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Builder Soho China Stumbles in Beijing

Dec 24th, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Soho China tried to save a historic district in Beijing, but instead one of China’s best-known firms found itself locked out of revenue.



Chrysler HQ Big Factor in Sale

Dec 24th, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

A sale or merger of Chrysler would raise the question of what would happen to the auto maker’s sprawling headquarters complex.



Austin’s Real-Estate Glut

Dec 24th, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

A construction binge has left the office and apartment sectors in the Austin, Texas, area bloated.



Foreign Cue

Dec 24th, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Across the globe this December, funds that invest government money have been among the few buyers of big-ticket properties.



Developers Ask U.S. for Bailout

Dec 22nd, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Big property developers are asking to be included in a new $200 billion loan program as a surge in commercial mortgages comes due.



Dubai Lenders Feel Squeeze

Dec 22nd, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Banks that once financed Dubai’s real-estate boom are facing the unprecedented challenge of defaults by overstretched borrowers.



Dubai Lenders Feel Squeeze

Dec 22nd, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Banks that once financed Dubai’s real-estate boom are facing the unprecedented challenge of defaults by overstretched borrowers.



General’s Lenders Threaten to Circumvent Citi

Dec 18th, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Ailing mall giant General Growth and a group of lenders agreed to extend a past-due $900 million loan until Feb. 12 after six of the banks used a pressure tactic on Citigroup to go along with the extension.



Moscow Pays a Debt — at Last

Dec 18th, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

German businessman Franz Sedelmayer has finally begun to collect court-ordered compensation from Moscow — something few foreign investors have managed.



U.S. Wants Building Tied to Iran

Dec 18th, 2008 | By WSJ.com: Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

The U.S. government is trying to seize a piece of a New York skyscraper, alleging it is owned by a front for Iran.