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Lehman to acquire rest of Archstone for $1.58 Bln

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said it would acquire the remaining 26.5 percent of apartment company Archstone that it didn't already own from Barclays Capital and Bank of America Corp for almost $1.6 billion, putting an end to a dispute with the banks over the price

Canada home prices rise 5.2 pct in April: CREA

Canadian home prices climbed 5.2 percent in April from a year earlier, boosted by strong gains in the Toronto market as well as increases in Vancouver and Calgary, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said on Friday.

Asia private equity funds line up dollars for Myanmar

Hong Kong's Cube Capital and Marc Faber-backed Leopard Capital are among Asian private equity firms lining up nearly $500 million aimed at Myanmar, hoping to tap into its rich natural resources and fill its infrastructure void, as sanctions on the former pariah state are lifted.