Sea Island Co. seeks bankruptcy - The Post and Courier
SAVANNAH -- Sea Island Co. has filed for federal bankruptcy protection with a plan to sell its luxury resorts that have been secluded getaways on the Georgia coast for wealthy travelers and American presidents

East India Company relaunches as luxury brand - CNN
London, England (CNN) -- It was the world's first multinational company, a trading giant during the colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent. This week, The East India Co. is being reborn as a luxury brand

Manhattan Luxury Condos Try FHA Backing in Sales `Game Changer' - Bloomberg
Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Housing Administration is providing a lifeline to new Manhattan luxury condominiums after sales stalled. Bloomberg's Monica Bertran reports. (Source: Bloomberg) Whitney

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

Acacia Subsidiary Forms the Acacia Intellectual Property Fund L.P. and Receives - Bradenton Herald
Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary has become the General Partner of the newly formed Acacia Intellectual Property Fund, L.P. An institutional investment

Live, On-Site Absolute Auction of Luxury Coronado, California Estate Held by - Forbes
CORONADO, Calif., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- 755 F Avenue, an immaculate family estate with a guest home in the affluent community of Coronado Village, was successfully sold during a live, on-site auction, NYC

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

Luxury '$uite' deals - New York Post
The federal government is looking out for the not-so-little guy -- insuring mortgages at luxury Manhattan condos. Intended to spur low-to-moderate-income home ownership, relaxed regulations by the Federal Housing