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Mary E. Baranowski, 77, Arundel real estate agent (Baltimore Sun) - Mary E. Baranowski, who for more than two decades co-owned a Pasadena real estate company, died of complications from a heart attack Wednesday in a Port St. Lucie, Fla., hospital. She was 77.

PSE to revive plan to list real estate investment funds (INQ7money.net) - THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange said it would revive next year a plan, first announced in 2003, to allow the listing of Real Estate Investment Funds (REIFs) in the local bourse.

International firms tap a CPA for major real estate deals (BizJournals) - Wall Street giants Credit Suisse First Boston, Nomura Securities and Wachovia finance big-deal real estate purchases that are measured in hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars. The companies often put up 80 percent of the money for deals brought to them by others.

PSE set to revive plans to list real estate funds (Manila Bulletin) - The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will revive next year its plans to allow real estate funds to list in the Exchange, PSE president Francis Lim said.

Real Estate: Metro office market going strong (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - The Twin Cities office market is clicking on all cylinders, according to a panel of area commercial real estate brokers who spoke last week at the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) annual office market update at Bloomington's Sheraton Hotel.

Real estate agent clerk to stand trial on fraud charges (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - A Gilmore woman, accused of stealing more than $140,000 from a Canberra real estate agency, has been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court.

Savola Group places SR 700 million in equity to establish a new real estate company (AME Info) - In a major move towards the creation of an independent real estate company, The Savola Group has signed deals with the Consulting Center for Finance & Investment (CCFI) as the Lead Placement Agent and Al-Khabeer Financial Advisors (KFA) as Advisors on debt structuring.

Real estate may see a seasonal cooling trend (The Daily Record) - During the holiday season, sales tend to boom for just about every consumer product on the market — but not in the world of residential real estate. Firm makes traffic info a quick call 911, 411, 311 … and 511? A Maryland company is working to spread the word on a telephone number meant to provide drivers with up-to-date travel information.

Real estate may see a seasonal cooling trend (The Daily Record) - During the holiday season, sales tend to boom for just about every consumer product on the market — but not in the world of residential real estate.

Savola eyes $267 million for real estate firm - KSA (MENAFN) - Savola eyes $267 million for real estate firm - KSA