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Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Join Post Real Estate Editor Maryann Haggerty as she discusses all aspects of the local real estate market.

Real estate agents throw party that raises over $32,000 for schools (Santa Cruz Sentinel) - When two real estate agents started talking about schools, they realized they had something in common. Even though their children were students in different locations, both schools had funding problems, and parents had to raise money to pay for counselors, after-school programs and athletics.

Hurricane Brings Miss. Real Estate Frenzy (ABC News) - Post-Katrina Real Estate Frenzy Along Gulf Coast Threatens to Bust Blue-Collar Neighborhoods

Real estate agents offering incentives (AberdeenNews.com) - A rule change by the South Dakota Real Estate Commission allowing Realtors to offer incentives to home buyers has been met with mixed reactions from the agents.

Johnson County real estate transactions (The Indianapolis Star) - The following real estate transactions of $10,000 or more were recorded in Johnson County from Aug. 12-17, 2005. 5775 Cherokee Court, Sutton Farms to Princeton Homes, $47,400.

REAL ESTATE (Austin American-Statesman) - Ignorance of the IRS rules can be expensive. If you're looking to turn a quick buck on a real estate transaction, accountant Bill Rucci has some words of warning: "It may be quick, but it also may not be as lucrative as you first thought."

Real Estate People & Places: 10/1/05 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has announced its top offices and agents for August.

Real estate newsmakers (South Coast Today) - Pomeroy Associates Real Estate Brokerage, Inc. is pleased to announce that veteran Realtor Mary Kocur has joined their sales team. Born in New Bedford, Ms. Kocur has lived in Mattapoisett for the past 15 years.

Mississippi real estate frenzy in Katrina's wake (KRON 4 Bay Area) - BILOXI, Miss. Hurricane Katrina has created a real estate rush along the Mississippi coast. Prices of many homes -- even damaged properties -- have jumped 10 to 20 percent as realtors, speculators, and others jump at the chance to buy property near the water.

County s Real Estate Pioneers Aren t Finished, But Change Stirs; New Model: Towers, Lennar (Orange County Business Journal) - A gradual, but inevitable, real estate shift is under way. The men who developed many of Orange County s marquee office towers, business parks, neighborhoods and shopping centers during the past few decades are aging.