Commercial real estate in for tough 2009 (San Jose Mercury News)
In the commercial real estate market, the balance of power between landlords and tenants will shift dramatically in 2009.

Local inventors could score cash, office space (Rapid City Journal)
A new program will award some lucky inventors some cash and office space to work on their

More empty office space bodes poorly for banks (Pioneer Press)
Vacancy rates in office buildings exceed 10 percent in virtually every major city in the country and are rising rapidly, a sign of economic distress that could lead to yet another wave of problems for troubled lenders.

DGAP-News: alstria office REIT-AG: Main Shareholder Appoints New Trustee (Financial.de)
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PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Downgrades Triton CMBS (Nasdaq)
UK commercial property values have declined significantly since the transaction closed, while the securitised portions of the loans do not amortise, resulting in increased balloon repayment risk.

Office Demand Is Down, and So Are the Deals (New York Times)
By most accounts, the commercial property market reached its pinnacle in early 2007 with the Blackstone Group ’s acquisition of Equity Office Properties Trust and its prized cache of more than 500 office buildings.

Industrial Park interchange on a fast track (The Florence Times-Daily)
A fast-track construction project to improve access to Barton Riverfront Industrial Park is moving forward despite a wet winter.

Affordable housing proposed near Malfunction Junction (Helena Independent Record)
A piece of commercial property near the busiest intersection in town may be turned into the city’s next affordable housing project.