Behringer Pays $66M for 392-Unit Uptown Property - Daily News Article - GlobeSt. com
1111 Post Oak Blvd. HOUSTON-Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I Inc. has acquired Uptown Post Oak, a 392-unit apartment community in Uptown, for $65.5 million. The purchase price was disclosed in the Dallas-based REIT

Luxury Property: Retreat at Timber Hill - Summit Daily News
Tucked away in the quiet Breckenridge neighborhood of Warriors Mark West is today's featured residence. The half duplex home at 18 Timber Drive boasts five bedrooms, four baths and nearly 2800 square feet of living space

London Luxury-Home Prices Drop in Month for First Time Since March 2009 - Bloomberg
Luxury-home prices in central London declined in July for the first time in 16 months as the recovery persuaded more owners to sell, broker Knight Frank LLP said. Prices of properties costing at least 1

Luxury Golf Courses Can Reduce Italy's $1.98 Trillion Debt, Say Developers - Bloomberg
Luca Valerio, Golf Parco di Roma Resort president. Valerio says that golf is a social event for Italians. Photographer: Fred Downes via Bloomberg An artist's rendering of the Terre Dei Consoli Golf Club. The

High-end home distress: Foreclosures, short sales catching up to luxury properties - Birmingham Business Journal
The trend of short sales, foreclosures and walk-aways from distressed mortgages is moving from outlying, middle-class cities to the mansions of Paradise Valley and Scottsdale. Beth Jo Zeitzer, president of ROI Properties

Nuance, One51, Google, Tudou, `Paul the Octopus': Intellectual Property - Bloomberg
Vlingo Corp. , whose products help mobile telephones recognize voice commands, sued rival Nuance Communications Inc. alleging infringement of five U.S. patents. Vlingo, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is

Leading Costa Rica Green Architectural Engineering Firm Announces First Sustainable - PR-USA.net
-- Arqueco Ltda., one of Costa Rica's most respected and prolific ecologically-aware architectural firms, today announced approved plans for the Palazzo Park Hotel & Residences, the first luxury beachfront hotel and