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Japan Stocks Fall After Credit Suisse Sees Real-Estate Sell-off (Bloomberg.com) - Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks fell, led by real- estate companies, after Credit Suisse Group said U.S. subprime- mortgage losses may prompt overseas investors to sell their property holdings in Japan.

Ways to cope despite real estate's dire outlook (USA Today) - If you'd asked housing economist David Seiders at this time last year to forecast the real estate industry's future, he would have told you to expect "a recovery year" in 2008.

Muang Thai takes over Phatra Real Estate (Bangkok Post) - Muang Thai Life Assurance is preparing to expand in the resort and hotel business after acquiring an 87% share of the residential developer Phatra Real Estate.

Nikkei slips as automakers, real estate stocks dip (Reuters via Yahoo! India News) - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks slid on Thursday, weighed down by real estate firms and automakers, which were sold on worries about the health of the U.S. economy.

FX Real Estate Plans Rights Offering (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday it plans to make a rights offering to shareholders that may result in gross proceeds of $99 million.

Singaporean Businesses Eye Vietnam's Real Estate Market (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Singaporean businesses are showing interest in the real estate market in Viet Nam , considering this to be a promising market.

SINGAPOREAN BUSINESSES EYE VIETNAM'S REAL ESTATE MARKET (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Joint ventures / investment   Singaporean businesses are showing interest in the real estate market in Viet Nam , considering this to be a promising market.

Real estate taxes due Feb. 22 (Times-Reporter) - First-half real estate taxes have been mailed, and payment is due Feb. 22, according to Tuscarawas County Treasurer Jeff Mamarella. Taxes will have changed because of the county’s triennial reappraisal of properties, he noted.

Is investing in gold, stocks & real estate risky? (rediff.com) - Real estate has much further to fall and you should govern yourself accordingly

PM’s new instruction on real estate market management (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a directive on measures to promote the development and strengthen the management of the real estate market.