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Market turmoil freezing out real estate projects (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - For commercial real estate developers who are seeking financing for their projects, this holiday season doesn't look a lot like Christmas.

Imagine Real Estate prevail (Khaleej Times) - AJMAN — In Ajman cricket council 20/20 tournament on Friday, Imagine Real Estate beat Al Barraq CC by five wickets, a Press release said. Al Barraq CC batted first and were all out for 123 in 18.2 overs.

Real estate people (Asheville Citizen-Times) - Do you have real estate news? Send it to business@citizen-times.com, with "Real Estate People" in the subject line. We will publish items as soon as possible, in the order in which they were received.

Strong real estate figures for Qld (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) says the industry has shrugged of the recent interest rate hike and the federal election and sales activity remains strong.

Lennar forms venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Builder Lennar Corp said on Friday it formed an investment venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate and sold the venture $525 million in properties.

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.

192 years in rape of real estate agent (Rocky Mountain News) - An Aurora man who posed as a potential home buyer and then robbed and raped a real estate agent in Keenesburg was sentenced to 192 years to life in prison Friday.

Real estate agents rally for revival (East Valley Tribune) - Hundreds of Valley real estate agents rallied in Scottsdale on Friday in hopes of kick-starting the sluggish real estate market by thinking positive and being proactive.

Real estate a good value (The Salinas Californian) - Whatever its role in your portfolio, real estate offers the potential for two major benefits.

Man sentenced to 192 years in rape of real estate agent (9 News Denver) - GREELEY (AP) - A man convicted of robbing and raping a real estate agent who thought she was meeting him to show him a house has been sentenced to 192 years to life in prison.