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CPE Rankings

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Listicles

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Yardi Matrix Reports

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Labor/Economy

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REITs

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Property Metrics

Chesapeake Lodging Trust Nabs $60M Loan

Relying on two key Manhattan properties as collateral, Chesapeake Lodging Trust has obtained a $60 million loan through Wells Fargo Bank N.A. The two-year term loan’s structure is multi-faceted, to say the least.

2012 Most Powerful Brokerage Firms

Our 2012 survey of the most powerful brokerage firms delves into the relationship between the U.S. economy and the real estate economy. The production levels of commercial real estate brokers have improved over the last year, which is certainly a good sign for both economies.

Maturing 2007 Loans Drive CMBS Delinquency to Record 10.16%, According to Trepp

Only 28 percent of the loans originated in 2007 that were due to mature in 2012 have managed to pay off in full, according to Trepp.

Office: Signs of an Increase?

(CMBS delinquencies by property type)

Greater Goods

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

Reaping Returns

(REIT dividend yield by sector)

Full Court Press

(commercial lis pendens by borough)

Baby Steps

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

Starwood Hotels Celebrates Passing 100-Hotel Mark in China with Plans for Another 100

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, one of the leading international hotel and leisure companies, celebrated an important milestone, the passing of the 10o-hotel mark in its second-largest market outside the United States.

Brandywine-Allstate JV Takes Suburban D.C. Portfolio for $120.6M

The joint venture will acquire the three-building asset in Silver Spring, Md., from Urdang’s Value-Added Fund II and Moore & Associates.