Of all major commercial real estate property types office, industrial, retail and apartment only metro Denvers retail segment had higher investment sales in 2009 than 2008, according to data from LoopNet Inc.

Among Buyers, Who Will Step Up?
No single buyer group is leading the charge for commercial property in 2010, but REITs look the best poised to make a significant impact, according to a new report from New York-based researcher Real Capital Analytics (RCA). The dearth of transaction

Realty seeks infra status, raise in exemption limit
The real estate sector in the country wants the finance minister to double the limit of income tax exemption on home loan interest from the present Rs 1.5 lakh, and are seeking infrastructure status for township projects.

Real estate group to be set up
MANAMA: Diyar Al Muharraq yesterday hosted Bahrain’s leading property development professionals in a high-level meeting to agree upon forming a representative organisation, with a vision to be the kingdom’s internationally-recognised property

Bulgaria: Against All Odds - The Conflict Of Interest Prevention And Disclosure Act Meets Real Estate - Sch nherr Rechtsanw lte
In November 2008 Bulgaria lost EUR 220 mln in EU funds as the European

Delek Real Estate to sell mall to British Israel
The company is seeking NIS 41 million for the Betan Aharon Mall, which it opened 18 months ago, at an investment of NIS 18 million. Sources inform ”Globes” that Delek Real Estate Ltd.

The Complete Real Estate Door Knocking System
Whether you have 20 years experience or are a newbie, this system is for you.

Countrywide sending $17M in checks to distressed homeowners
Checks for $6,000 will be heading to some homeowners beginning this week as part of a nearly $21 million settlement Countrywide Financial Corp. has agreed to with the Florida Attorney Generals office.

MLS Listing Data is Displayed Directly onto Realtor Rett Smith’s Website with the Help of a Custom IDX Solution
(FPRC) — EUGENE, ORE. The IDX, Inc.

The new federal tax credit for homebuyers is one for the history books.

Finland’s YIT and Denmark’s BPT to develop real estate in Russia
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Homeowners ‘are attached to expectation of property value’
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Virtual Realty Training System From Invensys to Help Advance Clean Coal Power for U.S. Department of EnergyEYE
- Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the process and manufacturing industries, announced on November 3 that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) will utilize

Damansara Realty to transfer listing status to unit
PETALING JAYA: Damansara Realty Bhd (D Bhd) has proposed to implement a restructuring exercise that will eventually lead to the transfer of its listing status to subsidiary Insan Kualiti Sdn Bhd (IKSB). The proposed corporate restructuring offers

NTS Realty Holdings Limited Partnership Announces It Intends to File Its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
LOUISVILLE, KY — (Marketwire) — 11/06/09 — (NYSE Amex: NLP) - NTS Realty Holdings Limited Partnership (the ‘Company’) announced that it intends to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 with

Why This Real Estate Bust is Different
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Bahrain Central Bank suspends real estate caps
MANAMA: The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has suspended caps on banks’ exposures to the region’s troubled real estate markets, banking sources said, highlighting regulators’ trouble with containing the crisis aftermath.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE: ARE) closed yesterday at $54.59. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $30.33 and 52-week high of $72.42. Alexandria Real Estate Equities stock has been showing support around 52.08 and resistance in the 55.

Promontory Announces Alliance with Sotheby’s International Realty ~ Luxury brands will partner to target natio
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UA prof to some homeowners: Consider walking away
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Holly Duran Real Estate Partners Represents CME Group in Lease Transaction for New Asian Headquarters in Singa
CELTIC MINERALS LTD CME CHICAGO and SINGAPORE, Nov 04, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — Holly Duran Real Estate Partners LLC (HDREP) announced today that the firm represented CME Group, the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives

Promontory Announces Alliance with Sotheby’s International Realty
~ Luxury brands will partner to target national and international growth ~ Promontory, a luxury second-home community based in Park City, Utah, today announced a new partnership with Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC and their strategic

Denise Martin - Sherri Shepherd is not afraid to use her pain for a laugh.

Happy days are back for realty industry
NEW DELHI: Realty industry is all set to be lit up this Diwali. The pointers: At least 12 public offerings, a slew of new projects and the return of private equity funds that had turned away proposals due to the global slowdown last year.

India EURs real estate market improving
India s real estate industry has projected that a new inflow of capital funds will soon begin to flow. Apart from luring financiers, price corrections have also led to buyers returning to the market.

Homeowners safe from rate hike - for now
Rates likely to stay at 3pc Rise imminent, economists say BORROWERS are likely to be spared higher interest rates for at least another month with the Reserve Bank is expected to leave monetary policy unchanged this week.

Happy days are back for India’s realty industry
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MandM realty expanding fast in slow economy
(The Modesto Bee - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — Realtors always say ‘it’s a great time to buy,’ but is this the best time to buy real estate companies? Larry Matos and John Melo are convinced it is.

The St David?s Limited Partnership, a 50:50 joint venture between Land Securities and Liberty International PLC subsidiary, Capital Shopping Centres, has agreed a facility for up to 290 million (approx. ?330 mln.

Department of Defense Renews 221,000 SF Lease With Piedmont Office Realty Trust
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.

New Online Real Estate Question and Answer Feature on Realtor.com
–Ask A REALTOR Gives San Francisco Bay Area Sellers, Buyers Direct One-Click Access to Realtors With Answers On Local Real Estate LOS ANGELES, Sept 01, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Ask a Realtor, a new online question and answer feature recently

Cedar Shopping Centers to Present At BMO Capital Markets 2009 North American Real Estate Conference
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

Hammerson submits plans for Bishops Place scheme
Hammerson has submitted a revised planning application to the London Borough of Hackney for its Bishops Place regeneration project.

Global weakness drags mkts down; realty, metals tumble
It was a slow day for the market today. We traded in an extremely tight range for benchmarks. The Nifty held onto 4600, inspite of weakness across the globe that we started off with.

TMC Development Closes 3 East Bay Real Estate Sales Totaling Almost $9 Million Using SBA 504 Financing
1Source Electrical Contractors Inc., Philippine Fruit Corporation and Bay Area Trenchers, Inc.

MMI Offers Solutions for Struggling Homeowners
Money Management International (MMI), a national HUD-approved nonprofit housing counseling agency, is prepared to meet the challenging needs of individuals and families still struggling to remain in their homes.

Realty bites on home front
MELBOURNE’S median house price has dropped $34,000, but home owners shouldn’t panic.

By David Doyle Investment activity in the M25 investment market increased in the second quarter of the year, research from Knight Frank has said. Read More…

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian shares fell in the week’s first day of trading, led by Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp., the world’s biggest chemical maker by market value. Read More…

By David Doyle Hammerson has signed jewellery chain Azendi to its Union Square scheme in Aberdeen. Azendi has taken a 1,600 sq ft store in the main Atrium of the shopping centre. Read More…

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– VWR International signed a new 149,858 SF lease at Radnor Corporate Center I, Radnor — Stevens Capital Management renewed a 49,484 SF lease at 201 King of Prussia Road, Radnor — Hangley renewed a 44,634 SF lease at One Logan Square, Philadelphia Read More…

JACKSON, Miss., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Parkway Properties, Inc. Read More…

RADNOR, Pa., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN), a real estate investment trust focused on the ownership, management and development of Class A, suburban and urban office properties in the mid-Atlantic region and Read More…

By Nick Duxbury The London Development Agency (LDA) has appointed Knight Frank to prepare a property development strategy for the agency?s Beam Reach 6 employment site, at Courier Road, Rainham. Beam Reach 6, which is comprised of around 17. Read More…

NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. Read More…

Housing starts increase in June: CMHC Article Tools Smaller| Larger Text Story Tools OTTAWA - The annual rate of housing starts rose to 140,700 units in June from 130,300 in May. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Read More…

TORONTO, July 9 (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts rose in in June for a second consecutive month, adding further proof that the sector was on the mend after building activity fell to a nine-year low earlier this year. Read More…

MUMBAI -(Dow Jones)- Global investment fund IREO said Thursday it will invest $500 million in various real estate projects in India. Read More…

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwire) — 07/09/09 — Having a sound and well functioning commercial and multifamily real estate sector is critical to our country’s economic growth and development, according to the National Association of Realtors . Read More…

By Ka Yan Ng TORONTO, July 9 (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts rose in in June for a second consecutive month, adding further proof that the sector was on the mend after building activity fell to a nine-year low earlier this year. Read More…

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Owners of shopping malls, hotels and offices are defaulting on their loans at an alarming rate, and the commercial real estate market is not expected to hit bottom for three more years, industry experts warned Thursday. Read More…

New Delhi: International real estate fund Ireo has earmarked $2 billion, or Rs9,800 crore, for investment in India, plans to launch up to 8 million sq. ft of residential and commercial projects across the country over the next 12 months. Read More…

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2009 (HR 2555) is an effective vehicle to help deal with the financial devastation following major natural catastrophes, to alleviate a potential source of shock to the U.S. Read More…

First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) leads the list of top gainers so far today and is now at $5.79, up $1.62 (38.85%) on volume of 2,348,706 shares traded. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $1.76 to a high of $33.17. Continue Reading…

CresaPartners? Bangia backs shift from one-off deal focus Bangia MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. ? Vik Bangia has a vision for a more evolved corporate real estate world and his passion for this has taken him to CresaPartners. Continue Reading…

Boise - Sotheby’s International Realty Honors Top Donating Agents at Conservation International’s 12th Annual New York Dinner Sun Valley, ID - Since the October 2008 launch of its donation program supporting Conservation International (CI), a global Continue Reading…

Endangered species: low mortgage rates Mortgage rates’ big jump Overlooked recovery signs Mortgage-modification frustrations Mortgage rates took a big leap this week, causing many to wonder if the days of extremely low mortgage rates are coming to an Continue Reading…

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, NYT , JPM (Cramer’s Pick) , C , BAC In real estate, a ’sale-leaseback’ is a transaction companies use to raise money or to shift around tax liabilities. Continue Learning More About…

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Innovative ideas topped the agenda when members of the exclusive Prudential California Realty Luxury Properties Division gathered for a two-day invitation-only retreat in Palm Desert on February 5 and 6. ‘The luxury Continue Learning More About…

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1100 [Dow Jones] STOCK CALL: Macquarie starts Cheung Kong Infrastructure (1038. HK) at Outperform, sets target at HK$34.00. Continue Learning More About…

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DOHA: BARWA Real Estate posted net profits of QR300m in 2008. The company’s assets jumped to QR24bn in 2008 compared to QR15.6bn in 2007 and equity rights increased by 150 percent to reach QR4.77bn in 2008 compared to QR3.22bn in 2007. Continue Learning More About…

Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC today announced the affiliation of its first residential real estate brokerage in Washington state, Executive Real Estate, Inc. The brokerage, headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. Continue Learning More About…

Fitch Ratings affirms four classes of the notes issued by CMBS/Realty One Securitization Trust 2002-1 (CMBS/Realty). All classes were assigned a Stable Outlook reflecting Fitch’s expectation that the ratings will remain stable over the next one to Continue Learning More About…

(NECN: Brad Puffer, Boston, Mass.) - Susan Griffin is one of many Boston residents living in a home they can barely afford. Half her income goes to her mortgage, sold by a broker recommended by a friend of a friend. Continue Learning More About…

London’s ailing property market was dealt another blow last night when Morgan Stanley gave notice on the lease of six floors of office space in Canary Wharf 10 years earlier than planned. Read More…

Question: Is it possible for me to refinance my home even though the value of the house is about the same as the loan I have that will reset next year (5-year, interest-only). I am in the Southern California area which has been hit by the loss of Read More…

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FORT LAUDERDALE - Tim Neal of Neal Realty & Investments Inc., a full service commercial real estate company, has represented the landlord in three retail leases in Broward County. Read More…

– More than half of respondents (57%) spend more than $500 in a typical month on advertising, marketing, branding and promotion. The median monthly spending on advertising, marketing, branding and promotion is $622. Read More…

Amidst the negative prospects of the economy this year with forecasted slowdown on consumer spending brought about by the current global economic crisis, real estate players stays upbeat in opening new projects. Read More…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) –Bayu Ferringhi, a property development in Penang, has received good response following its recent launch. The project has attracted 11 bookings for its villas and 37 for the condominium project. Read More…

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