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• How to get a loan and save your business during the pandemic
  
  In a bill passed last week, lawmakers provided for some serious financial aid for small businesses such as real estate brokerages.
  Jim Dalrymple Ii.  Inman.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:38:06 +0000.
• Memphis commercial real estate sales near nonexistent
  
  In the two weeks ending March 27, five Shelby County commercial properties sold for at least $1 million.
  Jacob Steimer.  American City Business Journals.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:12:20 +0000.
• Coronavirus: Nashville real estate agents brace for the unknown, armed with booties and masks
  
  "My business has died. Everybody's in pause mode," one agent said. "I would give anything for a crystal ball right now."
  Adam Sichko.  American City Business Journals.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:57:47 +0000.
• Is Vanguard REIT Index Admiraliral (VGSLX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now?
  
  Mutual Fund Report for VGSLX
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:31:07 GMT.
• Six Figures And Time For Your Kids? Three Pillars Of A Successful Real Estate Company
  
  You have to have a sincere desire to help other agents around you succeed.
  By Tony Acosta, Communityvoice.  Forbes.  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:15:00 +0000.
• HomeCo pushes against tide of retail closures
  
  The tidal wave of coronavirus closures swamping listed real estate trusts around the country has so far spared newly-listed large format operator HomeCo.
  Simon Johanson.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +1100.
• Coronavirus fears push Robert Durst murder trial back at least 3 weeks
  
  A Los Angeles judge on Sunday postponed the murder trial of multimillionaire New York real estate heir Robert Durst for three weeks over fears of the transmission of the new coronavirus.
  Fox News.  Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:58:24 GMT.
• Judge in Robert Durst's first trial thinks he left cat's head on her doorstep
  
  Retired Texas Judge Susan Criss (left), who oversaw Robert Durst's first murder trial in 2003, says she believes the real estate scion left a severed head of a cat on her doorstep in 2006.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 07 Mar 2020 21:36:29 GMT.
• Interest rate cut for COVID-19 is like surgery with a club: Don Pittis
  
  Boosting an overheated real estate market and making money cheap for over-leveraged corporations and indebted Canadians is unlikely to mend the main COVID-19 economic crisis.
  CBC News.  Thu, 5 Mar 2020 04:00:00 EST.
• Robert Durst murder trial: Susan Berman 'knew her killer,' prosecutors say
  
  Los Angeles prosecutors are expected to call over 100 witness in the trial of New York real estate heir Robert Durst, accused of killing his close friend Susan Berman.
  ABC News.  Wed, 04 Mar 2020 16:22:22 -0500.
• Groundbreaking Launches The New Caesars Republic Scottsdale Hotel
  
  HCW, a real estate development company with offices in Arizona and Missouri, announced that it has broken ground on the first Caesars Republic non-gaming U.S. hotel. ...
  Hsyndicate.  Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:09:53 +0200.
• Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. Announces the Results of Its Rights Offering
  
  NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2020 -- Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. ...
  PR Newswire.  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:32:00 +0000.
• Carpet diem: Rug companies seek new flooring opportunities to complement rugs
  
  Occupying an 8-by-11-foot floor space is good business. But many area rug companies are investing in bigger real estate this year. ...
  Corral.  Furniture Today.  Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:10:09 +0000.
• Real estate developer invests enthusiastically in Aiken
  
  AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - The plan to open a French restaurant and bakery in the spring is only the tip of a very big iceberg when it comes to David Meunier's investments in Aiken and the surrounding area. ...
  Dede Biles, The Aiken Standard.  Washington Times.  Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:01:42 -0500.
• Regents win fees, costs in court case over real estate deal
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona judge has ordered one part of state government to pay over $982,000 to another part of state government for attorney and legal fees in a court case stemming from a real estate development.. ...
  Washington Times.  Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:57:45 -0500.
• 2021 Cadillac Escalade debuts with 38 inches of screen real estate - Roadshow
  
  Thanks to a raft of new features and an extra helping of luxury, this should easily be the best Escalade ever.
  Craig Cole.  CNET.  Wed, 05 Feb 2020 02:00:00 +0000.
• Retail Mall Foot Traffic Picks Up Ahead of Thanksgiving
  
  U.S. mall foot traffic rose 2.5% for the latest four-week period from a year earlier, as the Thanksgiving holiday approached, according to Thasos Mall REIT Foot Traffic Index.
  Newsmax.  Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:14:58 EDT.
• The 10 Best REITs to Buy for 2020
  
  Real estate investment trusts (REITs) - companies that invest in a variety of properties, from office buildings to apartments and self-storage buildings - built big gains in 2019. ...
  Kiplinger.  Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:08:32 -0500.
• Can Tanger Factory Outlets Rebound From an 8-Year Low?
  
  Will a low valuation and a high yield help this retail REIT recover?
  Yahoo.  Sun, 06 May 2018 15:00:00 -0400.
• BRIEF-Bon Ton Stores Receives Letter Of Intent From DW Partners, Namdar Realty And Washington Prime Group
  
  * BON-TON STORES, INC. RECEIVES SIGNED LETTER OF INTENT FROM DW PARTNERS, NAMDAR REALTY GROUP AND WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP
  Reuters.  Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:18:47 -0400.

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