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Don't Give Up on Real Estate (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News) - Most of us have watched in amazement as the residential real estate market in the U.S. has gone through the roof. Almost all of the homebuilding stocks have reflected the positive environment. Even though there have been some healthy corrections this year, homebuilder DR Horton (NYSE: DHI - News) is up more than 400% from five years ago and Centex (NYSE: CTX - News) is up about 300% in the same

Don't Give Up on Real Estate (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance) - The commercial real estate market still looks good.

The year's 10 best real estate books for owners and investors (The Charlotte Observer) - At the end of each year -- just in time for the holiday gift season -- it's my honor to select the 10 best real estate books from the hundreds published during the year. The column takes 52 weeks to prepare because I read at least one real estate book every week.

Hines Real Estate Investment Trust plans $2.2 billion IPO (Austin American-Statesman) - HOUSTON — The real estate trust sponsored by Houston-based multinational real estate development and management firm Hines is offering $2 billion in common shares to the public, according to a regulatory filing Monday.

Don't Give Up on Real Estate (The Motley Fool) - Most of us have watched in amazement as the residential real estate market in the U.S. has gone through the roof. Almost all of the homebuilding stocks have reflected the positive environment.

Hines Real Estate Investment Trust plans $2.2 billion IPO (KVIA) - HOUSTON A real estate trust sponsored by Houston-based Hines is offering two (b) billion dollars in common shares to the public.

Local real estate firms post solid growth in 2005 (Springfield Business Journal) - A hot market has Springfield’s real estate firms reaching for the top. Carol Jones, Realtors Nov. 15 announced $1 billion in year-to-date contract sales for 2005, shattering the company’s 2004 record of $882 million in contract sales. Closed sales for 2004 were $701 million.

Government real estate is valued in the billions (Independent) - Some of the most desirable and exclusive real estate in London has finally been given a price tag, although none of the properties will be seen in an estate agent's shop window.

Americans Believe in the Real Estate Bubble (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Dec. 6 — Is the real estate bubble real or is it all media hype? More than two-thirds (67%) of Americans believe there really is a real estate bubble, according to a recent survey by ThinkGlink.com.

Vermont Real Estate Sales Company Joins Prudential Real Estate Affiliates (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Dec. 6 — Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., a Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) company, today announced that Vermont Real Estate Sales Company, which recently merged with Green Mountain Realty, has joined the Prudential Real Estate Network and will operate as Prudential Green Mountain Realty.