iEmergent, a Des Moines, Iowa-based market research, forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, released its updated 2009 First Time Home Buyer (FTHB) loan volume forecasts to provide lenders with current information about the size, scope and profiles of FTHB lending opportunities in individual markets nationwide.

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (NYSE: AVB) will release its second quarter 2009 earnings on July 29, 2009 after the market close. The Company will hold a conference call on July 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to discuss its second quarter 2009 results.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in its ruling on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Carmichael vs. KBR (NYSE:KBR) that the Political Question Doctrine bars the plaintiff’s suit alleging KBR is responsible for civil liability related to its activities as a contractor to the U.S. military under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (“LOGCAP”) contract. The court affirmed in this case that the military, not civilian contractors, decides and directs the activities of contractors in battlefield situations and the Political Question Doctrine “excludes from judicial review those controversies which revolve around policy choices and value determinations constitutionally committed for resolution to the halls of Congress or the confines of the Executive Branch.” In this case, the Eleventh Circuit held that adjudicating the plaintiff’s claims would require re-examination and second-guessing surrounding the conduct of a military operation during a wartime environment.

Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) today announced that its second quarter 2009 earnings will be released after the close of market on Thursday, July 30, 2009. Management will host a conference call on the following day, Friday, July 31, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time.

Iberdrola Renewables:

Baker and Associates, a unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR), announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide design services for the new, approximately $70 million Equipment Maintenance and Operations Center located in Rockville, Maryland, for Montgomery County, Maryland. The facility will provide administrative and maintenance facilities for the County’s fleet, transit and highway maintenance operations. Baker and Associates will lead a team providing comprehensive planning, design, and engineering services for the project.

Deltec Homes hurricane resistant homes provide people who choose to live near coastal areas a safe round home from high winds and water versus traditionally built homes. As of June 2, 2009, the forecasters from Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University anticipate a slightly below average probability of United States and Caribbean major hurricane landfall.

The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) has awarded Ampco System Parking a multimillion-dollar, three-year contract to manage the extensive parking operations at the Port of Tampa, Florida’s largest and most diversified seaport. Ampco is a division of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE: ABM), which, through its subsidiaries, is the United States’ leading facility services contractor.

Prime Income Asset Management and Port Olpenitz GmbH recently introduced the first completed model to the German press. Port Olpenitz, a 425-acre holiday resort located in the northeastern section of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Being developed on land that is the site of the former Olpenitz naval base between the mouth of the River Schlei and the Baltic Sea, Port Olpenitz is a joint venture between HarmInvest GmbH, Berlin, and American Realty Investors, Inc. (NYSE: ARL), an affiliate of Prime Income Asset Management.

National Coatings’ (www.nationalcoatings.com) new state-of-the-art laboratory has the capability to provide breakthrough research and development results for the coating industry in the years ahead. This new center, equipped with cutting edge instrumentation, will support National Coatings in the development of next generation coatings for numerous construction applications.