The Real Estate Investment Blog

Although the housing market has slumped and commercial property is showing signs of speed wobbles, the grass on the nation's farmland has never been more valuable.

MUMBAI: India’s booming fund industry is about to get even hotter with the launch soon of real estate mutual funds, which will make pricey property investments affordable to millions.

Distress in the real estate portfolios of insured institutions, as described in the FDIC's First Quarter 2008 Quarterly Banking Profile, continues to create unprecedented opportunities in today's real estate markets. A powerful roster of key real estate industry players will come together to discuss the potential of these and other real estate related investments at Infocast's Distressed Real ...

Can a branding shift help a real estate firm during a downturn? JACKSON, MI-Summit Township-based Production Engineering is planning to buy a 441,000-sf building here for $4.2 million, and investing another million in renovations, as part of its plans for expansion.

GE Real Estate Europe has jumped aboard the Capital France Hotel fund, joining BNP Paribas Assurance as a founding limited partner.

Aventura City, in the Miami-Dade area, continues to be a magnet for tourists year after year. The main reason for that is its capacity to provide its incessant flocks of visitors, as well as its residents, with virtually everything they need.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE:WRE) announces that George "Skip" McKenzie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, will make a company presentation at the 2008 NAREIT Investor Forum in New York, New York. Mr. McKenzie is scheduled to present on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE:WRE) announces that George "Skip" McKenzie,

ROCKVILLE, Md.----Washington Real Estate Investment Trust announces that George "Skip" McKenzie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, will make a company presentation at the 2008 NAREIT Investor Forum in New York, New York.

EFI (NASDAQ:EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that it has retained Jones Lang LaSalle, a leading financial professional services firm specializing in real estate, to explore opportunities related to its Foster City, California campus.