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The slowdown finally caught up with commercial properties -- office towers, shopping centers, and strip malls -- last year. Bloomberg's Real Estate Investment Trust index fell 22 percent last year, its first down year since 2002. The credit crunch brought big real estate deals to a virtual standstill in the second half. On the other hand, companies that already own prime real estate in downtown Boston are enjoying a seller's market. Supply is scarce and rents are on the rise. Ranked by revenue in 2007.
SOURCE: Standard & Poor's Compustat