Real Estate Management & Development

Below are the top REIT-office stocks on the NYSE in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Caplease Funding Inc (NYSE: LSE) is 47.33%. LSE's PEG ratio is 2.36. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Boston Properties Inc (NYSE: BXP) is 38.12%. BXP's...

Scotia Capital is out with a research report on Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) and is maintaining its Sector Outperform rating and is lowering its price target to $35. In a note to clients, Scotia Capital writes, "Grassroots operations and healthy access to debt disconnected from choppy...

Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRN) gained 16.00% on Thursday as Simon Property Group, Inc (NYSE: SPG) traded 6.15% higher, and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) jumped 5.84%. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDC) added 15.76%, and closed at $22.92. Vale (...

Goldman Sachs has downgraded the following companies: Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) from Buy to Neutral Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) from Buy to Neutral

Rodman & Renshaw reiterated its Market Outperform rating on Xinyuan Real Estates Company (NYSE: XIN). At the same time, the rating agency raised its price target on the company's stock to $7. On Wednesday, XIN added 13.27% to its value to finish the day at $2.22.

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) 5,469 puts, 53 calls 2. CB Richard Ellis Group (NYSE: CBG) 9,706 puts, 128 calls 3. Central European Distribution (NASDAQ: CEDC) 9,646 puts, 153 calls 4. Temple Inland (NYSE: TIN) 13,568 puts, 233 calls 5. Chemtura Corp. (NASDAQ:...

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) has entered into several contracts with a single buyer to dispose of its entire industrial portfolio as well as two office assets. The assets to be sold comprise a total of approximately 3.1 million square feet. The sales prices under the...

Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: GYRO) announced today that it has set the terms for its previously announced rights offering. Under the terms of the rights offering, Gyrodyne will distribute, at no charge, to the holders of its common stock as of 5:00 p.m., New York time, on August 15...

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. CB Richard Ellis Group (NYSE: CBG) 9,871 puts, 63 calls 2. Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) 18,230 puts, 142 calls 3. Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) 3,978 puts, 42 calls 4. Quicksilver Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) 5,000 puts, 77 calls 5. Cogo Group (NASDAQ: COGO) 4,257 puts,...

Despite an early pop in all major U.S. Indexes on the heels of a better-than-expected jobs report, the market has given up its early gains and has sunk, once again, deep into negative territory. The S&P 500 (SPX), which had traded as high as 1218.11, is currently down 12.82 points (1.1%) to 1...

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. CB Richard Ellis Group (NYSE: CBG) 12,256 puts, 11 calls 2. Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) 5,461 puts, 24 calls 3. Hertz Global (NYSE: HTZ) 7,188 puts, 46 calls 4. Pilgrims Pride (NYSE: PPD) 3,329 puts, 37 calls 5. Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWX) 3,713 puts, 44...

Alex Tabarrok at Marginal Revolution points to this item at the American Economic Association website: Announcement: Job Openings for Economists (JOE) has been published only electronically for the past decade. Starting with the August 2011 issue, JOE will resume publishing in print format to...

ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 ETF (NYSE: URTY) fell 9.66%, and it closed at $71.06 as the Russell 2000 Index dropped 3.26%. URTY had a volume of 634K traded shares, and its average volume is 204K shares. Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRN) fell 9.61% as First Industrial Realty...

VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) broke its two-day losing streak on Tuesday. It spiked 13.98%, and closed at $22.09. Direxion Small Cap Bear 3X Shares (ETF) (NYSE: TZA) traded 9.80% higher as the Russell 2000 Index struggled. TZA closed at $41.90, and it had a volume of 22....

General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP), the country's second largest shopping-mall owner is plunging today after it reported lower than expected earnings, as well as plans for a spin off of 30 properties. The Chicago-based real estate investment trust reported core funds from operations (FFO)...