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Dark Passages: Real estate noir

That means, like a lot of dwellers of the five boroughs, I spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking about real estate, whether griping about
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30Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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Two home-building partners are caught in the middle — again

Now, the failed loan is at the center of the federal government’s latest effort to get tough on bankers it blames for the collapse of the real estate and
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28Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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Construction and Deconstruction

Abu Dhabi leaders witnessed Dubai’s somewhat laissez faire approach to construction, followed by its introduction of freehold real estate.
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28Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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CB Richard Ellis Group swings to $54.8-million profit in 2nd quarter

The commercial real estate brokerage says revenue increased 23% to $1.2 billion as its business improved around the world. By Roger Vincent, Los Angeles
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27Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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Tribune cuts back plan for management bonuses

Tribune Co. will have to mount some persuasive arguments why regulators should allow real estate mogul Sam Zell to take the media company private,
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26Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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Mortgage defaults in California at 3-year low

Experts and real estate professionals said the increase in foreclosure activity also has to do with the steadying housing market.
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23Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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Home sales drop 5.1% in June, less than expected

Real estate analysts had predicted a bigger decline because of the expiration of a federal tax credit. By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times The US market
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23Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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Offices at the top are going empty

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A survey by real estate brokerage Jones Lang LaSalle found a score of tall buildings downtown and on the Westside where the penthouses are vacant.
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18Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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Heirs of the wealthy escape estate tax

Other recently deceased billionaires, cited by Forbes magazine, include California real estate developer Walter H. Shorenstein, Houston oil man Dan L.
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16Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued
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China’s economic growth slows in second quarter

Government stimulus spending and loose bank lending have helped fuel a real estate bubble and rising inflation. Policymakers have tightened credit and
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15Jul2010 | Los Angeles Times | Continued