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ULI, PricewaterhouseCoopers Survey: Global Gateways to Top 2007 Real Estate Investment Prospects (Commercial Property News) - Real estate investors are favoring "global gateways" for 2007 investments, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2007 , released today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. at ULI's fall meeting in Denver.

KENNETH HARNEY: Baby boomers bullish on real estate investments (Detroit Free Press) - WASHINGTON -- Rename them the real estate boomer generation: A comprehensive new demographic study reveals that the 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 have a passion for owning real estate unlike any in the nation's history. Consider these findings:

Bankrate.com: Real Estate Agents: Sink or Swim in Tougher Waters (Real Estate News) - As the nation's five-year real estate boom loses its bang, real estate agents will likely see their numbers recede

Perella to unveil new real estate fund (Financial Times) - Perella Weinberg, one of the newest boutique investment banks on Wall Street, will take its first step in alternative asset management this week when it unveils plans to form a global real-estate investment fund.

Tools of the Trade: Software to Streamline the Sales Process for Real Estate Developers (Real Estate News) - IT solutions provider customizes Microsoft CRM software for real estate industry

Strict real estate regime starts (News Interactive) - AGENTS have praised the Real Estate Institute of South Australia's code of conduct, which comes into effect today.

Real estate license practice test (Orange County Register) - The following are examples of practice test questions in the Learning Express "California Real Estate Sales Exam" preparation guide. The questions are included here with permission from the book's publisher.

Principal Real Estate Enters Hotel Sector with Creation of New Position (Commercial Property News) - Principal Real Estate Investors, the real estate investment arm of Principal Global Investors has decided to enter the hotel investment arena. To this end, the company has hired James E. Fitzgerald as managing director of hotel investments.

SAN JOSE THE WEAKEST LINK IN MOST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS (San Jose Mercury News) - The San Jose, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale commercial real estate markets account for more than half of all office, R&D and warehouse space in Silicon Valley, and provide more than 70 percent of its industrial space. Here's how the heart of the valley's various markets looked as of Oct. 1 compared with three years ago.

Real estate developer enters not-guilty plea (Tulsa World) - A Tulsa real estate developer has pleaded not guilty to a charge of making a false statement to a bank to illegally obtain loan proceeds.