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RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust: RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Closing of Equity Investment in Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: REI.UN) ("RioCan") today announced it has completed its previously announced equity investment in Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. ("Cedar"), consisting of the purchase of approximately 6.7 million shares of Cedar common stock at a price of US$6.00 per share and a warrant to purchase...

• Cedar Shopping Centers Announces Closing of Private Placement of its Common Stock With RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust - PR News Wire

Renters Recieve Landlord Rewards to Stay in Their Units

Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online... (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

... renters from leaving.According to Equity Residential, the country’s largest apartment REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) by market capitalization, tenants in the third quarter paid 9 percent to 10 percent less rent than previous residents and AvalonBay Communities Inc., an upscale operator, said its decline was about the same.In addition to offering incentives to keep their...