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  WSJ.com: Commercial Real Estate

• Mortgage Bankers Sell Building at a Loss

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:06 pm

  The Mortgage Bankers Association sold its 10-story headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for $41.3 million, well below the $79 million it paid in 2007.

• Mortgage Bankers Sell Building at a Loss

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:06 pm

  The Mortgage Bankers Association sold its 10-story headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for $41.3 million, well below the $79 million it paid in 2007.

• Connecticut, Starwood Hit Bump

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:29 pm

  Connecticut pulled off a coup when Starwood Hotels agreed to relocate its headquarters there. But now there are questions being raised over how the state sealed the deal.

• Connecticut, Starwood Hit Bump

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:29 pm

  Connecticut pulled off a coup when Starwood Hotels agreed to relocate its headquarters there. But now there are questions being raised over how the state sealed the deal.

• China Prepares to Salvage CCTV Tower

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:33 pm

  Beijing is preparing to rebuild a Rem Koolhaas skyscraper in the complex housing the national broadcaster, a year after fire gutted the structure.

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  WSJ.com: Real Estate

• Mortgage Bankers Sell Building at a Loss

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:06 pm

  The Mortgage Bankers Association sold its 10-story headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for $41.3 million, well below the $79 million it paid in 2007.

• Connecticut, Starwood Hit Bump

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:29 pm

  Connecticut pulled off a coup when Starwood Hotels agreed to relocate its headquarters there. But now there are questions being raised over how the state sealed the deal.

• China Prepares to Salvage CCTV Tower

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:33 pm

  Beijing is preparing to rebuild a Rem Koolhaas skyscraper in the complex housing the national broadcaster, a year after fire gutted the structure.

• Home Builders See Daylight

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:42 am

  Fewer write-downs and cancellations along with improved order rates are putting some lift into the depressed home construction market.

• Lenders Seize Sillerman Resort

  4 Feb 2010 | 6:45 pm

  Lenders holding the $180 million mortgage on entertainment mogul Robert Sillerman's luxury resort in Anguilla have taken over the half-built project.

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  Wash Post Real Estate

• Murray Hill, just south of Beltway, offers convenience and comforts

  Ann Cameron Siegal

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm

  It's easy to drive past Murray Hill as you navigate Indian Head Highway, Route 210. But this conveniently located community of ramblers and split-levels in Prince George's County is worth a look.

• Cash-in refinancing could help homeowners save

  Kenneth Harney

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm

  Thinking of cashing out some equity when you refinance your mortgage? Sure, that used to be what millions of homeowners did when they needed extra money.

• An infrared sauna: Luxury at a price you can relax with

  Barbara Ruben Special to The Washington Post

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm

  Lyme disease left Kathy Fowler's hands so stiff that she couldn't type. She couldn't remember simple directions. Intravenous antibiotics helped, but Fowler, a health reporter for WJLA (Channel 7), wanted to explore alternative treatments as well.

• housing counsel

  Housing Counsel

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm

  Housing Counsel, by Benny L. Kass, can be found this week at http://washingtonpost.com/realestate. He discusses how owners can secure a tax-deferred exchange of a second home. His column will return to the print edition.

• MURRAY HILL

  Murray Hill

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm

  BOUNDARIES: Indian Head Highway to the west, Livingston Road to the north, Hart Road to the east and E. Barrett Road to the south

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  NYT > Real Estate

• Salt Lake City Journal: Project Renews Downtown, and Debate

  By KIRK JOHNSON

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:09 am

  A $1 billion Mormon church-financed redevelopment project and a wave of recent church purchases in Salt Lake City have put a new focus on the line between culture and economics.

• In City Real Estate, Old Clans Are Shrewd Again

  By CHARLES V. BAGLI

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:10 am

  Some families with deep roots in Manhattan kept their heads a few years ago when the market overheated.

• Developer Is Accused of Fleecing Investors

  By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:40 pm

  Adam Hochfelder, a onetime real estate mogul, was charged with taking $2.5 million from clients and friends for hotel deals he never made.

• New York Plans to Topple Public Housing Towers

  By MANNY FERNANDEZ

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:43 pm

  For the first time in its 75-year history, the New York City Housing Authority wants to knock down an entire high-rise complex.

• Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Cory Gubner

  By VIVIAN MARINO

  6 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm

  Mr. Gubner is the president and chief executive of RHYS Commercial, a full-service commercial real estate company based in Stamford, Conn.

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  Commercial Real Estate Industry News Headlines | Bizjournals.com

• RBC buys Portrait project at auction

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:56 am

  RBC Bank purchased portions of the unfinished Ridge Creek condominium project at a foreclosure auction Tuesday.

• Essex buys West Dublin BART site for $5M

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:48 am

  Essex Property Trust, a San Mateo-based apartment developer and owner, paid $5 million for a 3.6-acre parcel entitled for up to 309 apartments next to the West Dublin BART Station.

• Baltimore scrambling for snow removal contractors

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am

  Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake put out a call Tuesday to local contractors able to clean up and cart off the record snowfall that’s littered Baltimore’s roadways.

• Cousins profit up 18 percent 2009

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:22 am

  Cousins Properties Inc. overcame more than $140 million in impairment charges to grow its profit by 18.5 percent in 2009. (CUZ)

• Fenty welcomes CoStar to town

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:16 am

  Mayor Adrian Fenty welcomed CoStar Group Inc. to D.C. on Tuesday with a snowy press conference at the company’s new headquarters, where he pledged to use incentive packages to lure other employers to the city. (CSGP)

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  Residential Real Estate Industry News Headlines | Bizjournals.com

• Texas unveils veteran homebuyer discount

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:47 am

  The state released $30 million today meant to assist veterans buying homes in Texas.

• Condos spur uptick in home sales

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am

  The number of Nashville-area home sales again ticked upward, according to data released today by the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors.

• Survey: Jobs, housing biggest local concerns

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:42 am

  Employment and the residential housing industry were the top economic concerns for the majority of Memphians taking part in the latest SurveyMemphis.

• Cousins profit up 18 percent 2009

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:22 am

  Cousins Properties Inc. overcame more than $140 million in impairment charges to grow its profit by 18.5 percent in 2009. (CUZ)

• Zillow: Pennsylvania mortgage rates rise, but stay below 5%

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:02 am

  Average mortgage rates in Pennsylvania rose over the past week, but stayed just below 5 percent, according to mortgage rate Web site Zillow.com.

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  msnbc.com: Real estate

• Mortgage rates edge up slightly

  4 Feb 2010 | 9:30 am

  Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages rose slightly this week, inching above 5 percent, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac - Mortgage - Loan - Macintosh - Apple

• NYT: No help in sight, more homeowners walk away

  2 Feb 2010 | 9:25 pm

  By June, about 5.1 million people are projected own a home whose value is below 75 percent of what is owed, prompting many to walk away from their mortgages. Mortgage - New York Times - Foreclosure - United States - Loan

• Modest increase seen in home sales activity

  2 Feb 2010 | 8:09 am

  The number of people preparing to buy a home rose slightly in December, a sign that home sales could be stabilizing heading into the spring home buying season. Shrubs - Plants - Home - Gardening - Roses

• Duplicity in mother-of-all mortgage walkaways

  31 Jan 2010 | 9:46 am

  Tishman Speyer Properties walks away from 11,232 Manhattan apartments because it can't pay its mortgage. That's good business. Tishman Speyer Properties - Business - United States - Financial Services - Mortgages

• Some see hints of bottom in housing

  29 Jan 2010 | 4:47 am

  Although evidence is mixed and tentative, some analysts see evidence that hard-hit housing markets in California, Arizona and elsewhere are showing signs of healing. California - Arizona - United States - Business and Economy - Housing

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  Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com

• Scarlett Johansson selling L.A. manse

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:42 am

• Money pit: When a cheap foreclosure costs much more

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:59 am

  Dusan Tatomirovic found a steal when he bought a foreclosed condo just north of Monterey, Calif., last April for $130,000.

• 6 ways to ensure remodeling pays off

  5 Feb 2010 | 4:09 am

  Just a few years ago you could count on getting the bulk of your money back for almost any home-improvement project you took on. Today merely replacing a toilet seat can feel like throwing caution, and cash, to the wind. According to a study from Remodeling magazine, the average return on value for an upgrade declined from 87% in 2005 to 64% in 2009. But these six new rules will help you maximize your return on your remodeling investment.

• The commercial real estate dilemma

  4 Feb 2010 | 1:34 am

  Luckily for banks, the commercial real estate time bomb just keeps on ticking.

• Lost your house? You still have to pay

  3 Feb 2010 | 12:21 pm

  As terrible as it is to lose your house to foreclosure, at least it's a relief to put your biggest financial headache behind you, right?