CB Richard Ellis swings to a profit

By L.A. Times • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Real Estate News

The commercial real estate brokerage giant projects annual revenue growth of 6% to 8%.

Led by an economic rebound in Asia, the world's largest brokerage of office buildings, warehouses and other business properties surprised Wall Street with a solid fourth-quarter profit and a slight increase in revenue.


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