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Real estate agents sued over company debts (CBC New Brunswick) - A group of Saint John area agents who lost their jobs and commissions when a real estate company folded last summer say they're being sued to cover the company's debts.

Real-estate TV shows try really hard to make it look real (Seattle Times) - Flip on your television and tune into HGTV's "House Hunters" and you might see yet another set of Chicago homebuyers and a local real-estate agent in action. But don't mistake it for something real, because it has to be scripted.

Real estate agent busted for weed, guns (ABC11 Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville) - Authorities arrest a real estate agent on drugs and weapons charges.

Real Estate sector warned about spam (BigPond News) - A real estate agency has been condemned by the media watchdog for sending spam.

Real estate market may be too hot to handle (National Post) - As Canada’s red-hot real estate market shows no signs of slowing down in 2010, analysts are beginning to caution some buyers that their best move may be to step to the sidelines.

Real estate totals $82M for November (The Vail Trail) - EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Real estate in Eagle County remained relatively constant in November, according to Land Title Guarantee Co. in Eagle. There was $82.4 million in sales volume for the month, close to the $96.2 million total for October. There were 84 transactions, making the average transaction price $981,290 and the median transaction price $500,000 for the month of November. Through ...

Complaints flood in to real estate watchdog (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - The new real estate industry watchdog is investigating about 70 complaints, just two months after being launched.

1/11: Real-estate transactions in Central Florida (Orlando Sentinel) - This listing represents real-estate transactions valued at $300,000 or more. Smaller transactions can be found online at OrlandoSentinel.com in the Public Records section.

7 Guaranteed Ways To Lose A Fortune In Real Estate (Marketwire) - Attention: Business/Financial Editor, City Editor, Education Editor, Home/Garden Editor, News Editor OTTAWA, ONTARIO, REAL ESTATE INVESTING--(Marketwire - Jan. 8, 2010) - With many investors looking for safer alternatives to the stock market, and the Ottawa real estate market currently red-hot, new real estate investors often make very costly mistakes. There are 7 common ways that make losing a ...

N.J. Senate votes to require continuing education for real estate agents (The Star-Ledger) - Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerState lawmakers voted Thursday to mandate continuing education for New Jersey's real estate agents.The state Senate passed legislation Thursday night that would mandate continuing education for real estate agents -- the bill's final legislative approval, according to a...