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Talk to the Newsroom: Real Estate Editor Bill Goss (New York Times) - Real Estate Editor Bill Goss is answering questions March 10-14.

Investment in US commercial real estate 'waning': NAR (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Investment in big US property projects is "waning" amid a broadening credit crunch and the record price tags won for some commercial real estate deals in 2007 are unlikely to be repeated this year, a survey said Wednesday.

Chicago real estate transfer tax hike unanimously approved (Chicago Tribune) - Hike part of deal with state over CTA Sell a house or other real estate in Chicago, and the city will take a bite of the proceeds under a measure that won City Council approval Wednesday.

Lawsuit Says Real Estate Attorney Took Client for $2 Million (Law.com) - A Miami Beach real estate attorney is being sued for allegedly pocketing from her trust account more than $2 million that a client had set aside for condominium purchases. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Victoria S. Sigler signed an order last week freezing attorney Sally N. Sawh's assets and issuing a subpoena for records on two bank accounts with Regions Bank. The suit alleges fraud, breach of ...

Survey: Moscow top Euro real estate market (UPI) - A just-released survey of Europe's real estate market rates Moscow the best bet for investors.

Minister rebuts Real Estate Institute NZ (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - A proposal by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) for a co-regulatory body will not fly, according to Associate Justice Minister Clayton Cosgrove.

Real estate reps argue against bill (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) will have no jurisdiction to deal with complaints made after new legislation comes into force but before a new authority is in place, a committee of MPs was told today.

Real estate complaint procedures 'a joke' (Stuff) - A former Napier woman who spent four years dealing with the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Reinz) says the body protects members and complaint procedures are a joke.

Piermont real estate broker charged with forgery (The Journal News) - PIERMONT - A 46-year-old real estate broker is scheduled to appear in Justice Court tonight on two felony forgery charges. Linda Sawyer, who owns Re-Max Preferred Properties in Piermont, is accused of signing her clients' names to legal extensions for two multiple listing contracts.

Colliers Pinkard subsidiary wins State Department real estate contract (BizJournals) - Colliers Pinkard's real estate appraisal arm, the Valuation Group, has been awarded a five-year contract to help the U.S. Department of State manage its $20 billion real estate portfolio, a deal that will bring the firms brokers across the globe in search of new space for government agencies and workers.