Property & REIT's

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National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Bennett Voyles	Investors Shy Away from Budapest Overall, property prices in Hungary seem vulnerable. Yet despite a budget deficit that is expected to reach 10% of the country's entire GDP of more than $106 billion this year, Hungary still has its fans.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	A Major REIT Retreat Many believe that the office REIT market is shrinking for a simple reason: private buyers value listed portfolios higher than the public markets. One thing is fairly certain: Equity Office won't be the last REIT to take a handsome exit package.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Empire Building CB Richard Ellis was already an 800-pound gorilla before it unveiled plans to acquire Trammell Crow Co., a diversified real estate services firm widely recognized as having one of the strongest corporate real estate arms in the nation and an active development pipeline. Investors, take note.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy	Enticing Fairways The game of golf, which hasn't been kind to public REIT investors in recent years, is attracting the interest of private-equity investors.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Jim Popp, Esq.	Avoid Pitfalls of the Cost Approach The valuation of manufacturing plants for property tax purposes presents a challenge for both owners and property tax officials.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Anthony Downs	The Easy Money Won't Last Forever True, the capital flow into housing markets is slowing down and home prices are flattening or declining. Yet capital is still abundant in nearly all commercial property markets. But how long can such a massive influx of capital continue?
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 David Lee Smith	Toll Brothers' Dancing CEO Coming amidst still-sloppy housing start and permit numbers, Toll's results for the quarter were in line with expectations. The company's shares increased $0.96 to $32.87, as investors were buoyed by the willingness of the head of a major builder to call a bottom for housing's recent declines.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2006	REITs in Perspective If you invest in a REIT yielding 10%, things may well turn out hunky-dory (or not). But, if you go for one kicking out 15% to 20% or more, you're buying into income streams that other folks find rather doubtful. You'll want to do enough research to be pretty sure you're right.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The Negative Amortization Trap Negative amortization loans are the only way some homeowners can buy their homes, but they present a trap for the unwary. Only by managing your finances carefully can you avoid a potentially disastrous result.
BusinessWeek December 11, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	A Farewell To ARMs? Not Quite Yet New classes of lenders are jumping in to offer high-risk mortgages.
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