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Facebook searching for offices in New York

Facebook is searching for an office in New York City for its engineers and has its eyes set on the old New York Times building, according to Crain’s.

Asian real estate market cooling

Real estate markets across Asia are cooling, according to a recent study by real-estate firm Knight Frank.

S&P rates Boston Properties LP

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'A-' rating to the $1 billion of 3.85% senior notes due Feb. 1, 2023, issued by Boston Properties L.P. (Boston Properties), a subsidiary of Boston Properties Inc. The company plans to use proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which could include the repayment of debt maturities (which total $759 million in 2013) and investment opportunities such as property acquisitions and development.