Partners in luxury: Real estate, jewelry go hand-in-hand (Norwalk Advocate)
In an unusual marketing alliance, Highgrove, a 92-unit high-rise condominium in Stamford designed by Robert A.M. Stern, famed international architect and dean of the School of Architecture at Yale, invited noted Paris-based jeweler Lorenz Baumer to display his fanciful bijoux, an example of co-branding of two luxury products. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:06:09 GMT

Real Estate Briefcase (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Deborah Myers Real Estate has added Deborah Montemayor, Amy Massey and Chieko Mejia to its sales force. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:23:01 GMT

Real Estate Close-Up: San Francisco (El Paso Times)
Battered by the dot-com bust earlier this decade, the San Francisco commercial real estate market has staged an impressive rebound and is arguably one of the strongest markets in the country. The growth has fueled a resurgence in the city's downtown, but the slowing economy could kill the party. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:30:37 GMT

Hypo Real Estate Falls After S&P Cuts Units' Ratings on Outlook (Bloomberg.com)
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hypo Real Estate Holding AG fell as much as 5.6 percent in Frankfurt trading after Standard & Poor's cut its rating on three subsidiaries of Germany's second-biggest commercial-property lender, citing a weaker earnings outlook. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:39:19 GMT

Arcapita announces acquisition of US$1.3 billion Singapore real estate portfolio (Mena Report)
Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c), a leading international investment firm headquartered in Bahrain, and Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, a leading Singapore based real estate company, have announced the completion of agreements to become joint venture partners in Mapletree Industrial Trust (“MIT”), a private real estate fund which holds a US$1.3 billion portfolio of high-rise, ready-built industrial ... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:37:25 GMT

International Real Estate Federation Supports GHF Plan to Expand Micro Mortgage Initiative (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) announced its support of a plan by the Global Housing Foundation (GHF) to provide access to affordable housing for residents living in some of the world's poorest communities. The "Micro Mortgage" program, which has been successful in Central America, has received a quarter-billion dollar commitment from Merrill Lynch. It will be expanded to ... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:37:00 GMT

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Debbie Orshefsky Receives 'Top Women in Florida Commercial Real Estate' Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announces that Debbie Orshefsky, a shareholder in the firm's Fort Lauderdale office, has been named among the Top Women in Florida Commercial Real Estate for 2008 by the Florida Real Estate Journal. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:06:00 GMT

Arcapita announces acquisition of $1.3bn Singapore real estate portfolio (AME Info)
Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c), a leading international investment firm headquartered in Bahrain, and Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, a leading Singapore based real estate company, have announced the completion of agreements to become joint venture partners in Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT), a private real estate fund which holds a $1.3bn portfolio of high-rise, ready-built industrial properties in ... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:31:01 GMT

Philippines is region's 'hottest' real-estate hub (GMANews.TV via Yahoo! Philippines News)
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines, southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economy last year, is also the region’s “hottest" real-estate hub, a leading international real-estate services company said. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:06:28 GMT