SHANGHAI-Property investment falls slightly in Shanghai as the government tries to curb excessive development.

SHANGHAI-Property investment falls slightly in Shanghai as the government tries to curb excessive development.

DUBLIN-Harrington Bannon becomes the latest Irish consultancy to merge into larger European operators. AtisReal pays $12.6 million for the firm.

DUBLIN-Harrington Bannon becomes the latest Irish consultancy to merge into larger European operators. AtisReal pays $12.6 million for the firm.

MADRID-A month after Metrovacesa chairman Joaquin Rivero Valcarce blocked a bid to gain control of the company, Sacresa launches a second attempt.

ATHENS-Astir Palace Vouliagmeni has appointed Starwood to manage the Astir Palace resort complex and the three five-star hotels it encompasses.

HONG KONG-Shui on Land has become the latest company to shelve plans for an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In the last month Henderson Land and Sun Hung Kai did likewise.

HONG KONG-Shui on Land has become the latest company to shelve plans for an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In the last month Henderson Land and Sun Hung Kai did likewise.