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China Property Bubble May Lead to U.S.-Style Real Estate Slump (BusinessWeek) - Li Nan has real estate fever. A 27- year-old steel trader at China Minmetals, a state-owned commodities company, Li lives with his parents in a cramped 700- square-foot apartment in west Beijing.

Aetna to take Q4 charge for job cuts, real estate (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Health insurer Aetna Inc said on Wednesday it expects to take a charge of $60 million to $65 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 to cover costs associated with job cuts and real estate consolidation.

Aetna to Take 4Q Charge for Layoffs, Real Estate Consolidation (Fox News) - Health insurer Aetna Inc said Wednesday it expects to take a charge of $60 million to $65 million in the fourth quarter to cover previously announced job cut costs and real estate consolidation.

Aetna Outlines Charges For Job Cuts, Real Estate (Fox News) - Aetna Outlines Charges For Job Cuts, Real Estate

Aetna Taking $60-$65 Mln 4th-Qtr Cost for Job Cuts, Real Estate (Bloomberg) - Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Aetna Inc. said it will take a fourth-quarter charge of $60 million to $65 million related to job cuts and real estate transactions.

Property, real estate taxes due Dec. 31 (Bolivar Herald-Free Press) - The deadline for property and real estate tax payments is 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. The county collector’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Bay Area Is Home to the Real Estate "Tire Kickers" (NBC Bay Area) - House hunters are taking longer to make up their minds and real estate agents are frustrated.

Real Estate’s Real Issues (Los Angeles Downtown News) - DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - With credit still hard to attain, high unemployment and consumers short on disposable income, real estate will be a tough game in 2010. But Downtown watchers will have plenty of trends to eye this year.

Commercial Real Estate: Now Is the Perfect Time to Invest (Guru Focus) - By INVESTMENTU. Back in April, I wrote a column detailing the looming train wreck in the commercial real estate market. Read more » »

Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2010 (RISMedia Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, December 31, 2009—With some subtle signs of recovery in the housing market, the real estate industry is due to bounce back–but more challenges could lie ahead for buyers and sellers alike. HGTV’s FrontDoor.com identifies the top 10 must-know real estate trends for the coming year: 1. Cash is king. All-cash ...