Miami Condo Vulture Sees Success - Wall Street Journal
Is the Miami’s troubled condo market coming back? One recent case shows that there is again money to be made there. The New York investment group that snapped up the construction loan on more than 90 units in Miami Beach’s Caribbean condo

PREVIEW-Accor split in focus as profit set to halve - Reuters
PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - France's Accor ( ACCP.PA ) is expected to say sluggish demand at its midscale and upmarket hotels cut 2009 profit in half on Wednesday as investors await details on plans to split the group to boost growth. Accor wants to

Estate of the Day: Turks and Caicos - Luxist
Fantasy island-wise, they had me at "Turks and Caicos" -- islands in the British West Indies that I visited in my youth and now fearfully refuse to return to lest they have changed. Then lo and behold, into my inbox comes this: A chance to own -- at

Concierge Auctions To Present Two Luxury Properties at Auction in The - Biloxi Sun Herald
DANA POINT, Calif., Feb. 22 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge Auctions will host a real estate auction of 7 & 9 White Water Lane at The Strand at Headlands in Dana Point, California, the company announced. Previously offered to $15 million, the properties

Union leader vows to fight county furlough plan - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Feb. 22, 2010 12:12 p.m. | A union leader Monday vowed to fight the legality of a plan to add 10 unpaid furlough days to many Milwaukee County union workers - a plan viewed by some as a means to pressure union workers to accept an alternate slate of

Sales center for proposed Whitefish Bay condos is shuttered - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New Land bought the property in 2005 for $10 million, and a year later proposed a four-story building with 93 luxury condos for the Fox Bay parking The Fox Bay Building is one of three large properties targeted in a recent foreclosure suit filed

Asia's Boom Conceals Some Darker Prospects - New York Times
HONG KONG — Taiwan grew at an 18 percent annualized rate in the fourth quarter. Japan is about to have its biggest initial public offering in more than a decade. A big Hong Kong property developer quickly sold hundreds of apartments in a remote

Kimpton Launches Wines That Care Nationwide - Hotel Interactive Network
Starting this month, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, including Hotel Monaco Baltimore, will introduce Wines That CareTM during its hosted nightly wine hour at nearly 50 hotels nationwide. For guests in the mood to mix and mingle in the living room

Torreon Welcomes Spring Break Vacationers - PRLog (free press release)
Sunrise Ski resort is nearby, and Torreon has its own equestrian center on property with lessons availble for children and adults. The Torreon Family Center, complete with Wii, free video and table games is open weekends,9 am to 5 pm starting March