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Highwoods Preserve named Best Real Estate Deal (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - A massive office vacancy that took more than a year to fill claimed the grand prize in the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Best Real Estate Deals of 2005 Thursday night.

Fort Worth real estate firm recognized in Austin (Fort Worth Business Press) - During what has been a stellar 2006 for Fort Worth ’s Richard D. Minker Co., the commercial real estate firm has picked up another award for its 2005 deals – this time from the Texas Association of Realtors.

Melbourne real estate on rebound (The Age) - THE median cost of Melbourne houses has risen by about $8500, with new figures showing a national rebound in real estate prices. Australian Bureau of Statistics' figures show house prices in Melbourne rose 2.3 per cent in the December quarter — above the national increase of 2.1 per cent.

Real Estate Projects of the Year named (Sacramento Business Journal) - The renovation of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was named Project of the Year by judges in the Sacramento Business Journal's 2005 Real Estate Projects of the Year contest.

Saudi real estate company to set up Islamic Hotel in Dubai (MENAFN) - Saudi real estate company to set up Islamic Hotel in Dubai

Real estate revelry (The Star Online) - More than 750 people attended FIABCI (International Real Estate Federation) Malaysia's 30th anniversary dinner held at Nikko Hotel Kuala Lumpur recently.

Real Estate Commission to Vote on Rules (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Feb. 27 — (KRT) — The New Mexico Real Estate Commission is set to vote today on proposed changes that would set minimum services that licensed real estate agents would have to provide to clients.

HUGIN NEWS/Leasinvest Real Estate - Half-year results financial year 2005-2006 (period of 01/07/2005-31/12/2005) (FinanzNachrichten) - The present financial year 01/07/05 - 30/06/06 is the first financial year in which Leasinvest Real Estate reports its consolidated figures under IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).

Suzette West Awarded Real Estate CyberSpace Specialist (RECS) Designation by the Real Estate CyberSpace Society (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - PORT ORCHARD, Wash.----Feb. 24, 2006--John M. Peckham III, Executive Director of The Real Estate Cyberspace Society has announced that Suzette West -- Designated Broker, Owner, and President of World West Investments, Inc., has been awarded the Real Estate CyberSpace Specialist Designation.

Fund for direct investment in Russian real estate to be launched (Interfax) - MOSCOW. Feb 24 (Interfax) - A fund for direct investment in Russian real estate is being launched.