Plans for new office tower still on, Swerdlow says … and more

1. Plans for new office tower still on, Swerdlow
says [SFBJ]
2. Deadlines loom for property appraisal appeals [Sun
Sentinel]
3. Former Top Dot execs sentenced [SFBJ]
4. SF small business jobs up 0.3 percent [Sun
Sentinel]
5. Floridians fear long-term spill effects [SFBJ]
6. Investors using partnerships to buy second vacation
homes [Real
Estate Channel]
7. Beer massages at the Atlantic Hotel [Urban Daddy]
8. Fate of homebuyer tax credit still up in the
air: HUD [NYT]
9. Fannie Mae issued $42.7
billion in mortgage-backed securities last month, highest level since
February [American
Banker]