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Real Estate Observes a Law Even Higher (New York Times) - To be a real estate agent in Riverdale is to be mindful of not only the rules of property ownership but also the rules of the Torah.

Global holds a seminar for AlTameer Real Estate Investment Company (AME Info) - Global Investment House (Global) yesterday held a special seminar at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) on listing AlTameer Real Estate Investment Company (Tameer) scheduled to commence today Monday December 12, 2005.

Local real estate firms post solid growth in 2005 (Springfield Business Journal) - A hot market has Springfield’s real estate firms reaching for the top. Carol Jones, Realtors Nov. 15 announced $1 billion in year-to-date contract sales for 2005, shattering the company’s 2004 record of $882 million in contract sales. Closed sales for 2004 were $701 million.

Real estate investors association adopts bylaws (The News-Messenger) - The Sandusky County Area Real Estate Investors Association met Nov. 21 at the Elks Lodge 169 with 37 people in attendance. The meeting was brought to order by President Russ Welty. New attendees were introduced to the group.

Real estate professional joins local agency (The Oklahoman) - Dec 10, 2005: Toby Scrivner, an Oklahoma City native, has returned from Dallas to join NAI Sullivan Group Commercial Real Estate, 4045 NW 64, Suite 410, as an industrial property specialist, said Bob Sullivan, principal of NAI Sullivan Group.

How to find real estate investors' club (The Charlotte Observer) - Q. About six months ago, I bought my first rental house. I've heard there are real estate investors' clubs. How can I find one in my area?

Landlords getting piece of real estate boom (The Indianapolis Star) - The real estate boom has been very good to property owners of all types. But apartment landlords have largely missed the party as low interest rates and the prospect of rising home prices turned thousands of renters into buyers.

Real Estate Weekly -- Dec. 9 (Market Watch) - To listen to most of the media, you would think that the only people involved in real estate investing were broken-down dot-com players searching for the next great wave, folks who would expect to get in at any cost and then cash out quickly as the inexorable rise in values continued. In a word, speculators.

Major UAE developments to showcase at Retail Real Estate Exhibition (AME Info) - The Middle East Council of Shopping Centres (MECSC) Retail Real Estate Forum & Exhibition, which is taking place at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel Convention Centre through December 13-14 will play host to some of the UAE's most ambitious real estate developments.

Signs A-B real estate market finally cooling (Town Online) - Real estate agents and brokers in Allston-Brighton have different views on the state of the economy, regionally and nationally. Danyl Collings, a broker for of Marquis Real Estate General Motors Acceptance Corp., said that, as a whole, Boston is a buyer's market because interest rates are climbing.