Last August, New York City-based Lexington Realty Trust and Inland Real Estate Trust in Chicago formed a $1.4 billion ... (GlobeSt.com)
to purchase and manage net-leased properties, including 53 properties contributed by Lexington. The JV is nearly seeded – this past quarter it closed on $270 million in assets. There is one more closing expected to occur in Q2, CEO Will Eglin tells GlobeSt.com.

Today in History (Texarkana Gazette)
Today is Saturday, May 3, the 124th day of 2008. There are 242 days left in the year. On May 3, 1948, the Supreme Court, in Shelley v. Kraemer, ruled that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks or members of other racial groups were legally unenforceable.

Today in History - Saturday, May 3, the 124th day of 2008 (Red Bluff Daily News)
Today's Highlight in History: On May 3, 1948, the Supreme Court, in Shelley v.

Good Morning! (KWTX-TV Waco)
Good morning, it’s Saturday May 3 and it’s race day! The morning should be mostly sunny and the temperature should be in the 50s as this year’s Komen Central Texas Race for the Cure gets underway.

Today in history (The Olympian)
• In 1654, a bridge in Rowley, Mass., was permitted to charge a toll for animals, while people crossed for free.