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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.

Hong Kong Real-Estate Shares Fall on Concern Sales Will Drop (Bloomberg) - Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Henderson Land Development Co. and Hang Lung Properties Ltd. led shares of Hong Kong developers lower on concern sales and transactions in the city’s real estate market will decline.

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!

DED and RERA sign co-operation agreement to facilitate licensing procedures for real estate sector (AME Info) - The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) and Dubai's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) have signed a co-operation agreement to facilitate all licensing procedures related to the real estate sector.

Real estate sector in Kuwait sees turnaround as sales volumes rise (Zawya) - 29 December 2008 Kuwait's real estate market witnessed a turnaround in November as sales volumes of transaction reached the highest level since July. A total of 515 transactions were registered at a value of KD136.6 million (Dh1.82 billion), while transactions rose 77 per cent month-on-month(MoM).

Consultation on it will soon be taken up along with various stakeholders like the real estate companies. (India Infoline) - The system of registration of properties will in some time be replaced by a titling system to reduce frauds. Earlier this year, the Delhi Government had hired a legal firm to draft the Bill. Consultation on it will soon be taken up along with various stakeholders like the real estate companies.

Cambridge home sales fall in November as real estate prices rise (Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab) - The number of homes sold in November in Cambridge sank 60 percent -- from 11 to 4 -- from the same period a year ago, as real estate prices crept higher.

Hypo Real Estate probed for insider trading: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Troubled German property lender Hypo Real Estate is being investigated for possible insider trading, according to the weekly Der Spiegel to be published Monday.

Hypo Real Estate probed for insider trading: report (Deutsche Welle) - German property lender Hypo Real Estate is being investigated for possible insider trading, according to the weekly Der Spiegel.