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Real estate investors held onto their cash in 2009 (Knoxville News Sentinel) - Need an economic barometer for 2009? Look no further than the list of Knox County's top real estate deals, which added up to less than $89 million.By way of comparison, the top deals list from two years ago included a pair of transactions that were each worth $50 million or more. Will a new decade bring any relief? It's hard to say, but there's little doubt that Knoxville's real estate community ...

Real estate agents hurting (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) - By ROBERT DIGITALE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Real estate agents, who sold more homes in 2009 than any year since 2005, still saw their commissions fall for the fourth straight year - victim of the economic downturn and plummeting home prices.

Elran Real Estate auditors issue going concern warning (Haaretz Daily) - Last Thursday, following a six-week delay, Elran Real Estate released its financial results for the period from January through September of last year, as well as for third-quarter 2009. The depressing details - which included a going concern warning from company auditors - indicate that had it been possible, Elran management wouldn't have published the results at all.

Real estate values holding steady in area (The Register-Herald) - Local county assessors say real estate property assessments and foreclosures in the region remain relatively low while other areas of the state are experiencing much tougher situations.

Exit Strategies for Real Estate Brokers (RISMedia Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, January 18, 2010—In the past six months, exit strategies seem to be a hot topic within the real estate industry. Personally, we had over 180 brokers contact our firm during 2009 to discuss selling their real estate brokerages. These brokerages ran…

Prudential Florida Real Estate Services Helps to Shine a Light on Haiti (RISMedia Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, January 18, 2010—Prudential Florida Real Estate Services has set up donation centers across their 40+ locations throughout Florida to collect new flashlights and batteries to support the relief efforts to the people in Haiti after the devastating earthquake, which…

Harbor Real Estate appointed by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority as the sales and leasing agent for the completed Cedre ... (AME Info) - Image 1 Mohanad Alwadiya, Managing Director of Harbor Real Estate. The ready community villas comprises of Executive villas, Twin villas and Townhouses.

How high, how long? Commercial real estate vacancies expected to stay high through 2010 (Nevada Appeal) - While the housing market could hit bottom this year, commercial real estate is expected to have a bleak 2010 no thanks to high vacancy rates and tight lending, industry insiders said Wednesday at the Builders Association of Northern Nevada annual forecast in Reno. Tim Ruffin, the senior vice president of Colliers International, told a packed ballroom at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa that the ...

Real estate radio show host pleads guilty to fraud (McKinney Courier-Gazette) - Real estate and investment guru and radio talk show host Cliff Robertson, who said he could sell “ice to Eskimoes” pled guilty Wednesday in federal court to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Norfolk County real estate values drop in 2009 from '08 (The Sun Chronicle) - DEDHAM - The total value of real estate sold in Norfolk County in 2009 declined slightly percent from the previous year.