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Real Estate Lawyer Liable for Damages for Role in Client's Mortgage Scam (Law.com) - A New Jersey real estate lawyer is liable for nearly $700,000, plus punitive damages and legal fees, for his role in a mortgage foreclosure rescue scam, a bankruptcy judge says. The ruling holding William Gahwyler Jr. jointly liable as a co-conspirator with his client is "the first New Jersey reported case on these mortgage foreclosure rescue schemes," says the plaintiffs lawyer, Gabriel Halpern ...

New Orleans woman, real estate agent sentenced in Road Home scam (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - A New Orleans woman who conspired with a real estate closing agent to steal grants from elderly Road Home recipients were sentenced in federal court Wednesday.

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-28 03:36 CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Chinese real estate IPO priced at bottom of cut range (Interactive Investor) - NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Chinese real estate company IFM Investments Ltd priced its initial public offering at the bottom of a lowered range, an underwriter said on Wednesday. China's real estate market has benefited from strong economic growth and improved access to credit, but some say the boom might not last. The company, which has a franchise agreement to sell real estate under the ...

Positive Outlook for Retail Real Estate Tempered by Ongoing Market Correction (CoStar Group) - Reporting on the major trends that took place in retail real estate in 2009, and expectations for the coming year, CoStar Group recently provided clients with a detailed analysis on the retail real estate market in the latest in its series of quarterly...

Effective Advertising Techniques for Your Miami Commercial Real Estate (Turks.US) - Marketing is a crucial step in selling a home. It is also a requirement for Miami commercial real estate landlords.

Light launches real estate site (La Jolla Light) - The La Jolla Light's new Real Estate Web site, www.lajollalighthomes.com The La Jolla Light has launched a new Web site, www.lajollalighthomes.com , bringing readers a comprehensive source for information on La Jolla real estate, publisher Phyllis Pfeiffer said this week. Not only does the site include listings for La Jolla properties, it ...

Using the Internet to Market Your Miami Real Estate (Turks.US) - When it comes to selling your Miami real estate, you need to know just how to market it properly. Aside from traditional advertising campaigns, you'll find a lot of benefit from internet marketing.

Real estate outlook negative, says Fitch (The Hindu) - Fitch Ratings' outlook for the real estate sector in 2010 is negative with a slight stable bias. Fitch expects growth in 2010 to be driven by government support (especially for the affordable segment) and improved access to debt and capital markets.

Real-estate firm receives Large Business award (The Houma Courier) - Kathrine Schmidt Staff Writer HOUMA — A high growth rate, heart for community service and spirit of family. Those were the attributes that helped cement the success of Town and Country Real Estate and captured recognition as Large Business of the Year from the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night.

Extra Space Storage Inc. Closes Joint Venture With Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC (Marketwire) - SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwire - January 27, 2010) - Extra Space Storage Inc. ("Extra Space" or the "Company") ( NYSE : EXR ) announced today that it has closed its previously announced joint venture (the "JV") with an affiliate of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC ("HSRE"). HSRE contributed approximately $15.8 million in cash to the JV in return for a 50.0% ownership interest. The ...