Archstone buys apartment complexes in Venice, Marina del Rey
Vestar and financial partner UBS Global Asset Management bought the 475,000-square-foot retail center from Westminster Funds, an Illinois real estate investment advisor. The mall is anchored by Vons, Trader Joe's, CVS Pharmacy and Regal Cinemas.
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Partners Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:PAR.UN) Announces Distribution of …
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Oct. 15, 2012) – Partners Real Estate Investment Trust ("Partners REIT") (TSX:PAR.UN) is pleased to announce a $ 0.05333 per unit distribution for October 2012. The distribution will be paid on November 15, …
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EVB's real estate choices
EVB's nonperforming assets were down to $ 22 million from $ 35 million at the end of the second quarter. That's from a peak of $ 39 million in 2010. With 22 branches, the bank doesn't have any other real estate moves plotted. “Right now we're comfortable …
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