Keep Up on the Latest Real Estate News

If you're buying or selling in Las Vegas, keeping up on what's happening in real estate news will increase your market knowledge. These stories are supplied by the Wall Street Journal. These articles are updated regularly.

WSJ.com: Real Estate
Mall Stores Try to Shrink	3/19/2010 5:44 PM
Chastened by the recession, mall-based apparel retailers like Gap and AnnTaylor are poring over their real-estate portfolios, looking for stores they can shrink, in a bid to increase profit.
Brookfield Wagers on D.C.	3/17/2010 8:39 AM
Brookfield Properties is eyeing a collection of about 20 buildings in or near Washington that fell into default last summer.
Developers Back Off Harlem Plans	3/16/2010 9:22 PM
Kimco Realty is the latest real-estate developer to consider pulling out of a project in the predominantly African-American and Hispanic community in upper Manhattan.
Westbrook Swoops In to Aid Millennium	3/16/2010 9:21 PM
The deal saved the Four Seasons San Francisco from possible foreclosure. Westbrook also got controlling stakes in Millennium's Four Seasons Miami and Ritz-Carlton Boston.
Extended Stay Switches Bedfellows	3/18/2010 7:31 AM
Barry Sternlicht, best known for founding boutique W Hotels, has persuaded Extended Stay to spurn its other suitors and back his bid to take the hotel chain out of bankruptcy-court protection.
Hong Kong Lowers Threshold for Property Sales	3/17/2010 11:10 AM
Lawmakers approved a measure that will force holdout owners to sell apartments to a developer that buys at least 80% of a building's units. The new rule is expected to put prime real estate in play for development.
Simon Readies New Bid for GGP	3/17/2010 5:16 AM
Simon Property is readying a sweetened takeover bid for bankrupt rival General Growth that would top an offer on the table from several General Growth investors.