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Take a hike 2008-10-01 Staff Writer Your mother was right—walking is good for you. And what better way to exercise the theory than to live in an area with a high “walk score.”<br /> <br /> Walkscore.com claims to “help homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in gr

Bluewater on the block 2008-10-01 Staff Writer Bluewater shopping center in Kent, built in 1999, used to be the biggest shopping mall in Britain until it was overtaken in 2004 by the MetroCentre near Newcastle. But the retail property has stayed in the headlines for all sorts of other reasons.<br /> &

Aircraft carriers 2008-10-01 Staff Writer Is it possible to grow bored with a crisis even as it continues to unfold? If so, count me among the bored.<br /> <br /> Let me clarify—the effects of the subprime meltdown and resulting credit crunch on private equity real estate may ultimately be a gr

Steven Lin, the executive vice president of Capmark Financial and head of its Asia operations, has resigned effective immediately, according to a regulatory filing. Lin was formerly with Goldman Sachs' Real Estate Principal Investment Area.

The contract award is part of the US government’s experimental program to privatise five US airports. Details of the investor group’s development plans for Chicago Midway Airport were not disclosed.

The investment by India's largest infrastructure-focused private equity firm will help create a parts-manufacturer for the wind energy industry in India. The IDFC manages three private equity funds.

The landmark bid, whose deadline for acceptance was twice pushed back in hopes of getting Pennsylvania legislators to approve it, lapsed on Tuesday after Abertis decided not to extend it any further.

The first of its kind country-specific mezzanine infrastructure fund will target early stage development projects in Brazil. The fund is a joint venture between Darby and Stratus Group, a Brazilian private equity manager and advisor.

The Dallas-based real estate firm has taken on Oliver Georg and Olaf Fortmann from HCI Capital to run the operation. Behringer and HCI formed a $1.3bn alliance to invest in European real estate in 2006.

The Zurich-based firm has hired the former head of GPT Halverton in Germany to help grow the business.