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Debt settlement can help you to get out of the debt trap, if followed properly. Debt settlement helps you by lowering the outstanding debt amount owed by you, and therefore it becomes easier for you to pay down the debts. In case you have too many debts and if these are large, and if you are having problems in handling these, you can opt for debt settlement, as the amount you will be required to pay lowers, you may find that you may easily be able to go on making the payments as per your affordability.  read entire article…  Author:  Allen Smith.

It is clear to see that REITs today are benefiting from historically low interest rates and that has fueled their growth over the past several years. This growth has also resulted in general improvement in payout ratios, dividends paid, and financial positions across most of the spectrum of REITs.  read entire article…  Author:  Brad Thomas.  Source:  Seeking Alpha.

Miami’s commercial market continued its climb out of the downturn in 2012, with improvements across the retail, office and industrial sectors.  But what’s on the horizon for a market vulnerable to a still stagnant national and local economy?  read entire article….  Source:  The Real Deal.  Author:  Alexander Britell.

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Orlando is one of 87 major metropolitan areas that have more private-sector jobs now than a year ago, according to an On Numbers analysis of the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for all 102 markets with more than 500,000 residents.  read entire article….  Author:  Megan Anderson, Source:  Orlando Business Journal

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has rejected a request by U.S. Century Bank and proposed acquirer C1 Bank for a 90 percent discount on repaying taxpayer funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), according to documents obtained by the Business Journal.  That amount of a discount would have been a record setter for TARP repayments by a bank that didn’t fail. read entire article… Author:  Brian Bandell, Source:  South Florida Business Journal

The U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) recovery, although slow, has been visible in improved fundamentals, capital availability, asset pricing and transactions. REITs continue to outperform others, primarily due to higher liquidity and relatively easy access to capital markets. However, the CRE recovery appears to be unsteady, with increased “caution” given the nation’s stalled economic recovery, which is due, in part, to sovereign debt problems and economic stagnation in Europe as well as slowing growth in emerging markets such as China and India.  This report, the 14th in Deloitte’s series on critical issues affecting real estate, examines CRE market trends and developments, with a focus on potential solutions to help CRE players favorably position themselves in the medium-to-long term future.  read entire article…  Author:  Deloitte, Source:  Corporate Real Estate Group

Many franchisors grant exclusive territories to franchisees but reserve the right to open franchised or company outlets in “non-traditional venues” like airports, arenas, hospitals, hotels, malls, military installations, national parks, schools, stadiums and theme parks.  In FAQ 37, the FTC staff states that sales in non-traditional venues can no longer be characterized as exceptions to the a grant of territorial exclusivity.  Instead, the reservation of rights in non-traditional venues means that the entire territorial grant is non-exclusive.  Read entire article… Author:  Tom Pitegoff,  Source:  International Association of Franchisees and Dealers

As private equity interest in the restaurant sector has revved up, so too has the practice of firms hiring those executives who have worked in the trenches and know the ins and outs of the food service business.
Not only can restaurant industry veterans bring their operational expertise to assessing investment opportunities, but they also have long relationships that can help in luring top talent to future management teams and industry insight that can translate to a healthy pipeline of deals.  Read entire article…  Author:  Robin Lee Allen, Source:  Nation’s Restaurant News