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Video Display Hires Real Estate Agent (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Video Display Corp., a maker of cathode ray tubes for TVs and computer monitors, said Wednesday real estate adviser Staubach Co. will act as its agent for a sale and leaseback package of all company-owned real estate.

Portland real estate prices buck national trend (KING 5 Seattle) - While residential real estate prices have turned south in much of the United States, Portland's housing stock continues to appreciate, and by double-digit percentages.

Chennai real estate prices soar, builders look outside (New Kerala) - By Papri Sri Raman, Chennai, Dec 28: Real estate developers in Chennai are forced to explore the city outskirts for new business opportunities, as prices within the metropolis have spiralled to dizzying heights matching the soaring demand.

Q&A: Real Estate Investment in Dallas Heating Up (Commercial Property News) - As cap rates have continued to fall for commercial real estate assets on both the East and West Coasts, investors have set their sights on regions where investment returns are greater.

2 local real estate agencies merge (The News-Press) - Two Fort Myers real estate agencies — VIP Realty and Harvey & Associates/Properties in Paradise — have merged, the companies announced today.

Kern Center offering four real estate classes this winter (Port Clinton News Herald) - The Kern Center for Community and Industrial Development is offering a variety of real estate classes this winter. Real Estate Law -- 6:30 to 9:20 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 sessions beginning Jan. 9. Cost: $359.

Commercial real estate market doing just fine (Jacksonville Daily Record) - The local residential real estate market has been so good the past several years, the local commercial real estate market is often viewed as lagging far behind.

McCollum Real Estate announces top producers (Benton Evening News) - McCollum Real Estate-GMAC has announced that Terrie Morris and Billie Jo Cox have achieved memberships in the GMAC Real Estate 2006 Medallion Club. Membership is awarded to sales partners who achieve a listings-sold and sales volume of $1 million or more during 2006.

BRIEFING - ASIA REAL ESTATE - DEC 27, 2006 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Land prices in Ho Chi Minh City will increase slightly in the first quarter next year, predicted real estate experts at a recent conference on the sector, organised jointly by the Ministry of Finance and press agencies in Ho Chi Minh City.

County clerks using electronic recording for real estate (Alamosa Valley Courier) - BY RUTH HEIDE Colorado is model for other states ALAMOSA — E-file it. Keeping up with advanced technology, most of the county clerk/recorders’ offices in the San Luis Valley now offer electronic recording for real estate transaction documents.