Real Estate

FDIC Said to Plan Sale of $3 Billion in AmTrust Bank Loans After Seizure The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is preparing to sell $3 billion of loans from AmTrust Bank, the Cleveland-based lender seized by regulators in December, people involved in the sales said.

BAA May Sell Airport Property Assets to Scottish Widows, Reuters Says BAA Airports Ltd. is in exclusive talks with Scottish Widows Investment Partnership on a possible sale of property assets, Reuters said, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the negotiations.

Home Loan Servicers `Squeeze' Borrowers Less on Mortgages Wrapped as Bonds Servicers of securitized U.S. mortgages are failing to match the aggressiveness of managers of other home loans in pursuing claims against homeowners after defaults, Moody’s Investors Service said.

U.K. Commercial Property Values Show First Year-Over-Year Rise Since 2007 U.K. commercial property values rose for the first time on an annual basis in two-and-a-half years as rent declines slowed, according to Investment Property Databank Ltd.

U.K. House Prices Rise the Most in February Since 2002, Acadametrics Says U.K. house prices increased in February at the fastest pace in more than seven years, research group Acadametrics Ltd. said.

House Prices in World's Biggest Markets May Fall Further, IMF Adviser Says House prices in the world’s major economies, which in 2009 were down an average of 5 percent from 2007, may keep dropping, said Prakash Loungani, an adviser to the International Monetary Fund’s research department.

Eight of Halabi's London Skyscrapers Offered for Sale by CB Richard Ellis Eight of Simon Halabi’s London office towers will be sold by CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. to repay some of the investors that bought 1.15 billion pounds ($1.74 billion) of defaulted bonds that back the buildings.

Dubai World Seeks to Separate `Good' Businesses From Underperforming Ones Dubai World, the state-owned holding company restructuring $26 billion in debt, is seeking to separate “good” businesses from underperforming assets as part of its restructuring plan, the head of the city’s airline said.

Hong Kong Property Prices Set for `Another Good Year,' Sun Hung Kai Says Hong Kong’s home market may see “another good year” in 2010 as buyers remain financially sound, according to Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., the world’s biggest developer by market value.