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Trouble Is Brewing for Office Market

January 11, 2012

Many office property owners that have been able to keep their heads above water are being undone by tenant contractions and the expiration of five-year leases that were signed at the peak of the boom.

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Korman Expands Extended-Stay Hotel Brand

January 11, 2012

Korman Communities is expanding its AKA brand of luxury, extended-stay hotels to Los Angeles, seeking to cater to the entertainment-industry clientele that it already serves with its four hotels in New York.

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Storage REITs Enjoy a Boom

January 11, 2012

One of real estate’s least-exciting businesses—warehouses that allow people to store their unused sofas, lamps and other household goods—have become a hit with investors.

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Private Equity Checks In at Jameson Inn

January 11, 2012

Colony Capital, a California-based private equity firm, on Monday won a hard-fought battle among creditors for control of the Jameson Inn chain of 103 budget hotels in the Southeast and Midwest U.S.

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For Malls, Occupancy Firms Up

January 9, 2012

U.S. malls and shopping centers experienced a slight improvement in occupancy during the fourth quarter, a relief for landlords that have been battling lackluster demand from retailers for most of the downturn.

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Houston Has No Love for Admired Tower

January 9, 2012

Houston’s lack of nostalgia for historic buildings went on vivid display Sunday when a 60-year-old office tower once considered a masterwork of modern architecture was demolished.

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Businesses Take Up a Bit More Space

January 6, 2012

The U.S. office market showed modest signs of improvement in the last three months of 2011, as the national office-vacancy rate fell slightly from the previous period.

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Carlyle Raises $2.34 Billion for Fund

January 5, 2012

Carlyle Group raised $2.34 billion for its sixth U.S. real-estate fund, which will make opportunistic investments in major cities across North America.

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Famous Hoteliers Get Wake-Up Call

January 4, 2012

Good news for Bill Gates, Gloria Estefan and Pierre Omidyar: Luxury hotels are rebounding, offering their famous owners some solace that their purchases will be more than costly trophy assets.

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A Messy Battle for Budget Beds

January 4, 2012

Private-equity investor Colony Capital has scored a victory in what is emerging as a messy legal tug of war over the Jameson Inn chain of 103 budget hotels.

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Real-Estate Stocks Recover

January 4, 2012

Real-estate stocks posted gains in the fourth quarter, a turnaround from when panic about Europe’s debt crisis threatened to derail the recovery.

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Residential Sector Helps Construction

January 4, 2012

Spending on construction projects rose 1.2% in November from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $807.1 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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General Growth Starts Year With Gamble

January 4, 2012

After a tumultuous first year as chief executive of General Growth Properties, Sandeep Mathrani is about to make perhaps his boldest move yet: The shopping-mall owner is set to spin off 30 of its weaker malls.

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REIT Firms Set for Acquisitions

January 4, 2012

Real-estate investment trusts raised a record-breaking amount of equity in 2011, which analysts believe will be used to pursue acquisitions.

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Dubai Home Costs to Fall More

January 3, 2012

Prices in Dubai for residential property are like to fall for years to come, weighed down by an oversupply of homes and the global economic slowdown.

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Fosun Surprised By Soho China Shanghai Investment

December 30, 2011

A fight is brewing between two of China’s biggest property developers as they wrestle for control of a commercial real-estate site in the heart of Shanghai. 

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Soho China Buys Stake in Shanghai Property

December 30, 2011

Soho China said it would buy a 50% stake in a commercial site from units of Greentown China and Shanghai Zendai Property for $632 million.

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Big Start, Shaky Finish for Commercial Real Estate

December 28, 2011

For the commercial real-estate market, 2011 was a year that began with a boom and ended with a question mark.

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Commercial Owners to Face Higher Rates

December 28, 2011

Interest rates are at the lowest levels in decades, but commercial property owners looking to refinance shouldn’t expect to lock in those rates any longer.

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Ventas to Acquire Cogdell

December 28, 2011

VentasInc., one of the nation’s largest health-care landlords, agreed to acquire Cogdell Spencer Inc. in a deal valued at about $217 million.

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