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Quality Claims Adds New Stars to Consumer Insurance Claims Assistance Program
A leading public insurance adjuster firm, Quality Claims Management Corporation announced the hiring of Marc Lopez, Michael Williams and Patrick McConnon to support the expansion of Quality Claims’ consumer public adjusting services for Southern California area homeowners and business owners who have suffered property losses. Public Adjusters do not sell insurance or work for insurance companies. They assist policy holders and their insurance companies to make certain the insured is made whole following a loss.

Lenders Still Deliberately Blocking PPI claims, Says PPI Reclaims Company Simple Financial Solutions
Tens of thousands of people trying to get their PPI claims dealt with were almost certainly deliberately stopped by lenders, says PPI Reclaims Company Simple Financial Solutions.

Financial Spreads Improves FX Pricing
UK spread betting company, Financial Spreads, has improved the way they price the FX markets in order to better reflect the underlying interbank market.

Hanley Investment Group Sells Grocery Anchored Shopping Center in Rancho Cordova, Calif.
Kevin T. Fryman and Edward B. Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer and seller in the sale of Bradville Square, a 90,435-square-foot grocery anchored shopping center in Sacramento County in the City of Rancho Cordova, Calif. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Spread-Betting.org Launches New Spread Betting Company Comparison Section
Spread-Betting.org has launched a new set of comparisons tables that compare a range of spread betting companies.

Estate Attorneys In Chicago, Kerry Peck And Ken Bloom, Named Illinois Super Lawyers
Kerry Peck and Ken Bloom, estate attorneys in Chicago, were recently named as Super Lawyers in Illinois. The two lawyers who practice elder law in Chicago have been named to the list for the sixth year in a row.

Lucescu Realty Announces 2nd Part of the Sale of Scottsdale Promenade in Arizona to Excel Trust for a Total Consideration of $166 Million
Lucescu Realty has sold the class A office property, Promenade Corporate Center, for $56 million. The transaction marks the second half of a larger deal involving the Scottsdale Promenade, for a total consideration of $166 million. The promenade's retail component was acquired by Excel Trust in the third quarter of 2011 for $110 million. The Scottsdale Promenade is a 1-million-square-foot mixed-use project in Scottsdale, Arizona. The seller was a local, private investor represented by Lucescu, who also procured the buyer Excel Trust, a publicly-traded REIT.

Hanley Investment Group Concludes 4th Quarter 2011 with Burst of Closings; More Closings to Follow in 2012
Hanley Investment Group closed out 2011 with the sale of 40 properties totaling over $225 million and more than 1.5 million square feet. With just a few weeks into 2012, Hanley Investment Group already has a combined total in excess of $200 million in escrow and listings, plus a bevy of buyer requirements to fill.

Present Value Properties Names Shannon Labowitz-Coleman as Associate Broker
Present Value Properties has named Shannon Labowitz-Coleman as Associate Broker. Labowitz-Coleman will be responsible for managing and sourcing new retailer and landlord representation assignments. She is the daughter of retail real estate industry veterans Bernie and Marcia Labowitz and has more than 20 years of industry experience.

CatVest Petroleum Services LLC launches EnergyRisk Model and Industry Loss Index
CatVest Petroleum Services LLC announces the launch of the EnergyRisk Model and Industry Loss Index which faciliatest the transformation of energy risks into capital market risk transfer instruments.

Hanley Investment Group Sells Three Retail Centers in the Inland Empire for $8,170,000
Edward B. Hanley, William B. Asher and Patrick G. Kent of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors negotiated the sale of three multi-tenant strip centers totaling 96,327 square feet for a total consideration of $8,170,026. The retail properties were located in Fontana, Corona and Riverside.

Ground Breaking Farmland Investment Yields 16.2pc
GreenWorld BVI’s farmland investment in Africa allows individuals the same opportunities as institutional investors. The farmland investment pays high current income with Substantial Upside in Capital Value of the land.

Hanley Investment Group Sells Highway 111 Retail Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
William B. Asher and Edward B. Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller in the sale of River’s Crossing, a 31,900 sq. ft. multi-tenant retail center on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The purchase price was $6.8 million - all cash.

365 Connect CEO Named to Silicon Bayou 100 List of Most Influential Technology Innovators
New Orleans-based 365 Connect, the award-winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily industry, announced today that its President and CEO, Kerry W. Kirby, was named in Silicon Bayou News' Silicon Bayou 100 List as one of the most influential leaders in technology and entrepreneurship in Louisiana.

Hanley Investment Group’s Urban Retail Division Sells Ground-Floor Retail Condominium in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif. for $2,620,000
Carlos J. Lopez of Hanley Investment (HI) Urban Retail Advisors represented the buyer in the purchase of the 6,150 sq. ft. ground-floor retail condominium of a 263-unit luxury condominium building in Downtown Los Angeles, known as Luma. Located at 1100 South Hope Street, the property sold for $2.62 million.