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  WSJ.com: Commercial Real Estate

• U.K.'s Liberty Forges On

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm

  Liberty International has made strides over the past year shoring up its balance sheet, managing occupancy and maintaining cash flow. But the U.K.'s largest retail landlord's problems are far from over.

• U.K.'s Liberty Forges On

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm

  Liberty International has made strides over the past year shoring up its balance sheet, managing occupancy and maintaining cash flow. But the U.K.'s largest retail landlord's problems are far from over.

• Fears of New Bubble as Cash Pours In

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm

  The World Bank and IMF are raising concerns that efforts by governments and central banks to stoke a recovery will create asset bubbles in real estate, stock and currency markets.

• Wells Bets on Recovery to Fix Mortgages

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm

  Wells Fargo & Co.'s strategy for modifying troubled Pick-A-Pay mortgages looks like a game of kick-the-can-down-the-road.

• Wells Bets on Recovery to Fix Mortgages

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm

  Wells Fargo & Co.'s strategy for modifying troubled Pick-A-Pay mortgages looks like a game of kick-the-can-down-the-road.

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  WSJ.com: Real Estate

• U.K.'s Liberty Forges On

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm

  Liberty International has made strides over the past year shoring up its balance sheet, managing occupancy and maintaining cash flow. But the U.K.'s largest retail landlord's problems are far from over.

• Fears of New Bubble as Cash Pours In

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm

  The World Bank and IMF are raising concerns that efforts by governments and central banks to stoke a recovery will create asset bubbles in real estate, stock and currency markets.

• Wells Bets on Recovery to Fix Mortgages

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm

  Wells Fargo & Co.'s strategy for modifying troubled Pick-A-Pay mortgages looks like a game of kick-the-can-down-the-road.

• Developers Diversified Deal Is Nearer

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:27 am

  A closely watched deal that may help uncork the commercial-property debt market is picking up steam after being threatened by the Fed.

• Hotel Venture Runs Into Ugly Reality

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:53 am

  A foray into hotels by Sam Nazarian, who operates some of L.A.'s hottest nightspots, has turned into a costly slog amid the worst hotel market in decades.

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  Wash Post Real Estate

• Ask the Builder: Research soapstone counters before buying

  Tim Carter

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  DEAR TIM: A kitchen designer recommended soapstone countertops for my new kitchen. Do you have any experience with soapstone counters or even a soapstone sink? I've never heard of this material and wonder about it. Would you use it in your home? If not, why not? -- Tara M., Montrose, Calif.

• 30-year rates fall back below 5 percent

  Post

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Mortgage rates for 30-year, fixed-rate home loans fell for the first time in a month this week as the Federal Reserve pledged to keep its benchmark rate near zero.

• Housewatch: Architect Berkus's own house is small, full of poetry and surprise

  Post

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  When architect Barry Berkus designed a pied-à-terre for himself in Santa Barbara, Calif., three years ago, he brought an unusual depth to the project.

• Basement condo? Busy road? It's a tough sell.

  Dan Rafter

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Gus Drakakis's single-family brick colonial didn't seem like it would be an easy sell. Yes, it was in good condition. And yes, it was remodeled.

• Charles County's Clarks Run a place to put down roots

  Jim Brocker

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Mike Hanks grew up in Clarks Run, and he loved his childhood days playing sports with his friends around the La Plata neighborhood. Years later, when Hanks was looking for a safe place to raise a family, Clarks Run was an easy choice. In fact, he bought his old house from his parents.

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  NYT > Real Estate

• In the Region | New Jersey: A Makeover Plan, Up Close

  By ANTOINETTE MARTIN

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 pm

  Progress is being made in converting Newark’s empty lots and abandoned buildings into new housing, despite a crushing recession.

• Big Deal: Almost Family

  By JOSH BARBANEL

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 pm

  Joseph A. Olshefski, who spent much of his adult life at 313 East 58th, is now acting as the broker for the owner, who is selling it.

• Living In | Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Where Rivers Meet, Ahh-Inspiring Views

  By ELSA BRENNER

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:47 pm

  About 40 percent of Croton-on-Hudson is set aside as parkland, and the area is known for its rivers.

• Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Howard L. Michaels

  By VIVIAN MARINO

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:06 pm

  Mr. Michaels is the chairman and chief executive of the Carlton Group, a real estate investment bank that specializes in equity and debt placement.

• Mortgages: HUD Combats Discrimination

  By BOB TEDESCHI

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:06 pm

  The federal government is poised to enact rules to combat discrimination on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration.

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  Commercial Real Estate Industry News Headlines | Bizjournals.com

• Contractor chosen for Banks portion

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pm

  An Alabama contractor has been hired to build the private portion of the Banks riverfront development project. Brasfield & Gorrie LLC is expected to start building a 300-unit apartment building and 80,000 square feet of retail space in December. The Birmingham contractor was selected after a competitive process, according to a press release from Carter and the Dawson Co., the master development team for the Banks.

• United Security Bank of Sparta fails

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm

  Regulators seized tiny United Security Bank of Sparta, Ga., Friday, making it the state's 21st failure of the year, as Georgia’s banking crisis shows no sign of abating.

• Fidelity posts loss for fiscal 2009

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm

  Fidelity Bancorp Inc., Pittsburgh, Friday reported a net loss of $1.99 million, or 66 cents per diluted share, for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

• Real deals: Warehouse sells for $5M

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm

  Fisher Scientific Co. LLC has purchased the warehouse it already occupies in the Montbello industrial park for $5.05 million. (TMO)

• National Retail reports 23% drop in 3Q

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm

  National Retail Properties Inc. reported a 23 percent decline in net income for the third quarter of 2009. (NNN)

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  Residential Real Estate Industry News Headlines | Bizjournals.com

• Whole Foods to move into San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:22 pm

  Whole Foods is coming to Haight and Stanyan streets after all. (WFMI)

• Freddie Mac will not make Treasury draw

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:35 pm

  A day after Fannie Mae said it would tap the Treasury Department for another $15 billion, Freddie Mac reported another quarterly loss but said it does not currently need more government aid. (FRE) (FNM)

• Fidelity posts loss for fiscal 2009

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm

  Fidelity Bancorp Inc., Pittsburgh, Friday reported a net loss of $1.99 million, or 66 cents per diluted share, for its fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

• Denver home resales rebound in October

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm

  Metro Denver home resales increased in October from September, but were down from October of last year, according to a Metrolist Inc. housing report released Friday.

• Sacramento County to scale back development services

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm

  Sacramento County will close its building and development department counters on Fridays starting Monday, Nov. 16, the county announced, citing falling revenues.

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  msnbc.com: Real estate

• Homebuilders hunting for land again

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pm

  The housing bust left homebuilders with plenty of red ink on their books. But now they are on the hunt again, vying for choice parcels where prices are cheap.

• Fannie Mae getting into home rental business

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday.

• Rates on 30-year loans fall below 5 percent

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:37 am

  Rates for 30-year home loans dipped below 5 percent this week after rising for three straight weeks.

• Newsweek: Baby boomers reignite housing market

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:33 pm

  Before the crash, older home-buyers were already big players in the real-estate market, and now their influence is growing. According to the National Association of Realtors, people over 55 bought 21 percent of the homes that were sold in 2008, up from 13 percent in 2001.

• Pulte Homes posts third-quarter loss

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:02 am

  Pulte Homes Inc. lost $361.4 million in the third quarter, but with the acquisition of Centex Corp., the homebuilder increased sales by more than a third.

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  Commercial Property News - Latest News

• Manhattan Retail Hit Hard in '09, But Turnaround on Tap

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:04 am

  It's been a rough year for retail, even in tony Manhattan. The crumbling of Wall Street in the fourth-quarter of 2008 spurred the downward spiral of the market and the recession just added salt to the wound, according to a third quarter report by Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services.

• Germany's Promising Discount Retail Market Lures Behringer Harvard

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:04 am

  With the recession having taken a chunk out of consumers' pocketbooks around the world, the retail real estate market has been struggling for quite some time, and the situation is no different in Germany. However, the discount retail sub-sector is thriving in the country, and Dallas-based commercial real estate firm Behringer Harvard has positioned itself to capitalize on related development opportunities with the recent formation of Behringer Harvard German Retail, a joint venture with Hanover, Germany-based real estate investment and management company Rahlfs Immobilien GmbH.

• Organization Launches $4B Green Initiative for Affordable Housing

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:04 am

  The green movement in commercial real estate has caught on like wildfire and even with the recession having left most clutching their pocketbooks, it continues to spread. Now Columbia, Md.-based Enterprise Community Investment Inc. plans to take the trend to new heights with the kicking off its $4 billion Green Communities initiative, which is designed to propel the greening of affordable housing development across the country.

• As San Antonio Office Market Rebounds, Transwestern Takes Over at 2MSF Mixed-Use

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:04 am

  With San Antonio's office market rebounding in the third quarter, Transwestern’s local office hopes to take advantage of that good karma with the contract to handle the real estate services assignment for the Brooks City-Base development there.

• Economy Watch: Capmark Files for Bankruptcy

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:04 am

  Major commercial real estate lender Capmark Financial Group Inc. and various subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which last month the company had warned was coming. The move will allow the Capmark to reorganize and, very likely, delay selling off some of its $20 billion-plus in assets at less-than-desirable prices.

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  Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com

• $8,000 homebuyers tax credit extended

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:21 pm

  President Obama signed an extension and expansion of the first-time homebuyers tax credit on Friday.

• No decision yet on homebuyer credit

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:22 am

  While momentum is building on Capitol Hill to extend the $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit, President Obama's housing secretary said Tuesday the administration has not decided whether to support its expansion.

• Fannie Mae posts $19 billion loss on bad loans

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm

  Read full story for latest details.

• Three cheers for college football towns

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:31 pm

  Many Americans love living in university towns, especially ones with big-time college football teams. One of the surprising attractions of these places is that they can be very affordable.

• Avoid foreclosure: Rent your own home

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

  Giving troubled borrowers yet another way to avoid foreclosure, Fannie Mae said on Thursday it would allow eligible homeowners to rent their own homes.