Oakland’s Uptown mixed-use development certified LEED silver

The U.S. Green Building Council has certified The Uptown residences in Oakland as LEED silver for new construction.

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Time Warner Cable Signs for 195,000 SF

In one of the largest office leases in the Washington, DC, area this year, Time Warner Cable has taken 195,000 square feet on the Dulles Corner office campus, where it will consolidate several Northern Virginia offices.The cable provider signed a…

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Mortgage Rate Locks Become Crucial

An interest rate lock is always a good idea in any market.

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Inflation Looms as the Next Sword To Swallow

Amidst softening commercial real estate space demand, flattening rents and tight credit, a new concern is coming to the forefront: the double-edged sword of inflation. Double-edged because inflation can cut across property markets in ways that are both…

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UMB Financial earnings rise 18 percent

Earnings at UMB Financial Corp., parent company of UMB Bank Colorado, rose 18.2 percent in the second quarter, to $23.7 million, or 58 cents per share, the company said Tuesday.

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CIDC signs lease to relocate corporate HQ

Internet software firm Cambridge Interactive Development Corp. has signed a lease to relocate its corporate headquarters to 54,457 square feet of space along CambridgePark Drive.

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Kennedy Wilson Pays $117M for Seattle Multifamilies

In separate deals that closed late last month, Kennedy Wilson Inc. paid a total of $117.1 million to acquire two Seattle-area multifamily properties with a combined 678 units.The deals included the 400-unit Avalon Redmond Apartments, sold by Avalon…

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Mervyns teeters close to bankruptcy

Mervyns LLC has stopped giving financial updates and may file for bankruptcy.

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UA report says Arizona growth machine will be back in business by 2010

The economic recovery in Arizona is expected to be subdued over the next few years, but the state's growth machine should be accelerating again by mid-2010.

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HOA Board Directors: Lone Ranger or Tonto?

Being a person that wants to serve and protect your own interests, you get yourself elected to the board. At the first board meeting, the president gives you a pep talk about not giving instructions to contractors or discussing board issues with other members unless you preface comments with “the board policy/decision is…”. You bristle at this. Who does this guy think he is? This is America, Home of the Free and Land of the Lone Ranger. Why shouldn’t you be able to say what you want, when you want and to whoever you want?

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