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National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006	GE Builds on Growing European Retail Portfolio Bolstering its presence across the pond, GE Real Estate Central Europe has spent $695 million to acquire a portfolio of Central European hypermarkets from French operator Groupe Casino.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Alex Dumortier	Don't Buy GE Shares Before Reading This While the company expects flat growth in 2010, it's projecting "solid growth for 2011 and beyond." Should investors pick up shares before that growth begins to materialize?
National Real Estate Investor October 17, 2002 Parke Chapman	Clarion to acquire Crow Holdings for $1.5 billion Real estate money manager Clarion Partners has agreed to buy Crow Holdings Industrial Trust, a private REIT, for $1.5 billion.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	Advantage Institutions The modest rise in rates has eroded the profit margins of leveraged private buyers and strengthened the hand of institutions that pay mostly with cash. This year, pension funds plan to invest $59 billion in real estate in 2006, up from $51 billion in 2005, according to a new survey.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Nicholas Yulico	Reversing Course, Institutional Investors Assume More Risk Institutions and pension funds are increasingly eyeing non-traditional real estate investments, such as senior housing communities and even distressed office buildings.
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The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 Rich Smith	GE Banks on Russia The multinational conglomerate's consumer finance division buys itself a tiny Russian-American bank.
BusinessWeek April 2, 2009	The Sum of Its Parts A look at what Immelt has to work with as he tries to position GE for a return to high growth.
Financial Advisor March 2005 Dorothy Hinchcliff	A New Investment Frontier For financial advisors, international commercial real estate may be another way to diversity portfolios. REITs will broaden the shareholder base in global real estate and make it easier for smaller players to invest.
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Frederik Balfour	Shanghai: What Real Estate Bubble? More and more big-name investors are buying up commercial properties there. Unlike hot-money investors rushing in -- and out -- of emerging markets in search of a quick return, these white-shoe institutions say they're taking a longer-term view of Shanghai's real estate market.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Why Public REITs Are Going Private At a time when prices for quality properties routinely smash records, REITs have limited ability to match the bids of aggressive private buyers, which can use leverage of up to 100%.
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National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Dispositions Dwindle REITs are less likely to be the net sellers they've been during the last few years when high demand for commercial real estate allowed office landlords to dump non-core assets or buildings in unfavorable markets.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Mike Fickes	Pension Funds Plan to Plow $14B into Real Estate in 2003 Occupancy may be down and sale prices high in many property types, but pension funds have big plans for buying commercial real estate in 2003.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 Alexis Petrakis	Apartment REITs in Retreat Not too long ago, the multifamily sector enjoyed a Teflon-like reputation for its resiliency in all sorts of economic conditions. But no more. This economic slump has produced the lowest interest rates in 40 years, making home ownership easier and apartment buildings emptier.
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Diane Brady	The Immelt Revolution He's turning GE's culture upside down, demanding far more risk and innovation
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Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2005 Gretchen Pienta	The Private Investment Pool Commercial real estate professionals help private investors dive into this growing market.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2011 Rich Smith	General Electric Calls It Quits One more big energy buy and GE's done. (For now.)
CIO June 15, 2005 Hank Zupnick	Start Small, Think Big As the CIO of GE Real Estate discovered, you can often win more funding and credibility by starting with a few low-cost applications that wow the business side.
CFO May 1, 2005 Don Durfee	Putting Property First As money continues to pour into corporate real estate, more dealmakers are finding ways to cash in.
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BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Diane Brady	GE: When Execs Outperform The Stock While GE's share price hasn't prompted an exodus, it blunts a potent compensation tool and shows signs of affecting a culture long used to assuming it's the best.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Small Percentages Matter Why bother focusing on your savings or checking account, when it just pays a relative pittance? Because that pittance can add up, that's why.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2010 Rich Smith	General Electric's Deal Is Offensive Just as soon as management got the GE ship righted, it ran off and bought $1.6 billion worth of Citigroup receivables.
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National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Beth Mattson-Teig	Medical Office Buildings: Remedy for an Ailing Market Developers and investors are discovering that health care real estate may be just what the doctor ordered for a slumping real estate market.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2010 Rich Smith	General Electric Wants to Be a Millionaire The company's goal: to leave behind the days when GE's consumer finance business drove its growth efforts (into a ditch), and return to the company's roots as a maker of "stuff."
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National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Private Equity's Buying Binge Real estate private equity funds are on a frantic hunt for inefficiency. Bursting with cash and acutely aware that a storied 13-year real estate run is long in the tooth, the funds are snatching up what they consider to be undervalued properties and real estate companies.
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