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Advice for Real Estate Attorneys During Economic Upheaval: Hold Tight, Dig Deep and Specialize (Law.com) - With ominous terms like "tranche warfare" and "debt stack" being tossed around, and fears mounting over the health of U.S. commercial mortgage lenders and China's growing real estate bubble, real estate lawyers can be forgiven for feeling as if they're under siege. To discuss the commercial real estate crisis, The Am Law Daily caught up with Dewey & LeBoeuf real estate chair Stuart Saft, who ...

U.S. Life Insurers May Face More Real Estate Losses (Update2) (Bloomberg) - Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. life insurers, a group led by MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. , may face $15 billion in additional commercial real estate losses, most of which will be recognized in the next two years, Fitch Ratings said.

U.S. Life Insurers Face More Real Estate Losses, Fitch Says (Bloomberg) - Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. life insurers, a group led by MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. , may face $15 billion in additional losses tied to commercial real estate, most of which will be recognized in the next two years, Fitch Ratings said.

Hypo Real Estate May Put EU210 Billion of Assets Into Bad Bank (Bloomberg) - Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Hypo Real Estate Holding AG , the German lender taken over by the state following the credit crunch, is applying to transfer as much as 210 billion euros ($296 billion) of assets into a new so-called bad bank.

Panel assesses Gainesville's real estate, sees some bright spots (The Gainesville Sun) - By Anthony Clark Business editor While Gainesville as a whole hasn't been hit as hard by the recession, professionals in commercial and residential real estate commiserated Thursday night about the blows they have taken and some bright spots they see on the horizon.

Real estate not yet cool, analysts say (People's Daily) - While the public and the media have focused on supposed signs that the overheated real estate market has begun to cool down, analysts said Thursday it is still too early to determine whether or not the central government's policies have already had an impact. In recent days, advance booking of 86 residential units have been cancelled in Wenzhou, and in Hangzhou 58 deals were terminated from ...

Banks still saying no to real estate credit (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge – Though commercial banks still advertise real estate loans, real estate investors are finding it impossible to access them. The reason? Banks simply cannot spare enough cash to lend.

RE/MAX United remains a solid real estate resource in 2010 (The Fallbrook Village News) - When it comes to meeting individuals real estate needs, RE/MAX United remains a solid resource for both buyers and sellers. Its success is based on a special link to the community and professional representation.Most of our agents are well-experienced in the business and have survived good and bad markets, said Fred Christiansen, broker and owner of RE/MAX United. Many of them have come from ...

Commercial real estate vacancies in Twin Cities reach 20-year high (Minnesota Public Radio) - In the second half of 2009, the Twin Cities commercial real estate market experienced vacancy levels not seen in about 20 years.

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