NEW YORK -- Investor William Ackman offered some tweaks Wednesday to his plan aimed at increasing the value of Target Corp., saying as much as 20 percent of the real estate investment trust he was pushing for could be spun off in an initial public offering.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- United Arab Emirates' shares fell after mortgage lender Amlak Finance PJSC said it isn't granting new home loans, further undermining investor confidence in the region's real-estate market. Omani shares advanced.

American real estate agents say there's a surefire way to help the country's struggling, plummeting real estate market: let foreigners retire here after they buy.

A Walnut Creek real estate agent is scheduled to appear in federal court this afternoon to face accusations that she smuggled a Peruvian nanny into the United States and for the past two years forced her to live in indentured servitude, according to U.S. District Court documents.

A FORMER Adelaide real estate agent who paid a 14-year old girl for sexual favours has been jailed for four years.

Commercial real estate prices increased in September, according to Moody's/REAL Commercial Property Price Indices, Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday.

Today's real-estate market is stagnant, but there opportunities exist for developers willing to adapt, a Vancouver researcher and consultant told Victoria-area developers yesterday.

Investments into the real estate sector in Dubai has crossed the Dhs158bn mark in 2008 based on the number of sales, leasing, and mortgage transactions registered in Dubai, according to REIDIN.com, the world's first and leading global online information services provider.

When you hear about Miami and houses in it, you may be aware that the demand for these properties is increasing these days. With the location of the properties and the number of tourists that goes to Miami each year, the Miami real estate market keeps on attracting more investors.

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