Brixton warns on property market (BBC News)
Property developer Brixton says the commercial property market is becoming more challenging.

Los Angeles-based REIT buys seven buildings in county (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Pacific Office Properties Trust Inc. (AMEX: PCE), the newly formed Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust, acquired 11 office buildings during the second quarter, including seven in San Diego County.

Al-Aqar REIT to cross RM1bil by year-end (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Al-Aqar KPJ Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is set to cross its RM1bil target for total asset size by year-end. Its 11 assets are at present worth RM651.5mil and it yesterday added nine more purchased from KPJ Healthcare Bhd. The deal will be completed by the end of the year.

Dundee REIT August 2008 Monthly Distribution (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - DUNDEE REIT today announced a cash distribution of $0.183 per REIT Unit, Series A for the month of August. The August distribution will be payable on September 15, 2008 to unitholders of record as at August 29, 2008.

BURSA MALAYSIA: Share Prices Close Higher On Technical Rebound (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended higher on technical rebound Wednesday after being oversold over the last few days, a dealer said.

BURSA MALAYSIA SCOREBOARD: AUG 20 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
. UP DOWN UNCHANGED TRADED CONSUMER 24 13 20 57 INDUSTRIALS 48 39 28 115 CONSTRUCTION 15 10 11 36 TRADING/SERVICES 47 38 32 117 TECHNOLOGY 3 6 3 12 FINANCE 15 11 9 35 HOTELS 1 2 1 4 PROPERTIES 19 20 23 62 PLANTATIONS 16 10 9 35 MINING 0 0 0 0 REITS 3 3 5 11 LOAN STOCK 27 11 18 56 P4CONDITION 0 0 0 0 SECOND BOARD 38 41 27 106 CLOSED/FUND 0 0 1 1 ETF 0 1 0 1 INFRASTRUCTURE 4 1 2 7 MESDAQ 18 18 24 ...

Road into industrial park opens with ceremony (The Buffalo News)
Local officials Monday cut the ribbon on a new road leading into the Eden Industrial Park at 8800 S. Main St.

Parra booted from office space by Assembly speaker (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
Assemblywoman Nicole Parra said she was booted from her office space in Sacramento Monday by order of Assembly Speaker Karen Bass in a flap over the state budget.

RREEF sells 8 industrial buildings to ML Realty for $60M (Dallas Morning News)
California-based RREEF Real Estate on Monday sold eight buildings at two industrial parks in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to ML Realty Partners for about $60 million.