“There’s a number of people looking at new development opportunities, but the challenge remains cost,” Segal says.

SEATTLE-Steve Orser will lead a team to find urban infill sites in both the Seattle and Portland metro areas for the development of class A market-rate and workforce housing.

LAWRENCE, KS-The New York City-based firm paid more than $12 million for the 248-unit, 20 building Hawks Point Apartments.

LISLE, IL-The $34 million sale of the former Alcatel-Lucent property, a 1.2-million-square-foot office complex, has closed. A new world headquarters for Navistar should be complete by 2012.

RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL-An Ernst & Young survey shows that more foreign investors are ramping up programs aimed at Brazil’s real estate sector.

LONDON-A Gleacher & Co. analyst says it’s unlikely that Simon Property Group could finance the acquisition of locally-based Capital Shopping Centres before the firm buys Trafford Centre.

There's only so far the can will be kicked down the road, most distressed property followers believe. Real Capital Analytics reports the number of distressed…

KETTERING, OH-In addition to the 388-unit Chimney’s Of Oak Creek purchase, the Orchard Lake, MI-based firm expects to buy up to 35 distressed properties by 2014.