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S&P Launches Index For World Real Estate (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - You've tossed around the idea of investing in real estate, but liquidity is crucial. Traditional property investment doesn't work for you.

Renewal, in Real Estate and in Culture, for Ancient People (New York Times) - High real estate prices in Rome are driving the last Jews from their homes in the old ghetto, which is transforming itself into a trendy enclave for the rich and famous.

Q&A: Real estate mogul Sam Zell discusses $38 billion sale of Equity Office Properties Trust (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - At 7 a.m. Thursday morning, as the sun rose over San Diego and its residents braved their morning commutes, billionaire real estate mogul Sam Zell was hard at work in his Chicago office.

Greenberg Traurig Expands Real Estate Practice (Law.com) - Greenberg Traurig has recruited almost all of the lawyers from New York real estate law firm Solomon and Weinberg, which is now in dissolution. Seven former Solomon and Weinberg lawyers will become partners at Greenberg Traurig, while three will become of counsel. Several associates are also making the move.

Real estate duo moves to CB Richard Ellis following merger (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Long-time real estate veterans Barry Gabel and Mindy Korth are taking their combined 36 years of experience and 10-year partnership at Trammell Crow Co. to the Phoenix office of CB Richard Ellis.

Aspire real estate launches Jehaan in Jumeirah Village (Khaleej Times) - DUBAI — Aspire has announced the launch of 'Jehaan', a new residential development project in the heart of Jumeirah Village South. With the launch of the project, the company is offering a 4 per cent commission structure for real estate agents.

Florida real estate market boosts TierOne's bad loan ratio (Lincoln Journal Star) - The troubled real estate market in Florida has started to hit home in insulated Nebraska, however indirectly. In its latest earnings report, TierOne Corp., the biggest bank headquartered in Lincoln, reported its own consequences from what’s happening in real estate elsewhere.

The CREN Blog, One of the Oldest Real Estate Blogs in Existence, Has Undergone a Complete Remodel Adding New ... (SYS-CON Media) - The Christian Real Estate Network Blog (http://www.hismove.com/blog), which was begun in December of 2004, is one of the oldest weblogs in the real estate industry. Featuring news, tips & reviews on topics ranging from agent and broker marketing, to relocation support geared towards buyers and sellers.

Top real estate developers bribe key institutions, observes PAC (Business Recorder) - ISLAMABAD (January 26 2007): The Public Accounts Committee has observed that some top real estate developers have bribed institutions like military, judiciary and the parliament to win their blessing for foul business that earns them billions of rupees through cheating.

Ikoma launches on-line real estate data service (Japan Today) - TOKYO — Ikoma Data Service System, a CBRE Group research and consulting firm specializing in the Japanese real estate market, on Thursday launched IDSS-CREIS, an online English language database service providing extensive, highly detailed information and all the latest market data on the commercial real estate market in Japan.