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When your family business involves an extended network of 52 family shareholders, as it does for Bukit Kiara Properties, a real estate development firm, simply pulling everyone together for family dinner can be hard...

As many real estate markets cool off substantially and others spiral downward in the wake of the mortgage market meltdown in an economy struggling against a full-blown recession, Houston has surged forward with increases...

Nearly two years ago, Simon Distributing President Pat Simon introduced Paint Scentsations, a simple to use, inexpensive paint additive that not only eradicates odors left behind by previous tenants, but turns the paint into...

Tierra Del Rey is the initial development for Metro Housing Partners, a privately held company founded last summer by Golden Boy Partners, a partnership of De La Hoya's Golden Boy Enterprises and John Long's...

"We've been growing our concentration in that market through acquisition activity. It's a small market for us and will remain a relatively small component of our overall portfolio, but we have no plans to...

Potential renters that fall into that category, sometimes referred to as the thin or no-file market, include echo boomers, who recently graduated high school and are entering college, a burgeoning Hispanic market and other...

"There will be a lot of product hitting the street in the coming months and it should be pretty cheap," said Mike Bacza, watching the bidding at a foreclosure auction last month in this...

But in recent months, the neighbors' fears have dissipated, replaced by hope and opportunity, thanks to a complete $37 million revitalization of the area by the non-profit National Community Renaissance (National CORE) and the...

Being in charge of an organization doesn't automatically keep you from being concerned about sending a message, especially if it's negative. But if sending negative messages causes you anxiety, take comfort in this: Most...

You've heard of the U(na)-Bomber and U-2 the rock group. Now get ready for another U, the U-Boomers. Forbes Magazine recently published an article that differentiates among different sub-sets of baby boomers. The U-Boomers...

But over the last half-year, the media and politicians have said we were in a recession even while the economy was still growing. Gas prices are going up. The economy is slowing. Talk of recession...

The company's execs caught market watchers by surprise this year with the announcement at the end of January that UDR has entered into a contract to sell 25,684 apartments spread from Oregon to Delaware...

I'm rather tall, so I figured I had already won the game and sat back down with a smile. "Now," he said, "I want you to take that same Post-In note and move it higher." Here's...

Influenced by the California missions, courtyard housing is characterized by buildings of varying masses built around asymmetrical courtyards typically filled with fountains and lush foliage. The style is staging a comeback in Southern California, thanks...

Hard work and a passion for the business. That may sound corny, but the DeSouza brothers prove that it's true. Cal and Frank DeSouza, who currently are well underway on the conversion of four...