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Good times continue for Minneapolis/St. Paul multi-family market

February 03, 2012 Expect a busy year in the multi-family market in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Read more...

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Arbor names new chief operating officer

February 01, 2012 Following a year in which the company exhibited record agency loan origination volume, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC promoted John Caulfield to chief operating officer. Caulfield previously held the title of executive vice president, director of operations. Read more...

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Freddie Mac does more damage to real estate’s reputation

January 31, 2012 Consider the recent investigation of NRP and ProPublica. The two news agencies found that Freddie Mac purchased billions of dollars worth of complex mortgage-backed securities that only profit if borrowers remain trapped in high-interest-rate home loans. Read more...

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Wine seller opens in Brixmor-owned shopping center in Minnesota

January 27, 2012 New York's Brixmor Property Group recently announced the opening of a 4,200-square-foot The Cellars Wines and Spirits at White Bear Hills Shopping Center in White Bear Lake, Minn. Read more...

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Echo Boomers grab the headlines during Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference

January 25, 2012 Those U.S. consumers from the ages of 25 to 34 -- the Echo Boomers -- received more than their share of attention during the Financing and Investing panel of the Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference held Jan. 24 by Illinois Real Estate Journal in downtown Chicago. Read more...

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Minneapolis’ Towle Financial sees loan originations soar in 2011

January 25, 2012 Minneapolis-based Towle Financial Services celebrated a strong 2011, the company's total loan origination volume increasing 76 percent from its 2010 volume. Read more...

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Minnesota, Illinois rank in top 10 in green-building study

January 25, 2012 Illinois and Minnesota have always had a reputation as being environmentally friendly states. Now these Midwest states, once again, have the statistics behind them to back up this reputation. Read more...

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Sam Zell: Is the love affair with homeownership coming to an end?

January 25, 2012 Is the love affair between U.S. consumers and their single-family homes coming to an end? For younger consumers, this seems to be the case. And for Sam Zell, real estate celebrity and chief executive officer of Chicago’s Equity Group Investments, this means one thing: The younger generation of consumers is pretty smart. Read more...

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Minnesota’s Opus Development Corporation hires industry vet for Indianapolis office

January 18, 2012 Minnetonka, Minn.-based Opus Development Corporation recently hired Ryan Holcomb as a project manager in the company's Indianapolis office. Read more...

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Minnesota’s Steiner hires new vice president of development

January 11, 2012 Wayzata, Minn.-based Steiner Development recently hired Matt Lucas as its vice president for development. Read more...

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