Archive for the ‘Real Estate’ Category

Philly Office Market Defies Curse

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

So far Philadelphia’s commercial real-estate leasing market has held steady in the midst of the economic carnage.
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Commercial-Property Pressures Grow

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Cash-flow projections for commercial properties are being scaled back in anticipation of a greater economic slowdown.
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Crying Over the House Hunt

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

The home-buying process in New Jersey proved more difficult than Neal Templin expected.
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Why Libraries Are Back in Style

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Libraries have become fashionable. Rather than being about books, their appeal is about creating a certain ambiance.
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New York’s 9/11 Site Needed a Logue

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Rebuilding Ground Zero is arguably the greatest political and bureaucratic fiasco in the history of the world. Planner Edward J. Logue would have provided the leadership that the 9/11 site needed desperately and never had.
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In a Slow Market, Builders Offer Big Incentives

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

There’s no guarantee that the housing market will turn around soon—but some builders are offering discounts that make it worth jumping now. June Fletcher offers tips on how to negotiate for a great deal.
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Tycoon Finds Opportunity in China Property Slump

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Hong Kong property tycoon Vincent Lo made his name and fortune riding China’s real-estate boom, and now he sees opportunity as the market stumbles.
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Fannie, Freddie Are Pounded

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunged amid concerns that the providers of funding for U.S. home mortgages won’t be able to avoid a government bailout.
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Toll Brothers Posts Revenue Decline

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Toll Brothers said the market for new homes remained weak in its latest quarter, but CEO Robert Toll said the luxury homebuilder sees “growing pent-up demand” for people who have delayed buying the past three years.
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Japanese Developer Urban Fails

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Japanese property developer Urban filed for court-led rehabilitation when it collapsed with $2.34 billion in liabilities, becoming the nation’s biggest corporate failure so far this year.
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