SAN FRANCISCO-The securities firm plans to relinquish five local office buildings it purchased from Blackstone Group two years ago during the boom.

SAN FRANCISCO-The securities firm plans to relinquish five local office buildings it purchased from Blackstone Group two years ago during the boom.

LAS VEGAS-Citing slow business during the holiday season, the Sahara hotel-casino at the top of the Las Vegas Strip temporarily shutters its two oldest hotel towers.

LAS VEGAS-Citing slow business during the holiday season, the Sahara hotel-casino at the top of the Las Vegas Strip temporarily shutters its two oldest hotel towers.

BELLEVUE, WA-The 240,518-square-foot, seven-building complex built in 1989 is 85% leased.

SAN FRANCISCO-Brookfield assumes asset management duties for 333 Bush, a 543,000-square-foot office that went back to lenders including sister-company Brookfield Asset Management earlier this year.

LONGMONT, CO-The company pays Holden Properties Colorado II LLC $7.6 million for the property, which will house its headquarters, engineering and manufacturing operations.

SAN FRANCISCO-The offering raises $10.65 billion to help repay $25 billion in government bailout money. A similar sale by Citigroup is expected later this week.