Archive for June, 2009

Possible recovery in retail real estate (The Nation - Thailand’s English news)

Development activity in the Bangkok retail real-estate market has gradually recovered after a quiet first quarter.
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Emaar, Dubai Holdings in Talks About Merger of Real-Estate Units (Bloomberg)

June 26 (Bloomberg) — Emaar Properties and Dubai Holdings LLC are in advanced talks about a combination of their Emaar, Dubai Properties LLC, Sama Dubai LLC and Tatweer LLC real-estate business, Emaar said in an e-mailed statement today.
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Don’t forget how we landed in real-estate mess (The Arizona Republic)

Real estate is all about location and at this time of year this location stinks.
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Sunny Day Real Estate Classic Lineup Reunites For Tour (Billboard)

Pioneering Seattle rock band Sunny Day Real Estate will return to the road with its four original members this fall and will reissue its first two Sub Pop albums on Sept. 15.
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City Hall blog: Real estate broker Randall Turner proposes closing Love Field to redevelop 12:26 PM (Dallas Morning News)

Dallas real estate broker Randall Turner has a $26 billion dream. He calls it the Texas Riviera.
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Craig Ruth dies at 78; commercial real estate figure (Los Angeles Times)

Ruth co-founded Tooley & Co., whose high-profile projects included the Westin Bonaventure and the L.A. Forum. Craig Ruth, who co-founded Tooley & Co., a leading commercial real estate development and property management firm whose high-profile projects included the Westin Bonaventure and the Forum arena, has died. He was 78.
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N.J. real estate firm Burgdorff to fold into Coldwell Banker (The Star-Ledger)

Say goodbye to Burgdorff. The real estate brand with a more than half century of history in New Jersey will disappear, folding into Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, parent company NRT said today. The merger of Burgdorff ERA and Coldwell Banker…
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Local real estate market looking for a rebound (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)

The real estate market in Columbus and Phenix City is starting to see an uptick in activity, but it won’t necessarily be reflected in the latest statistics.
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Realtors, real estate agents and brokers: What’s the difference? (The Washington DC Examiner)

The D.C.-area housing market is a complex mix of communities and housing styles, so first-time buyers often seek help from a real estate agent to help them sort out where and what to buy.
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Real estate not sought after (Straits Times)

SINGAPORE no longer appears on the radar screen of most non-listed institutional investors and fund managers, according to the latest survey by Asian Real Estate Association (Area). This year’s hottest picks are China, Australia and Japan, said its Investment Intentions Asia Survey 2009.
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