Daily News April 17, 2009

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today:

I attended two Costar Webinars for market updates on Office & Industrial properties on the national level. Today, I will be attending the Retail webinar. You can download the reports that were presented this week and I will send a link on Monday for the Retail report. If you want an analysis on your property and how it compares to the Phoenix Market, give me a call.

Click here for the 1st Quarter 2009 Industrial Review

Click here for the 1st Quarter 2009 Office Review

Famous Dave brings his inspiration to Chandler

New downtown Phoenix park opens today

Long-awaited annexation poised to become reality

Arizona Center files for bankruptcy

Arizona's jobless rate still climbing

Interest grows for solar plant at landfill

RE Valuation Remains Missing LinkOne rippling effect of mall behemoth General Growth Properties' bankruptcy may be that it will help re-establish something that's been missing from much of the commercial property investment market for a while now: pricing.

Nissan, MAG, ECOtality push EV charging corridor
Nissan, Maricopa Association of Governments and ECOtality Inc. are working to promote a charging network for electric vehicles.
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RealtyTrac: Arizona No. 2 for foreclosures
Arizona ranked second in the nation in the number of homes going into foreclosure in the first quarter. Only Nevada had more, according to RealtyTrac.
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Foreclosures continue as home market shows signs of recovery
New numbers from Default Research shows home foreclosures continue to rise in Maricopa County.
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Unemployment jumps, but retail, heavy industry segments add jobs
Arizona’s jobless rate rose to 7.8 percent in March, up from 7.4 percent in February and 4.7 percent a year ago.
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