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Entries from October 2009

Breaking Ground: Goldeneye

October 30th, 2009 · No Comments

A residential addition to a well-known resort in Jamaica.


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In Japan, Homes Built With the Bathtub in Mind

October 30th, 2009 · No Comments

For many Japanese, the most important room in the house is the bathroom.


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Hilton Debt Weighs on Blackstone

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Blackstone has begun talks with lenders to cut $5 billion from the $20 billion debt load carried by Hilton, as the private-equity firm seeks to protect its single biggest investment from default.

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Landlords Sweeten Pot for Renters

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Some of the country’s top office-building owners reported they are cutting rents and increasing tenant incentives to keep buildings filled during one of the worst commercial real-estate markets in decades.

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German Firms Scour U.S. for Deals

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

More than 25 years ago, when the U.S. commercial real-estate began to emerge from its last collapse, Germans snapped up properties at discount prices. History may be repeating itself.

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Property Values: What You Get for … $450,000

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

A home on 80 acres in the Catskills, a ranch-style house in Southfield, Mich., and a house in Sarasota, Fla.


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In Sicily, Renovating a Cave

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Amid the fabled 100 churches in Modica, Italy, architects William Brockschmidt and Richard Dragisic found a second home.


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Bankers’ Group Burned

October 27th, 2009 · No Comments

A trade group for the mortgage industry has proved itself a poor judge of the commercial real-estate market.

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CapitaLand’s Net Profit Drops 33%

October 27th, 2009 · No Comments

CapitaLand said third-quarter net profit fell 33%, due to the lack of substantial divestment gains made a year earlier, but the group was encouraged by the absence of revaluation losses and impairment charges seen earlier this year.

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Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Bruce E. Mosler

October 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Mr. Mosler has for five years served as the president and chief executive of Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate services firm whose majority owner is Exor S.p.A. of Italy.


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