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Real Estate Weekly -- Dec. 8 (Market Watch) - Real estate professionals say that housing markets throughout the country are now normalizing after the recent boom. The slowdown in home-price gains is a correction, they say, and then predict better times in the coming year.

Other News in Brief: Crescent Real Estate Announces Several Leasing Transactions in Colorado; NFL Approves $300M Loan (Commercial Property News) - Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. announced today 214,334 square feet of renewal, expansion and new commercial office leases at the company’s Colorado office properties.

Broadway Real Estate Partners Closes $590M Fund (Commercial Property News) - Broadway Real Estate Partners L.L.C. closed on a $590 million private equity fund targeting valued-added features in North American office sector markets.

County issues decisions on real estate tax assessment appeals (Lock Haven Express) - LOCK HAVEN — The Clinton County commissioners, acting as the county Assessment Appeals Board, have announced a series of decisions in connection with a recent spate of challenges to real estate tax assessments.

Central bank urges caution on real estate fluctuations (China Daily) - The central bank has warned that fluctuations in the real estate market may threaten banking security. In its "Financial Stability Report 2006," which was published on Thursday, the People's Bank of China said the overall performance of 16 major commercial banks had improved by the end of 2005.

Houston makes Top 10 real estate list (BizJournals) - HomeVestors of America Inc. has named Houston the 10th-best market for real estate investing in 2006.

Central bank urges caution on real estate fluctuations (China Daily) - The central bank has warned that fluctuations in the real estate market may threaten banking security.

The Real Estate Bubble (E-Commerce Times) - A bit over a year ago, I wrote an article for the E-Commerce Times entitled "Is the Real Estate Bubble About to Burst?" At that time, it seemed that prices would continue to rise indefinitely. In the article, I wasn't so foolish as to predict when the bubble would burst, or even that it would burst.

Real estate boom to continue: experts (IANS via Yahoo! India News) - Chennai, Dec 8 (IANS) The boom in the real estate sector in India is likely to continue for the next 10 years, experts said here Friday, cautioning the industry to 'behave responsibly'.

Regulators issue final commercial real estate guidance (BizJournals) - The four federal bank regulators on Wednesday issued long-awaited final guidances on commercial real estate lending.