Berkeley OKs $2.3M to Buy 118-Acre Tract
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By Joe Zedalis, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  Sep. 13--BERKELEY -- The Township Council on Tuesday adopted an ordinance  that authorized the bonding of $2.3 million to preserve a 118-acre tract known  locally as the Potter's Creek property.
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Californians approved a groundbreaking measure allowing around three billion dollars in state funds to be used for embryonic stem cell research, early figures showed.
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The recent purchase by Hollins University and other buyers of about 235 acres of wooded land on Tinker Mountain, a Roanoke Valley landmark, benefits the university, residents of the region and even people passing through on Interstate 81.
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By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Jun. 27--Gov. Jim Doyle will announce major land acquisitions across Wisconsin today, totaling more than $15 million and spreading over more than 10,000 acres.
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The REIT will pay &#36;612 million for the owner of office buildings in Philadelphia and elsewhere.
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NEW YORK/BOSTON  - United Dominion Realty Trust  Inc. UDR.N, one of the largest U.S. apartment owners, said on  Tuesday it plans to buy $897 million worth of apartment homes,  moving from lower-rent housing to more expensive properties  based mainly in fast-growing Southern California.
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA-Sunday evening, following a meeting of its board on Saturday, Dec. 18, Kramont Realty Trust has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Centro Watt America REIT III LLC for approximately
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Brookfield Properties Corp., which owns 48 commercial sites including the World Financial Center in New York, bought a 19-story office tower in Rosslyn, Virginia, from Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG for $106 million.
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The Rouse Company, the mall developer that has reshaped the nation's landscape, agreed to be acquired by General Growth Properties for $7.2 billion in cash.
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By Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 7--Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday supported an effort by Broward County's Parkland to annex nearly 2,000 acres west of Boca Raton.
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Congress has approved spending another &#36;2.6 million to research putting Asian oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
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The real estate arm of diversified  conglomerate General Electric Co.  agreed on Wednesday to  buy a $2.2 billion portfolio of U.S. industrial, residential  and commercial properties, but said it would sell some retail  properties to another investor.
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By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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The federal government and a nonprofit group are buying the land from local farmers to ensure its biodiversity is preserved. BY LISA J. ADAMS /Associated Press.
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By Tony Davis, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  Open-space bonds pick up Six-Bar spread  Pima County has bought its sixth ranch using voter-approved open- space bonds: the Six-Bar Ranch in the San Pedro River Valley northeast of Tucson, for $11.6 million.
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The Agriculture Department offered &#36;2 million Thursday to help private land owners in four Western states protect the habitat of the sage grouse.
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By Darla L. Pickett, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine  Feb. 3--SKOWHEGAN -- About 70 acres north of Coburn Avenue that were  destined for a housing development are being purchased by a local land trust.