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Comment on Duke breaks ground on Elsevier office in Maryland Heights by Brigitte

Brigitte — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:29:57 +0000

This land should never have been approved for this.

Comment on Lehman Postmortem by CJ007

CJ007 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:42:56 +0000

Lehman’s CEO should be prosecuted…

Comment on Pacific Northwest Weathers Storm by Marino

Marino — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:19:26 +0000

Starbucks may be more recession sensitive than people think. It is an obvious cut back point for strained consumers

Comment on Centro Borrowing More Time (Update 1) by CJ007

CJ007 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:17:15 +0000

Today Centro’s Lenders lost a lot more patience than they might have had…

Comment on Lehman Postmortem by BenS5

BenS5 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:14:47 +0000

The counter party risk was the biggest difference between Lehman and Bear Stearns - Bear was such a surprise that no one was prepared, and there was massive and widespread exposure. They had to be saved. Lehman was a slow motion train wreck…you had to be able to see it coming. In spite of this, the psychological fallout looks just as great.

Comment on Lehman Postmortem by Marino

Marino — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:49:27 +0000

Henry Paulson is saying the Fed will provide NO guarantees for the purchaser of Lehman, which may jeopardize the sale.

Comment on Seismic Shift for Fannie & Freddie by Marino

Marino — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:49:51 +0000

While equity markets today cheered the Fed intervention, it is very questionable if this marks the bottom.

Comment on Lehman’s Vicious Cycle of Write Downs & Capital Raises (Update 2) by Marino

Marino — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:42:53 +0000

With Lehman’s exposure to hedge fund Osperaie and their tanking, the situation just keeps looking up!

Comment on Critical Sales for Broadway (Update 1) by CJ007

CJ007 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:13:09 +0000

Even at an agressive cap rate, Broadway looks to have lost $300 million on John Hancock. Talk about “great” market timing…

Comment on First Horizon ups ’08 mortgage charge-off estimate by $100M by First Horizon ups ’08 mortgage charge-off estimate by $100M

First Horizon ups ’08 mortgage charge-off estimate by $100M — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:32:49 +0000

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