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Duke Fills Metro Nashville Distribution Center with Big Lease

Duke Realty Corp. has signed B&G Foods to a new lease for 445,942 square feet in its Park 840 Logistics Center in Lebanon, Tenn.

Paying Dividends

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Camden Redevelops Prime Atlanta Property

Camden Property Trust has transformed a 1970s apartment complex it bought three years ago in the highly sought-after Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta into a luxury community called Camden Paces.

Investing in Commercial Real Estate: Truth or Trend

Is investing in commercial real estate a smart, long-term decision or a passing fad?

In REIT-Eat-REIT Deal, NorthStar to Acquire Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc. in a stock-and-cash transaction.

Many Happy Returns

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Starwood Retail to Buy 7 Taubman Malls for $1.4B

Starwood Capital’s two-year-old retail affiliate agrees to acquire properties in Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas and Michigan.

HCL-MarqE Buys 352 KSF Retail Center in Houston

The new owners acquired the property, which is located on I-10 West, from a joint venture of Canyon Capital Realty Advisors L.L.C. and Fidelis Realty Partners.

Downward Trend

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Gramercy to Buy Garrison’s 50% Interest in $395M Bank of America Portfolio

Gramercy Property Trust is acquiring the 50 percent interest in a $395 million Bank of America office portfolio from its joint venture partner Garrison Investment Group.