Our new Harbor Point office puts us at the forefront of the future in the real estate industry, in technology, and in the city of Stamford, said Paul Breunich, President and CEO of William Pitt Sothebys International Realty.

Mr. Breunich brings more than two decades of real estate leadership to his position, and has overseen the firms growth to over 1,100 sales associates in more than 30 brokerages throughout Connecticut and Westchester County.

The opening of the Harbor Point Brokerage along with the firms Juner Brokerage and North Stamford Parkway Brokerage positions the company as Stamfords market leader and one of the nations top 25 real estate firms, offering a combination of local expertise and international renown.

An innovative departure from the traditional real estate office, the Harbor Point brokerage of William Pitt Sothebys International Realty features sophisticated open-plan hotel-inspired styling along with the very latest advances of the virtual world. With 40 agents providing buyers and sellers an unsurpassed level of service, the facility includes elegant conference rooms as well as large plasma screens showcasing the Sothebys International Realty

Clopton Capital has recently gained an commercial real estate loans agreement with a wholesale mortgage conduit from Wall Street that will allow them to likely close loans at a rate massively faster than other firms in America, and without the strict credit requirements that most commercial mortgage providers are held to. At this point Clopton Capital is keeping the name of the firm they have partnered with secret as it is considered valuable information by them.

They were offered this agreement due as a result of their web presence which the Wall Street wholesale commercial mortgages provider believed would be beneficial to them. This firm found us on the internet and seems very interested in following us into the future as we become more well known. Being partnered with them is extremely validating , said Matt Reed, an associate of Clopton Capital.

As a result of acquiring this new business partner, Clopton Capital is now vowing to spend more money and effort on marketing commercial mortgages to their prospective and existing clients.Now that we have this arrangement in place I really anticipate great things for our future. At the rate our name is growing, I can not imagine this business not growing exponentially over the next ten years, said Jake Clopton, the founder of Clopton Capital.

Clopton Capital can be contacted at their website CloptonCapital.com or at their phone number 866.647.1650 during regular business hours central time. Their website contains more specific information about their working capital products. Their web page dedicated to commercial mortgages is CommercialMortgageSource.com.

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Colliers International works with its clients to create wealth by managing properties, leasing space, and offering expert advice on investment purchases and development. The Baltimore office of Colliers uses MRIs solutions for their property management, corporate accounting, facility management, and in their engineering services group.

This depth of functionality, all in one solution, makes it possible for the organization to manage the whole property management cycle in the same platform. Because of this integrated offering and the functionality and flexibility inherent in the solutions, the company was comfortable committing to a long-term contract with MRI.

Despite having an extended suite of products, it wasnt until recently that Colliers started to realize the full functionality of the products. We started digging deeper into the products and realized there was more efficiency to gain, said Lou Kousouris, President of the Baltimore region. We are just beginning to harness the power of MRI and take advantage of its efficiencies. We see the potential of MRI and the benefits we can receive from the solution.

Colliers will utilize training to expand their knowledge base of the solutions they own to further streamline their processes. We are focused on taking the company in a direction that instills confidence in our customers that MRI is the right software partner for them, said David Post, Chief Executive Officer at MRI Software. Colliers commitment to using MRI demonstrates that we are achieving our goal.

About MRI Software LLC

MRI offers business management software solutions to the global property management and investment industries as well as to corporate real estate managers. As a leading provider of real estate enterprise software applications and hosted solutions, MRI serves the multifamily, commercial, and investment advisor companies, helping them improve their bottom line and maximize their returns on their diverse business portfolios. MRI leverages its more than 38 years in business and develops long-term successful relationships with its clients. MRI currently has more than 4,500 installations on five continents and in 41 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.mrisoftware.com.

About Colliers International

Colliers International in the Baltimore region, headquartered in Columbia, Md., with additional offices in Lutherville, Md., Baltimore, Md. and Washington, D.C., has more than 55 employees. Its real estate brokers have completed some of the areas most significant transactions, and its property management company manages 7 million square feet across more than 100 properties throughout the Baltimore region.

Colliers International is the third-largest commercial real estate services company in the world with 12,500 professionals operating out of more than 500 offices in 61 countries. A subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, it focuses on accelerating success for its clients by seamlessly providing a full range of services to real estate users, owners and investors worldwide, including global corporate solutions, brokerage, property and asset management, hotel investment sales and consulting, valuation, consulting and appraisal services, mortgage banking and research.

Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News magazines ranked Colliers International as the top U.S. real estate company and the latest annual survey by the Lipsey Company ranked Colliers International as the second most recognized commercial real estate brand in the world.

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The nontraded REIT industry, a $ 78 billion segment of the real estate investment trust market, raised $ 4.6 billion in new capital and purchased over $ 7.6 billion in commercial real estate properties during the first half of 2011, according to the latest research from Blue Vault Partners.

During the second quarter, the industry maintained its momentum as two new offerings became effective, capital inflows increased by 9% compared to the previous quarter, and over $ 4 billion in commercial real estate was purchased.

In addition, during the past 18 months, 22 new product offerings have been introduced. As a group, these new offerings represent 48% of all nontraded REITs that were raising capital during the second quarter of 2011.

Blue Vault Partners recognized the inconsistency of comparing newly created REITs against those that have been in existence for 3 to 5 years and beyond, noted BVP Managing Partner Vee Kimbrell. The creation of LifeStages in 2010 allowed us to place nontraded REITs in peer groups at similar points in their development for comparison and analysis by our subscribers.

Based on historical data, the firm further refined the ranges of operating metrics for each of the five LifeStages which resulted in more distinct peer groups and more meaningful comparisons.

Nontraded REITs occupy a distinct niche among real estate investment trusts. While they are considered publicly registered companies, their shares do not trade on a stock exchange. Unlike their traded REIT counterparts, nontraded REITs raise capital while acquiring assets, usually starting from a blank slate. This unique characteristic creates the inability to initially compare results with traded REITs but also created the need for LifeStage analysis within the industry.

About Blue Vault Partners

Atlanta-based Blue Vault Partners offers quarterly nontraded REIT reports and annual research subscriptions for financial advisors, broker/dealers, REIT sponsors and others serving the industry. For more information about Blue Vault Partners’ research and reporting services, call 877-256-2304 or visit http://www.bluevaultpartners.com.

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Eastern Capital, found on the web at Eastern-Cap.com, has announced that it feels we have not hit the bottom of the commercial real estate market and will do everything in its power to help the market recover.

Our goal is not to leave the market and enter again when it is safe. As many passive investors have, we have to stay in and help those who allow us to help them. The board has decided to extend all terms and lower the interest rates across the board. While these rates are attractive, these are not stabilized loans. The board will make it clear to every potential applicant that a return on any money extended by Eastern Capital must be verifiable.

Our return can be through payments, sell through, preferred stock options, and other creative, yet tangible repayment method(s) Eastern Capital will remain in the market and weather this financial storm right along with its clients both potential and present. says Joseph JT Tommasso, Eastern Capitals Senior member.

We have seen Eastern Capital fund and help many new commercial real estate projects, when there were simply no other funding options. In this market, thats very admirable. says the Editors of MortgageTrends and RealEstatePro News which are published by VerticalMail.

Paying careful attention to the economy and the needs of todays commercial borrowers, Eastern Capital has carefully crafted its lending programs and guidelines to be conducive to getting its clients commercial real estate projects rapidly funded and underway, rather than flounder and fizzle out in the underwriting process. This streamlined, fast-track lending approach has resulted in stellar results and rapid growth for many Eastern Capital clients who simply could not get the answers, or funding needed, for their projects elsewhere.

Our team often hears sighs of relief from our new clients, stating that our commercial lending services are exactly the kind of programs that they were looking for- especially by those whose projects became recently derailed because of the lack of conventional real estate funding and current economic conditions.

Our services allow our clients to focus on their business with confidence in knowing that our highly proficient, customer-centric oriented lending team is never more than a mouse-click or phone call away. We truly want our clients projects to fund rapidly and launch successfully and do our part in helping the economy recover as quickly as possible, says JT Tommasso.

Even better, Eastern Capital plans to expand its offerings by making several more unique Private commercial lending programs available in the near future and by being ahead of the game in regards to its technology, make sense underwriting and streamlined due-diligence process.

When it comes to getting a commercial real estate project funded in todays economy, Eastern Capital is here to stay.

You can learn more about Eastern Capital at Eastern-Cap.com or by calling (855) 505-0508.

About Eastern Capital

Eastern Capital. and its partners is an established portfolio lender for commercial real estate loans offering attractive financing solutions and pricing for unconventional and hard-to-place real estate loans across all 50 states.

About VerticalMail and MortgageTrends
For over 10 years, MortgageTrends and RealEstatePro News, which are part of the VerticalMail- B2B publishing umbrella have been received by more than 1.2 million subscribers via email. Both are considered the leading B2B electronic newsletters for their respective vertical markets.

You can learn more about MortgageTrends and RealEstatePro News at VerticalMail or by calling 888.710.7915.

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The initial lease term was 25 years. Greg Cortese represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction. The buyer being a private investor while the seller is a real estate company based out of the Northwest.

The buyer choose to assume existing financing at favorable interest rates and achieved an excellent cash on cash return. The loan was serviced by Nomura Credit and Capital Inc.

Investors are still willing to acquire well located assets with quality tenants. Its back to basics: location, price per foot and rent per foot. The average household income in the area was over $ 140,000 said Cortese.

Greg Cortese, President of The Royston Group and Rob Sutton, Vice President specialize in the sale of single tenant net lease properties. The Royston Group is a privately held commercial real estate investment firm, founded in 1992. The company provides services for a multitude of net lease commercial property types including office, industrial, retail and medical. The firm has completed over $ 1.5 billion in real estate sales since its inception. http://www.theroystongroup.com

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Approximately 38% of the land for sale on LANDFLIP is less than 20 acres. LOTFLIP will provide buyers and sellers with an easier way to search for sites. We invested a great deal of time in examining and defining the needs of our customer, said Ryan Folk, founder and CEO of LANDFLIP. Increasingly, people are turning to the Internet when beginning their search for land. Our goal was to offer a streamlined, faster approach to connect buyers and sellers of small acreage lots.

Showcasing lot listings on LOTFLIP will be at no additional cost to existing LANDFLIP customers, which means more listing exposure at one low price. At this time, advertising lots for sale on LOTFLIP is limited to LANDFLIP customers, but once LOTFLIP exits beta, sellers can choose to advertise only on LOTFLIP.

To locate their dream piece of property, potential land buyers can search LOTFLIP based on location, lot features and price. The new, more concise site also features lot auctions, lots for lease, and foreclosed lots. LOTFLIP caters to a large segment of land buyers and investors, explained Folk. There are significantly more buyers of smaller lots than larger tracts of land. In uncertain economic times, people are wary of jumping in and making a large investment. A lot more people can afford 20 acres, where 20 or more acres is out of their comfort zone.

Folk added that the increasing number of foreclosed development and lifestyle lots is unprecedented and that means deals for buyers. LOTFLIP was created to segment those properties for buyers and provide lot sellers a targeted platform to reach those buyers.

LANDFLIP will continue to expand its portfolio of land related media sites while continuing to offer more value to customers and subscribers and promoting the land industry along the way. Visit the new site LOTFLIP.com and follow @LOTFLIP on Twitter. Also, “like” LANDFLIP on Facebook and join the LANDFLIP group on LinkedIn.

About LANDFLIP:

LANDFLIP Inc. is headquartered in Madison, Georgia and specializes in developing innovative real estate marketing platforms. Since 2004, the company has launched LANDFLIP.com, LandThink.com, and LOTFLIP.com to help landowners, real estate brokers, agents, auctioneers, buyers and investors navigate the land buying and selling process with ease. LANDFLIP.com offers an easy and affordable way to list, market and search for land. For more information or to subscribe to LANDFLIP, visit http://www.landflip.com.

About LOTFLIP:

LOTFLIP.com makes it easy for potential land buyers to find lots for sale under 20 acres, such as beach lots, commercial and development lots, estate lots, golf, lake lots, mountain, residential and rural lots. LOTFLIP offers a streamlined approach to connect buyers and sellers of small acreage lots and features lot auctions, lots for lease, and foreclosed lots. LOTFLIP is an addition to a network of complementary sites, including LANDFLIP.com and LandThink.com.

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The site is located amidst 3.8 million square feet of mixed use retail with another 800,000 square feet of retail under development. Major shopping centers in the area include the 1.4 million square foot Spotsylvania Regional Mall anchored by Macys, Sears, JC Penney and Costco and the 3 million square foot Celebrate Virginia retail center. Major tenants nearby include Kmart, Gander Mountain, Bed Bath and Beyond, CVS and Wells Fargo . The site lies in the heart of a major thoroughfare with a 76,000 daily car count in an affluent neighborhood boasting a household income over $ 84,000.

This is an ideally located piece of real estate leased on long term triple net basis to a reputable company. This property will be a great buy for an investor who is tired of dealing with the volatile condition of the stock market but at the same time is looking to get a better return on their cash than the 1%-2% returns currently being offered by banks or treasury notes. said Sutton.

For more information please contact Greg Cortese or Rob Sutton.

Greg Cortese, President of The Royston Group and Rob Sutton, Vice President specializes in the sale of single tenant net lease properties. The Royston Group is a privately held commercial real estate investment firm, founded in 1992. The company provides services for a multitude of net lease commercial property types including office, industrial, retail and medical. The firm has completed over $ 1.5 billion in real estate sales since its inception. http://www.theroystongroup.com.

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What we’re seeing today is the proverbial two-headed snake, says John Levy, founder of John B. Levy & Company. At one end, borrowers love the fact that rates are lower. That’s a given. But then there are the lenders, and they interpret low rates as a sign of economic weakness. What this means, Levy explains, is that even though borrowers want to take advantage of lower rates, lenders will be much more conservative and make lower leveraged loans.

Last spring, when the commercial real estate market seemed to be gaining traction, Levy discussed the relationship between financials and fundamentals during an interview on Fox Business Channel (http://video.foxnews.com/v/973074563001). Commercial mortgage investors had found a great deal of success in both the CMBS and institutional markets. At the same time, however, the economy was still weak. Since that high point in the market a few months ago, either economic fundamentals caught up or financial conditions slowed. In either case, the market has since assumed a much more conservative posture.

Most of the CMBS volume in 2011 has been done in the first seven months of the year, says Levy. We started out on a roll and figured conservatively that CMBS volume for the year would fall somewhere around $ 40 billion. Some market watchers even said $ 50 billion. Right now, Levy says, well be lucky to reach $ 30 billion in originations. While thats not nearly what we envisioned in the spring, it is significantly better than the $ 10 billion mark we hit in 2010.

Borrowers looking for a loan today are finding two dramatically different options with CMBS and insurance lenders. In the spring, borrowers could turn to either source, and the rates were fairly competitive. Funds from CMBS were about 25 basis points higher than insurance companies. Today, that spread has grown to nearly 150 basis points, or 1.5 percent. Loans from insurance companies are around 4.25 percent while those in the CMBS market are around 6 percent. The decision to access capital through one source or the other depends on location, the strength of the borrower, and relationships with institutions.

The good news is that capital is still available, says Levy. Loans today are being made with less leverage. Theyre 65 percent loans rather than loans in the 80 to 85 percent range. So at a time when many borrowers are cash poor, how do they finance their deal? Weve had success with higher leverage sources from institutions, Levy adds, mezzanine debt, preferred equity, joint venture. While these loans may be more expensive and more complex, they do enable borrowers to complete a transaction rather than remain stuck with a lower level first mortgage.

Firm Background

John B. Levy & Company, Inc. is a real estate investment-banking firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Since John Levy founded the company in 1995, the firm has structured over $ 3.5 billion in financing for developers and owners of commercial and multi-family projects nationwide, often investing its own proprietary funds into transactions with its clients.

Mr. Levy is an expert on commercial real estate financing and the effects of interest rates on commercial real estate markets. He is the originator and author of the Barrons/John B. Levy & Company National Mortgage Survey, which Barrons published for 23 years, and co-creator of The Giliberto-Levy Commercial Mortgage Performance Index (sm), the first and pre-eminent index to measure and analyze the performance of investments in the commercial mortgage industry. Additionally, he is a former member of the Board of Directors of Anthracite Capital Inc., a New York Stock Exchange REIT managed by BlackRock, Inc. and a former director of Value Property Trust.

A seasoned speaker, Mr. Levy has presented nationwide to major real estate associations and key industry groups, including the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Urban Land Institute. He has also appeared on Bloomberg and CNBC. Mr. Levy appears regularly as a guest commentator on FoxBusiness.com and FoxNews.com.

For more information about John B. Levy & Company, please visit our website at http://www.jblevyco.com or call Andrew Little at 804-644-2000, extension 260. You can also follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jblevyco and become a fan on Facebook.

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The joint venture brings together Coles conservative investment strategy and capital markets access, with REDs industry-leading in-house leasing, management and development capabilities. The primary acquisition target is high-quality, multi-tenant retail properties, including power centers and grocery anchored shopping centers, with upside potential through the implementation of asset management and capital improvement programs to reposition the properties and maximize operational efficiencies. The newly formed joint venture of the two Phoenix, Arizona-based firms will target investments in the $ 15 million to $ 100 million range, primarily in the Midwest and Western United States.

Coles partnership with RED will enhance our access to core-plus and value-added retail opportunities that continue to meet our disciplined acquisition criteria, said Charles Vogel, senior vice president, real estate joint ventures for Cole. This programmatic joint venture provides the opportunity to create value through a combination of real estate expertise and access to capital. With an exceptional partner in RED, we will be able to expand our portfolio of high-quality multi-tenant retail properties. Mr. Vogel will be working with Mr. Roberts to oversee the joint venture program.

Cole is one of the most active buyers of commercial real estate in the country, with a depth of relationships within the capital markets, and a reputation as a dependable buyer that performs on its commitments, said Mike Ebert, REDs managing partner of development. Given the current economic climate and the evolution of our respective business strategies, this is an ideal time to capitalize on market opportunities and create a pipeline of future investments, and we look forward to working together to acquire, reposition and operate quality retail projects.

About Cole Real Estate Investments

Founded in 1979, Cole Real Estate Investments is one of the most active acquirers of core real estate assets, managing one of the countrys largest portfolios of retail properties. Cole primarily targets net-leased single-tenant and multi-tenant retail properties under long-term leases with high credit quality tenants, as well as single-tenant office and industrial properties. Cole executes a conservative investment and financing strategy designed to provide investors with the opportunity for stable current income and capital appreciation. Today, Cole-related entities own and manage more than 1,500 properties representing approximately 55 million square feet of commercial real estate in 46 states with a combined acquisition cost of approximately $ 9 billion.

Follow Cole on twitter @ColeRealEstate and @ColeCapital.

About RED Development

A wholly integrated commercial real estate company, RED maximizes asset value and performance for its high-quality retail and mixed-use portfolio that comprises 31 properties totaling more than 17 million square feet in 12 states. RED is a preferred partner for national retailers and investors, as well as for third-party property owners who turn to RED for its expertise in remerchandising and repositioning properties to improve profitability and appeal.