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Mall Owners Wage Taxing Fight

May 1, 2012

Shopping-center landlords like Simon Property Group are pressing for states to levy sales taxes on online retailers like Amazon.com, in a bid to level the playing field.

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Manhattan Tower’s Fate Resolved

April 11, 2012

A group of creditors including Related Cos., CIM Group and HFZ Capital won control of One Madison Park, a nearly-completed glass condominium tower in Manhattan that had been stalled in court fights for more than two years.

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Goldman to Fight Over Hancock

February 1, 2012

A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. real-estate fund that has walked away from a number of struggling investments is taking a different approach with a Chicago skyscraper, deciding to fight its creditors rather than surrender ownership of the building.

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Blackstone Spies Retail Recovery

February 1, 2012

Blackstone Group’s $11 billion bet on retail property is showing signs of paying off.

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Carlyle Raises $2.34 Billion for Fund

January 5, 2012

Carlyle Group raised $2.34 billion for its sixth U.S. real-estate fund, which will make opportunistic investments in major cities across North America.

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Resort Operator Kerzner Shrinks

December 7, 2011

Five years after resort operator Kerzner International Holdings Ltd. was taken private in a $4 billion buyout by a group of big-name investors—including Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Whitehall funds and Colony Capital LLC—the deal has turned into a bad bet.

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Centro Investors Back Restructure to Stay Afloat

November 22, 2011

Australian real-estate trust Centro Properties Group is set to avoid liquidation after investors approved a restructure plan.

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Blackstone Doubles Down on Real Estate

November 21, 2011

Blackstone is set to buy 16 office buildings in a deal that would value the properties at about $800 million, cementing the group’s status as one of the most aggressive buyers of commercial real estate.

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Carlyle Cuts Fees to Sell New Fund

November 9, 2011

Carlyle Group, the large private-equity firm that is preparing for a public share listing, has had to cut fees and offer other unusual incentives to lure investors to a new $2.3 billion real-estate fund.

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Rockpoint Comes and Goes on Park Avenue

October 5, 2011

Rockpoint Group likes to own buildings on Manhattan’s Park Avenue. But it doesn’t necessarily like to stay too long.

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Blackstone Sells Stake in Shanghai Mall

September 28, 2011

Blackstone Group is selling its 95% stake in a Shanghai mall to New World Development for $228 million.

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For Blackstone, Real Estate Giveth

July 22, 2011

Blackstone Group suffered paper losses from the collapse of the property market. Now, surging real-estate profits are helping to drive gains for the private-equity powerhouse.

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Goldman Suffers Office Loss

June 11, 2011

One of Goldman Sachs Group’s Whitehall real-estate funds has suffered a large loss on a trophy Manhattan office building, at 230 Park Ave., that the fund helped purchase at the market’s peak.

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AXA Real Estate : Japanese debt investment vehicle launched …

June 5, 2011

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers announces that it has raised ¥15 billion (€130 million) at the first close of its Japanese Commercial Real Estate Debt investment vehicle from a Japan-based AXA Group insurance company. …

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What is a Loan Originator? Do I Need One? | Business, Loans …

June 5, 2011

Using their exclusive FAST TRACK Program, Venture Funding Group is the Commercial Real estate Loan Originator that digitizes your info as fast as they receive it so they can look at a wide array of funding sources and …

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Slow Pace Of Bank Failures Holding Back Recovery | The Daily …

June 4, 2011

For the group of 5 failed banks in May,commercial real estate ( CRE ) loans comprised $152 million (or 76%) of the total $201 million in nonperforming loans. Construction and land loans made up $109 million or 54% of the … See more here: Slow Pace Of Bank Failures Holding Back Recovery | The Daily …

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Institutional Partners News: FINFacts Jun 1, 2011

June 2, 2011

We would also like to take a moment and encourage you to join over 3000 other commercial real estate professionals who have joined the George Smith Partners /FINfacts Linked In Group. In this group you will gain access to … Taken from: Institutional Partners News: FINFacts Jun 1, 2011

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Hedge Fund Jobs: FINFacts Jun 1, 2011

June 2, 2011

We would also like to take a moment and encourage you to join over 3000 other commercial real estate professionals who have joined the George Smith Partners /FINfacts Linked In Group. In this group you will gain access to … View article: Hedge Fund Jobs: FINFacts Jun 1, 2011

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Institutional Partners News: FINFacts May 11, 2011

May 12, 2011

We would also like to take a moment and encourage you to join over 2900 other commercial real estate professionals who have joined the George Smith Partners /FINfacts Linked In Group. In this group you will gain access to … Read More: Institutional Partners News: FINFacts May 11, 2011

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Hedge Fund Jobs: FINFacts May 11, 2011

May 12, 2011

We would also like to take a moment and encourage you to join over 2900 other commercial real estate professionals who have joined the George Smith Partners /FINfacts Linked In Group. In this group you will gain access to … Taken from: Hedge Fund Jobs: FINFacts May 11, 2011

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