First Class Student Accommodation Available in ReadingREADING, England - Students can now take advantage of the latest apartments for rent in Reading this September with student accommodation provider UNITE; rooms available from September 2009 at Crown House. Fannie Mae Forgoes Announcement of Benchmark Notes(R) Issuance on June 2, 2009WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today reported that it will not announce issuance of Benchmark Notes on June 2, 2009, the first of two scheduled announcement dates in June. As noted in our 2009 Benchmark Securities Issuance Calendar, the company may forego any scheduled Benchmark Notes issuance. Foreign Exchange News: A Sterling Rise on Properties AbroadLONDON - 34% Return on Properties Bought in Europe in Sterling Terms in the Last Two Years - Number of Transactions Exchanging Euros for Pounds Soars The Co-operative Bank Leads the Way in Responsible Lending and Sees 50% Fall in RepossessionsMANCHESTER, England - Against a backdrop of the mortgage industry prediction of 75,000 repossessions this year, new figures from The Co-operative Bank Mortgages show that despite the current economic climate, the number of repossessions at The Co-operative Bank has actually halved over the past 12 months. Fannie Mae Releases April 2009 Monthly SummaryWASHINGTON - Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) April 2009 Monthly Summary is now available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae’s monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates. Eurocastle to Announce First Quarter Earnings on 28 May 2009ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey - Eurocastle Investment Limited (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EUI1 and Euronext Amsterdam: ECT) today announces that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ending on 31 March 2009 on Thursday, 28 May 2009 before the market opens. In addition, management will host an earnings conference call at 1:00 P.M. London time (8:00 A.M. New York time) later that day. All interested parties are welcome to participate on the live call. You can access the conference call by dialing +1-866-395-6634 (from within the U.S.) or +1-706-679-1521 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call; please reference “Eurocastle First Quarter Earnings Call.” British Land Delivers Resilient Results in Tough MarketLONDON - British Land, the UK property investment company, today announced its preliminary results for the year to 31 March 2009. Land Securities - CEO and FD Interviewed on Preliminary ResultsLONDON - Land Securities, the UK commercial property group, today announced prelminary results for the year ended 31 March 2009. Wilson Associates Captures Spirit of the Place in Design of Multiple Hospitality Projects in the Middle EastDALLAS - ~ Preeminent Dallas, Texas-based Design Firm Revels in Overseas Work ~ If you ask Trisha Wilson, Founder and CEO of Wilson Associates (wilsonassoc.com), consistently ranked as one of the world’s top hospitality design firms, the key to her company’s success, she will tell you that international expansion has been an important factor. Headquartered in Dallas since its founding in 1971, the firm has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Shanghai, Johannesburg and an associate office in Cochin, India, to better serve clients around the globe. In fact, today, more than 90 percent of Wilson Associates’ work is international. With offices and clients in almost every time zone, they are able to provide clients with round-the-clock service - literally! New Study of Green Datacentre Trends Finds Increased Concern Over Regulations Across EuropeLONDON - New Digital Realty Trust survey reveals 70 percent of users concerned about Government regulation Rents Decline Across ScotlandEDINBURGH, Scotland - Citylets, Scotland’s leading online letting portal, latest research shows that the cost of private rental accommodation is falling throughout Scotland. Fannie Mae Reports First-Quarter 2009 ResultsWASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today reported its first-quarter 2009 results and filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing provides consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of 2009. The following documents are now available on Fannie Mae’s Web site: Fannie Mae Releases March 2009 Monthly SummaryWASHINGTON - Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) March 2009 Monthly Summary is now available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae’s monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates. National Landlord Association Reveals Property Savvy Women Turn Their Back on BanksLONDON - New findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA) show women in property are positive about the future with 62% planning to expand their property portfolio in the next 12 months and a further 32% admitting that the credit crunch has had no impact on their portfolio plans. 87% of women surveyed also believed property brings a better return than interest in savings, while 85% put their trust in bricks and mortar rather than leaving money in the bank. Helaba Strengthens Real Estate Business in London Through Ingeborg WarschkeFRANKFURT, Germany - On May 1, 2009, Ingeborg Warschke will be taking over as head of Helaba’s real estate finance department in its London branch. The highly experienced banker has been working since 1995 in Helaba’s international real estate finance, most recently for the Bank’s real estate financing activities in Western and Southern Europe and for internationally active closed-end and open-end real estate funds. Peter Wilson, who has successfully headed the real estate finance department in London over the past nine years will take over as senior relationship director in the London branch. NDC General Meeting Approves NDC Reorganization Into a Closed Joint Stock CompanyMOSCOW - The National Depository Center (NDC), Russia’s only settlement depository servicing the full range of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers, announced today that a general meeting of its members has approved NDC’s reorganization from not-for-profit partnership into a closed joint stock company. The company plans to implement this decision in the following way: Digital Realty Trust Completes New Lease Agreement With IBMPARIS and LONDON - Digital Realty Trust Completes Second Turn-Key Datacentre(SM) Lease Agreement with IBM in Paris Orient-Express Hotels Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2009 RevPAR, Revenue, EBITDA and Net Earnings ResultsHAMILTON, Bermuda - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH, www.orient-express.com), owners or part-owners and managers of 51 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties operating in 25 countries, today announced preliminary RevPAR, revenue, EBITDA and net earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Orient-Express Hotels Announces Common Share OfferingHAMILTON, Bermuda - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH, www.orient-express.com), owners or part-owners and managers of 51 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties operating in 25 countries, today announced that it plans to sell 15,000,000 shares of newly issued Class A common shares, par value $.01 per share, in an underwritten public offering pursuant to its effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. First Austrian Home Sold by Lottery Started a TrendGALLIZIEN, Austria - Austrians have found an interesting method to sell their homes - the house lottery. Traude Daniel from Carinthia was the first homeowner, who had the idea to sell 9.999 lottery-tickets for EUR 99,- over the internet. Within a few days all tickets were sold. The money transfer as well as the drawing were monitored by a solicitor and the winner was informed while sitting at the dentist. A real estate sale by lottery is legal in Austria as long as the drawing is limited to a single item. See the World, Stay for Free and Save the Environment With HomeExchange: The Green Way to TravelLONDON - Hundreds of thousands of travellers around the world already know about Home Exchange and its increasing popularity as a way to see the world and stay for free. What many people don’t know is that Home Exchange is also an eco-friendly way to visit virtually anywhere in the world, as a local, not a tourist. Home Exchange doesn’t increase the local population and has virtually no incremental impact on the environment. With 14.000 Tickets Already Reserved, Your Chance to win a Dream House in Palma for Only 99 EUR is now Within Easy ReachVIENNA - The Austrian owners are looking forward to the lottery draw of their luxury house in Palma de Mallorca and proudly announce that 14.000 tickets have already been reserved. A total of 15.999 tickets will be sold and anybody still dreaming of winning a luxury house in the south can still buy one or more tickets through the internet under: www.hausverlosungmallorca.com, www.housetombola.com, www.rifomicasamallorca.com. Ray Wearmouth Joins OgierROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands - With Photo Ogier is delighted to announce the appointment of Ray Wearmouth as an Ogier Group Partner in the firm’s BVI office. Luxury Real Estate Sales Continue to Boom in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Despite Global CrisisPUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay - Award-Winning ACQUA building celebrates the end of the 2009 summer season with a record USD $ 7,300,000 sale Falcon Announces Opening of Booking for “Gulmohar Woods”NEW DELHI - Offers Best-in-Class Apartments at 5.5 lakhs Falcon Realty Services Private Limited (FRSPL), a company actively involved in Land acquisition and Land consolidation in India for over two decades and a premier in green building thought process, today announced official opening of booking for Gulmohar Woods, its affordable housing project with apartments available for as little as Rs 5.5 lakh. Gulmohar Woods is first project to be developed as a part of company’s real estate project- Global Eco-City on Expressway (NH-8) in Delhi - NCR. Fannie Mae Prices New Issue 2-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 2-Year Pricing Date April 8, 2009 Settlement Date April 9, 2009 Maturity Date April 28, 2011 Issue Size US$6 billion Coupon 1.375% Price 99.759 Yield 1.495% Payment Dates Each April 28th and October 28th, beginning April 28, 2009 Spread +60 basis points / 0.875% 03/31/11 U.S. Treasury CUSIP 31398AWQ1 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Michael Manos Joins Digital Realty TrustSAN FRANCISCO - Manos to Serve as Senior Vice President of Technical Services Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world’s largest wholesale datacenter provider, announced today that Michael Manos is joining the Company to serve as its Senior Vice President of Technical Services. Manos joins Digital Realty Trust from Microsoft where he was General Manager of Data Center Services and was responsible for datacenter architecture, construction, design, operations and research for all Microsoft datacenters around the world. In his new position at Digital Realty Trust, Manos will oversee datacenter design and construction across the Company’s global portfolio of properties as well as oversee Technical Operations for the organization. Manos will also spearhead the launch of a new professional services offering that the Company will unveil shortly. Martin & Co Call for a Single Tenant Deposit SchemeBOURNEMOUTH, England - In the wake of a number of cases of end-of-tenancy disputes and even the fraudulent misappropriation of deposits held on some letting agencies’ client account, the Managing Director of the UK’s largest dedicated letting agency has hit out at the Government’s failure to go further in legislation covering the security of tenants deposits. Fannie Mae Announces Offering of New Issue 2-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 2-Year Pricing Date April 8, 2009 Settlement Date April 9, 2009 Maturity Date April 28, 2011 Issue Size TBD Coupon TBD Payment Dates Each April 28th and October 28th, beginning April 28, 2009 CUSIP 31398AWQ1 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Fannie Mae Prices New Issue 3-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 3-Year Pricing Date July 9, 2009 Settlement Date July 10, 2009 Maturity Date August 10, 2012 Issue Size US$4 billion Coupon 1.750% Price 99.926 Yield 1.775% Payment Dates Each August 10th and February 10th, beginning August 10, 2009 Spread +32 basis points / 1.500% 07/15/12 U.S. Treasury CUSIP 31398AYM8 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange BARWA Sponsors Gala Dinners in Paris, Strengthening Ties Between Qatar and FranceDOHA, Qatar - The French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Joins 1,000 Dignitaries at Pavillon-Capucines, Paris Fannie Mae Announces Offering of New Issue 3-Year Benchmark Notes(R)WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 3-Year Pricing Date July 9, 2009 Settlement Date July 10, 2009 Maturity Date August 10, 2012 Issue Size TBD Coupon TBD Payment Dates Each August 10th and February 10th, beginning August 10, 2009 CUSIP 31398AYM8 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Tenancy Deposit Scheme Approaches the Billion Pound MarkLONDON - At the approach of the second anniversary of mandatory tenancy PLD International Finance LLC Announces Cash Tender Offer to Holders of Its Existing EUR350,000,000 4.375 per cent Notes Due in April 2011 and Guaranteed by ProLogis (the ‘Notes’)LUXEMBOURG - IMPORTANT NOTICE NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT Fannie Mae Releases February 2009 Monthly SummaryWASHINGTON - Fannie Mae’s (NYSE: FNM) February 2009 Monthly Summary is now available |
