Bloomberg Starwood Property Trust Inc. plans to sell its European real estate loan servicing business Hatfield Philips International and has chosen Situs Group LLC as the preferred bidder, two people with knowledge of the matter said. HPI, which manages about 11.3 billion pounds ($14.8 billion) of loans in 15 countries, will bolster the European business of Houston-based Situs, which …

  Bloomberg Canada’s hottest housing market may be cooling. Home sales in Vancouver fell a third straight month in July, the Canadian Real Estate Association said, with price gains also showing signs of slowing. The data should be a relief to buyers and policy makers who have been growing increasingly worried about affordability in the city, and suggest Vancouver’s market …

  Bloomberg UK construction company Balfour Beatty Plc narrowed its first-half loss and restored its dividend as Chief Executive Officer Leo Quinn’s overhaul of the company advanced, lifting its share price. The company posted a pretax loss of $27 million, after a loss of 150 million pounds a year earlier. “We’ve clearly stabilized the business and are beginning to see …