Category — Wall Street Journal
Grubb & Ellis Seeks Quick Sale
Commercial real-estate firm Grubb & Ellis Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reques...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
‘Avatar’ Blues for Builder
Development company Avatar Holdings has to change its name because of confusion with the popular "Av...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Texas’s Hines to Double Down in London
Hines, one of the world's largest real-estate groups in terms of assets, is preparing to spend $1.6 ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Early Spring for DIYs
When Home Deport reports fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, it will preview homeowners' willingness ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Sutton Place Penthouse
Located in the Sutton Place area of Manhattan, this pre-war penthouse has two bedrooms, herringbone ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Hong Kong Penthouse
A staircase inside this penthouse apartment leads up to a private roof with views of Hong Kong's sky...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Provençal Home
This four-bedroom house with artist's studio is located in a protected natural park near the village...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Townhouse’s New Light
The owners of a Greenwich Village townhouse have gutted the interior and rebuilt the house around sh...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Brooklyn Arena Pulls More Retail
Waterbridge Capital is considering turning into a retail center a 105-year-old industrial building n...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Showdown in Stamford for Developer Rosen
Developer Aby Rosen, who has been fighting headwinds to shore up his highly leveraged U.S. office bu...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Showdown Over Miami’s Swank Set
One of South Beach's developers is creating a new shopping district in hopes of taking on Bal Harbou...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Zurich Is World’s Costliest City
Zurich took over from Tokyo as the world's most expensive city to live in, according to the Economis...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Mission West Hangs ‘For Sale’ Sign
The leading office landlord in California's Silicon Valley, Mission West Properties Inc., is prepari...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Apollo Has Difficulty Landing Real-Estate Funds
Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management has raised only about $385 million for a real-estate fu...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Citi Settles Case of Ineligible Loans
A Citigroup unit agreed to pay $158.3 million to settle U.S. claims it cost the government tens of m...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Taste for Subprime Bonds Returns
Investors' belief that the worst is over for the U.S. housing market is fueling renewed interest in ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Fannie Counsel Is Internal CEO Candidate
Timothy Mayopoulos, a former top executive at Bank of America who was forced out in 2008, has emerge...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Three-Year Low
The share of homeowners behind on their mortgages fell to the lowest level in three years during the...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Apartment Projects Ramp Up in N.J.
Rental apartment construction in New Jersey is poised for a resurgence in 2012 with more than 2,000 ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
A Gossip Girl’s Main Stage
Producer Stephanie Savage transfers her love of Old Hollywood and big-city style to her Los Angeles ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Teen Star Nick Jonas Rents in New York
Jeffrey Katzenberg sells his Beverly Hills home, Nick Jonas rents in New York and an estate in Calif...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
An Ambassador’s Vermont Posting
This house began its life in Connecticut in 1775, according to the current owners, who bought it and...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
The Rhythm of a City Block
In the last few years, brand-name architects have made their mark on New York in an unusual way: by ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Buying After a Short Sale
Our columnist lays out options for a reader who's itching to buy again after selling the family home...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
For Women, Is Home Really So Sweet?
Singles have been buying up houses like never before—but it may be time to rethink the American dr...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Amazon Acquires Blocks in Seattle
Amazon is buying property in central Seattle with plans to construct about 3 million square feet of ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
U.S. Stores Boost Home Depot
Home Depot's fourth-quarter net profit rose 32% as strong sales in its U.S. stores gave the company ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Envisioning a Future Without Fannie, Freddie
The U.S. is studying a single way to package home loans into securities as an interim step to develo...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Rural Population Stagnates
The nation's rural regions saw much slower population growth over the past decade, reflecting a drop...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Toll Brothers Moves Back to Living Large
The McMansion's demise has been greatly exaggerated, and luxury-home builder Toll Brothers's sales b...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Should Mortgage Rates Even Be Lower?
According to a key historical measure, rates should be even lower. The wide spread between mortgage ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
A Hunter’s Ranch House
This hacienda-style ranch house is part of a sprawling development in Okeechobee, Fla., that offers ...
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
