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• Archaeologists Dig Up Old Cemetery, Family Sues Property Owners
HEDGESVILLE, WV - Archaeologists who were digging in a West Virginia woman's yard have uncovered an old cemetery, and now the whole saga has sparked a lawsuit. Holly Donaldson and her family enjoy their peaceful life in the mountains of West Virginia ...
• The stunning collapse of Iceland
British entrepreneur Robert Tchenguiz' property empire collapsed along with Iceland's banking system. Tchenguiz managed to lose $1.7 billion in just 24 hours after Kaupthing took control of his stakes in British retailer J Sainsbury and Mitchells ...
• Movers: MetLife, IBM, National City, TJX Companies
The Wall Street Journal reports that MetLife (MET) recently approached life and property insurer Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) about a merger transaction, citing people familiar with the talks. The talks did not lead anywhere, these people ...
• Analysts cautious commercial real estate outlook
The analysts downgraded global industrial REITs ProLogis and AMB Property from "neutral" to "sell" and said consensus FFO growth for REITs in 2009 and 2010 was risky. Funds from operations — FFO — is a figure used by real estate investment ...
• Reno's largest resort has new ownership
RENO (AP) -- According to a published report, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. will take over ownership of Reno's largest gambling property. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that ownership of the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno will be ...