BELLA VISTA : Investors taking hit on realty downturn (NWAnews.com) Snapping up Bella Vista lots at a recent courthouse auction, Charles Andrews feathered the portfolio of Arkansas resort properties he?s recommending these days to the investors who attend his real-estate-to-riches seminars. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)...more...In Business Q and A (In Business Las Vegas) Jim Murren's promotion to president and chief operating officer of MGM Mirage didn't get much attention when it occurred last summer....more... Tours put Baltimore on display for 200 real estate developers (Baltimore Examiner) About 200 local, regional and national real estate developers saw Baltimore's many faces Thursday during a comprehensive tour of the city's available development and leasing opportunities....more... Some question tax breaks that help fill coffers (Austin American-Statesman) Critics, including members of Congress, are again asking whether gifts for athletics should be tax-deductible....more... Bay Area room rates to rise, report says (The San Francisco Examiner) Hotel room rates will rise in 2008, spelling higher costs for travelers but more money for hotels and the government, according to a report released Monday....more... Losing ground in battle for business tourism (The Scotsman) EDINBURGH is falling behind in the world rankings of business tourism destinations. The city is hosting fewer major international conferences than it was five years ago....more... Despite the Recent Credit Crunch, Healthy Fundamentals Help Cushion Commercial Real Estate Investors' Concerns ... (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2007 -- While much of the media seems transfixed by the reported meltdown in the nation's housing market, underlying fundamentals remain relatively strong across most sectors of the commercial real estate industry, according to the newly released PricewaterhouseCoopers 3Q 2007 Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey....more... Disneyland to expand hotel, add time shares (Los Angeles Times) The Grand Californian will add 250 rooms and create 50 time shares, the company's first on the West Coast. Disneyland Resort announced plans Tuesday to add 250 units to its luxury Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, including its first 50 time-share offerings on the West Coast. ...more... Tempe could best Phoenix, Scottsdale with more space (The Arizona Republic) Tempe is better situated than any other city in the Valley to attract business and conference travelers, if they build more conference space for them, a new study indicates....more... |