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Banking and Financial Restructuring Partner Joins Baker & McKenzie LLP in New York

New York, NY, October 11, 2007 - Baker & McKenzie LLP has added to its Banking & Finance practice in New York with the...

Port Authority Board Hires Real Estate Broker To Lease Remaining Office Space At Freedom...

October 18, 2007 -- The Port Authority Board of Commissioners today approved a three-year agreement with Cushman & Wakefield Inc. to provide exclusive real...

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Reviews Ratings on Certain U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Issued...

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services announced today that it had downgraded 1713 classes of U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities...

Levinson Warns Of New Identity Fraud Scam with STAR Rebate Checks

Mineola, NY, October 18, 2007 --  Board of Assessors Chairman Harvey Levinson today warned homeowners not to respond to e-mails or telephone calls requesting...

Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2008 Sees Correction for Commercial Real Estate Market Next...

Report from the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers Ranks New York and Other '24-Hour Cities' as Top Markets to Watch NEW YORK, October 17, 2007...

Apollo Real Estate Advisors Appoints General Counsel

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Cindy Wenig has joined Apollo Real Estate Advisors as general counsel. Previously, she led the real estate practice...

“What if New York City…” Competition to Design Urban Housing for Use After a...

Ten Competition Winners Will Receive $10,000 to Further Develop Projects September 27, 2007 -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner...

iStar Financial Announces Pricing of Convertible Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2012

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI), a leading publicly traded finance company focused on the commercial real estate industry,...

S&P Enhances Its Review of Data Quality Practices for U.S. Residential Mortgage Originations

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Among the many factors contributing to the poor performance of recent vintages of U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS),...

Homeless, Others At Risk to Benefit From Supportive Housing

OTDA Helps Break Ground for Project on Lower East Side New York, October 4, 2007 - State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) Commissioner...

LISC Wins $133 Million in ‘New Markets’ Investment Authority

Represents largest award in fifth round of NMTC allocations NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Treasury Department has awarded Local Initiatives Support Corporation...

Thompson Announces Pension Fund Sponsored Affordable Housing For City Educators

New York, NY, October 4, 2007 -- New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. today announced an investment of more than $28 million...

NYC Economic Development Corporation Seeks Developer for Prime Site in Downtown Jamaica

New York City, September 24, 2007– New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) issued a Request for Proposals for the sale and redevelopment of...

Akin Gump Expands New York Real Estate Practice

New York, NY,  September 13, 2007 -- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced today that Jordan J. Metzger has joined the firm...

Cedar Shopping Centers Completes Purchase of Six Centers and Two Parcels in the Northeast

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (NYSE: CDR), today announced that it has completed closings on the previously reported...

Lawrence Plotkin Joins Chadbourne & Parke as Real Estate Partner

Brings Broad Experience in Range of Commercial Real Estate Transactions NEW YORK, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP...

CPC Resources And East Brooklyn Congregations Open 48 Affordable Rental Apartments In Brooklyn

Rents to Range from $723 to $1,007 per Month for Low-Income Families Brooklyn, September 27, 2007 – City officials and community-based developers announced the completion...

Mayor Bloomberg and Finance Commissioner Stark Announce 2007 $400 Property Tax Rebate Checks Are...

NEW YORK, NY, October 2, 2007 -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Finance Commissioner Martha E. Stark today announced that $400 property tax rebate...

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Move Lower

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fixed mortgage rates declined, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to 6.42 percent. According to...

Rep. Maloney Helps Award $400,000 For Astoria Senior Housing

Astoria, New York, September 25, 2007 – Yesterday afternoon, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14) helped award a $400,000 affordable housing grant from the Federal Home...

Thelen Advises Seller on Two Tribeca Properties Valued at $57 Million

Sale caps 18-months of negotiations with various bidders and a litigation; contiguous parcels land Spanish buyer NEW YORK, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In a package...

Thelen Closes $350 Million Purchase of New York’s 14 Penn Plaza

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Thelen's Real Estate and Corporate Finance teams assisted Circle Properties in the $350 million acquisition and financing of...

HUD announces nearly $2.5 million to New York State to help develop housing for...

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2007 – U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced $2,405,391 in Section 202 Demonstration Planning Grant (DPG) funds...

Llenroc Castle in Saratoga County, New York for Sale for $12.9 Million:

Cornell Alumnus' Sprawling Mega-Mansion Listed for Fraction of Rumored $32 Million Construction Cost; Features Breathtaking Mohawk River Frontage; Minutes from Saratoga Race Course, Adirondack...

The Markets May Be Rollercoastering, But Recruitment Accelerates at a Steady Clip

Turmoil may be causing ulcers for investors, but top recruiters WhiteRock Group see increased opportunity for job-seekers and hiring firms. NEW YORK, September 24, 2007...