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Hypo Real Estate Pfrandbrief issue increased again (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - SYDNEY, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Hypo Real Estate Bank International AG's debut Pfandbriefe issue in the Australian-dollar bond market has again been increased by A$75 million ($$56 million), lead manager ABN AMRO said on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: Valley residents say they're fighting back against real estate scammer (KESQ) - A NewsChannel 3 exclusive. More than 20 Coachella Valley residents say they have lost thousands of dollars in a real estate scam. And now they want action. NewsChannel 3 investigates.

Up and Down, Hot and Cold: Experts Dissect the Real Estate and Energy Industries (Knowledge at Wharton) - Business leaders from two hot investment sectors -- real estate and energy -- discussed possible consolidation in their industries and other trends during two panels at the February 1 Wharton Economic Summit in New York City. The first panel, entitled "Real Estate: Where It's at and Where It's Headed. A Discussion with Three Legends," included William Mack, Sam Zell and Mortimer Zuckerman. The

F.C. Real Estate Assessment Jump Greater Than Last Year, Up 18.8% (Falls Church News-Press) - The purported cooling off of the real estate market in the region did not stop assessed values from leaping in the City of Falls Church even higher than they did last year.

Although real estate frenzy seems over, mass layoffs not happening (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - Entering 2006, the real estate market has been stabilizing, meaning that sales activity has slowed due largely to rising mortgage rates. But the decline, or stabilization, of activity may soon affect the market in another way: downsizing.

As Real Estate Market Fizzles, Classes to License New Professionals Lose Steam (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Feb. 23 — (KRT) — Lured by the opportunity to get their piece of escalating housing prices and record sales volumes, newcomers have flooded into the real estate business in the past five years.

Free Real Estate Virtual Convention Now Open (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Feb. 23 — The Fifth Annual National Real Estate On-Line Convention and Exposition ( www.REcyber.com/preconvention ) is attracting the largest gathering of real estate professionals to ever convene. None of the attendees have needed to step on an airplane and all are attending from the comfort of their homes or offices. Unlike most conventions, no one pays a penny to enjoy all of the

NAR Launches Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Market (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Feb. 23 — The National Association of Realtors® launched a new leading indicator for the commercial real estate market that shows an increase in commercial brokerage activity can be expected over the next six to nine months.

RE/MAX International: Caribbean Real Estate Attractive to U.S. Buyers (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Feb. 23 — The Caribbean real estate market for American buyers is strong and getting stronger, according to Ricardo Cardenas, vice president and regional director of RE/MAX of the Caribbean and Central America.

Troop Real Estate office opens in Ojai (Santa Paula Times) - Describing it as the crucial final "puzzle piece" in blanketing Ventura County's residential market, Troop Real Estate, Inc. has opened an Ojai office, its 15th in the region and 17th overall, announces Brian Troop, company president.