Ryan Kimball - Salt Lake Sotheby's Realty

Showdown Over Miami’s Swank Set

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:54:00 +0000

One of South Beach’s developers is creating a new shopping district in hopes of taking on Bal Harbour Shops, long the top draw for Miami’s big spenders.

A Hunter’s Ranch House

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:16:00 +0000

This hacienda-style ranch house is part of a sprawling development in Okeechobee, Fla., that offers quail hunting and amenities such as a 600-foot zip line across a lake.

Toll Brothers Moves Back to Living Large

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:15:00 +0000

The McMansion’s demise has been greatly exaggerated, and luxury-home builder Toll Brothers’s sales backlog is finally rising again.

Rural Population Stagnates

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:55:00 +0000

The nation’s rural regions saw much slower population growth over the past decade, reflecting a drop in the number of jobs in these often-isolated areas.

‘Avatar’ Blues for Builder

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:12:00 +0000

Development company Avatar Holdings has to change its name because of confusion with the popular “Avatar” movie.

Showdown in Stamford for Developer Rosen

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:25:00 +0000

Developer Aby Rosen, who has been fighting headwinds to shore up his highly leveraged U.S. office buildings, faces a new threat, this one to his firm’s large portfolio in Stamford, Conn.

Texas’s Hines to Double Down in London

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0000

Hines, one of the world’s largest real-estate groups in terms of assets, is preparing to spend $1.6 billion on buildings in the U.K., doubling its assets in the country in an effort to diversify away from riskier acquisitions.

Grubb & Ellis Seeks Quick Sale

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:13:00 +0000

Commercial real-estate firm Grubb & Ellis Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, requesting an expedited sale as it faces $30 million in debt that matures on March 1 and insufficient cash to make it through the first quarter.

Hong Kong Penthouse

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:54:00 +0000

A staircase inside this penthouse apartment leads up to a private roof with views of Hong Kong’s skyline and harbor.

Envisioning a Future Without Fannie, Freddie

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:31:00 +0000

The U.S. is studying a single way to package home loans into securities as an interim step to develop a home-mortgage guarantee system that could outlive Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.