E-House Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results and Declares Cash Dividend
SHANGHAI, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- E-House (China) Holdings Limited ("E-House" or the "Company") (NYSE: EJ), a leading real estate services company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011, and declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per ordinary share. Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial and Operating Highlights Total gross floor area ("GFA") of new properties sold was 4.2 million square meters, with no material change from the same quarter of 2010.

Transwestern Extends Global Reach to Serve Occupier Clients
HOUSTON, March 21, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Transwestern is extending its leading real estate service capabilities globally through a newly formed strategic alliance with BNP Paribas Real Estate, the Company announced today. The alliance will focus on occupier clients and enhance services to both companies' clients throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and the U.S.

Akerman Senterfitt Survey Indicates Improving Economic Conditions Behind Rising Hopes for Real Estate Market in 2012
MIAMI, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A survey of senior real estate executives at the third annual Akerman U.S. Real Estate Summit revealed that more than three-fourths (82 percent) of respondents expressed greater confidence and an improved outlook for the industry, a 6 percent increase over last year, with 50 percent citing the improving U.S.

John Hancock Real Estate acquires landmark 150 North Michigan Avenue office tower in downtown Chicago
41-story tower is newest addition to John Hancock's US$4.3 billion real estate portfolio TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC    SEHK:945   CHICAGO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Real Estate, the U.S.

Stuart M. Saft Joins Holland & Knight as Partner & Co-Chair of NY Real Estate Practice
NEW YORK, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland & Knight today announced that Stuart M. Saft, a prolific real estate attorney with over four decades of industry experience, has joined the law firm as partner and co-chair of its New York Real Estate Practice Group.   He comes to Holland & Knight from Dewey & LeBoeuf, where he was partner and chair of Dewey's Global Real Estate Practice.  Mr.