NEW YORK CITY-Insiders see repositioning to better serve markets, but no major re-invention of its market focus and absolutely no plans to close doors entirely.

NEW YORK CITY-Don't cry doom and gloom just yet. Most experts see the industry surviving the coming economic hit. The question is exactly how hard that hit will be.

NEW YORK CITY-Lend Lease's CapMark Services will handle the account on a national basis, backed up by the real estate firm's asset management services.

NEW YORK CITY-Cutting corners to cut costs can result in cleanup costs ranging from $25,000 to $250,000--and that's just for underground storage remediation. One legal eagle counts the ways owners blunder.

NEW YORK CITY-Overflowing crowds are packing the trade show floor as retail and real estate execs come together for the International Council of Shopping Centers' New York Idea Exchange.

NEW YORK CITY-The final flurry of sales--encompassing seven properties in Canada and the US--brings the total value of shed properties to $1.7 billion.

NEW YORK CITY-Rumors fly about a pending merger while sources close to the deal remain mum. But one source says there's no basis in fact.

CHICAGO-The city's Number Two planning executive explains to ULI Group the rationale behind the TIF structure for "failing" development.