China to assess the energy consumption performance of real estate … - Peopl…

19 Dec 2006 at 7:41pm

China to assess the energy consumption performance of real estate ….
People's Daily Online, China - 2 hours ago
Energy-saving initiatives will be obligatory for all real estate investment applications in China from the first day of 2007, as the country moves to boost ….

State Street offers first international real estate exchange … - Boston Globe

19 Dec 2006 at 10:20am

State Street offers first international real estate exchange ….
Boston Globe, United States - 11 hours ago
…. Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corp., said today it has launched the first-ever international real estate exchange-traded fund. ….
New real - estate ETF is a globe-trotter MarketWatch
International Real Estate ETF begins trading ETF guide
SSgA creates ETF tracking global real estate Pensions & Investments
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Real estate: Laid back in Los Angeles (USA Today)

19 Dec 2006 at 6:55pm

With home sales skidding even with the median price up to a gravity-defying $583,000, it's hard to believe the Los Angeles real estate market is stabilizing.

Real Estate Dip Brings Layoffs in Home Construction (NPR)

19 Dec 2006 at 7:49pm

Only a year ago, construction firms were scrambling to find enough workers. Now they're laying them off as the real estate market slumps. Toll Brothers, one of the largest homebuilding firms, expects to lay off as much as 15 percent of its workforce.

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