Freddie Mac executives are sounding out private-equity firms and other investors about the possibility of buying new common or preferred shares in the mortgage company.
But that effort is running up against what may be an insurmountable hurdle: Many investors fear any money they invest now in Freddie or its main rival, Fannie Mae, will be [...]

A new Dubai Bank office under construction in Airport Road, Abu Dhabi. Andre Forget / The National
Commercial property transactions more than doubled in the UAE in the first half of this year, making it one of the fastest growing markets in the world at a time when sales collapsed elsewhere, according to a new report.
Real [...]