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Troubles hit real estate at the high end (International Herald Tribune) - Wall Street tycoons and foreign investors benefiting from a weak dollar seemed to be holding up the luxury real estate market in the United States even as the low-end fractured. But there are signs that some high-end developers also are being hit by the slowdown.

Deputies Arrest Man Accused Of Attacking Real Estate Agent (NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth) - A man suspected of attacking a real estate agent in Missouri has been arrested in North Texas, authorities say.

Realize Big Returns with Real Estate (Ionia Sentinel-Standard) - (ARA) - It's a buyer's market, which is great news for real estate investors. There are profits to be made just about everywhere you turn these days.

Market no longer a house afire; Real estate sales called 'normal' after recent boom (Delaware State News) - DOVER - A few years ago, central Delaware's real estate market was hot. Some real estate agents and buyers have stories about quick turnaround on properties. A few even sold the same day a For Sale sign hit the front yard.

Suspect in attack of real estate agent arrested in Texas (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - A man suspected of attacking a real estate agent in St. Charles County was arrested Saturday in Texas after posing as a prospective buyer and viewing a home with an agent outside Fort Worth, authorities said.

Local real-estate agent to head state board (Bayou Business Review) - HOUMA -- A local real-estate broker will lead the state board that oversees licensing, education and conflict resolution between his peers. Bill Boyd of Town and Country Real Estate in Houma was unanimously elected chairman of the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.

Real estate scholarship deadline approaching (The Advocate) - NEWARK -- Applications are being accepted for the Joseph P. McMahon Real Estate and Business Scholarship.

Rowan roundup: real estate firm opens in Cleveland (Salisbury Post) - Dream Weaver Properties, a real estate company, has opened in Cleveland. Staci Maher is owner and broker in charge. The company will service the Cleveland, Salisbury, Statesville, Kannapolis and Concord areas.

Real estate transactions (Star-Gazette) - Real estate transactions are public records obtained by the Star-Gazette from deeds on file in the county clerks' offices. Real estate agencies do not provide the information.

Real Estate Briefs: March 11, 2007 (Naples Daily News) - A list of real estate related news items.