Mega Sign Stirs More Debate When a Beverly Hills company offered the money needed to buy and preserve land around the Hollywood sign, it touched off debate about what price Los Angeles is willing to pay. More... — WSJ.com: Real Estate
Mall Stores Try to Shrink 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. More... — WSJ.com: Real Estate
Extended Stay Switches Bedfellows 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. More... — WSJ.com: Real Estate
Hong Kong Lowers Threshold for Property Sales 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. More... — WSJ.com: Real Estate