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Remorseful or Not, Buyers Start to Return to Japanese Real Estate (New York Times) - In the United States, there is talk about real estate bubbles. In Japan, there is knowledge, and plenty of it, about what happens after one pops.

Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty takes your questions and comments about the local housing market.

Real Estate Weekly -- Dec. 2 (Market Watch) - Home buyers can quit worrying about a "housing bubble," which is really nothing more than a mild market correction anyway. Bubble talk is out in 2006, says Mark Nash, an Evanston, Ill. real estate broker and author. Instead next year what's in is conversations about things like bamboo floors, kitchen cabinetry and fully wired homes.

DeGeneres isn't joking when it comes to real estate (San Jose Mercury News) - Ellen DeGeneres isn't all talk when it comes to buying and selling real estate. Word is coming from the closest observers of a done deal -- the neighbors -- that she bought a compound for $15 million plus a fixer next door for a total of $22 million. It's the Sunset Strip version of a neighborhood watch.

Discount real estate franchise opens (The Oklahoman) - Dec 03, 2005: EDMOND - Assist-2-Sell, the national discount real estate brokerage company, has opened a new franchise at 3431 S Boulevard, Suite 101, in Edmond.

Real Estate Sales Desk with Jonathan Boxer (Aspen Daily News) - While financial analysts point to a slow down in the national housing market, real estate in Aspen and much of the Roaring Fork Valley is still on the move. This begs the question, where are we headed? Is the Aspen real estate market bullet proof?

Real estate fraud case goes to jury (The Business Journal of Kansas City) - Jurors began deliberating Friday morning after three days of testimony in a real estate fraud case against Belton businessman Brent Barber.

Real Estate Marketing Now on the Apple iPod (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Dec. 5 — Explicit Media Inc., a multimedia marketer with a focus on the real estate industry, has enabled its Real Estate Home Show product for downloading to the Apple® iPod®.

Bankrate.com Survey Illustrates Why Banks Should Stay Out of Real Estate (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Dec. 5 — A survey released by Bankrate.com that shows banks are boosting their fees faster than the interest rates they offer customers illustrates why banks should not be allowed to broker real estate, the president of the National Association of Realtors® said.

Seven Characteristics of Top-Producing Real Estate Agents (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Dec. 5 — Success in any business takes hard work and dedication. But what specific characteristics do top-producing real estate agents have in common?