This week a bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of the venerable but cash-strapped Grubb & Ellis Co. to BGC Partners, Inc., ushering in the latest in a series of changes that have roiled the commercial real estate brokerage business.

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The U.S. lodging industry, benefitting from two years of sporadic recovery, should continue to enjoy gains in occupancy and pricing power through 2014, with rising profits luring greater levels of investment, according to a series of hospitality reports and outlooks released over the last few days. PKF Hospitality Research, LLC predicted this week that revenue per available room (RevPAR) for U.S

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Lodging Sales Surge As ‘Unprecedented’ Hotel Market Run Unfolds

What to watch for the week of March 19 Washington Post Thursday, March 22 Interested in learning about opportunities in commercial real estate ? The DC Building Industry Association is hosting Ernest D.

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American Realty Capital Trust Inc.’s board and chairman believe that the timing is right for more REITs to enter the publicly traded market. That’s exactly what the non-publicly traded REIT is doing this week, with plans to offer 6.6 million shares in an initial public offering as the REIT’s operating partnership looks to repay indebtedness and raise general working capital. American Realty Capital Trust, which owns single-tenant, free-standing…

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American Realty Capital Trust Inc.’s board of directors and chairman believe that the timing is right for more REITs to enter the publicly traded market.

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Orange County Breeze West County Connectors Project nighttime closures for the week of Feb. 26 Orange County Breeze The Valley View Street bridge, focus of the east segment of the West Orange County Connectors Project. Photo courtesy of OCTA.

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Forbes What Led The Once Dominant Commercial Real Estate Firm Grubb & Ellis Into … Forbes There's an old saying in real estate development that the “raised nail gets hammered” and perhaps that saying also applies to commercial real estate service firms.

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Commercial real estate brokers Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer buys South … Richmond Times Dispatch The commercial real estate brokerage completed the purchase of Charleston, SC-based Coppedge & Tison's assets this week. Details of the purchase were not disclosed.

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4 more mansions hit O.C. market OCRegister By JONATHAN LANSNER / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER With the spring home-selling heating up, we're taking weekly peeks at what mansions are hitting the market

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REAL ESTATE : Kevin Aussef to run regional CBRE office Press-Enterprise BY JACK KATZANEK Long-time veteran commercial real estate operator Kevin Aussef will head CB Richard Ellis' Inland offices, it was announced this week. Aussef will be senior managing director and will be based in the Ontario office. and more