SAP offers $3.4 billion for SuccessFactors (Reuters)

Reuters – Germany’s SAP announced a $ 3.4 billion cash deal to buy U.S. web-based software company SuccessFactors, joining the scramble among technology firms to offer cloud-computing services to businesses. Yahoo! News: Business News
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The State of the Investment Environment

David Lynn takes stock of developments in recent months and how they are shaping the market for commercial real estate investment. National Real Estate Investor
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Time of reckoning for the euro zone (Reuters)

Reuters – Failure by European leaders at their summit this week to fix the fatal flaw in the euro zone, its lack of political union, would risk tremendous market upheaval, a rupture of the common currency and global economic fallout. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Art Basel Miami Beach Becomes $500 Million Economic Stimulus Package for Local Economy

Pablo Picasso picture at ART BASEL Miami (2011) (MIAMI BEACH, FL) — As the world’s art aficionados, celebrities and super wealthy converge on the shores of South Beach this week to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Art Basel Miami Beach, the real celebrating should be don
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EDR Seeks to Ease Sharing of Environmental Data

With sustainable redevelopment becoming commonplace, property owners rely on having accurate historical and current environmental data. National Real Estate Investor
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GE Asset Mgmt. Sells Stake in 2 VA Offices for $105M

GE Asset Management sold its 75 percent interest in Metro Place III and IV, a 325,328-square-foot office portfolio in Merrifield, VA, for an implied value of $ 105 million or $ 323 per square foot. First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO) purchased a 51 percent interest in the property
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Wall Street heads for best week in 3 years (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks rose on Friday, on course for their best week in almost three years, after the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to a 2-1/2 year low, but resistance close to a key technical level limited gains as traders booked profits before the weekend. Yahoo! News: Business New
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Blackstone, Bain plan Yahoo bid: source (Reuters)

Reuters – Blackstone Group and Bain Capital are preparing a bid for all of Yahoo Inc that could value the Internet company at more than $ 20 per share, with the participation of Yahoo’s Asian partners, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Yahoo! News: Busin
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Agent’s Tenancy Renewal Fees?

Landlords, like everyone else, hate to pay fees! What should you be paying in renewal fees and how can you negotiate a fair agreement with your letting agent? Even though the competition among Letting Agents is fierce, everyone deserves to be treated fairly and respectfully. Knowing h
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WTC Retail Site Among Crop of Downtown NY Venues Expected to Produce Record Sales

The new World Trade Center retail complex will aim to replicate past success. National Real Estate Investor
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