Real-estate trust Vornado buys stake in McDonald's (Real Estate)

Real-estate trust Vornado buys stake in McDonald's
Chicago Sun-Times - A day after McDonald's Corp. CEO Jim Skinner denied speculation the fast-food chain might spin off some of its real-estate holdings to boost its stock value, Vornado Realty Trust disclosed that it had acquired a 1.2 percent stake in the company. interest in a real-estate shakeup, the disclosure that the real estate investment

Consolidation, job cuts may follow real estate boom
Houston Chronicle - ORLANDO, FLA. - The last four years will likely be remembered as a gilded age for anyone in real estate, especially mortgage bankers.

Juan Gonzalez: Rich get all the breaks with Mike
New York Daily News - a huge expansion of property tax breaks on Manhattan's far West Side for his real estate developer friends away from large corporations and real estate developers to smaller es and

$57M deal for Broadway Mall
AP via Newsday - To cash-rich, growth-hungry mall owners, Long Island shoppers are like the prettiest girl at the ball: The companies all want to get on her dance card. Vornado, known as a savvy and aggressive manager, is likely to make some big changes, real estate experts said