Hot Properties for Jan. 5 (Charleston Regional Business Journal)
Each Monday, Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased properties in the Charleston region. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@charlestonbusiness.com .

UPDATE 1-Chinese banks' mortgage books in good shape-c.bank (The Forex Market)
BEIJING, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Delinquency rates on Chinese banks' property loans remain low, especially for residential mortgages, in spite of a downturn in the real estate market, a central bank official said on Tuesday.

APPLAUSE (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Debi Good has joined Realtec Fort Collins as an administrative assistant. She was involved in commercial property management before joining Realtec.

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.

A tenant market's meltdown (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE - Tenants for office space are beginning to enjoy more bargaining power as increased supply for such commercial property and a weakening economy drive rents lower.

China PBOC Official: Agencies Discussing Plan For REIT Trial (Nasdaq)
BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's government agencies are discussing a plan to launch a trial for real estate investment trusts, a senior central bank official said Tuesday.

High office building vacancies may mean trouble for banks (New London Day)
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