Blackstone Profit Rises 56% as Real Estate Gains

Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity firm, said fourth-quarter profit rose 56 percent as the value of its real estate investments gained.

Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity firm, said fourth-quarter profit rose 56 percent as the value of its real estate investments gained.
Masked policemen swept Deutsche Bank’s main Russian office on Wednesday, searching for documents in a real estate deal linked to a member of the Russian parliament, now living in exile.

Lenders including Paulson & Co., Winthrop Realty Trust and Capital Trust Inc. face a Feb. 1 deadline to negotiate a debt extension on resorts seized from Morgan Stanley’s real estate funds in a foreclosure auction.

Lenders including Paulson & Co., Winthrop Realty Trust and Capital Trust Inc. seized control of eight U.S

A shortage of properties and an influx of buyers from China has driven home prices 55% above London’s as Hong Kong’s government tries in vain to cool the real estate market

Now is a good time to buy real estate investment trusts, both for dividend yield and for capital appreciation, says columnist John Dorfman
The trust of Helen Cohen, who lost $700,000 on a real estate investment, was already in arbitration with its former broker when the company opened a court case as well.

The “golden years” of retirement are looking less promising to baby boomers because of the recent weakness in stocks, real estate, and the jobs market

China Investment Corp. helped refinance a Manhattan office tower co-owned by Carlyle Group last year, another sign that the $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is stepping up its U.S
The bank agreed to resolve claims with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae against Countrywide Financial in a deal that may prompt a wave of settlements with other big lenders.