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Fed: Activity up, real estate slowing (CNN Money) - But central bank's 'beige book' report shows slowdown in residential real estate in some regions.

Vietnamese Real Estate Firms Call For Lift Of Land Sale Ban (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Real estate investors in Ho Chi Minh City have requested the municipal authorities to lift the ban on project transfers and the selling of land without infrastructure, believing the removal is vital to re-energising the country's stagnant property market.

VIETNAMESE REAL ESTATE FIRMS CALL FOR LIFT OF LAND SALE BAN (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Regulations / Law Real estate investors in Ho Chi Minh City have requested the municipal authorities to lift the ban on project transfers and the selling of land without infrastructure, believing the removal is vital to re-energising the country's stagnant property market.

Experts say real estate market cooling as S. Florida home sales tumble (Sun-Sentinel) - Sales of existing homes across South Florida plummeted in October. Blame it not only on Hurricane Wilma, but a real estate market that's starting to cool, some experts say.

China To Up Supervision Over Foreign Capital In Real Estate MKT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - China will strengthen its supervision and management of foreign capital entering the country's real estate market, the People's Bank of China (PBC), the country's central bank announced recently.

CHINA TO UP SUPERVISION OVER FOREIGN CAPITAL IN REAL ESTATE MKT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Regulations / Law China will strengthen its supervision and management of foreign capital entering the country's real estate market, the People's Bank of China (PBC), the country's central bank announced recently.

Real estate firms team up to buy Northport shopping center (Birmingham Business Journal) - A pair of commercial real estate firms has purchased a Kmart-anchored retail center located at Alabama Highway 69 and McFarland Boulevard in Northport.

First Consumer Real Estate Expo Enjoys Success in Las Vegas (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, The inaugural International Real Estate Expo made a grand entrance into Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend of November 19-20. More than 1,400 attendees and over 50 exhibitors participated in the event at the prestigious Wynn Las Vegas.

DeGeneres isn't joking when it comes to real estate (San Jose Mercury News) - Ellen DeGeneres isn't all talk when it comes to buying and selling real estate. Word is coming from the closest observers of a done deal -- the neighbors -- that she bought a compound for $15 million plus a fixer next door for a total of $22 million. It's the Sunset Strip version of a neighborhood watch.

Cabinet nod for law on real estate (The Peninsula) - DOHA: The Prime Minister H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani presided over the weekly cabinet meeting held at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. A: A draft cabinet decision defining the terms and procedures for real estate ownership by GCC nationals.