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GE Real Estate to buy Arden Realty for $3.2 billion (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- General Electric Co.'s (NYSE: GE) real-estate unit has agreed to buy commercial real-estate investment trust Arden Realty Inc. (NYSE:ARI) for about $3.2 billion in cash.

Younger real-estate agents find their age can be an advantage (Seattle Times) - With young generations of buyers coming up, real-estate agents are looking for ways to get younger people into the industry and attract younger clients.

Real estate heir Durst bumped into murder trial judge at mall (phillyburbs.com) - HOUSTON - The New York real estate heir who was acquitted of murdering his Galveston neighbor bumped into the judge who presided over his trial at a mall as she shopped for Christmas gifts earlier this month.

Top Real Estate News of 2005 (Turks.US) - What stories were the most interesting from all the sectors of the real estate community in 2005? The utter destruction of Hurricane Katrina was the leader in more than the real estate news category Thousands of residents lost their homes, loved ones, jobs, and dreams.

Of mutual interest: Fund experts look past energy, real estate (Billings Gazette) - In some ways, the past year could be seen as Part II of 2004, with the continued outperformance of dominant sectors like natural resources and real estate.

Real Estate People & Places: 12/24/05 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Coldwell Banker Real Estate has announced its top agents for November.

Real estate flips sometimes flop (South Coast Today) - If you're looking to turn a quick buck on a real estate transaction, accountant Bill Rucci has some words of warning: "It may be quick, but it also may not be as lucrative as you first thought."

Las Vegas Real Estate Market Gets Bad News (KLAS) - The Las Vegas real estate market received some bad news from a popular magazine. Fortune magazine ranked Las Vegas last in a list of the top hundred real estate markets. The ranking is based on predicted price growth over the next two years.

CoStar Launches New Service to Permit Real Estate Professionals to Lawfully Post CoStar Photographs on Internet Listing (Boursorama) - BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CoStar Group, Inc. , the leading provider of information services to the commercial real estate industry, today announced the launch of a new service that will enable its CoStar Property Professional(R) subscribers to lawfully post CoStar photographs on Internet listing services.

Real Estate Company is Using Desktop Alert Software as the Ultimate Solution for Real Time Communication Clients (PR Web) - Alerts about relevant Real Estate Deals delivered directly to clients desktop and mobile phone. [PRWEB Dec 24, 2005]