• Oil Spill Delivers Recovery Setback (Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:19:20 EDT)
  The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is imperiling billions of dollars of commercial real-estate investments with potentially grave repercussions for developers, lenders and investors.
  
• Qataris Continue London Buying Spree (Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:52:13 EDT)
  Barwa said it will buy Park House development in London's fashionable West End district for $369 million, as Qatari investors continue to snap up prime real estate in the city.
  
• Dallas Condo Project: Exception to the Slump (Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:28:39 EDT)
  Developers will start construction later this month on a long-planned luxury high-rise condominium in Dallas, an unusual example of new development for a sector that was battered by the housing bust.
  
• Apartment Leases, Rentals Pick Up (Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:23:59 EDT)
  Some of the nation's largest apartment-building landlords are reporting that rent declines have stopped and some are even boasting modest increases.
  
• St. Joe's Gulf Presence Not a Plus (Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:43:31 EDT)
  Prominent Florida Panhandle landowner St. Joe has seen its stock pummeled on concern that the oil spill could cut into its tourism business.
  

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• Qataris Continue London Buying Spree (Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:52:13 EDT)
  Barwa said it will buy Park House development in London's fashionable West End district for $369 million, as Qatari investors continue to snap up prime real estate in the city.
  
• Dallas Condo Project: Exception to the Slump (Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:28:39 EDT)
  Developers will start construction later this month on a long-planned luxury high-rise condominium in Dallas, an unusual example of new development for a sector that was battered by the housing bust.
  
• Apartment Leases, Rentals Pick Up (Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:23:59 EDT)
  Some of the nation's largest apartment-building landlords are reporting that rent declines have stopped and some are even boasting modest increases.
  
• St. Joe's Gulf Presence Not a Plus (Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:43:31 EDT)
  Prominent Florida Panhandle landowner St. Joe has seen its stock pummeled on concern that the oil spill could cut into its tourism business.
  
• Open for Business: Turkey (Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:54:56 EDT)
  Turkey is becoming increasingly attractive for international investors as it continues to open markets and adapt its laws to European norms in its bid to join the EU.
  
• Good Timing for BP Sales? (Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:12:02 EDT)
  BP has put 114 gasoline stations and convenience-store properties on the block in 22 states. Potential buyers may think they have the advantage on pricing.
  
• Builders Return to Florida (Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:56:03 EDT)
  Home builders are welcoming what they see as a returning market in Central Florida by snatching up cheap land and beginning construction on smaller, less expensive subdivisions.
  
• Tishman Saves D.C. Properties (Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:05:36 EDT)
  A partnership led by Tishman succeeded at keeping ownership of a group of Washington, D.C., office buildings by putting in $700 million in new capital, fending off Brookfield Properties.
  
• Vornado to Get Stake in LNR (Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:20:02 EDT)
  Cerberus Capital Management has found a way to possibly salvage its investment in real-estate company LNR Property. But it will have to share ownership with an old adversary—Vornado Realty Trust.
  
• Hotel Deals Pick Up (Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:10:50 EDT)
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's flurry of buying illustrates that hotel sales are beginning to revive after a two-year drought.
  
• M.D.C. and W.B. Homes Team Up (Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:23:56 EDT)
  M.D.C. Holdings recently cut a deal with W.B. Homes to co-develop a prime land parcel north of Philadelphia, an alliance between a public company and a private operator that could become a model for future deals.
  
• Property Investors Eye Spain (Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:27:21 EDT)
  While Spain's financial problems have shaken up Europe, some investors are hoping savings banks could begin to dispose of property faster as part of their furious efforts to restructure.
  
• In Developers' Sights: London's Earls Court (Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:04:28 EDT)
  Developers this month will submit plans to revamp London exhibition center Olympia, a prelude to demolishing the Earls Court Exhibition Center after the capital hosts the Olympic Games in 2012.
  
• Hong Kong Auction Beats Forecasts (Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:09:39 EDT)
  A prime residential site in Hong Kong's Kowloon peninsula went to Sun Hung Kai Properties. The $1.4 billion winning bid was above market expectations.
  
• Miami Snaps Up Busted Condos (Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:37:10 EDT)
  Miami Beach Community Development Corp. recently bought the 35-unit Neptune Beach, stepping up competition with private parties for bargain-priced deals.
  
• Oil Spill Delivers Recovery Setback (Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:19:20 EDT)
  The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is imperiling billions of dollars of commercial real-estate investments with potentially grave repercussions for developers, lenders and investors.
  

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