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Metro-area home sales plummet

January home sales in the nine-county Indianapolis area fell 16.5 percent from the same month last year, according to a report
from Re/Max of Indiana. But the housing news wasn’t all bad. The average price of a home in the area jumped 12.1 percent.

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Simon’s $10 billion bid for bankrupt General Growth roils retailing

Simon Property Group Inc. already is known for playing hardball with mall tenants over rent. So national retailers like The
Gap Inc. and Limited Brands Inc. will be bracing for future lease negotiations if the nation’s largest mall owner succeeds
in a $10 billion bid to take over its nearest rival, the bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc.

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General Growth snubs initial offer from rival Simon

Simon Property Group Inc. will have to wait in line with other potential bidders and raise its offer if it wants to land bankrupt
rival General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based company said in a letter late Tuesday.

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