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Ackman-Ziff’s 2010 Lender Survey 3rd Quarter

U.S. commercial real estate prices posted their first quarterly gain in more than two years last quarter, data showed on Monday, although deepening economic gloom may cut post-slump celebrations short.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., brought down in part by its huge property investments, is doubling down on some of its existing deals in a bet that commercial property markets are near bottom.

Some banks have a special technique for dealing with business borrowers who can’t repay loans coming due: Give them more time, hoping things improve and they can repay later.

Florida Gulf Coast University is close to finalizing a purchase of an off-campus housing complex.

The economic situation today is drastically worse than a couple years ago, and the euro is doomed as a concept, Nassim Taleb, professor and author of the bestselling book “The Black Swan,” told CNBC on Thursday.

Some developers and building owners opt to stop paying mortgages to get better loan terms

Though sometimes considered the stepchild of the real estate investment trust industry, non-traded public REITs are proving to be a popular new source of investment capital for the commercial real estate industry.

Some real-estate funds, which raised billions of dollars hoping to pounce on bargain properties, are returning money to investors after finding slim pickings, as many banks avoid dumping property by extending and restructuring loans.

Ian Bruce Eichner, a developer who has lived through the ups and downs of the real-estate market several times over, bought a dream apartment at a huge discount a few months ago. But now he faces a court battle to keep it.