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Caught in Real Estate Downturn, Firm Cuts Attorneys' Pay by 12 Percent (Law.com) - Attorneys at Becker & Poliakoff are being hit with a 12 percent pay cut for the foreseeable future to help the real estate-dominated firm deal with a drop in profitability and delays in collections. The firm's managing shareholder, who used a podcast to inform attorneys and staff about the pay deferment plan, said the pay cut would be lifted if clients begin paying again, provided the attorneys ...

Inland Real Estate sets monthly dividend of 8.167 cents (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Retail center developer Inland Real Estate Corp. said Monday its board declared a regular monthly dividend of 8.167 cents.

VIETNAM'S CHO LON REAL ESTATE POSTS 78% INCREASE IN PROFITS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Vietnam   Cho Lon Real Estate Joint Stock Co earned 3.37 billion VND (US$210,625) in after-tax profits in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 77.8 per cent over the previous year, according to report by the company.

Vietnam's Cho Lon Real Estate Posts 78% Increase In Profits (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Cho Lon Real Estate Joint Stock Co earned 3.37 billion VND (US$210,625) in after-tax profits in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 77.8 per cent over the previous year, according to report by the company.

Washington Real Estate prices public offering (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Washington Real Estate Investment Trust said Tuesday it has priced a public offering of 2.6 million common shares at $34.80 apiece, a 2 percent discount to the stock's closing price of $35.32 Monday.

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust to raise $250 million in bought deal (Canadian Business) - TORONTO - H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:HR.UN) said Tuesday it has signed a deal to raise $250 million with a combination of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures and trust units.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust to raise $90M (BizJournals) - Washington Real Estate Investment Trust has priced a secondary stock offering at $34.80 per share. (WRE)

Caught in Real Estate Downturn, Firm Cuts Attorneys' Pay by 12 Percent (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Attorneys at Becker & Poliakoff are being hit with a 12 percent pay cut for the foreseeable future to help the real estate-dominated firm deal with a drop in profitability and delays in collections.

Real Estate Agent Says Scammer Hijacked Ad For Home On Craigslist (NBC4 Washington, D.C.) - An Annapolis real estate agent told police that an ad for a rental property she posted on Craigslist was hijacked by a scammer.

Inland Real Estate sets monthly dividend of 8.167 cents (INO News) - (AP:OAK BROOK, Ill.) Retail center developer Inland Real Estate Corp. said Monday its board declared a regular monthly dividend of 8.167 cents. The real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable June 17 to shareholders of record June 2.