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    7-Eleven ramping up in DFW  Nov 22, 2009
    The Dallas-based convenience store giant will add more than 75 stores in North Texas over the next three years, as part of a fast-track plan triggered by opportunities created in the commercial real estate downturn ... We have a strong balance sheet, real estate values are down, and a lot of other retailers aren t growing right now, so there s a lot of real estate available that would have been cost-prohibitive in the past. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    D.R. Horton posts $545M fiscal-year loss  Nov 22, 2009
    for free extra services. Friday, November 20, 2009, 9:39am CST. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Cinemark adds five advanced theaters  Nov 21, 2009
    Plano-based Cinemark opens more tech-advanced theaters - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Pizza Hut may relocate HQ to Plano  Nov 21, 2009
    The company would have to add a minimum of $15 million to the city's tax role, including $10 million in real estate improvements and $5 million in business property. Sally Bane, executive director of the , said approval of the incentives would be a step in the process of Pizza Hut's continued consideration of a Plano location. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Barclays Capital acquires Crescent Real Estate Equities  Nov 21, 2009
    Limited Partnership, a real estate investment company that owns and manages office buildings, including The Crescent in Uptown Dallas, has been acquired by investment firm. Fort Worth-based Crescent Real Estate Equities has a portfolio that also includes the Fountain Place office building in downtown Dallas and the ... London-based Barclays formed Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC to acquire the partnership with the help of , which is working with Barclays on the project as a joint venture. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    One of a kind store owner to close shop  Nov 21, 2009
    A lover of building, he spent a career in the commercial real estate and clothing business before opening his antique shop. Hes remodeled a series of homes he and his wife have lived in, one of which served as a magazine cover. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Suit seeks injunction against Match.com  Nov 21, 2009
    Class action against Match. com moved to Dallas - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Survey: Texans open wallets for holidays  Nov 20, 2009
    Deloitte: Texans will spend during the holidays - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    GameStop Q3 earnings jump 11.8%  Nov 20, 2009
    GameStop Q3 earnings jump 11. 8% - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    American, Delta duke it out  Nov 19, 2009
    for free extra services. Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Skiles Group inks $5.3M contract  Nov 18, 2009
    Skiles Group secures $5. 3M construction contract - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Leasing agent: Lane Parke project in Mountain Brook ready to go  Nov 18, 2009
    If it s approved, we ll hit the ground running and start leasing, said Jolly at a gathering of the Birmingham chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women ... Birmingham Real Estate. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)

    14-screen movie theater on tap for Frisco in 2011  Nov 18, 2009
    Schulman Partners has theaters in Colleyville, Weatherford and Georgetown, and generally focuses on smaller towns that might be overlooked by larger theater chains, said Frank Bullock, executive vice president of SRS Real Estate Partners, the Dallas-based retail real estate firm that represented Frisco Market Center ... The softening retail real estate market offers opportunities for smaller companies to snare locations that might have been snatched up by larger players a couple of years ago, he... (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Dallas economist: Commercial real estate sector will experience decline, but not as deep as in the 1980s  Nov 18, 2009
    Vacancies in the commercial real estate sector are high, and weak cash flows do suggest that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke s warning this week about the commercial real estate market is a valid one, but North Texas won't see a repeat of the late 1980s, a Dallas-Fort Worth area economist said Tuesday. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech this week that demand for commercial property is down, causing a sharp deterioration in the credit quality of commercial real estate... (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Lantana gains two housing builders  Nov 18, 2009
    American Legend Homes, Standard Pacific arrive in Lantana - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Prodea secures $31.7 million in funding  Nov 18, 2009
    Prodea Systems grows funding round to $31. 7 million - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Dallas Elevators lifts DISD students  Nov 17, 2009
    Dallas Elevators lifts more students higher after a successful first year - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Heelys names Tandy Brands CEO to board  Nov 17, 2009
    Heelys appoints Tandy Brands CEO to Board - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Adolphus Tower gains new tenant  Nov 17, 2009
    Adolphus Tower gains The Berry Firm as tenant - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Alliance Data posts credit card results  Nov 17, 2009
    Alliance Datas credit segment reveals 9. 7% in bad debt - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Food-related companies search for space in region  Nov 17, 2009
    Companies that make or distribute food are scouting the region for space, providing a bright spot in an otherwise lethargic industrial real estate market. Two or three food distributors needing about 40 acres to build new plants are generating buzz in the local commercial real estate market ... While real estate brokers are talking about the demand for space, they re not revealing names. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

    Comstock Resources CEO nabs national honor  Nov 17, 2009
    Comstock Resources Inc. CEO M. Jay Allison named Ernst 's Entrepreneur of the Year - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Mortgage help has been put on hold for many  Nov 16, 2009
    Pace of mortgage help rising but still slow - Real estate- msnbc ... MORE FROM REAL ESTATE ... Real estate Section Front. (MSNBC -- Business)

    J.C. Penney outperforms Q3 expectations  Nov 14, 2009
    for free extra services. Wichita Business Journal - from the Dallas Business Journal. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)

    Texas homebuyers are investing in energy-efficient homes  Nov 13, 2009
    for free extra services. Thursday, November 12, 2009, 2:10pm CST. (Austin Business Journal, TX)

    Report: Charlotte eyed for RadioShack HQ  Nov 13, 2009
    for free extra services. The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area. (Triad Business Journal, NC)

    Applied Materials profit falls, layoffs planned  Nov 12, 2009
    Hill & Co. Real Estate. Recently I have written several columns about the bad manners of bicycle riders, specifically those bicyclists who sail through. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Faith group pushes AT&T, Exxon for opinion  Nov 12, 2009
    Faith-based group tries to pit Exxon, ATnst U.S. Chamber of Commerce - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area. for free extra services. (Triad Business Journal, NC)

    Fed Officials See Choppy Recovery for U.S. Economy  Nov 11, 2009
    Echoing her remarks, Richard Fisher, head of the Dallas Fed, flagged commercial real estate and a heavy reliance on government stimulus as other key risks. "The more demand you steal from the future, the less future demand there is for you to steal," Fisher told the Austin Headliners' Club, a group of Texas business executives, lobbyists and politicians. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Cinemark posts $22M profit on 4.5 percent attendance growth  Nov 10, 2009
    Cinemark posts $22M profit on 4. 5 percent attendance growth - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    UniCare Life & Health Insurance laying off 187 staff members  Nov 10, 2009
    UniCare Life h Insurance laying off 187 staff members - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    California investors buy Dallas building  Nov 10, 2009
    California investors buy Dallas' La Sierra Medical Office building - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    ATA: Expect fewer Turkey Day fliers  Nov 10, 2009
    ATA expects American Airlines, Southwest to follow industry trends with full planes this Thanksgiving - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Many DFW employers to maintain benefits  Nov 7, 2009
    Many DFW employers don't plan benefits cuts - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Alliance Data Systems plans move to Plano  Nov 7, 2009
    "We've got a great combination of a business-friendly city, great real estate product and some pretty aggressive incentives.". Most Read Stories. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Real estate CFOs don't plan to be hiring  Nov 7, 2009
    A recent survey suggests two-thirds of real estate CFOs believe the economy will improve in the next six months, but only 12 percent of respondents said their company will increase hiring in the same period ... According to a news release touting the survey, that makes real estate one of the most optimistic industries on the national economy, but also one of the most pessimistic about their own industry's outlook. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Quick action sought to allow for larger SBA loans  Nov 6, 2009
    For 504 loans, which primarily are used for real estate, the limit would be raised to $5 million for most types of businesses and to $5. 5 million for manufacturers. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Texas Capital CEO joins Dallas Fed board  Nov 6, 2009
    Texas Capital CEO Jones joins Dallas Fed board - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Ragans UPS car getting new look  Nov 6, 2009
    Ragans UPS car getting new look - Atlanta Business Chronicle. for free extra services. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)

    Dallas-area home foreclosures up  Nov 6, 2009
    91 percent, according to , a real estate data collection company. Foreclosure activity in Dallas-Plano-Irving was lower than the national foreclosure rate of 2. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    American Airlines traffic falls 2.6%  Nov 5, 2009
    American Airlines traffic falls 2. 6% - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Centex merger costs deepen Pultes Q3 loss  Nov 5, 2009
    Centex merger costs deepen Pultes Q3 loss - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    AT&T sues Verizon Wireless over ads  Nov 5, 2009
    AT Verizon Wireless over ads - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Ashford Hospitality's revenue drops 22.7%  Nov 5, 2009
    The Dallas-based company, a real estate investment trust that owns 103 hotels, posted revenue of $220. 6 million in the third quarter, down from $285. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Analyst: Tenet has made great strides  Nov 4, 2009
    Analyst: Tenet reports loss, but future looks bright - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Tips on throwing an office party  Nov 4, 2009
    Company parties: Celebrate the holidays without the hangover - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area. for free extra services. (Triad Business Journal, NC)

    Analyst: Buffett likes BNSF's well-run ops  Nov 4, 2009
    Berkshire Hathaway to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    FelCor posts $34M net loss for Q3  Nov 4, 2009
    a real estate investment trust that owns upscale all-suite hotels, posted a net loss of $34. 8 million, or 55 cents per share, for the third-quarter of 2009. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Exco Resources profit jumps to $433M  Nov 4, 2009
    Exco Resources profit jumps to $433M - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Board OKs Landrys buyout offer  Nov 4, 2009
    Board OKs Landrys buyout offer - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Berkshire Hathaway to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe  Nov 4, 2009
    for free extra services. Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:31am PST. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

    Holly Energy to sell 1.9M stock units  Nov 3, 2009
    Holly Energy to sell 1. 9M stock units - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Texas cities win $20M verdict in tax case  Nov 3, 2009
    for free extra services. Dallas Business Journal - by Staff writers. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    CIT Group's Ch. 11 filing could benefit private lenders  Nov 3, 2009
    11 filing could benefit private lenders - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Silver Tree buys tollway buildings  Nov 3, 2009
    John Alvarado of commercial real estate firm negotiated the sale. Silver Tree Partners is a real estate development and investment management group with retail, office, residential, land and mixed-use properties primarily in the Southwest. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Dean Foods Q3 profit jumps 31.5%  Nov 3, 2009
    Dean Foods Q3 profit jumps 31. 5% - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Revamp for EDS Credit Union  Nov 3, 2009
    for free extra services. Friday, October 30, 2009. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Denbury to acquire Encore Acquisition in $4.5B deal  Nov 3, 2009
    Denbury to acquire Encore Acquisition in $4. 5B deal - Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    CareNow apologizes to applicant  Nov 3, 2009
    CareNow apologizes to Muslim job applicant - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Exclusive Subscriber Content  Oct 31, 2009
    Commercial Real Estate Quarterly. Commercial Real Estate Quarterly. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Doctors lobby in tricky spot with health care battle  Oct 29, 2009
    INDEPENDENT-ENTERPRISE. NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)

    Integra Realty to expand in Fort Worth  Oct 27, 2009
    The Fort Worth office of real estate valuation and counseling firm plans to expand its footprint by 50 percent in January 2010 ... Ben Loughry, managing partner of Integra DFW, said the company has outgrown its space and is also expanding to prepare for a rebound in the real estate market, which will mean more valuation and consulting work for the firm ... "There's a large buildup of commercial real estate loans that are going to have to be addressed in the next 12 months," Loughry said in an... (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Medical Edge now in grocery stores in North Texas  Oct 27, 2009
    Medical Edge now in grocery stores - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    RadioShacks profit drops 23%  Oct 27, 2009
    RadioShacks profit drops 23% - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Celanese grows China-based facility  Oct 27, 2009
    Celanese expands in China - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Roth rules to ease in 2010, but decision shouldn't be automatic  Oct 25, 2009
    The Republican-American. Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:13 AM EDT. (Republican-American)

    Malpractice Suit Against Proskauer Is Dismissed  Oct 24, 2009
    But Lowe said that what Bernard did not mention in his complaint was that the arbitrator found Oaktree expelled him for a real estate investment he made using Oaktree's name and financial clout without its permission or intending to buy into it for the fund, among other things. "If ever there were an example of a person coming to this court with unclean hands, it is this plaintiff," the judge said. (Law.com)

    Home sales rise, but not here  Oct 24, 2009
    National real estate experts say low mortgage rates and foreclosures, along with the $8,000 tax credit program for first-time buyers, helped fuel the increase ... Real estate agents have "an incentive to talk up the effects of the credit as it is urging Congress to extend it, and it therefore may be exaggerating the credit's effects," wrote Nomura Securities economist Zach Pandl. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Kasim Reed: ‘‘We have a lot of problems’  Oct 24, 2009
    I intend to take advantage of the collapse of the real estate market to actually acquire property at the appropriate time, when the city is capable financially of doing that. There are opportunities out here now that we will never see again, and I don t believe that it s just south of I-20. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    US Courier & Logistics opens four branches  Oct 24, 2009
    US Courier tics expands in downturn - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    D-FW home sales down 8% in September  Oct 24, 2009
    Single-family home sales in Dallas-Fort Worth were down about 8 percent in September when compared with the same month last year, according to a spokesman for the , a real estate trade organization for the North Texas area. However, Texas remains a bright spot, with prices remaining pretty stable and inventory levels staying within the average range, according to Bill Head with the MetroTex Association of Realtors. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    25th Georgia bank fails  Oct 24, 2009
    American United Bank , a tiny, one-branch bank based in Lawrenceville, failed on Friday amid large real estate losses as the state's banking crisis marches on ... American United opened in 2004 and ramped up real estate lending. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    AT&T: Smartphone trumps laptop connections  Oct 24, 2009
    ATrtphone trumps laptop connections - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    SunTrust, Synovus post big losses as real estate woes continue  Oct 23, 2009
    Georgia s largest banks, SunTrust and Synovus, posted more large losses for the third quarter tied to soured real estate loans ... SunTrust, a historically conservative bank, bet heavily on home mortgages and residential home building during the real estate boom ... Barkstrom said he is concerned that SunTrust s commercial real estate loan portfolio will continue to deteriorate. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Jekyll giveaway robs our state jewel  Oct 23, 2009
    Real estate appraisal research dealing with the value added to a property by its location indicates that oceanfront land contributes 54 percent of the market value. A reasonable profit-sharing arrangement would reflect the true value of the public s contribution to the sales value of the time shares, which is clearly more than 1 percent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Texas awarded $15M in job training funds  Oct 23, 2009
    Texas awarded training funds for workers whose jobs went overseas - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Ch. 11 will not impact Erickson residents  Oct 22, 2009
    11 will not impact Erickson residents - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Lennoxs quarterly profit drops 22%  Oct 22, 2009
    Lennoxs quarterly profit drops 22% - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Dallas Fed sees some stabilization  Oct 22, 2009
    Construction and Real Estate ... In addition, commercial real estate loans remain scarce. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Analyst: Cheaper fares not good for AMR  Oct 22, 2009
    Analyst: AMR losses will continue until fares increase - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    UTA economist: Bernankes agenda is huge  Oct 20, 2009
    UTA economist: Bernankes agenda is huge - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Being pink is not as easy as black, white  Oct 20, 2009
    Clutter makes it more difficult for businesses wanting to donate to breast cancer research - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Balloon Festival organizers seen event popularity take off (2)  Oct 19, 2009
    Randy Wright, president of the Plano Chamber of Commerce at the time, had purchased a hot air balloon to promote his real estate business. He was taking lessons to receive his pilots license when his instructor suggesting having a balloon festival. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Report: Texas employee confidence drops  Oct 17, 2009
    Report: Texas employee confidence declines in September - Dallas Business Journal. for free extra services. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Brookfield's Commercial Growth  Oct 17, 2009
    Mr. Silvaggi said that when he moved to Yonkers, N.Y., in 1955 it was a small town and Central Avenue was a two-lane road "that over time became overwhelmed with construction and overwhelmed with high-rise apartments. "The town was ruined," said the first selectman, who is supporting Mr. Nepomuceno in the Nov. 3 election. "Unfortunately, because of the poor economy I don't think much is going to happen soon in the Village District," said Mickey Consalvo, the vice president of Tower Realty in... (New Milford Times, CT)

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