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CRE prices on the rise

Commercial real estate prices in the United States rose 4.3 percent in September from August, the largest monthly gain in at least a decade, The Wall Street Journal reported. It was the first increase since …

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COSC schedules annual meeting

On Nov. 30, the Center on Sustainable Communities will hold its annual membership meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Des Moines Central Library. The nonprofit organization, which serves as an educational resource for …

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Kinman to speak at ICREA breakfast

Sheila Kinman, director of advancement with the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, will be the featured speaker at the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association’s breakfast meeting on Dec. 2. Kinman will talk about the …

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Stanbrough files bankruptcy petitions for three companies

Real estate developer Daniel Stanbrough filed bankruptcy petitions Monday to reorganize the finances of three companies he controls, bringing the list of his companies under bankruptcy court protection up to five.

The most recent cases …

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As different as night and day


On a summer day a little more than one year ago, Gary Kirke sat in his office at West Glen Town Center and remarked that the unique retail, office and residential community was recession-proof.

Maybe …

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Housing starts down from September

Privately owned housing starts declined 11.7 percent to an annual rate of 519,000 in October from September, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau said today. In October 2009, …

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Downturn hurts government’s effort to unload properties

The economic downturn has made it more difficult for the federal government to sell real estate, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The General Services Administration, or GSA, which manages approximately 380 million square feet of …

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DCA launches EcoCore

The Downtown Community Alliance (DCA) last week officially unveiled EcoCore, a new program designed to give environmentally conscientious owners of office properties a competitive edge in the marketplace.

Glenn Lyons, the DCA’s president and CEO, …

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LEED projects surpass 1 billion

More than 1 billion square feet of commercial real estate have been certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, the U.S. Green Building Council announced last week. Since LEED’s inception in …

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Commercial construction backlog declines

The amount of commercial construction work under contract in September declined 3.3 percent from August, Bloomberg reported. But there is still 6.7 months of work in the commercial construction pipeline, which is well above the …