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Bank keeps real estate on ice (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge - The real estate market will remain stagnant if the State Bank maintains its tight monetary policy through the first half of this year, experts warn.

Rancho Cucamonga woman pleads guilty to real estate fraud (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) - A Rancho Cucamonga woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to a number of felony charges concerning real estate fraud.

Two real estate agencies join forces (Highlands Today) - Keller Williams Realty of Highlands County and Premier Realty of Lake Placid announced they are joining forces. Together they will have almost 40 Realtors serving the Central Florida counties and become one of the largest real estate firms in the area.

Commercial real estate hits rough patch (Johnson City Press) - It was a sure-fire real estate winner in 2007: 8.6 acres of real estate at the southeast corner of West Market Street and State of Franklin Road, a stone’s throw from Johnson City Medical Center, that prompted a tug-of-war for its control and use.

Real estate transactions: Jan. 31, 2010 (Americus Times-Recorder) - AMERICUS — The following real estate transactions were recently recorded at the Sumter County Courthouse. • Floyd W. Hines, as executor of estate, sold 5.55 acres in Sumter County to Jane W. Butler for $13,500.

Real estate seminars (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) - Seminars this week focus on home buyer tax credits and real estate careers.

Former Beverly Hills appraiser sentenced in real estate fraud ring (Los Angeles Times) - Lila Rizk is ordered to serve three years in federal prison and to pay restitution to lenders that together lost $50 million on loans in the scheme. A former Beverly Hills real estate appraiser was sentenced to three years in federal prison Friday for her role in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud ring.

Greater Victoria real-estate sales likely to moderate (Victoria Times Colonist) - Greater Victoria's real estate market is forecast to deliver a "silver-medal performance" this year and slow further in 2011 as interest rates rise and demand ebbs.

Real estate group launches Somerset County chapter (MyCentralJersey.com) - SOMERSET COUNTY — The West Jersey Real Estate Investors Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educational activities focused on investment opportunities available in the real estate market, has launched a Somerset County chapter.

105 real estate licenses revoked – a record (The Sacramento Bee) - A record number of California real estate professionals surrendered their licenses in 2009 or had th