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China’s Stocks Snap Six-Day Rally; Poly Real Estate Declines (Bloomberg) - Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fell, sending the Shanghai Composite Index lower for the first time in seven days. Poly Real Estate Group Co. led developers lower on concern the government may tighten rules for property purchases.

Good news for commercial real estate owners (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Commercial real estate owners got some encouraging news during the past few weeks. Several economic reports showed promising signs, and the FDIC made clear how it is looking at commercial real estate loans sitting on the books of banks. For the first time in two years, tangibly good news came out of the Bureau of Economic Analysis on GDP growth. The government agency reported 3.5 percent ...

NYC Real Estate Expo coming soon (Queens Courier) - The first annual NYC Real Estate Expo will be held at The Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, October 30.

North Shore real estate transactions (The Salem News) - The following real estate transactions recently took place on the North Shore: BEVERLY 6 Lanthorn Lane: Robert A. Ward RET and Patricia D. Ward to Patricia D. Ward, $878,750. 7 Vine St.: Peter G. Harrington and Melissa J. Harrington to Charles Coukos, $582,000.

Churches flooding already hammered real-estate market (Miami Herald) - In South Florida's bleak real-estate market, houses for sale aren't the only glut. Churches and other religious properties, some of them bank foreclosures, are plentiful, and stuck in a commercial purgatory.

Real Estate Wonk: Housing markets: Baltimore vs. Washington (Baltimore Sun) - Capital-area inventory drops as houses on market less time H ome-sale trends are generally stronger in and around Washington, but the Baltimore area is showing some signs of life. That's the conclusion of a new report by Delta Associates, a real estate information and consulting firm, and Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, which runs the region's multiple-listing service.

KFH offers real estate services at Kuwait International Exhibition (AME Info) - Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announced that it will participate in Kuwait International Real Estate Exhibition that is organized by Top Expo Group in conjunction with Kuwait International Exhibition Company.

Real estate: September shows sales increase after late-reported sales (The Fort Collins Coloradoan) - Last month we reported on the local real estate sales for September and noted the big improvement in sales for the month and for the third quarter compared to the previous six months.

Sakana participates in First Euro - Arab Real Estate Conference in Barcelona (AME Info) - Sakana participants in the First Euro - Arab Real Estate Conference, held in Barcelona. The aim of the conference was to explore investment opportunities and to build the blocks for a sustainable co-operation between Arab and Europe region.

Saudis get training in real estate (Zawya) - 08 November 2009 JEDDAH: The ongoing real estate boom in the Kingdom has opened up avenues for young Saudis to qualify and specialize as agents and brokers.