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A Slam-Dunk in Houston Real Estate (New York Times) - Ex-Houston Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon is becoming as celebrated in Houston?s real estate circles as he was on the basketball court.

Hypo Real Estate launches A$100 mln 2-year bonds (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo!7 Finance) - SYDNEY, Dec 6 (Reuters) - German property lender Hypo Real Estate HRXG.DE has launched and priced A$100 million ($79 million) of two-year Kangaroo bonds, sole lead manager TD Securities said on Wednesday.

Top 5 Real Estate Foreclosure Investment Books (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) - The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investor's Kit: How to Make Money Buying Distressed Real Estate -- Before the Public Auction by Thomas Lucier The Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate Handbook: Insider Secrets to Locating and Purchasing Pre-Foreclosed Properties in Any Market by Frankie Orlando The Complete Guide to Investing in Foreclosures by Steve Berges Buying Real Estate Foreclosures by Melissa [... ]

Ex-NBA star has a slam-dunk in Houston real estate (Austin American-Statesman) - Olajuwon makes an estimated $100 million in deals. HOUSTON — A former player for the Houston Rockets is becoming as celebrated in the city's real estate circles as he was on the basketball court.

Israel stocks continue record run; real estate, banks higher (Market Watch) - TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli shares closed at records on Tuesday, with the real estate and banking sectors surging and after holding company Koor Industries said it would shed its remaining holdings in the defense contractor Elbit Systems.

Ahead of the Bell: Real Estate Conference (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - CapitalSource Inc. and ProLogis will present Tuesday at the Bear Stearns 3rd Annual Real Estate: The Year Ahead conference in New York.

Survey: Commercial real estate market holding up better than residential (BizJournals) - It's not a good time to be building or selling homes in Florida, but commercial real estate is doing fine, according to researchers at the University of Florida.

Ahead of the Bell: Real Estate Conference (KiplingerForecasts.com) - CapitalSource Inc. and ProLogis will present Tuesday at the Bear Stearns 3rd Annual Real Estate: The Year Ahead conference in New York. The two-day conference, which began Monday, covers emerging trends in 2007 real estate, and provides insight into investment opportunities in the coming year.

Agnelli family considers US real estate investment (Financial Times) - Italy’s Agnelli family is considering a return to investing in the US and is negotiating to take control of Cushman & Wakefield, the real estate services company.

Outlook for Florida Real Estate Market Not Entirely Negative (Newswise) - While the outlook for sales of homes and condos in Florida is bleak, the real estate prognosis for business properties is much better as it rides on a still-strong state economy, according to a University of Florida study released today.