Miami has a new vice: bottom-fishing for condo bargains.
Some are searching for investment properties, confident home prices will eventually rebound. In hard-hit Miami-Dade County, condos originally costing as much as $1.4 million at the peak of the market now sell in some cases for $840,000, a 40 percent drop. Farther north, a coming auction at [...]

Mipim 2008, to be held from 11 to 14 March in Cannes, is turning the spotlight on the challenges of sustainable development in the property sector. In addition to the unique environmental features of projects showcased in the exhibition area, there will be a series of conferences devoted to the topic on “green” day (Wednesday, [...]

Unions representing about 1,200 workers at the Stratosphere hotel-casino reached a tentative labor contract with management over the weekend and plan to hold a vote on the deal Saturday.
The agreement involving Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 is the latest in a series of contract agreements reached with Las Vegas Strip [...]

It seemed like a great idea at the time: Rent a fabulous apartment and spend a week living like a Parisian.
First of all, look at all the money we would save with four of us staying in an apartment instead of pricey hotels, then doing our own cooking to avoid expensive restaurants and cafés where [...]

Would you like a shiatsu massage with your new condo? How about a bone-density test?
Arizona’s Canyon Ranch, regarded as the most glittering brand in the $10 billion spa industry, has branched into real estate, and on Wednesday will roll out a marketing campaign for the 67-story condo-hotel at Huron and Rush Streets that will bear [...]

The Rent Guidelines Board is taking precautions to keep Tuesday’s vote on rent increases from becoming as disorderly as last year’s, when tenant representatives showed up armed with drums, whistles, air horns and profanity-laden signs.
Last year’s chaos forced the delay of a decision for two and a half hours and objections were later raised that [...]

At age 18, Schylar Canfield, was living on his own in an apartment he rented through an independent living program that helped him pay his rent. He had been in foster care since he was 8.
Washington, D.C. - Scripps Howard Foundation Wire - infoZine - But as he prepared to graduate from high school on [...]

India is rapidly becoming a power market for online travel management as new suppliers push distribution and transactions directly online. Vendors and agencies tasked with transitioning legacy systems into Web-based platforms are losing ground to more nimble market entrants, according to one Internet commerce consultant, who also said traditional travel management companies are opting out [...]

Aconex has been selected to provide its web-based project collaboration service to the new beachfront Marriott Renaissance Hotel development in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Aconex will allow project participants to manage all their project information online – saving time, cutting administrative costs and reducing risk.
The 323-room Renaissance Bahrain Amwaj Islands Hotel is being constructed on a [...]

Marquis Los Cabos Beach, Golf, Spa and Casitas Resort in Mexico offers guests romance and adventure on the high seas with its new 80-foot Turkish schooner, sailing the Sea of Cortez. The latest addition to Marquis’ arsenal of luxury experiences, the Novia Mia (aptly called My Girlfriend) debuted this month at the Marina of San [...]

Penton Media’s Remix Hotel™ New York City, presented by Microsoft, will return to the SAE Institute of Technology May 18–20 for a weekend of music technology product demos, industry panels, workshops and special guest appearances. The event will feature panels from production mastermind Hank Shocklee; appearances by headliners Just Blaze, Kode9, DJ Enferno and Big [...]

Boracay Beach Condo Hotel, a flagship development of Boracay Trans Pacific Properties Inc. (developers) and Asiana Villas (land owners), has finally held its ground breaking ceremonies at Barangay Balabag, Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan last February 2, 2007.
In attendance were directors of both Asiana and Boracay Trans Pacific as well as well-wishers, suppliers, architects and [...]