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BioMed Properties Earn Despite Downturn SAN DIEGO-Locally based BioMed Realty Trust and Pasadena-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities both report positive earnings in their latest quarterly financials. globest.com/resocal/1112_09/online/1.html

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Commercial Property Tax-Hike Initiatives Afoot

SACRAMENTO-Two potential ballot initiatives are looming that would drastically change how commercial properties in California are assessed and how much they are taxed.

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Experts: Lending Issues Hamper Recovery

SAN DIEGO-NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun says the government needs to take action to relieve some of the lending pressure.

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Video: LA Multifamily O.K. Despite Unemployment

LOS ANGELES-Kitty Wallace, senior vice president of Sperry Van Ness, talks with national online editor Ian Ritter about LA’s broad base of buyers.

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Expert Opinion:
Gov’t Cash Grant Overview for Green Projects

LOS ANGELES-Michael Williamson, chair of Buchalter Nerner’s real estate practice group, takes readers step-by-step through the US Treasury’s cash grant program for renewable energy projects.

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COUNTER CULTURE

“Major Retail Bankruptcies Not on Horizon”

“A recent Fitch Ratings report predicts a holiday season that’s better than some worst-case scenarios out there.”

PRACTICAL COUNSEL “Reciverships Now: Bill Hoffman of Trigild Talks”

“In six months to one year, we’ll see four to five times the number of hotels going into receivership or bankruptcy than just 12 months ago,” Hoffman says.