Why investors should steer clear of Blackstone

(Fortune) — Thanks to another dismal quarter and a cratering private equity market, Blackstone (BX) traded near its all-time low near $14 a share Monday before closing at $15, still 52% off the IPO price of $31. It would seem like a perfect opportunity to buy the revered private equity firm that has $102 billion [...]

Mercialys Annual Net Income Advances 18% on Rental Income

Mercialys Annual Net Income Advances 18% on Rental Income
By Simon Packard
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Mercialys SA, the French real
estate investment trust controlled by supermarket chain Casino
Guichard Perrachon SA, said profit increased 18 percent last
year as acquisitions and new leases [...]

Valley commercial real estate sales soar to record

It’s a record: More than %26#36;9 billion worth of Silicon Valley commercial real estate traded hands in 2007, beating the all-time high of 2006 when %26#36;6.8 billion was sold.

Local investors competed with national and international buyers for a piece of the valley at a pace broker Phil Mahoney called “blistering” during [...]

Newly incorporated businesses

Ryan Hengl Esq. QNQ Enterprises LLC 1903 S. 33rd Drive, Yuma 85364.
Ryan Hicks Ryken Inc. 610 N. Alma School Road, Suite 50, Chandler 85224.
Ryan J. Ingram Interstate Funding Group LLC 4135 S. Power Road, Suite 133, Mesa 85212.
Ryan J. Neville Rhino Industries LLC 10793 E. Calle Del Cascabel, Apache Junction 85218.
Ryan Kemp Save Our Sprinklers [...]

Foreign investors favor NY real estate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Big Apple and the nation’s capital edged out other world cities as the top spots for foreign commercial real estate dollars, according to a trade group survey released Monday.The Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate said foreign investors named New York as the No. 1 city for commercial real [...]

Revaluation and rents drive Great Eagle gains

Great Eagle%26#x27;s earnings reflect new accounting rules, which require revaluations of investment properties to be included in net income. Hong Kong developers including Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land Development have posted higher first-half profit reflecting increased values of their long-term real estate investments. The value of office buildings in Hong Kong rose 35 [...]

Revaluation and rents drive Great Eagle gains

Great Eagle%26#x27;s earnings reflect new accounting rules, which require revaluations of investment properties to be included in net income. Hong Kong developers including Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land Development have posted higher first-half profit reflecting increased values of their long-term real estate investments. The value of office buildings in Hong Kong rose 35 [...]

Years in Golf and Waterfront Developments

Shaikh Holdings has announced that it plans to invest USD 1.2 billion over the next 5 years in premier golf and waterfront communities in the UAE. Our continued investments only serve to reinforce our confidence in the sustainable growth prospects that the real estate market offers
Dubai, UAE (PRWEB) June 19, 2007 — Shaikh Holdings, a [...]

Foreclosures, tax liens risky as investment alternatives

Brian and Rosanne Wassom bought a Utah condo a couple of years ago with their combined IRAs, and now they’re considering tax liens as they look for ways to be less reliant on the stock market for their long-term wealth.
“I got hammered in the Internet bubble,” said Brian Wassom, 51, of Pleasanton, [...]

How CEOs plan to manage their investments

Samir
Bhatia
MD, India
%26amp; Indian Ocean, Barclays Bank
Though
he doesn’t believe in resolutions, Sameer Bhatia feels that making a
resolution is nonetheless a good start. He thinks that as various investment
options like stocks, real estate, mutual funds, equity linked schemes, REITS and
others continue to grab attention the Indian economy will continue to
grow.
“I believe a
balanced [...]