News WSJ.com: Real Estate Real Estate Hotels Poised to Shed Properties With the U.S. hotel market recovering, some of the country's largest hotel companies are ready to resume their efforts to divest themselves of real estate. Hammerson Redeploys in Search for Growth The U.K. office and retail REIT's strategy is to sell mature properties in order to raise cash for new investments. SL Green Sale Signals Pickup in New York German company Deka Immobilien Investment will buy 19 West 44th St. for $123.2 million, or about $422 a square foot. Builders Walk Away From Land Deals Some home builders are re-examining land contracts, asking sellers for lower prices or abandoning deals entirely. Toll Sails Against Some Headwinds The luxury-home builder plans a tony development along Florida's Intercoastal Waterway.

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