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  <title><![CDATA[The Port Authority and the World Trade Center]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An audit released this week called the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey &quot;a challenged and dysfunctional organization,&quot; citing the ballooning costs at New York&#039;s World Trade Center. But, for all the turmoil at the site, the Port Authority has taken steps to return it to both the private and public city.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:05:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dubai: Is the World's Tallest Building on Fire? [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Rumors are sweeping the Internet that Dubai&#039;s Burj Khalifa skyscraper, the world&#039;s tallest, is on fire, while officials claim it&#039;s just fog]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:59:20 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mortgage Settlement: Details May Not Yet Be Finalized, Says American Banker]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A source has told American Banker that the terms of this week&#039;s massive national mortgage servicing settlement have not been finalized, and that politics drove Thursday&#039;s announcement]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:02:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Residential Buy to Let Funding and Financial Incest]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It would seem no matter where you look at the moment – Buy to Let is hogging the news. Blooming, booming, flourishing and no end of adjectives adorn the headlines; all in a bid to flog the concept to the public that having someone else paying your m.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Down and Dirty with the Property Recovery - America]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Haven't you heard, the American housing market is in recovery? According to some experts the mounting up of positive metrics across consecutive months can only be interpreted as showing that the market has bottomed.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Equity Funding 'Has Become More Important than Debt']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Using equity to fund the purchase of real estate investments has become more popular than debt financing.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Halle Berry House: Actress Seen Looking for Temporary Home]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Looks like actress Halle Berry is in the market for a temporary place.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:14:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Demand for global distressed property increased at the end of 2011]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Demand for distressed property is rising in more countries than it was previously, according to the results of the latest Global Distressed Property Monitor from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors published today (Friday 10 February).]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lebanese Property Market Slowing Amidst Political Uncertainty]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[After several years of strong activity, the property market in Lebanon is declining sharply, mainly due to domestic political bickering and regional unrest.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:40 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan Tower: The Next Tallest Building in the World? [SLIDESHOW]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A new contender for the world&#039;s tallest building has emerged. Avesta Group&#039;s Azerbaijian Tower is set to rise over a kilometer in height, to around 3,444 feet and 189 floors. It would surpass the 2,723-foot Burj Khalifa, currently the world&#039;s tallest building, as well as the planned Kingdom Tower.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:47:23 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Foreclosure Settlement: Is it Too Little? Top Negotiator Defends Deal]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Officials Thursday detailed a nationwide settlement with five large banks over foreclosure practices. Negotiators defended the deal as a way to give immediate relief to homeowners and victims of foreclosure abuses.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:41:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Will the $26 Billion Mortgage Settlement Help You?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The massive $26 billion mortgage settlement between states and banks is designed to help millions of American homeowners -- but not everyone is eligible.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:23:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Hotels Urged to Refurbish if They Want to Ensure a Fruitful 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[After a relatively disappointing 2011, hotels in the UK have been advised by hotel consultancy HVS London to focus on starting or completing refurbishments to their property in an effort to counter the on-going recession.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Prime Office Rents Growing Strongly]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[According to new data from Jones Lang la Salle the growth in prime office rents in Q4 marked the 8th consecutive quarter of growth in the sector.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[UK Commercial Property 'Slides Marginally in January']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The performance of UK commercial real estate worsened slightly in January, compared to the previous month.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Mortgage Rates Hold at Record Low of 3.87 Percent]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates remained at a record low of 3.87 percent in the week ending Feb. 9, unchanged from the previous week, according to Freddie Mac.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:43:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wave-Like Clouds Leap Over Waterfront High-Rises in Panama City, Florida [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[On Sunday, J.R. Holt captured this amazing shot of clouds forming over high-rises on the Florida Panhandle]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:48 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Positive outlook for UK buy to let sector as loans increase, says CML]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The number of properties in the UK being bought with buy to let mortgages increased by around 84,000 in 2011, modestly helping to increase the supply of private rented housing in the UK, according to latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:07:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[HWKN's 'Wendy' Wins PS1 Young Architects Courtyard Compeititon [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Architecture firm HWKN has won MoMA PS1&#039;s annual Young Architects Program competition with a fabric and scaffolding installation.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51:50 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Buys $6.2B in Mortgage Bonds from Fed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) has purchased mortgage bonds valued at $6.2 billion from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, previously owned by the insurance giant American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG), until its government bailout in 2008.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:01 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Valentine's Day 2012: The 10 Most Romantic Landmarks in the World]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Design evokes emotion. The hallmarks of beauty -- symmetry, form and context -- create a mood that surpasses the merely physical form. Beyond design, context -- whether reality or mythology -- builds on reputation and has lionized particular locations.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[German Residential Investment Soaring High]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Transactions involving the purchase of 50 or more residential units increased by 44% year on year in Germany last year, with 6.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295279/20120207/german-residential-investment-soaring-high.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Prime Offices 'Performing Well']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Over the course of 2011, prime office markets around the world put in a strong performance, recording six per cent rental growth in the final quarter of the year, compared to the same three-month period in 2010.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295278/20120207/global-prime-offices-performing-well.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Perils of Being a UK Landlord in 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[We have all heard recently about the unprecedented rental boom in the UK, but as a consequence of what created the boom, landlords now face a new threat as the number of tenants in severe arrears begins to grow rapidly.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295277/20120207/the-perils-of-being-a-uk-landlord-in-2012.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Istanbul Tops European Real Estate Trends Report, Followed by Munich and Warsaw]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Istanbul was ranked as the European city with the best prospects for 2012 by PricewaterhouseCooper and the Urban Land Institute, with German cities also on top.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295248/20120208/istanbul-europe-munich-warsaw-berlin-copenhagen-athens.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:33:01 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[San Francisco Giants Pitcher Matt Cain Puts House Up for Sale]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain has put his Noe Valley neighborhood house on the market.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:16:58 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[$38 Million Hamptons 'Beechwood' Mansion Sold [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A nine-bedroom mansion in East Hampton, N.Y. has found a buyer in what could be one of the priciest deals of the year.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/294698/20120207/38-million-hamptons-beechwood-mansion-sold-photos.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:43:13 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Architecture & Design: 6 Horrible Facadist Renovations, from Auckland to Yekaterinburg [SLIDESHOW]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Sometimes facadism works, and sometimes it doesn&#039;t. Here are six of the ugliest facadist structures from around the world.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:18:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[London Residential Market 'Dominated by Overseas Buyers']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The volume of investment flooding into London's residential new-build property market from overseas investors has far outpaced that from domestic buyers.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Will the UK Property Market be able to Cope with a Double-Dip Recession?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Can the UK property market cope with a double-dip recession? There are just so many variables. So many things affecting the answer to a massively different degree between their best and worst case scenarios, and all of them intertwined and affecting .]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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