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Carlsbad, California (PRWEB) July 15, 2008 -- Marabella Commercial Finance has originated a construction loan for a Denny's, Subway, ACE Cash and Pronto Pizza Center in Southern California. Loan proceeds arranged came to $2,375,000. The term of the construction loan is for 18 months and the loan was priced at a spread of 1.50% over the prime rate. For additional information pertaining to this construction loan transaction or other commercial mortgage loan options available through Marabella Commercial Finance contact Christian S. Marabella at (760) 479-0800. About Marabella Commercial Finance Marabella Commercial Finance specializes in arranging financing for 1031 Exchange Net Lease Buyers, Commercial Investment Properties and Large Anchored Centers. Past Credit Tenant Net Lease Properties that Marabella Commercial Finance has originated loans for Walgreens, CVS, Jack In The Box, 7-Eleven, Family Dollar, CSK Automotive, and Large Anchored Centers with credit tenants. Marabella Commercial Finance is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and most recently participated in the International Council of Shopping Center's annual convention in Las Vegas. Click The Following Link Below For Video of Press Release; http://www.marabellafinance.com/Video%2045.wmv Contact: Christian S. Marabella - President Marabella Commercial Finance We Finance America's 1031 Exchange Net Lease Properties (760) 479-0800 http://www.marabellafinance.com ###

Washington, DC (Vocus) July 18, 2008 -- June profit taking eroded solid gains made by REITs earlier in the spring. REITs finished in negative territory for the first half of 2008 but still bettered the performance of other major market benchmarks. • For the first half of 2008, the total return of the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, which includes U.S. Equity, Mortgage and Hybrid REITs, was down 5.52%, while the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index was down 3.59%. By comparison, the S&P 500 was down 11.91% for the half, the Dow Jones Industrials were down 14.44%, the NASDAQ Composite was down 13.55% and the Russell 2000 was down 9.37%. • For the second quarter of 2008, the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was down 5.13% and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index was down 4.93%, while the S&P 500 was down 2.73%, the Dow Jones Industrials were down 7.44%, the NASDAQ Composite was up 0.61% and the Russell 2000 was up 0.58%. Self-storage and Apartments remained the strongest segments of the REIT market throughout the first half of 2008. • The total return of the Self-storage segment was up 12.15% for the first half of 2008. • The total return for the Apartment segment was up 4.35% for the first half of the year. Equity REITs continued to outperform other major market benchmarks for multi-year periods. • The total return of the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index outpaced the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrials, the NASDAQ Composite and the Russell 2000 for the past 3-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-and 35-year periods as of June 30, 2008. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) is the representative voice for U.S. REITs and publicly traded real estate companies worldwide. Members are real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other businesses that own, operate and finance income-producing real estate, as well as those firms and individuals who advise, study and service those businesses. Visit our Web sites at www.nareit.com and www.investinreits.com. NAREIT does not intend this press release to be a solicitation related to any particular company, nor does it intend to provide investment, legal or tax advice. Investors should consult with their own investment, legal or tax advisers regarding the appropriateness of investing in any of the securities or investment strategies discussed in this publication. Nothing herein should be construed to be an endorsement by NAREIT of any specific company or products or as an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security or other financial instrument or to participate in any trading strategy. NAREIT expressly disclaims any liability for the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of data in this publication. Unless otherwise indicated, all data are derived from, and apply only to, publicly traded securities. Any investment returns or performance data (past, hypothetical, or otherwise) are not necessarily indicative of future returns or performance. # # #

Mesa, AZ (PRWEB) July 18, 2008 -- Immediate care clinic NextCare (www.nextcare.com), the world's largest privately owned urgent care provider, announced the addition of a prestigious group of leaders who will serve as the company's new Board of Directors. Those joining the counsel include Fred L. Brown, MBA, FACHE, Breaux B. Castleman, and David Lowenberg. NextCare has undergone significant growth since 2005 and is now the largest privately held, multi-state urgent care provider in the country. The healthcare organization is prepared to launch a strategic growth plan beginning in 2008. "Our Board Members' expertise will guide our decision-making and assist us in growing the business without ever losing sight of clinical quality and extraordinary service," stated Laurel Stoimenoff, President of NextCare. Brown has served in many prominent leadership roles; he is currently Immediate Past Chairman of the Joint Commission and Immediate Past Chairman of The National Kidney Foundation. Brown is known for his expertise in healthcare integration, governance, operations, public policy, diversity, spiritual care, community health and social responsibility. Castleman is currently the President and CEO of Syntiro Healthcare Services, Inc. He is also a director of FemPartners, Inc., a physician practice management company. He is chairman of Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc., a development stage diagnostic medical device company. Castleman brings extensive experience with private equity firms, securities analysts, investment banks and venture capital funds. Lowenberg, with a distinguished career in the public and private sectors, currently consults with C-suite executives in healthcare and private equity firms and is a senior advisor to several healthcare companies. Lowenberg recently retired as president and CEO of Curascript, Inc., the specialty pharmacy business of Express Scripts, Inc. "I could not be more pleased with the level of talent we have been fortunate to attract," said John Shufeldt, MD, CEO of NextCare, "I am confident that their experience, expertise and business acumen will steer us toward our vision of being the national leader in urgent care medicine." Learn more about urgent care provider NextCare or find an immediate care clinic near you today. About NextCare Urgent Care Urgent care provider NextCare (www.nextcare.com) is the world's largest privately owned provider of urgent care and occupational medical services, known for bringing together service-driven healthcare and innovative medical technology to the delivery of medicine. NextCare operates 30 immediate care clinic facilities throughout Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina. ###

Teaneck, NJ (PRWEB) July 16, 2008 -- National Mortgage Expert, Joe Gross and host of America's #1 Mortgage Talk Show, "Your Home - Your Future" on 1160 AM WVNJ, will be interviewing on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM Assemblyman Darryl Towns who sponsored the recent New York Law to prevent New York residents from losing their homes to foreclosure. The radio show, "Your Home - Your Future", is all about helping listeners get the tools and information they need to protect their home today and the future. New York State Assemblyman Darryl Towns the Chair of the New York State Assembly Banking Committee will breakdown all the aspects and facts each consumer need to know of how to protect their most valuable asset, their home. He has worked very hard to get this Bill passed and now it's up to each consumer to understand it and do what's necessary to save their house from foreclosure. He will share the information what every consumer needs to know on "How To Protect Yourself From Unscrupulous Mortgage Lenders". "What we found were a large number of questionable lending practices such as interest-only mortgages made with little or no income verification. While these schemes have helped drive the home-ownership rate in the United States to a record 70 percent, they have also placed millions of Americans, particularly in low-income communities and communities of color, at risk for foreclosure," Assemblyman Towns says. New York has been suffering from a 25% increase in foreclosures and over 50,000 people will be foreclosed on this year. As a result, Assemblyman Towns took the initiative to bring forward this Bill so all New York citizens can, and will, be protected. "It is very important in this Mortgage Market Collapse to provide consumers with all the information they need so they can make an informed decision," says Joe Gross, host of "Your Home - Your Future". "This is a very important time for all people that own a home, or those that want to become homeowners, to do the proper research and get into a loan that will work for them today and the future. With the Mortgage Market Collapse lenders have been going out of business and constantly changing their guidelines so every consumer needs to be updated and kept informed as to what's happening," Gross says. Joe just finished writing his book titled, "How the Greed of Wall Street, and your Mortgage Lender are destroying America's Credit." If you own a home, you must have this book. In the book he discloses the secrets every consumer must know to protect themselves. This book will be released very soon and will hopefully benefit all those that are suffering from this Mortgage Market Collapse and are in danger of losing their home. Joe will offer on his radio show an opportunity for those that want to get the Book before its release, so tune in in Thursday, July 17 at 2:00 PM on WVNJ 1160 AM or at www.saveyournewyorkhome.com. Joe is available for interviews and welcomes your mortgage-related questions. He can be reached at 800-653-2684 or at http://www.saveyournewyorkhome.com. Media Contact: Please contact Theresa Consoli with any questions or interview requests at 800-653-2684 Fax: 201-837-1128 theresa.consoli @ qualifiedmortgage.com Qualified Mortgage Inc. 1086 Teaneck Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 ###

Fort Myers FL (PRWEB) July 15, 2008 -- Reliabilityweb.com, an online community of maintenance and reliability professionals and the organizer of PdM-2008 Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference, announced today that early registrations for the September conference are exceeding the pace of all previous years and that another sold-out event is expected. According to conference organizer and reliability expert Terrence O'Hanlon, CMRP, "Some companies are waking up to the incredible value that can be delivered through proactive maintenance programs while the laggard companies are still focused on "cost cutting" their way to profitability. PdM-2008 includes training workshops and case studies that provide a roadmap that attendees can use to put their company in the top 20% performance category. Earnings per share are directly affected by maintenance and reliability practices for each asset intensive company." O'Hanlon stated that Reliabilityweb.com research shows that the top performing 20% share three common traits: • A senior level executive is directly responsible for plant asset maintenance and reliability • Proactive strategies such as predictive condition based maintenance and reliability-centered maintenance have largely replaced reactive and time based maintenance strategies • Use of advanced technologies to monitor and report leading key performance indicators (KPIs) across the enterprise with all stakeholders in real time "Senior executives who may not fully understand predictive maintenance technologies like Vibration Analysis, Infrared Thermography, Ultrasonic Detection, Motor Testing or Oil Analysis can relate to the way a modern doctor performs diagnostic tests using stethoscopes, thermometers, blood tests and EKG's on a patient to determine overall health. When you have millions of dollars deployed in manufacturing assets, you must be able to know the plant asset health condition at all times. Predictive Maintenance (PdM) technologies deliver on that promise" continued O'Hanlon. "With the US Dollar at a historic low against currencies like the Euro, management can no longer keep their heads in the sand about available maintenance strategies,' urged O'Hanlon, "We have seen the affect of "reactive" and "fire fighter" maintenance as some our largest US companies fall into the hands of overseas competitors who use proactive technology to increase production and uptime while lowering overall operating costs." The Predictive Maintenance Conference is being held September 15-18 at the Qwest Center in Omaha Nebraska, the same location as the recent US Olympic swimming trials. It has developed a reputation as "the place to be" for maintenance and reliability professionals seeking an opportunity to begin or restart an effective predictive maintenance and machinery condition monitoring program. Workshop and conference seats are still available. Call toll free (888) 575-1245 or visit http://www.maintenanceconference.com for program details About Reliabilityweb.com Reliabilityweb.com (http://www.reliabilityweb.com) includes a network of maintenance and reliability web sites serving over 55,000 maintenance and reliability professionals from around the world. The Reliablityweb.com also publishes Uptime Magazine a bi-monthly publication for maintenance and reliability professionals. The network serves as a resource for Senior Reliability Executives, Plant Managers, Maintenance Managers and Reliability Engineers. Online tutorials, articles, case histories and news items are updated daily. ###