People and ProductsSarah Eldridge, a hair stylist, has moved to the Scissors 'N the City salon in downtown Lafayette.Recovery? Yes, a LittleSlowly, signs of confidence are returning to the region’s housing market. But there are at least three significant bumps on the road to recovery.LaSalle Invests $95M in Sofitel WashingtonLaSalle Hotel Properties, a Bethesda, MD-based hotel REIT, purchased the Sofitel Washington, DC Lafayette Square for $95 million. Gem Realty Capital Inc., a real estate investment company headquartered in Chicago, sold the 237-room property at 806 15th...Just sold!Manhattan FLATIRON $1,450,000 4 W. 21st St. Two-bedroom, three-bath condop, 1,475 square feet, with kitchen with stone counters and Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, soaking tub, walk-in closets, security system and N/S exposures; building features doorman, garage and roof deck. Maintenance $2,639, 15 percent tax-deductible. Asking...Growing Demands on Florida Real Estate HomeIf you are planning to own your home, then the Florida real estate is the perfect place for you. Now there are lots of people who are considering this market for their investment plan.Qatar Real Estate Full-Year Profit Falls 31% to $59 MillionMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- Qatar Real Estate Investment Co. said full-year profit fell 31 percent to 214 million riyals ($59 million), according to a statement to the bourse today.Prime real estate in Morocco offers a solid investmentAccording to leading international agent Knight Frank, luxury and prime property in Morocco, particularly in the cosmopolitan city of Marrakech, is in high demand from discerning professional investors and second home owners from around the globe, who are seeking a relatively lower-risk real estate investment in a country less affected by the recession than others like the UK and USA.Real Estate Wonk: Baltimore still on firm's 'lowest performing' listAs a number of metro areas post home-price gains, the Baltimore market is still declining, a real estate data firm says in a new report. Prices were down 3.4 percent vs. a year ago and 1.8 percent compared with the previous quarter, Clear Capital said.Real Estate Transfers, 3-4-10Real Estate Transfers, 3-4-10U.S. Stocks Trim Gain as Fed Says Real Estate, Loan Demand WeakMarch 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks trimmed gains after the Federal Reserve said commercial real estate and loan demand remained weak in January and February and labor markets were still “soft.”No taxing time for real estate: GovtThe government has said the net impact of the service tax on real estate construction would be only 3.3 per cent, since construction attracts service tax only on 33 per cent of the value.
