NEW YORK CITY-The newly minted joint venture will set up shop in Shanghai and Beijing with the intent of developing and buying "high-quality" assets. A major focus will be residential, given the expansion of the Chinese middle class.

NEW YORK CITY-The newly minted joint venture will set up shop in Shanghai and Beijing with the intent of developing and buying "high-quality" assets. A major focus will be residential, given the expansion of the Chinese middle class.

I can't imagine how some of these numbers work with the leverage I'm seeing.

NEW YORK CITY-It's going to be real estate for real estate's sake once again as investors learn to rely less on cap-rate compression and more on sound fundamentals. But the folks of Torto Wheaton see no dramatic change resulting from the shifting dynamics of interest and cap rates.

Some 60% of commercial real estate professionals don't want to be compensated by commission.

Some 60% of commercial real estate professionals don't want to be compensated by commission.

BROOKVILLE, NY-A lack of business expansion in the face of soaring housing costs is threatening the future of Long Island's workforce. A panel of experts, gathered here yesterday, sees little relief unless the public sector can put aside campaign promises and work with the private sector on much-needed solutions.

SAN FRANCISCO-The National Association of Realtors is eyeing a January launch of its first commercial index. The National Association of Real Estate Editors picks its 2006 officers. It all happened at NAR's annual Conference & Expo, here.