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Real Estate Report: Industry took its share of lumps in 2008 (Dallas Morning News) - Don't be surprised if Santa puts coal in the real estate industry stocking this season. Between the credit crunch and the economic slide, the property market has gotten a nasty surprise in 2008.

71 investors sue Petaluma real estate agent, wife (San Jose Mercury News) - A group of investors are suing a Petaluma real estate agent and his wife claiming that the couple bilked them out of more than $22 million in loans, mostly for East Coast nursing homes and a Northern California mushroom farm.

Bush defends Suffolk real-estate swindler pardon (Newsday) - The White House Thursday defended its actions in the case of Isaac Robert Toussie, the Brooklyn developer convicted of a large-scale Suffolk real estate scam, who received a pardon from President George W. Bush on Tuesday, only to have Bush reverse the pardon the next day.

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!

Real Estate Career Information Session (Woodstock Sentinel-Review) - “Have you considered a career in real estate?” Presented by RE/MAX a-b Realty Ltd. 10:30am January 10th at the Woodstock Library. Information on provincial educational requirements and the RE/MAX advantage.

Property developers in no mood to further decline real estate prices (Express India) - Despite a decline in fresh bookings, real estate developers are unwilling to bring down property prices. They have tried luring buyers with small discounts and freebies such as cars and higher brokerage to brokers but this has not translated into sales.

Telluride real estate slumps, but some buyers act (9 News Denver) - TELLURIDE (AP) - Real estate sales are slumping in the resort town of Telluride, but at least some people are buying, convinced they're getting a bargain.

Slowdown inferno gulfs eight Unitech real estate projects (Express India) - The country's second largest real estate firm, the Delhi-based Unitech, which is facing one of the worst liquidity problems, has either stalled or delayed eight of its residential projects likects like Fresco and The Close in Gurgaon and Heights and Horizons in Greater Noida.

Real Estate 2009: Boom time again? (Deccan Herald) - Before coming to the year 2008, it is important to remember that the years 2005 and 2006 had witnessed phenomenally brisk transactions, both, in residential and commercial real estate segments.