Archive for November 7th, 2008

Business Week’s Most Powerful Property Web Site

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I’m not normally one to toot my own horn, but in this case…toot, toot, toot.

My colleages and I were named the world’s most powerful property people by Global edge, an online strategy consulting firm based in the U.K.

Global edge says its ranking methodology involved tallying the Google searches for terms such as “real estate blog.” Darn, if we didn’t beat out Yahoo, MSN, and CNN’s real estate sites.

Thanks Global edge. Thanks Hot Property readers! We think you are the truly powerfull people.

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Las Vegas Sands Drowning in Debt, Fidelity, Mattel Plan Layoffs

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Finding the proverbial silver lining in today’s economy gets harder and harder as the markets continue their downward slide and one of the nation’s most successful casinos – the Las Vegas Sands – may be sinking in a financial quicksand. Read more »

Credit Crunch Gives Blue Chip Builders the Blues in Boston, Philadelphia

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As if more proof were needed that the lending environment is hammering even top-of-the-line development, project backers in Boston and Philadelphia have acknowledged that the capital markets crisis is forcing them to put some of those cities’ showcase projects on hold. Read more »