF IT Building • Keen Adds Tenants to New $141M MXD Project • First Hilton Opens after $100M Renovation
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