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Sweden Sells Property Firm
7/3/2008 6:57 PM
Sweden sold property firm Vasakronan to Fastigheter for $6.88 billion, continuing its privatization drive.
The Home Insulation Conundrum
7/3/2008 1:22 PM
Fiberglass or foam spray? Figuring out what kind of insulation to use in a new house turns out to be a complicated calculation.
Buying a Sense of Security for the Home
7/2/2008 8:07 PM
How would different security companies configure a home with a system, and what would they charge to alert the police about triggered motion sensors? Here's a look at ADT, Brink's, Monitronics and Protection One.
With Energy Rights, Money Trumps All
7/3/2008 9:19 AM
Financial opportunity is outweighing environmental issues for property owners swept up in a land grab by energy companies targeting gas reserves. Rights for deep drilling are fetching as much as $2,500 an acre, or more.
Finding Foreclosures, Screening Deadbeats
7/3/2008 1:08 PM
June Fletcher offers her take on two recently launched sites: RentBureau.com, which helps landlords screen tenants and ForeclosurePoint.com, a listing service.
IndyMac Works With U.S. Regulators
7/1/2008 8:38 PM
IndyMac is working with U.S. regulators on a plan to shore up the company's "safety and soundness."
Banks Are Freezing Lines of Credit
6/30/2008 8:53 PM
As lenders recoil from falling home prices and mortgage defaults, many have been reeling in credit lines or freezing them. If your home-equity line of credit has been frozen, and you need access to the funds, here are some tips.
Florida Files Countrywide Lawsuit
6/30/2008 8:50 PM
Florida filed a lawsuit against Countrywide and its chief executive, alleging the mortgage company engaged in deceptive and unfair trade practices. (Complaint)
Businesses Taking Less Office Space
7/3/2008 2:24 AM
Companies are taking less office space, driving down rents in most U.S. markets and giving tenants an edge.
Construction Loans Sour Small Banks
7/2/2008 7:57 AM
Regional and small banks are expected to report large losses from their mounting volume of soured loans made primarily to home builders.
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Brandywine sells Oakland towers for $412 million to CIM Group
7/3/2008 3:20 PM
An affiliate of the real estate fund manager CIM Group has agreed to pay $412.5 million for five Oakland high-rise office properties owned by Brandywine Realty Trust totaling 1.7 million square feet. (BDN)
Google to close Denver office
7/3/2008 3:09 PM
Google Inc. will close its Denver office but keep two others in the area. (GOOG)
Anesiva VP to leave company
7/3/2008 2:34 PM
South San Francisco pain drug maker Anesiva Inc. said Patrick Broderick, a vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, will leave the company July 11.
Goldilocks is dead, CSI looking for the body, says Wells economist
7/3/2008 12:19 PM
With crude oil hitting $145 a barrel and jobless numbers looking recessionary, the so-called Goldilocks economy that was neither too slow to throw people out of work nor too strong to fuel inflation is over, according to a report issued Thursday by a Wells Fargo economist. (WFC)
GoFish Corp. completes private placement, adds HQ
7/3/2008 12:06 PM
GoFish Corp. raised the remaining $2 million of a $3.5 million private placement.
Ask.com wraps up Dictionary.com acquisition
7/3/2008 10:35 AM
Ask.com finished buying Lexico Publishing Group LLC, which owns dictionary.com. (IACI)
Senetek ends deal with troubled Scottish biotech
7/3/2008 10:23 AM
Senetek PLC ended an agreement with troubled Scottish company Ardana Bioscience Ltd.
Titan Parkinson's treatment fails trial, likely to be dropped by Bayer Schering
7/2/2008 12:50 PM
Titan Pharamceutical Inc.'s potential cell-based treatment for Parkinson's Disease failed in a Phase IIb study, the company said Wednesday, and likely won't be continued by partner Bayer Schering Pharma.
Francisco Partners wraps up $720M sale of Metrologic Instruments
7/2/2008 12:38 PM
Private equity fund Francisco Partners finished selling its portfolio company Metrologic Holdings Corp. to Honeywell International for $720 million. (HON)
Bayer to pay up to $120M for Maxygen hemophilia program
7/2/2008 12:26 PM
Bayer HealthCare will pay $90 million up front -- with potential milestone payments of an additional $30 million -- for Redwood City-based Maxygen Inc.'s hemophilia drug program. (MAXY)
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