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Commercial Real Estate Industry Seeks U.S. Aid (Washington Post) - Some of the country's biggest commercial real estate players are asking the government for help, as their $6 trillion industry of hotels, office buildings and shopping malls faces a record amount of debt coming due in the next few years.

Financial Stocks: Developers, insurers whacked as real-estate woes weigh (Market Watch) - U.S. financial stocks fall, led by sharp declines in shares of commercial real-estate investment trusts and insurance companies, as concerns about more than half a trillion dollars of financing coming due over the next few years worries investors.

Commercial real estate developers seek bailout (BizJournals) - Paralyzed by the credit crisis, the commercial real estate industry is the latest to seek a government bailout of sorts.

Real estate agents get lifetime ban for fraud (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Three real estate agents engaged in mortgage fraud have been banned from the business for life.

Commercial real estate may be next seeking government funds (Market Watch) - Developers join the ranks seeking government funds as U.S. commercial real estate reportedly faces a looming credit crunch of its own.

REAL ESTATE (St. Petersburg Times) - Residential real estate In this section you can find different offers on residential real estate from the leading real estate agencies: Apartments for all tastes: standard to luxurious, short or long terms.

REAL ESTATE CATALOGUE (St. Petersburg Times) - In the nearest issue you will find the latest data on commercial, residential and trade premises in St. Petersburg. Fresh information about state of real estate market, tips from the leading consulting companies and much more!

Commercial real estate developers seek bailout (BizJournals) - The commercial real estate industry is the latest to seek a government bailout.

Hypo Real Estate Fourth Quarter Will Be Hurt By Restructuring (Bloomberg) - Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Hypo Real Estate Holding AG , the property lender that had to be bailed out by the German government and financial institutions in October, said fourth-quarter results will be hurt by restructuring costs.

REAL ESTATE: Newspapers to sell buildings, but who's buying? (North County Times) - NEW YORK ---- With revenue plunging as readers and advertisers flee to the Web, many newspaper companies have turned to selling off their buildings to raise money or save on costs. But now that option may be drying up too, as frozen credit markets make commercial real estate deals scarce.