Archive for August, 2007

DLA Piper Wants ‘Global Real Estate’ Practice (Law.com)

DLA Piper is planning to open offices in the capital of the United Arab Emirates and perhaps the neighboring country of Qatar and is also exploring setting up in Mumbai, India. The firm, which already has an office in Dubai, sees the Persian Gulf region as attractive because of the oil wealth and booming real […]

Developer Says Real Estate Buyers Are Too Worried (CBS 13 Sacramento)

Developer John Leonard says the gloomy real estate market has scared buyers off. Many are waiting for the market to settle and the forecast to brighten up.
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Real estate slow down makes it more affordable for first time buyers (KSBY San Luis Obispo)

The real estate slow down is making it more affordable for first time buyers to get into their own home.
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Real Estate Agent Hires Actors To Be Fake Family (WLBZ Bangor)

CREST, Calif. (NBC) — Real estate agents are coming up with some creative ideas to get buyers interested.
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Dumb real-estate robber caught by police (WMCTV Memphis)

Bartlett police say they solved the recent real estate agent robbery. Thanks to smart police work and a really stupid suspect. It took Bartlett police just a few days to charge Mario Coleman of Memphis
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BTB Real Estate Q2 Net Loss Widens (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) - BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (BTB_U.V)(BTB_DB.V) posted second quarter net loss of C$176 thousands, in comparison with a net loss of C$64 thousand in the same quarter last year. Rental revenue for the quarter was C$2.05 million.
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Domain Names: The Latest Real Estate Deals (E-Commerce Times)

Many of us have thought of “locking up” a killer domain name or Web address. Then, all we’d have to do is find a buyer. Some people with whom I speak tell me that all of the good domain names have been registered. Personally, I think that an enterprising and savvy person can still make […]

GE’s Intramerica Real Estate Group Acquires 5M SF of Mexican Industrial Space (Commercial Property News)

Intramerica Real Estate Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Real Estate, said today it had acquired a portfolio of industrial parks in Mexico from Intermex, a Mexican developer. The purchase price was not released.
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Sino Ocean Real Estate readies $1.3 bln HK IPO (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

HONG KONG, Aug 31 - Sino Ocean Real Estate Development, partly owned by China’s largest shipping firm, COSCO International , has won approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for an initial public offering worth up to US$1.3 billion, sources familiar with […]

Commercial Real Estate Hangs Tight (The Memphis Daily News)

The nation’s residential housing market may be sinking, but commercial real estate in Memphis has remained afloat.The city’s office sector r….
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