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Urlacher wrote letter backing real-estate scammer (CBS Sports) - Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and former defensive tackle Tank Johnson wrote letters to a federal judge last year that praised a disgraced Chicago pol facing sentencing in a $1.5 million real estate kickback scheme.

Real Estate Weekly: Bargain foreclosures lure investors out of hiding (Market Watch) - The number of people interested in investing in real estate has doubled since March as more folks are lured by low prices and the wide selection of foreclosures that can be bought on the cheap, according to survey results released this week by Move.com.

Proposed budget in Connellsville holds real estate taxes (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) - Connellsville City Council has introduced a 2010 budget that keeps real estate taxes at 6.66 mills. Each mill generates $166,735 in revenue.

Ha Noi’s real estate prices rise by 20% (Vi?t Nam News) - HA NOI — Real estate in several areas of the capital city has seen 20-30 per cent increases in the last month. Those affected include newly incorporated areas in expanded Ha Noi such as Ha Dong, Tu Liem and Thanh Tri.

Real Pro Systems Introduces Real Pro Platinum Internet Marketing Tool for Real Estate (CRM Today) - Today, at the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) Annual Conference, Real Pro Systems (Booth #2910) introduced its Real Pro Platinum system for business-minded real estate agents and their teams.

EU extends Hypo Real Estate banking probe (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - European Union regulators said Friday that they would extend a probe into the German government takeover of lender Hypo Real Estate to examine whether planned cutbacks will compensate for the competitive advantage it got from large state subsidies.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) CEO Joel S Marcus sells 15,000 Shares (Guru Focus) - By insider. CEO of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. ( ARE ) Joel S Marcus sells 15,000 shares of ARE on 11/11/2009 at an average price of $59.96 a share. Read more » »

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) CFO Dean A Shigenaga sells 5,000 Shares (Guru Focus) - By insider. CFO of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. ( ARE ) Dean A Shigenaga sells 5,000 shares of ARE on 11/10/2009 at an average price of $60.14 a share. Read more » »

Commercial Real Estate Market Continues to Suffer From Credit Crunch (Marketwire) - SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 13, 2009) - A severe ongoing credit crunch in commercial real estate lending is hampering recovery, according to a commercial market update at the 2009 REALTORS® Conference & Expo. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun shared insights into the commercial markets and the current lending environment during the "Economic Issues and Commercial Real Estate Business ...

Real Estate Prep New EP (Pitchfork) - The hazy, fuzzed out self-titled debut album from Rising Jersey-based indie pop band Real Estate isn't even out yet; it's due November 17-- next Tuesday-- from Woodsist . So the album will still be brand-new when Real Estate follow it up with their Reality EP, which Mexican Summer will release on December 18. That's the cover of the six-track EP above, and we've got the tracklist below. Also ...