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The world's biggest fast-food chain, Mc Donald's corporation, is close to making a decision on what to do with its massive US real-estate holdings.

Private equity firm Lone Star Funds said it had agreed to buy real estate investment trust (REIT) Home Properties Inc (HME.N) for about $7.6 billion, including debt.

Tax rules and concerns about Sears Holdings Corp's (SHLD.O) tenuous financial condition may force CEO Eddie Lampert to do a complicated dance as he plans to spin off the retailer's best real estate into a separate trust.

Struggling retailer Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD.O) said it was exploring the conversion of 200-300 stores to a real estate investment trust (REIT) and offer it to shareholders through a rights offering to raise cash.

The OUE Commercial Trust, a spinoff from Singapore-based OUE Ltd, plans to give a yield of 6.8% for its $315 million IPO, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.

Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd is planning to list its real estate investment trust or REIT, Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Singapore-listed company intends to raise more than $400 million for its data center businesses.

Meridian Properties did not push through with its planned EUR 170 million due to adverse market conditions.

The Empire State Realty Trust Inc. whose properties include the Empire State Building had filed to raise a hefty USD1.07 billion in proceeds, according to a regulatory filing today.

Sources told ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com that Adventus Realty Trust would buy Crossings for a price tag of USD 35.5 million.

Malkin Holdings, who manages the Empire State Building and its investors, to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) of the building into a real estate investment trust (REIT).

LaSalle Hotel Properties announced its acquisition of Serrano Hotel for USD71.5 million.

Today Fibra Inn said that it had acquired Hotel Camino Real Guanajuato over a deal valued MXN230 million.

American Realty Capital Properties Inc (ARCP) announced its acquisition of forty properties worth USD 416.5 million.

BRE Properties said that the company's board of directors received a letter of interest from Lands and Buildings early this morning, after the latter informally expressed interest for the company last June.