December 10, 1999 Fortress Investment Corp. has hiked its stake in Impac Commercial Holdings Inc. (AMEX:ICH) with the purchase of 702,400 shares on the open market since November 17. Details are outlined in the Form SC 13D/A filed...

December 10, 1999 LONDON – LaSalle Investment Management has raised 100 million euros ($100 million) for its Euro 5 Property Fund, an investment vehicle that will buy properties in the recovering real estate markets of France, Italy, Spain,...

December 10, 1999 Associated PressTORONTO (Canadian Press) – CIBC has sold its Commerce Court headquarters building and six other office buildings around the country to the British Columbia government employee pension fund. Financial details of the sale, announced...

December 10, 1999 United Dominion Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:UDR) has filed a Form SC 13D/A (Amended GeneralStatement of Beneficial Ownership) with the SEC.

December 10, 1999 Prison Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:PZN) has filed a Form SC 13G (Statement of BeneficialOwnership) with the SEC.

December 10, 1999 Associated PressNEW YORK – American Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it has set up a wholly owned subsidiary to build a new manufacturing plant for vehicles and engines in Lincoln, Alabama. The new firm, Honda...

December 10, 1999 Starwood Financial has provided $78 million of floating-rate bridge financing for 1000 Fremont, an office complex in Alhambra, Calif.The property is owned by The Ratkovich Co., which also raised joint venture equity financing from First...

December 10, 1999 BALTIMORE – Prime Retail Inc. (NYSE:PRT) has raised $42.5 million of debt to refinance the existing mortgage on Prime Outlets at Williamsburg, Va.The REIT received an initial funding of $32.5 million and a commitment for...

December 10, 1999 NEW YORK – Loews Hotels has signed a letter of intent to build a 432-unit hotel in Boston with Sawyer Enterprises.The 28-story Loews Boston will be built on the corner of Tremont and Stuart streets...

December 10, 1999 By By Nina Suebsukcharoen, VertiNews.com CorrespondentBANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's property market has finally turned the corner after being walloped by the economic downturn that swept the region in 1997.One sign of the broad-based recovery is...

December 10, 1999 NEW YORK – Bovis Lend Lease is the new name of the construction and project management company created by Lend Lease Corp.'s acquisition of the Bovis Group. Go to Previous Story in the VertiNews.com ArchiveBovis...

December 10, 1999 By B.J. Lee, VertiNews.com CorrespondentSEOUL, South Korea – Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) has sold $897 million of nonperforming loans to four foreign investor groups: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Lone Star Korea and a venture...

December 10, 1999 Associated PressATLANTA – Turner Broadcasting is planning a $90-million expansion of its entertainment headquarters in an effort to accommodate growth and lure more talent to Atlanta. Construction of two new office buildings will begin early...

December 10, 1999 United Investors Realty Trust (NYSE:UIRT) has filed a five Form 4 statements (Statements of Changes of Beneficial Ownership) with the SEC.

December 10, 1999 Mack Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE:CLI) has filed a Form 4 (Statement of Changes of BeneficialOwnership) with the SEC.

December 9, 1999 Federal plan boosts Hall of Fame projectThe Ottawa Citizen, December 9 OTTAWA – The federal government will seek a private developer for a new commercial office building on the edge of Confederation Square – a...

December 9, 1999CDC Capital $550 Mln Floating-Rate CMBS*ClassAmount($mln)Sub. Level(%)RatingAvg. LifePriceTalk(BP)BnchMarkA29147AAA2 yrs+421 mo. LiborB41.239.5AA2 yrs+701 mo. LiborC43.9331.5A3 yrs+1401 mo. LiborD43.9323.5BBB3 yrs+2501 mo. LiborE2219.5BBB-3 yrs+3501 mo. Libor*Official name of issue and average life information not immediately available.

December 9, 1999 J.P. Morgan Mortgage Capital Inc. provided $25.3 million of fixed-rate financing for Penn Mar shopping center, a 369,000-square-foot shopping center in Forestville, Md.The property, Penn Mar Shopping Center, is an anchored retail center with tenants...

December 9, 1999 Expanding riverfront residential riles city officialsSun-Sentinel, December 9FORT LAUDERDALE – A small-rise, 410-unit apartment building has quietly evolved into a 902-unit village with high rises, and city commissioners demand to know why. The New River...

December 9, 1999 PORTLAND, Ore. – Columbia Housing, a unit of PNC Bank Corp., has formed a $55 million investment fund that will develop and buy affordable multi-family properties throughout the country.In addition, the firm has begun raising...

December 9, 1999 FORT WORTH, Texas – Hillwood, a real estate company run by Ross Perot Jr., has set up a program where it takes equity interests in Internet companies that lease space in its developments."With this new...

December 9, 1999 By Orest Mandzy, VertiNews.com Managing EditorCDC Capital has provided $50 million of floating-rate debt on the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.The financing was used to pay off a mortgage that was owned by Host...

December 9, 1999 Credit Suisse First Boston has agreed to sell 44 Wall Street in downtown Manhattan to Lend Lease Real Estate Investments for about $47 million, or $157/sf, according to the New York Daily News.First Boston purchased...

December 9, 1999 CARY, N.C. – Konover Property Trust Inc. (NYSE:KPT) paid $16.8 million for a 152,000-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, Ga.The property, Merchants Festival, was acquired from a private owner. It is fully occupied and anchored by...

December 9, 1999Rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Duff & Phelps have issued presale reports for GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., 1999-CTL1, a $385.98 million transaction. The private deal is being underwritten by Goldman, Sachs and Deutsche Banc...