Real Estate Management & Development

According to a research report by Cushman & Wakefield, a privately held commercial real estate services firm, office rents in Manhattan has increased in fourth quarter 2010 – the first of its kind since recession that had pushed several companies into bankruptcy. Rents sought by landlords...

According to a research report by Cushman & Wakefield, a privately held commercial real estate services firm, office rents in Manhattan has increased in fourth quarter 2010 – the first of its kind since recession that had pushed several companies into bankruptcy. Rents sought by landlords...

Paxys, Inc. or PAX in the Philippine Stock Exchange is a firm that is engaged in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry within the Asia Pacific. It deals with a wide range of services in BPO such as contact center, data conversion, salary packaging, and software...

Shares of CB Richard Ellis Group (NYSE: CBG) are higher on the session by 0.55%, trading at $22.09. Overall call volume is now running at 17.14x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 18,010 contracts have traded on the session so far. CB Richard Ellis Group,...

If you are looking for clues telling you which stocks have a good chance of increasing in value, you might want consider watching what insiders are doing. After all, talk is cheap, but when insiders put their own money on the line, you should sit up and take note. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (...

Schwab expanded its ETF line-up last Thursday (1/13/11) with the addition of Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH) and Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF (SCHM).  Both have low expense ratios of 0.13% and will have commission-free trading for Schwab customers.  Schwab is not showing any signs of fear as it prepares for...

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (SHO), a lodging real estate investment trust (REIT), recently announced its plans to acquire premium hotels across the U.S. worth approximately $1 billion to expand its portfolio and capitalize on improving market fundamentals. The company wants to buy upscale...

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (SHO), a lodging real estate investment trust (REIT), recently announced its plans to acquire premium hotels across the U.S. worth approximately $1 billion to expand its portfolio and capitalize on improving market fundamentals. The company wants to buy upscale...

Amid wide speculations, CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (CBG), the world's largest commercial real estate services company (on the basis of 2009 revenues), has emerged as firm favorites to acquire the lion's share of the real estate division of ING Groep NV (ING), a financial services company,...

Amid wide speculations, CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (CBG), the world's largest commercial real estate services company (on the basis of 2009 revenues), has emerged as firm favorites to acquire the lion's share of the real estate division of ING Groep NV (ING), a financial services company,...

Here are your New York Stock Exchange percent gainers for Friday, January 13, 2011: 1. Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) +29.95% 2. American Realty Investors Inc. (NYSE: ARL) +20.53% 3. Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD.B) +11.14% 4. Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE: GKK) +10.16% 5. Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ) +9...

The Wall Street Journal has put out a report with a list of stocks hitting their 52 week high in terms of short interest. Among the names mentioned are Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN) and St. Joe Company. (NYSE: JOE). St. Joe is particular to note, as it's been the subject of talks between David Einhorn and...

JP Morgan has upgraded the following companies: Brookfield Properties (NYSE: BPO) $17.57 To Neutral from Underweight, $17.00 to $15.00 DCT Industrial Trust (NYSE: DCT) $5.43 To Neutral from Underweight. $5.00 Education Realty Trust (NYSE: EDR) $7.45 To Neutral from Underweight, $7.00 to $6.00...

JP Morgan has changed the price targets on the following REITs: Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) 18.09 Neutral $17.00 to $18.00 AMB Property Corporation (NYSE: AMB) $32.46 Neutral $30.00 to $26.00 Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) $86.46 Overweight $110.00 to $91.00 CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:...

Dominion Resources Inc (NYSE: D) was upgraded by Deutsche Bank from "hold" to "buy." D's shares closed at $42.61 yesterday. Dominion Resources' trailing-twelve-month ROE is 22.21%. Jefferies upgrade DragonWave Inc (NASDAQ: DRWI) from "hold" to "buy.” DRWI's shares closed at $7.25 yesterday....