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  		<title><![CDATA[SL Green Realty To Buy Reckson For $4 Billion]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[SL Green Realty announces it is acquiring Reckson Associates Realty Corp. for about $4 billion in cash and stock. The Manhattan  real estate  company says it will pay $43.31 per share in cash and stock. This is lower than Reckson's closing share price of $43.95 on Wednesday. SL Green will also take...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Duke 2nd-quarter earnings rose 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Power company  Duke Energy  Corp. 
 on Thursday said second-quarter earnings rose, helped 
by strong performance from its gas transmission, oil and gas 
field services and  real estate  businesses.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Simon Property funds from operations rise 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Simon Property Group  Inc. , the 
largest U.S.  retail  property owner, on Monday said quarterly 
funds from operations, a key performance measure of  real estate  
investment trusts, rose 6.9 percent on higher rent and sales at 
its malls and outlet centers.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[There Is Light At The End Of The Tunnel For Beirut - In Real Estate]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Beirut has a history of surprising comebacks despite the wars and radicalism that have plagued it for decades. Even today, some optimistic developers here insist they see light at the bottom of the bomb shelter.
                    
                
                
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  		<title><![CDATA[China Puts A Check On Foreign Real Estate Investment]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[The Chinese government has released rules to limit foreign investment in  real estate  amid quickening government efforts to cool of surging economy. The rules also would require developers to invest more of their own money in building projects in order to reduce heavy borrowing....]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?112591">
  		<title><![CDATA[Private investors' love for property grows 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Billions of dollars are chasing 
commercial  real estate , making 2006 look like it has a strong 
chance to be another record year for acquisitions of 
apartments, office buildings and other income-producing 
properties.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Federated to sell Lord & Taylor for $1.2 billion 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Federated Department Stores Inc. 
 said on Thursday it would sell its Lord & Taylor 
department-store chain to private-equity firm Apollo Real 
Estate Advisors and shopping center developer NRDC  Real Estate  
Advisors LLC for about $1.2 billion in cash.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Federated close to Lord & Taylor sale: report 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Federated Department Stores Inc. 
 is near a deal to sell its Lord & Taylor unit to private 
equity firm Apollo  Real Estate  Advisors and shopping center 
developer NRDC  Real Estate  Advisors LLC for about $1.2 billion, 
a published report said on Thursday.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?109641">
  		<title><![CDATA[India: Next Big Real Estate Market]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Many Israeli companies are now setting up investments in Indian  real estate  market. The unprecedented move comes in wake of the fact that  real estate  in India has been doubling itself in the recent years.
                    
                
                
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?108151">
  		<title><![CDATA[UAE's Damac Properties Enters China With $2.7bln Project]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[United Arab Emirate's largest private-sector  real estate  developer Damac Properties will build a $2.7 billion project in China's Tanggu district.
                    
                
                
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?101173">
  		<title><![CDATA[Fed's Bies warns banks on real estate lending 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?101173</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S  banking  regulators are warily 
eyeing concentrations of commercial  real estate  loans and worry 
some institutions may not be preparing for risks associated 
with such loans, Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies said on 
Tuesday.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Money Keeps Coming As REIT Funds Stumble 
    (Investor's Business Daily)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Investor's Business Daily - Will  real estate  investment trusts outperform for a seventh straight year? So far this year, exchange traded funds holding REITs are ahead. But April was tough. The large-cap iShares Cohen &amp; Steers Realty Majors  (AMEX:ICF - News) fell 3.7%. IShares  Dow Jones  U.S.  Real Estate   (AMEX:IYR - News) slumped 2.9%.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Mass Affluent Face Great Risks In Real Estate Market]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Financial analysts are currently debating the  real estate  bubble's possible collapse. However, while they debate the bust, new data suggest that the mass affluent -- those with investable assets between $100,000 and $1 million -- are the...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[NAR Survey Reports Change In House Prices]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Shaveta Bansal - AHN Contributor
 New York, NY ( AHN) &#150; The National Association of Realtors says that the rise in  real estate  prices stopped in the last quarter. Conclusions were based on a survey of 149 markets by the NAR. 
 The median price of U.S. home fell to $217,900 in the first...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Home Equity May Be Baby Boomers' Salvation 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - It's no secret that baby boomers have not been very diligent about saving for retirement, but that doesn't mean they don't have assets. Many live in homes that have appreciated greatly in value in recent years as  real estate  prices have soared.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[ShopKo Agrees to Sell Real Estate Assets 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - A  real estate  trust has agreed to buy nearly all the  real estate  assets of  ShopKo Stores  Inc. for about $815.3 million, the discount retailer said Wednesday.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[India Seeks NRI Investment]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?77130</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ During his meeting with Indian nationals in Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India announced his government's decision to help Indians settled abroad to invest in sectors like  insurance  and  real estate .
 He also mentioned...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Host's Earnings Not So Inviting 
    (The Motley Fool)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[The Motley Fool - In the Wall Street world of "bigger is better," Host  Hotels  &amp; Resorts (NYSE: HST - News) is a brokerage-house favorite. With a nearly $8 billion market cap, the company formerly known as  Host Marriott  is by far the largest hotel  real estate  investment trust (REIT), and seventeen out of its 18 stock analysts recommend its shares. But after reviewing the company's first-quarter earnings report, investors pursuing the hotel REIT space may be better served looking elsewhere.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?69821">
  		<title><![CDATA[Japanese Stocks Fall; Dollar Down vs. Yen 
    (AP)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?69821</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Japanese stocks fell broadly Monday as concerns about recent sharp rises in Japan's long-term interest rates and global crude oil prices prompted investors to sell  real estate  and consumer finance stocks.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?64114">
  		<title><![CDATA[Real estate investment trusts boom 
    (USATODAY.com)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?64114</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[USATODAY.com - Mutual fund investors who acted on dire predictions that rising interest rates would lay waste to the hyper-inflated  real estate  market have missed out on one of the hottest investments this year.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Colony Capital bids $41 a share for Aztar: source 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?59140</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters -  Real estate  firm Colony Capital LLC 
has offered to buy casino owner  Aztar  Corp.  for &#36;41 a 
share, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday, 
outbidding Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. , which earlier 
this month offered &#36;38 a share.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?56366">
  		<title><![CDATA[KarstadtQuelle to Sell Dept. Store Assets 
    (AP)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?56366</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Struggling German retailer KarstadtQuelle AG on Monday agreed to sell all of its department store  real estate  assets in a deal worth 4.5 billion euros ($5.39 billion) that enables it to pay off all its debts.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?56225">
  		<title><![CDATA[KarstadtQuelle Sells Dept. Store Assets 
    (AP)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?56225</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Struggling German retailer KarstadtQuelle AG on Monday sold all of its department store  real estate  assets in a euro4.5 billion ($5.39 billion) deal that it said wipes clear its slate of financial liabilities.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?44437">
  		<title><![CDATA[Bernanke warns on commercial real estate loans 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?44437</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben 
Bernanke said on Wednesday community banks should improve the 
way they manage risks, given a growing reliance on commercial 
 real estate  lending and &quot;some easing&quot; in standards for those 
loans.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?42831">
  		<title><![CDATA[Blackstone to buy CarrAmerica for $5.6 billion 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?42831</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Private equity firm Blackstone Group 
has agreed to buy commercial  real estate  company CarrAmerica 
Realty Corp.  for $5.6 billion to give it a platform for 
future investments in the office sector, the companies said on 
Monday.]]></dc:description>
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