CPP Investment Board dips toe into US real estate market - Globe and Mail

28 Feb 2007 at 3:31am

Commercial Property News CPP Investment Board dips toe into US real estate market
Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has placed its first major bet on the hot US real estate market, teaming up with a New York-based retirement fund ….
Canada. CPP to own US real estate Ottawa Citizen (subscription)
CPP Investment Board Closes US$500 Million Real Estate Investment …. PR Newswire (press release)
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Starwood and Morgan Stanley Real Estate to acquire Sheraton Grande … - ASIA…

28 Feb 2007 at 1:02am

Hotel & Motel Management Magazine Starwood and Morgan Stanley Real Estate to acquire Sheraton Grande ….
ASIATravelTips.com, Thailand - 7 hours ago
Starwood Hotels & Resorts and a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate have entered into a definitive joint venture agreement to acquire the Sheraton ….
Starwood and Morgan Stanley Real Estate create joint venture to …. Hotel & Motel Management Magazine
Starwood Hotels and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Announce Joint …. Hospitality Net (press release)
Starwood buys Sheraton Grande Tokyo Property Review (subscription)
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Real-estate group hires activist leader (Denver Post)

28 Feb 2007 at 3:23am

After nearly four years of quietly doing charitable real-estate deals, the Urban Land Conservancy is ready to raise its profile.

Real estate, stock returns run parallel (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

28 Feb 2007 at 7:25am

Q. How do real estate returns compare with the stock market?s returns? A. Through the years, real estate has proved to be about as lucrative as investing in the stock market (where annual returns near 10?percent). This fact makes sense because, ultimately, growth in the economy, in jobs and in population fuels the demand for real estate.

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FSBO Channels Invites 2.0 Real Estate Agents - Newswire Today (press release)

24 Feb 2007 at 5:42am

FSBO Channels Invites 2.0 Real Estate Agents
Newswire Today (press release), UK - 31 minutes ago
There is little doubt that the real estate business is amidst a shakeout driven by the internet, technology, and the total access of information. ….
New guys on the block Toronto Star
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GE moving real estate HQ to Norwalk - Stamford Advocate

24 Feb 2007 at 5:04am

GE moving real estate HQ to Norwalk
Stamford Advocate, CT - 1 hour ago
Stamford's economic development director is disappointed but not surprised that General Electric Co. has decided to transfer its real estate headquarters ….

In Asia, Year of Pig is a sign to snap up real estate (Seattle Times)

24 Feb 2007 at 3:26am

Marc Teng, a Malaysian real-estate agent and developer, is taking over a half-finished townhouse project in Kuala Lumpur this year because…

GE moving real estate HQ to Norwalk (Stamford Advocate)

24 Feb 2007 at 5:17am

Stamford's economic development director is disappointed but not surprised that General Electric Co. has decided to transfer its real estate headquarters and 360 employees to Norwalk.

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Citigroup gives money to Asia-Pacific real estate fund - International Herald…

22 Feb 2007 at 1:00am

Zee News Citigroup gives money to Asia-Pacific real estate fund
International Herald Tribune, France - 7 hours ago
SEATTLE: Citigroup's property unit said it raised $1.29 billion for its first fund to invest in real estate and related assets in the Asia-Pacific region, ….
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McGuire Real Estate Appoints New Vice President and Sales Manager … - dBusi…

22 Feb 2007 at 6:51am

Market Wire (press release) McGuire Real Estate Appoints New Vice President and Sales Manager ….
dBusinessNews San Francisco (press release), CA - 1 hour ago
San Francisco - SAN FRANCISCO — McGuire Real Estate , a San Francisco-based real estate company specializing in luxury real estate , announced today the ….
McGuire Real Estate Appoints New Vice President and Sales Manager …. SYS-CON Media
Strictly Commercial San Francisco Chronicle
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Britain: Bid for Real Estate Firm (New York Times)

21 Feb 2007 at 11:16pm

The buyout firm Apollo Management said it might offer nearly $2 billion in cash and stock for Countrywide, the largest chain of real estate brokers in Britain. Apollo said it planned to offer 505 pence ($9.86) in cash for each Countrywide share, plus shares in Rightmove, a company in which Countrywide holds a stake. The offer values Countrywide shares at about 590 pence ($11.52) each, or a total …

Growing Law Firms Relocate to Prime N.Y. Real Estate (Law.com via Yahoo! Fina…

22 Feb 2007 at 2:50am

Primarily for small and midsized non-New York City-based firms in need of bigger and more customized office space, the trend to move westward in Manhattan continues. Real estate brokers attribute this change to the fact that West Side buildings are newer and allow for more flexible development of office space than most Midtown East Side properties.

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DGAP-Adhoc: Colonia Real Estate AG: Colonia Real Estate AG … - Frankfurter …

20 Feb 2007 at 7:09am

DGAP-Adhoc: Colonia Real Estate AG: Colonia Real Estate AG ….
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany - 1 hour ago
Cologne, 20 February 2007 - Colonia Real Estate AG (ISIN DE0006338007) announces its acquisition of 51 percent stakes in two residential real estate ….
Colonia Real Estate AG acquires majority of two real estate …. Business Wire (press release)
Colonia Real Estate AG CRE Fonds Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung)
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Realogy?s Alex Perriello to Keynote the Sixth Annual National Real … - Busi…

20 Feb 2007 at 7:43am

Boston Globe Realogy?s Alex Perriello to Keynote the Sixth Annual National Real ….
Business Wire (press release), CA - 33 minutes ago
Fifty thousand real estate professionals are expected to attend this seven-day virtual event, which will be held online Feb. 18 - 24. ….
Coldwell Banker® Expands its Global Real Estate Reach to Belize PR Web (press release)
Real estate agents see marked improvement Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Real estate agents see marked improvement Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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Movers: French real estate trust to enter Italian market (International Heral…

20 Feb 2007 at 1:51am

Foncière des Régions, one of the largest French real estate investment trusts, will offer ?2.6 billion in stock to buy Beni Stabili of Rome and enter the Italian market.

Colonia buys majority of two real estate firms (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

20 Feb 2007 at 7:44am

FRANKFURT, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Colonia Real Estate bought the majority of two real estate companies with a total of 10,100 residential units and plans to take over the management of the properties, the German company said on Tuesday.

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Kuwaiti real estate firm?s Acacia Avenue earns $16.3m in sales - Gowealthy.com

18 Feb 2007 at 5:24am

Property World (press release) Kuwaiti real estate firm?s Acacia Avenue earns $16.3m in sales
Gowealthy.com, United Arab Emirates - 1 hour ago
Landmark Properties, Dubai-based real estate company, has earned $16.3m in apartment sales at the Acacia Avenue residential project in Dubai since its ….
Dubai Investments Park attracts AED 20 billion in residential …. Property World (press release)
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Real Estate Internet Marketing Formula Promises Relief for Realtors - Fast Pi…

18 Feb 2007 at 12:11am

Real Estate Internet Marketing Formula Promises Relief for Realtors
Fast Pitch! (press release) - 6 hours ago
Real Estate Internet Marketing Formula offers real estate agents a step by step guide to successful real estate internet marketing. ….
FINDING A HOME ONLINE Asbury Park Press
New Survey Indicates Increasing Number of Real Estate Agents to …. RisMedia.com (press release)
Real Estate Internet Marketing Formula Promises Relief for Realtors PR Web (press release)
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Gulf Emirate Plans USD 817 mln Real Estate Investment in Georgia (Civil Georgia)

18 Feb 2007 at 6:29am

The Gulf emirate of Ras al-Khaimah and Georgia have agreed on business partnership to implement USD 817 million real estate investment project in Georgia, GulfNews reported on February 18.

Don't worry; invest in real estate (Miami Herald)

18 Feb 2007 at 3:12am

Fifth in a series ''Why buy real estate in a flat market?'' That is the essence of a question my airline seatmate asked me after he learned I invest in and write about real estate. But rather than answer his question directly, I asked him, "Do you own your home?''

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Artis Real Estate Investment Trust completes name change from … - CNW Telbe…

16 Feb 2007 at 12:09am

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust completes name change from ….
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - 2 hours ago
"Since our inception in December of 2004 as a Canadian real estate investment trust, we have successfully built a portfolio of high-quality commercial ….
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust Announces February 2007 …. CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)
Scott's REIT completes acquisition of three retail centres in …. CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Announces February 2007 …. Market Wire (press release)
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Real estate executives confident in local prospects - Virginian Pilot

16 Feb 2007 at 1:17am

Virginian Pilot Real estate executives confident in local prospects
Virginian Pilot, VA - 1 hour ago
NORFOLK ? Hampton Roads real estate executives expressed confidence Thursday that commercial sales, leasing and development will remain vibrant in 2007. ….
Commercial listings going online Milwaukee Business Journal
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Real-estate auction debuts on March 24 (The Arizona Republic)

15 Feb 2007 at 11:54pm

The National Real Estate Auction Corp., a company that buys and sells real estate through public auctions, is planning its first Arizona auction March 24 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Man pleads guilty in real estate scam (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

16 Feb 2007 at 2:56am

Federal prosecutors this week posted a third conviction in their ongoing investigation of a real estate scam that they say has left the nation's taxpayers holding the bag when federally insured mortgages on overvalued property went sour.

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Scott's Real Estate Investment Trust announces February distribution - CNW Te…

14 Feb 2007 at 12:04am

Scott's Real Estate Investment Trust announces February distribution
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - 45 minutes ago
About Scott's Real Estate Investment Trust Scott's REIT (TSX: SRQ.UN) is Canada's premier small-box retail property owner with 193 properties in seven ….
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust to Announce Fourth Quarter …. CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)
Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust Announces February 2007 …. Market Wire (press release)
Washington Real Estate Buys 5 Buildings Houston Chronicle
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Qatari Diar and NorthCourse Leisure Real Estate SolutionsSM sign … - AME In…

13 Feb 2007 at 10:47pm

Peninsula On-line Qatari Diar and NorthCourse Leisure Real Estate SolutionsSM sign ….
AME Info (press release), United Arab Emirates - 2 hours ago
Real Estate industry leaders Qatari Diar, a regional leader in sustainable real estate development, and NorthCourse, a global leisure real estate consulting ….
Qatari Diar Real Estate Development and Investment Company and …. CCNMatthews (press release)
Sotheby?s International Realty to Expand into Qatar, Morocco …. ASIATravelTips.com
Qatari Diar signs pact with NorthCourse Peninsula On-line
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The New Rules of Real Estate (CNN Money)

13 Feb 2007 at 11:48am

IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE (SECOND EDITION), by Robert J. Shiller (2005) Originally written during the dotcom boom, this book explains the economic and psychological factors that contribute to the creation of speculative bubbles. The new edition contains additional material on the dynamics of real estate markets.

FTSE shrugs off real estate weakness (FT.com via Yahoo! News)

13 Feb 2007 at 6:20am

London equities moved higher on Tuesday despite an uncertain outlook from British Land hampering the real estate sector.

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Harrah's to separate real estate assets - filing - Reuters

11 Feb 2007 at 11:06pm

Harrah's to separate real estate assets - filing
Reuters - 5 hours ago
A real estate debt-facility would require that one or more subsidiaries be created on or before the closing of the deal, the filing said. ….
Harrah's Sees New Home for Real Estate Wall Street Journal (subscription)
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A Home's Real Value - Boston Globe

11 Feb 2007 at 3:06am

Inman.com (subscription) A Home's Real Value
Boston Globe, MA - Feb 11, 2007
After my in-laws died in 2005, we listed their Plymouth house with a real estate agent. Someone would eventually buy the place ? we were resigned to the ….
Real estate's January report card Inman.com (subscription)
Housing not really in slump The Desert Sun
Home Shoppers Do Their Hunting Online Top Tech News
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Briefing - Asia Real Estate - Feb 12, 2007 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)

12 Feb 2007 at 12:08am

An executive briefing on real estate for Feb 12, 2007, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

Industrial real-estate market ends 2006 on strong note (BizJournals)

12 Feb 2007 at 1:39am

The city's largest industrial real estate owner is making good on its title once again.

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Evercore Asset Management to Vote Against Proposal by American … - PR Newsw…

9 Feb 2007 at 11:16pm

E Canada Now Evercore Asset Management to Vote Against Proposal by American ….
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 6 hours ago
9 /PRNewswire/ — Evercore Asset Management, LLC (EAM) today announced that if the current proposal by Carl Icahn's American Real Estate Partners LP to ….
Brandes Announces Its Intention to Vote Against Lear/American Real …. PR Newswire (press release)
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Some Sing the Blues While This Real Estate Company Sings For Joy … - PR Web…

10 Feb 2007 at 3:05am

Some Sing the Blues While This Real Estate Company Sings For Joy ….
PR Web (press release), WA - 3 hours ago
J & D Real Estate , LLC has been its own brokerage since 2005, with several years of experience with other brokerages. It is a family owned, customer focused ….

Real Estate People & Places (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

10 Feb 2007 at 12:20am

Real estate news in brief.

? Sarasota Real Estate Home Market (Turks.US)

10 Feb 2007 at 1:43am

If one is interested in purchasing a Sarasota home, better to seek the expertise of a certified real estate agent that can give the necessary assistance and guidance up to the buying process.

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IDX Search Tools give MiamiPalaces.com an Edge over other Real … - SBWire (…

7 Feb 2007 at 9:08am

IDX Search Tools give MiamiPalaces.com an Edge over other Real ….
SBWire (press release), WI - 7 hours ago
The IDX Broker application provides agents, brokers and other real estate professionals with the tools needed to create a competitive advantage in a growing ….
RE/MAX Silver Fern Team adds IDX Search Tools to Real Estate Website dBusinessNews Denver (press release)
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The Nation's Largest REIA Teams Up With Real Estate Investors.TV - Yahoo! New…

7 Feb 2007 at 2:07pm

The Nation's Largest REIA Teams Up With Real Estate Investors.TV
Yahoo! News (press release) - 2 hours ago
The broad selection of on-line seminars by actual real estate investors gives you the leg up to become a real estate investing success" stated Diana Rainoff ….
Real Estate Guru Don DeRosa Joins Real Estate Investors.TV CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)
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Corrected: Duke Energy earnings fall on real estate (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

7 Feb 2007 at 8:10am

Duke Energy Corp. , one of the largest U.S. power companies, on Tuesday posted lower quarterly profit as a decline in real estate earnings offset benefits from the company's purchase of peer Cinergy Corp.

Report: Real-estate tycoon Zell eyeing Tribune (Market Watch)

7 Feb 2007 at 1:09pm

On Feb. 7, a MarketWatch report about real-estate tycoon Sam Zell expressing interest in bidding for Tribune Co. incorrectly attributed a newspaper report to the Los Angeles Times, it should have been the Chicago Tribune. See corrected story.

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