Login Subscribe Activate Web Access My Account News • Front Page • Banking & Lending • Commercial &   Industrial • Residential Real   Estate • Big Deals • Real Estate   Records • Credit Records • Back Issues • Calendar Supplements • Commercial Real   Estate Quarterly • Residential Real   Estate Monthly • Structures Services • Advertising • Subscribing • Article Reprints • Editorial Calendar • About Us • Contact Us • Industry Links • Newsstand   Locations • Policies				April 18, 2008 BREAKING NEWS: CBRE Realty Finance, Arbor Avoid Proxy Contest Hartford-based CBRE Realty Finance and Arbor Realty Trust, CBRE’s largest shareholder, reached an agreement Thursday that may prevent a proxy battle from being staged by Arbor. BREAKING NEWS: Liberty Mutual To Acquire Safeco Insurance For $6.2B Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Safeco Corp. of Seattle in a $6.2 billion deal. Forstone Sets Its Sights on Bridgeport Buildings By Jeff Haynes Stigmas be damned. A South Norwalk firm has sunk $18 million into Bridgeport over the past six months, with more purchases in the works. Owners Reap Profits as Tenants Struggle By Jeff Haynes Some apartments are looking like money trees to owners, and money pits to the tenants. Conn. Mortgage Brokers Seek Wholesale Changes By Jeff Haynes Connecticut’s mortgage brokers are searching for safety in numbers. Building a Better Newspaper By Vincent Michael Valvo When appraisers look at land, often they’re examining it to determine its highest and best use. No matter how strong the structure that already exists on it, might a bigger and better one be more appropriate? Real Estate Records Credit Records Rhode Island Real Estate Records Click here to go to the Rhode Island real estate transactions download page.