Detroit Free Press - Housing pockets defy real estate downturn August 12, 2007 BY KENNETH HARNEY Though real estate sales and prices are flat or down codes 20815 (Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Md.) and 20015 (portions of northwest D.C.) are avoiding most of the down-market trends
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Health Care REITs to be Added to Dow Jones Wilshire Global Real Estate
MSN MoneyCentral - by contrast, health care REITs are generally perceived as investors in real, somewhat specialized properties, rather than as adjuncts to the delivery of health care services and thus their performance is affected more by trends in the real-estate
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Commercial Loans Seen Solid Despite Credit Fear
American Banker Online - Services Group Inc. and Zions Bancorp also painted a rosy picture of commercial credit quality and loan-growth trends. Jim relations, cited a comfort level with the company’s commercial loan growth and credit quality in its commercial real estate
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Forbes - The Express unit of Johnson Capital originates, processes and sells commercial real estate loans under $5 million for a wide variety of properties including retail, industrial, office, multifamily, self storage, hospitality, and mobile home parks
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PR Newswire - REAL ESTATE BUSINESS(1) Three months Six months at the time and/or management’s good faith assumptions and analyses made in light of our perception of historical trends

SJ schools seeks answers for future growth
Lansing State Journal - said about Kingscott and the firm providing the district with anticipated demographic changes based on population trends So far, Kingscott has talked to city administrators, real estate agents and township officials in Clinton County, seeking their

As national housing bubble bursts, Billings’ market remains strong
Billings Gazette - That age-old real estate agent’s mantra could prove to be Billings’ ace in the hole. With the national housing market in a dive And he sees trends pointing toward 2007 as better yet. “I can say we’re doing good,” he said. “It is stable and