Real estate

• Dubai Mega-Project Dreams Evoke 2008 Crash for Banks: Mortgages

  By Zainab Fattah and Stefania Bianchi, Bloomberg  |  December 17, 2012

  Banks still wary about desert kingdom's reform, but projects are finding investors.

• San Francisco Office Costs Jump 36.4%

  By Dan Levy, Bloomberg  |  December 14, 2012

  Tech boom fuels jump; Jakarta sees second biggest increase in costs, at 28.7%.

• Budget Talks May Go Past Holiday, Lawmakers Warn

  By Lisa Lerer, Bloomberg  |  December 13, 2012

  White House, congressional staff face a not-so-jolly holiday at their desks.

• Allstate Shuns Bond Market Food Fight

  By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg  |  December 4, 2012

  Insurer shifts its portfolio from longer-term bonds to hotels and toll roads.

• Lower Manhattan Quiet as Sandy Shuts Skyscrapers

  By Oshrat Carmiel and David M. Levitt  |  November 12, 2012

  Almost a third of office space in Lower Manhattan is still out of operation.

• Housing History Suggests More Slogging Ahead

  By Milton Ezrati  |  November 5, 2012

  The housing sector took many years to make a comeback after its bust in the ’80s, says Lord Abbett's Milton Ezrati.

• The Cost Of Ignoring Real Estate

  November 1, 2012

  Large companies could save from 5% to 40% by optimizing their real estate portfolios.

• Amazon Joins U.S. Office Building Revival

  By Hui-yong Yu, Bloomberg  |  October 22, 2012

  Technology companies help drive nascent rebound in office development.

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  Large Companies Pay Too Little Attention to Real Estate

  By Dave Lindorff  |  October 17, 2012

  Ineffective management means companies may be spending far too much on office buildings and other property.

• Citigroup Replaces Pandit as New CEO Corbat Considers Shakeup

  By Donal Griffin, Bloomberg  |  October 16, 2012

  Both CEO Pandit and President John Havens are gone while Citigroup brings in new team.