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         <title>Centro Casts Wide Net for Buyers</title>
         <description>MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-As the deadline to refinance $3.4 billion in debt nears, the mall owner seeks to sell some or all of its assets.</description>
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         <title>Doughty Hanson Reaps $558M in Italian Sale</title>
         <description>MILAN, ITALY-The investment manager&#146;s Fund I, which has owned the one million-sf Maciachini Center since 2003, picks an opportune moment to sell.</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:03:12 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>$965M Delivers Brazil Centers to Brookfield</title>
         <description>RIO DE JANEIRO-Brookfield Asset Management is buying five centers in what is being called one of the largest real estate deals in Brazil.</description>
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         <title>GE Pays $301M for 31 German Assets</title>
         <description>BERLIN-The real estate investment firm anticipates improving conditions in many cities where the assets are located.</description>
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         <title>Massive MXD Complex Set for India</title>
         <description>HONG KONG-Shipra Estate is using the conference to unveil a sprawling mixed-use complex.  At the heart of the master plan--estimated to cost seven to 10 billion euros--is a five-million-sf mall.</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:02:58 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Tier-2 Cities Are Choice 1 as Alternate Plays</title>
         <description>HONG KONG-Chinese overcrowding isn't limited to population, and real estate players are finding elbow room in lesser-known locales.</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:02:57 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Experts: Subprime Woes in Asia Are Minor</title>
         <description>HONG KONG-A cutback in bidders in certain markets has no impact on time to close, says industry pros working the Asian markets.</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:02:56 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Hines Begins New 120-Acre Development</title>
         <description>MONTERREY, MEXICO-The developer is closing on 120 acres of raw land that will be developed into a master-planned community. </description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:02:48 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>GE, Tishman Invest $363M in Bulgaria MXD</title>
         <description>SOFIA, BULGARIA-GE Real Estate plans to use the Bulgarian market's current investments in the office, retail and logistics sectors to move into residential housing. </description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:02:44 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Global REIT Market Rises to $764B</title>
         <description>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-Asia and Australia are among the best performers as the industry welcomes new countries such as Germany and Italy.</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:02:36 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>CBL &amp; Associates Hits Brazil In JV</title>
         <description>MACAE, BRAZIL-The US mall owner is in a joint-venture deal here to build a 220,000-sf open-air center with Brazil-based Tenco Realty.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:02:31 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>LaSalle Upbeat on Euro Real Estate Trends </title>
         <description>LONDON-The UK and Munich shine while Italy fades in an industry assessment of real estate prospects for 91 cities.</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:02:23 CDT</pubDate>
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         <title>EMI Unveils $4B Mixed-Use Complex</title>
         <description>BANGALORE, INDIA-Retail affiliate Plaza Centers is being invited to participate in the 200-acre master-planned development.</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:02:21 CDT</pubDate>
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         <title>RBS Trio Set to Seal $101B ABN Amro Buy</title>
         <description>AMSTERDAM-Barclays backs down from its bid, paving the way for ABN Amro shareholders to agree to the biggest bank takeover in history.</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:02:06 CDT</pubDate>
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         <title>Retail Chains Eye Store Growth Globally </title>
         <description>CAPE TOWN-Chains around the world are looking for growth in plenty of underserved markets, ICSC speakers say.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:02:03 CDT</pubDate>
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         <title>Africa Poses Retail Opportunities, Challenges</title>
         <description>CAPE TOWN-Angola, Namibia and Botswana could all follow South Africa's path of modern shopping-center development, but infrastructure woes pose a problem.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:02:03 CDT</pubDate>
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         <title>Developers Dispute Role of Retail-Entertainment</title>
         <description>CAPE TOWN-Developers differ on whether or not entertainment is vital for shopping centers.</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:02:02 CDT</pubDate>
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         <title>DDR Readies Its First Center In Canada</title>
         <description>RICHMOND HILLS, ONTARIO-DDR execs say that the move is the first in what they hope is a series of developments around the Toronto area.</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:02:02 CDT</pubDate>
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         <title>Retail Chains Stay One Step Ahead to Compete</title>
         <description>TORONTO-Experts note that American retail chains and manufacturers are moving into the Asia-Pacific market to keep up with competition. </description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:01:38 CDT</pubDate>
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         <title>Beville Group Launches $390M Retail Makeover</title>
         <description>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-The undertaking will involve demolishing an outmoded mall to make way for an 850,000-sf lifestyle complex.</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:01:38 CDT</pubDate>
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