06/16/05: Is it superstitious to mention the term "housing bubble" out loud? As an experiment, I searched Google for that term, "housing bubble," and 350,000 items came up. Of course there was not nearly enough time to get through all of the listings, and many of the news items probably are more than a little dated. However, if there is so much copy being generated about--and lamented over--a housing bubble, could there be some merit to the issue? Housing prices increased 15% in the first quarter and many "experts" believe that this is a "paradigm shift" and this new creation of wealth is "here to stay." Where have we heard this before? And while we're on the subject, why is Google 's market capitalization now worth more than TimeWarner?

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	TREPP (NEW YORK CITY) Dan Gottlieb has been named chief operating officer at this provider of CMBS analytics and data. Gottlieb, with 15 years at Trepp, will oversee resource allocation among key production groups.

	WRIGHTWOOD CAPITAL (NEW YORK CITY) New to the firm is Tim Zietara, who joins as senior director and manager. Zietara will work on structured finance and other investments. He was most recently senior vice president and regional manager of the real estate finance group for Wells Fargo.
	LEGACY PARTNERS (DALLAS) Richard Brownjohn has joined the firm as vice president of development in the Dallas office. Brownjohn comes from Palladium USA in Dallas, where he was senior vice president of development. In his new position, he will lead multifamily development.
	ALSTON & BIRD (ATLANTA) Rosemarie Thurston has joined the firm as partner and will head up its real estate securities team. Thurston was previously partner at Morris Manning & Martin LLP. She typically represents real estate funds and operating companies.
	DENHOLTZ ASSOCIATES (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) Katharina Houser has joined the company as financial director of its Florida region. Houser was most recently chief financial officer at Paradigm Group. At Denholtz, she will oversee all financial controls for the Florida operations.
	CB RICHARD ELLIS/WHITTIER PARTNERS (BOSTON) Michael Murphy and James Zolner have been tapped as general managers for two Downtown properties here. Murphy, who was most recently director of property management at Sullivan Properties Inc., will run 200 State St., a 16-story office/retail tower. Zolner will manage 10 Post Office Square, a 13-story office building. He has left his previous self-employed brokerage/consultant position.
	ALVAREZ & MARSAL (DALLAS) Embree C. Bedsole has been tapped as managing director in the firm's real estate advisory services group. Bedsole was most recently practice leader in the hospitality and leisure group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He will focus on projects in Latin America as well as in the US.
	COUSINS PROPERTIES (ATLANTA) Bob Currie has agreed to join the company's industrial division as senior vice president for leasing. Currie was most recently senior director for industrial real estate services at Cushman & Wakefield, where he served for more than 20 years.

EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES

Property Manager

(CALIFORNIA)

Ideal candidate will be responsible for day-to-day relationships with customer contacts and daily operations of assigned buildings. This entails account management, vendor management and budgetary responsibilities. He or she will also prepare and review monthly/quarterly management reports and provide input to annual business plan/operating budget.

JONES LANG LASALLE

Proposal Manager

(ILLINOIS)

Suitable applicant will write and finalize RFPs while also creating, editing and maintaining library of RFPs. He or she will collaborate with design staff and senior capital-raising professionals to ensure key messages are communicated in final RFP deliverable, as well as prepare marketing materials and develop other communication strategies.

TRAMMELL CROW CO.

Senior Industrial Market Leader / Senior Associate, Corporate

(INDIANA)

For industrial market leader opportunity, professional will perform overall business development and ongoing transaction management for supply/owner side and demand/user side of the industrial real estate business. As senior associate, ideal candidate will manage and support ongoing commercial and corporate real estate business.

ING CLARION PARTNERS

Asset Director

(CALIFORNIA)

Using background in all property types, most qualified individual will manage sub-portfolio of assets with significant acquisitions due-diligence activity. He or she will prepare business plans and property profiles, analyze products and markets and make recommendation as to when to sell assets and the anticipated pricing and return parameters of such dispositions.

JOHN HANCOCK

Investment Officer / Collateral Review

(MASSACHUSETTS)

Professional will be responsible for review, property valuation and quality rating of loans, while also developing, managing and analyzing those on watch list; the latter process includes foreclosures, loan modifications and loan sales. Candidate must be able to independently negotiate and monitor assigned loan workouts and manage annual property inspection process.

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES ASSOCIATION

Director, Education/Research

(NEW YORK)

Working closely with managing director for strategic initiatives, ideal applicant will maintain research and data on website, serve as staff representative on industry standard issues, and write for weekly newsletter and other publications. He or she will communicate with members regarding industry developments.

FANNIE MAE

Facilities Associate

(WASHINGTON DC)

Most qualified applicant will manage operations management budget while also establishing and maintaining relationships with business units, tenants and/or landlords and community. He or she will also monitor and coordinate process and delivery of various services and make recommendations on budgeting and corrective actions.

KSI SERVICES INC.

Project Executive

(VIRGINIA)

Appropriate professional will be responsible for overseeing development process of projects (multi-family and commercial) from feasibility through pre-construction, construction, lease up or sellout and stabilization. This includes underwriting and due diligence and close coordination with appropriate staff and outside contacts.

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