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10 hrs ago | Market Watch

General Growth shares fall 45%; biggest NYSE decliner

"The REIT's stress is mostly due to over-leveraging acquisitions in the past five years," Stifel Nicolaus analysts wrote in a note.

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Mon Oct 06, 2008

Investopedia

Landlord Stocks: 3 Monthly Paying REITs

Will Rogers once said, "Buy Land. They aren't making any more of the stuff." This could explain why so many get-rich-quick schemes focus on real estate investment.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Financial Markets, Retirement, Real Estate, Realty Income

Canada NewsWire

HandR REIT announces completion of plan of arrangement

1 /CNW/ - H&R Real Estate Investment Trust announced today that the internal reorganization of the REIT, which was approved by the REIT's unitholders at a special meeting on September 19, 2008, has been ...

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The Dallas Morning News

Behringer Harvard buys properties in the Czech Republic, Hungary 11:44 Am CT

Addison-based real estate investment firm Behringer Harvard said Monday that it has expanded its global holdings by buying seven properties in the Czech Republic and Hungary.

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Sun Oct 05, 2008

The Star Online

Axis to inject RM300mil assets over next two years

AXIS REIT Managers Bhd has lined up more than RM300mil worth of assets to be injected into Axis real estate investment trust over the next two years.

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Irving hotel company FelCor looks for revival

The stretch of Southern California shoreline made famous in the Beach Boys' 1960s hit Surfin' U.S.A. is the proving ground for Chief Executive Richard Smith's plan to revive FelCor Lodging Trust, the Irving ...

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Related Topix: Real Estate, FelCor Lodging Trust, Pop/Rock, The Beach Boys, Dana Point, CA, Personal Finance

InvestmentNews

REIT asset gains do an about-face

Managers of real estate investment trust securities saw their total assets drop 8.4% to $229 billion in the 12 months ended June 30.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Orinda, CA, Financial Markets

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Bloomberg

FelCor Wields $599-a-Night Rooms on Beach Boys' Shore to Stop Share Plunge

The stretch of southern California shoreline made famous in the Beach Boys' 1960s hit ``Surfin' U.S.A.'' is the proving ground for Chief Executive Officer Richard Smith 's plan to revive FelCor Lodging Trust ...

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Related Topix: Real Estate, FelCor Lodging Trust, Pop/Rock, The Beach Boys, Irving, TX, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, US News

Fri Oct 03, 2008

Zacks Analyst Interviews

In Real Estate, Remember Class A

With Greg Sukenik Oct 06, 2008 As we see Wall Street finally starting to bottom out, as many of our senior analysts had warned us on, we can't help but be reminded that this all started with the housing crunch.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Housing, Freddie Mac, Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Home, Mortgage

Earth Times

Cap Reit Third Quarter 2008 Results & Conference Call

To view the slides, access the CAP REIT web site at www.capreit.net , click on "About CAP REIT" then "Investor Relations" and follow the link at the top of the page.

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PR-inside.com

Post Properties Announces Closing of $185 million Secured Portfolio Financing

Postproperties.com - Post Properties, Inc. announced today the closing of six, cross-collateralized mortgage loans with Wachovia Multifamily Capital, Inc., pursuant to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ...

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Post Properties, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Atlanta Metro

Hollywood Reporter

Lanesborough REIT Acquires Office, M-F Complex in Canada for $38M

Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust has completed the previously announced $38 million acquisition of an apartment/office complex in Winnipeg, Manitoba, known as Colony Square.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Canada,

Thu Oct 02, 2008

The Japan Stock Blog

Housing May Be Down, But Some REITS Are Raising the Roof

Even with the downturn in the residential housing market, and credit issues that continue to make front page news, as of the end of September REITs have generated total returns including dividends of about 1.8 ...

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The Winnipeg Free Press

Cominar pays $165 million for 24-storey office tower in Montreal

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust is paying $165 million for 2001 McGill College, a 24-storey office building in downtown Montreal.

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PR-inside.com

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Research In Motion,...

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Research In Motion, AutoNation, Equity Residential, Merrill Lynch and Gafisa S.A. 2008-10-02 12:12:03 - - Zacks Equity Research highlights Research In Motion as the ...

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Related Topix: Research in Motion, Telecom, Computers, Auto Dealers, Retail, Autonation, Real Estate, Equity Residential, Financial Services, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services, Chicago Metro, Personal Finance

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Canada NewsWire

Lanesborough REIT completes the acquisition of Winnipeg apartment/office complex

WINNIPEG, Oct. 1 /CNW/ - Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of an apartment/office complex in Winnipeg, Manitoba known as ...

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Related Topix: Canada, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

Tampa Bay Business Journal

Walter Industries to spin-off financing business

Walter Industries Chairman Michael T. Tokarz called the planned spin-off of JWH Holding Co.

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Related Topix: Construction, Industrial Machines, Metals, Walter Industries, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Acquires Medical Portfolio 4

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Medical Portfolio 4, comprising five medical office buildings in Arizona, Ohio and Texas.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Waxahachie, TX

Earth Times

One Liberty Properties Acquires a Portfolio of Eight Office Depot...

One Liberty Properties, Inc. announced today that on September 26, 2008 it acquired, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, a portfolio of eight retail locations, containing an aggregate of 218,137 square feet of ...

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Office Equipment, Office Depot, Retail, Personal Finance

Tue Sep 30, 2008

Fox News

China Oks Short-selling, Margin Lending To Develop Markets

Not everyone has the financial ability to own and rent out multiple houses for extra income.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, Business News

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