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The Top Reads On Real Estate (Washington Post) - Each week, in addition to writing my Real Estate Mailbag advice column, I read and review at least one new real estate book. At the end of each year, I select the best of those 52.

Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Welcome to Real Estate Live, an online discussion of the Washington area housing market with Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty.

Copter Crash Kills Pilot, Real Estate Developer (Washington Post) - A real estate developer from Olney who owned a small share in the Washington Capitals hockey team was killed late yesterday when the helicopter he was riding in crashed in Delaware, state police there said. The pilot of the helicopter also died.

India's real estate sector booms, but first-time buyers beware (AFP via Yahoo! News) - India's real estate market is in overdrive as developers snap up land to build malls and housing enclaves, but high prices and opaque rules make it hard for first-time buyers to land a dream home.

Cali started huge real estate trust (Long Beach Press-Telegram) - Angelo R. Cali, whose family-owned real estate development company merged with the Mack Co. in 1997 to create one of the country's largest real estate investment trusts, died last Friday in Montclair, N.J., his hometown. He was 91.

German DAX Index Rises, Led by Hypo Real Estate; Conergy Jumps (Bloomberg.com) - Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks rose for a seventh session, the longest winning streak since December last year. Hypo Real Estate Holding AG and E.ON AG led rising shares.

Pirelli Buys Fiat Real Estate Services (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Auto maker Fiat said Friday it agreed to sell a real estate services operation to Pirelli RE Facility Management for 50 million euros .

Red-Hot Real Estate Market Cools Off (CBS News) - Oil prices, scandals and mergers all made news in 2006, but it was the ups and downs of the real estate market that hit American consumers where they live, literally.

Fiat Sells Real Estate Services Op (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Auto maker Fiat SpA said Friday it agreed to sell a real estate services operation to Pirelli RE Facility Management for euro50 million .

Cape couple accused in real estate scam (NBC 2 Fort Myers) - Cape Coral residents Ronald and Lisa Luczak are facing charges in an alleged multi-million dollar real estate scam. It's the same case that put a Cape Coral Police officer behind bars. We spoke to neighbors of the couple to find out more about them.