67 WALL STREET, New York - July 28, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Real Estate Investing and Other Investing Strategies Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is ... [read more]

ROCKVILLE, Md.----Washington Real Estate Investment Trust reported financial and operating results today for the quarter ended June 30, 2010: Funds From Operations was $0.50 per diluted share compared to $0.53 per diluted share in the same period one year ago. [read more]

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust today announced the successful closing of a single tenant, income-producing industrial property that was previously announced on July 23rd, 2010 for a total purchase price of $14,800,000. [read more]

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WRITs Board of Trustees announced today a quarterly dividend of $.4325 per share to be paid on September 30, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 14, 2010. This is WRITs 195th consecutive quarterly dividend at equal or increasing rates. WRIT dividends have remained equal or increased for 48 consecutive years. WRIT is a self-administered, self-managed ... [read more]

DETROIT, July 29 (UPI) -- One of Detroit's grand symbols of wealth, a 13,777-square-foot home with opulent landscaping, is facing a foreclosure auction, legal filings show. Foreclosure - Business - Real estate - Auction - Investing [read more]

What you need to know about Carlos Slim Helu's record-breaking purchase. [read more]

SAN DIEGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR), a real estate investment trust focused on Providing Real Estate to the Life Science Industry®, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Second Quarter 2010 Highlights Generated total revenues for the second quarter of $92.9 million, up 7.9% from $86.1 million in the same ... [read more]

Angelo, Gordon & Co., the manager of $23 billion of investments in fixed income, real estate, buyout and hedge funds, won a $100 million pledge from Oregons state pension for an Asian property fund. [read more]

Report: Most large US metro areas saw spike in foreclosure warnings between January-June Foreclosure - Real estate - United States - Business - Investing [read more]

A group led by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shings Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. has offered to buy Electricite de France SAs U.K. power networks unit for 5.8 billion pounds ($9.1 billion). [read more]

Spokane County was forced late last month to borrow money from its treasurer's office to make a $2.3 million balloon payment due on more than 200 acres of West Plains land that it bought to facilitate the Geiger Spur rail line relocation project and a big portion of which it now is seeking to sell. [read more]

YOUR VIDEOS Share the videos you've shot - it's easy! Organizers of the Warren County Fair and Balloon Festival recently acquired a new balloon and I was fortunate enough to participate on its maiden voyage. Take a look..... [read more]

AUGUSTA Citing the multimillion-dollar balloon payments to meet the obligations of the state pension plan, two legislative committees want to know if theres any alternative to the constitutional mandate that is one reason for the payments. [read more]

MANILA, Philippines The Department of Finance department and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will be reviewing the tax payment records of the countrys rice traders and have asked National Food Authority (NFA) chief Lito Banayo to provide them a list of the businessmen. [read more]

All of Kit's supporters should now gather at the St George pub at Bangsar Shopping Centre (owned by Ling himself) and drink to the health of Ling Liong Sik. We don't want anything untoward to happen to him, and we want to see the end of the script. [read more]

Bottom line is this, the system will not begin to change until a Prime Minister go to jail in this country. That is the only real sign things will change. That is how they do it in Korea, Taiwan, Japan, even European countries. [read more]

Whatever the weather on July 31, the atmosphere along the Perkiomen Creek near the Erins Dream house in Schwenksville is sure to be ducky. [read more]

Supporters of the Democrats are trying to use Social Security as a wedge issue. [read more]

Malaysiakini Former transport minister Ling Liong Sik was today charged at the Kajang Sessions Court over his involvement in the multi-billion ringgit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal. Ling, 67, who is also former MCA president, is by far the most prominent politician to be nabbed in recent years. He is charged under Section 418 [...] [read more]

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