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General Growth may have another suitor

LOS ANGELES - The battle for General Growth Properties Inc., owner of more than 200 US malls from Boston to Los Angeles, is turning into the biggest real estate fight since the sale of Sam Zell’s Equity Office Properties Trust. Westfield Group, a ...

From DANIEL TAUB AND PRASHANT GOPAL, Boston Globe,  25 Feb 2010
Related Topics: Equity Office Properties Trust,  Simon Property Group, Inc.,  Vornado Realty Trust,  General Growth Properties, Inc.,  Sam Zell

Offer for mall owner "just the start"

Simon Property Group's offer to buy General Growth Properties out of bankruptcy for more than $10 billion may start a bidding war for the company, the owner of four out of five of the best-performing U.S. malls. Simon's proposal would give equity ...

From DANIEL TAUB, Denver Post,  18 Feb 2010
Related Topics: Simon Property Group, Inc.,  General Growth Properties, Inc.,  Brookfield Asset Management Inc

General Growth bid disclosed

Copyright © 2010, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2010, Associated ...

From DANIEL TAUB AND PRASHANT GOPAL BLOOMBERG NEWS, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,  17 Feb 2010

Home sellers slash prices by $28.4 billion

US home sellers cut their asking prices by a total of $28.4 billion to attract buyers as the real estate recovery stalled, Trulia Inc. said. The average discount was 10 percent as of Oct. 1, the San Francisco-based real estate data provider said ...

From DANIEL TAUB, Boston Globe,  8 Oct 2009

Building of hotels, offices is falling

LOS ANGELES - Construction spending on offices, retail centers, and hotels is likely to fall 16 percent this year and 12 percent in 2010, more than previously forecast, the American Institute of Architects said yesterday. Rising unemployment and lower ...

From DANIEL TAUB, Boston Globe,  13 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Bloomberg News

ProLogis puts more debt to bed

ProLogis, the world's largest warehouse owner, plans to cut debt by almost $3.5 billion this year, an increase from previous plans to reduce loans by $2 billion, chief executive Walter Rakowich said. "We've made a tremendous amount of progress in ...

From DANIEL TAUB, Denver Post,  4 Jun 2009
Related Topics: ProLogis

More homeowners land underwater

if prices decline another 5 percent, the Santa Ana, California-based seller of mortgage and economic data, said in the report. A growing number of U.S. homeowners owe more than their properties are worth after prices extended their two-year decline in ...

From DANIEL TAUB, Contra Costa Times,  7 May 2009
Related Topics: Ben Bernanke,  Barack Obama,  Bloomberg News

The inadequacy of international law

A SHORT WHILE ago I met with a group of eminent jurists who were on a fact-finding mission, examining Israel's military operation in Gaza. After listening to their concerns and criticisms, I asked them: "Considering the rocket attacks launched against ...

From DANIEL TAUB, Boston Globe,  6 May 2009
Related Topics: Hamas,  NATO

California mortgage default filings drop last quarter

December from 66.7 days a year earlier. The Realtors' Unsold Inventory Index, which indicates the number of months needed to deplete the supply of homes on the market at the current sales rate, dropped to 5.6 months from 13.4 months a year ago. ...

From DANIEL TAUB BLOOMBERG NEWS, The San Jose Mercury News,  27 Jan 2009

Mall giant fights bankruptcy

GENERAL Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest United States mall owner, refinanced US$814 million of mortgage loans and retired a US$58-million bond to try to stave off bankruptcy. The shares rose as much as 73 percent on the news. The ...

From DANIEL TAUB, Shanghai Daily,  14 Dec 2008
Related Topics: General Growth Properties, Inc.,  Bloomberg News

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