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Real estate fraud grows in Colorado (BizJournals) - In a major crackdown on mortgage fraud in Colorado, federal and state officials are aggressively prosecuting real estate agents, mortgage brokers and homeowners engaged in a wide range of real estate schemes.

Real estate deal creates huge Triad industrial owner (BizJournals) - Two local entities that own and manage real estate have merged their portfolios, which have a combined value of $82 million and consist of nearly 2.5 million square feet of big-box industrial space.

Real estate investors reading signs that valley rebound near (BizJournals) - When billionaire commercial real estate developer Carl Berg of Silicon Valley speaks, his industry peers listen.

City's new real estate manager tackles challenges, complaints (BizJournals) - TAMPA -- Herb Fecker appears to have his work cut out for him as the new manager of the city of Tampa's 18-member real estate division.

Price increase Monday/Investors/buyers want to invest in/buy real estate/businesses. (The Auto Channel) - Price Increase Monday. ............................... Investors/buyers want to invest in/buy real estate/businesses. ........................... IMPORTANT! ......................... Please widen your margins so you can see this e-mail with perfect margins and words not all over the page.

Real estate and taxes, or cost basis of a home (San Francisco Chronicle) - Readers of this column seem to love items on real estate and taxes. So this one on real estate taxes should be a real crowd pleaser. After my recent columns on tracking the cost basis of stocks and funds, reader Stuart B. writes: "With an Excel...

Real-estate firms expand (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Several local real-estate companies are branching out beyond the Metroplex to develop real estate in other parts of Texas and Oklahoma.

Real Estate Broker Receives Sentencing Reprieve (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - A former real estate broker who pleaded guilty to selling condominiums illegally in Huntington Beach has received at least a temporary reprieve from being sentenced.

Former real estate broker's sentencing delayed because of lung cancer (KESQ) - SANTA ANA, Calif. A former real estate broker who pleaded guilty to selling condominiums illegally in Huntington Beach has received at least a temporary reprieve from being sentenced.

When Real Estate Goes Up, Owners Feel the Tax Bite (Turks.US) - Usually, when we hear that real estate prices going up, we think of selling and buying. When home owners see prices go up, they are seeing huge increases in their homeowners taxes.