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Recession and debt drag on commercial real estate |
08-14-09 |
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| LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even as the housing market starts to show signs of recovery, fortunes for commercial real estate are looking increasingly grim — and that could spell trouble for the ... |
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Maguire Properties sells Irvine, Calif., site |
08-14-09 |
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| LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maguire Properties Inc. said Tuesday that it has sold its Park Place office property in Irvine, Calif., for $17 million.
The Southern California-focused real estate invest... |
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Designs sought for mural on WTC construction fence |
08-14-09 |
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| NEW YORK (AP) — Artists looking for somewhere to display their work now have a chance to be seen at one of the city's most high-profile places — the World Trade Center site.
The Port A... |
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Brookfield Properties to raise $900M in stock sale |
08-14-09 |
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| EW YORK (AP) — Brookfield Properties Corp. on Tuesday said it plans to raise $900 million through a public common stock offering and private sale.
The real estate developer and manager said ... |
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Lender's shutdown hobbles manufactured housing |
08-14-09 |
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| Mortgages for manufactured homes have almost disappeared.
Suspecting fraud, the government last week banned Taylor, Bean & Whitaker — the No. 1 source of financing for manufactured housi... |
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UK mortgage lending rises |
08-14-09 |
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| ONDON (AP) — Britain's housing market is slowly stabilizing, though activity is still low compared to previous years due to the recession, industry bodies said Tuesday.
The Council of Mortga... |
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How to choose the right material for your deck |
08-14-09 |
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| Two decades ago, a deck was a relatively simple affair. They were built from wood, connected to your house and painted or stained to the color of your choice.
Most decks built in the U.S. are stil... |
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County north of NYC to market housing to nonwhites |
08-14-09 |
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| WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) —The suburban county just north of New York City agreed Monday to create hundreds of affordable homes in heavily white communities and encourage nonwhites to move in.
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You're vacationing, but what about your plants? |
08-14-09 |
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| So you're going away on vacation? Your plants are not, and there's no reason for them to suffer in your absence.
With a little pre-planning, they can thrive even as you stroll the streets of some ... |
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Maguire Properties to default on 7 properties |
08-14-09 |
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| OS ANGELES (AP) —Struggling office building owner Maguire Properties Inc., said Monday it would stop payment on loans for seven properties and sell those buildings or return them to lenders.
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