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Aaron Gural, Real Estate Executive, Dies at 91 (New York Times) - Mr. Gural was the longtime chairman of Newmark & Company, one of New York?s largest commercial real estate companies, from 1957 to 1998.

Correction: In Las Vegas, a Break in the Real Estate Action (New York Times) - An article last Friday about the real estate market in Las Vegas misstated the age of Harry Bienenfeld, a retired commodities trader from Old Brookville, N.Y., who bought a second home in a high-rise complex just off the Strip. He is 54, not 64.

Experts: Real estate a smart investment (The Alexander City Outlook) - With a backlog of properties within the Lake Martin real estate market, it might be better to invest in the housing market. “The stock market isn’t doing anybody any good tight now,” RealtySouth associate broker Rhonda Gaskins said. “Real estate is a much more solid investment.”

B.C. real estate sales jump in February (CBC British Columbia) - Low interest rates, falling prices and rising pre-approvals are prompting an upswing in real estate sales, the B.C. Real Estate Association reported Friday.

Is There A Real Estate Market Rebound? (KMGH 7 Denver) - If you made it through this dry, vicious winter of economic distress, you may be close to the payoff: a real estate market seeing signs of life.

Real estate numbers show hope, concerns (The Oregonian) - The February residential real estate numbers provide a litmus test for the reader's frame of mind. The optimist, hungry for some good news in these bleak times, will see that Portland metro-area closed sales in the month increased 17.1 percent...

Former Real Estate Agent Ordered To Pay Nearly A Million Dollars (Indiana's NewsCenter) - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - A former Fort Wayne real estate agent has been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution and penalties.

Real estate market could firm up in 2009 (The Hamilton Journal News) - Plummeting home values and a high volume of foreclosures made 2008 a year real estate officials would like to forget, but they remain optimistic 2009 will yield better results.

Greensboro Is Cracking Down On Real Estate Signs (WFMY News 2 Greensboro) - The ordinance on weekend real estate signs was passed by City Council in February. Signs can only be displayed from Noon Friday until Noon Monday.

Salinas real estate worker to run for governor (The Salinas Californian) - Manuel Ruelas, 51, of Salinas, the former owner of Lighthouse Real Estate and Mortgage and current employee for Remax of Salinas, has announced his plans to run for governor.