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As banks balk, look for private lenders for real estate deals (BizJournals) - You’re a real estate investor, and you’re looking for financing. Good luck. You figure banks aren’t lending, so what’s the use?

Signs of life in commercial real estate (China Daily) - Up until Spring Festival, Frank Chen was taking it easy. Chen, the manager of an Asian real estate fund, was involved in a commercial property project in Shanghai in November but give up on it because of the uncertainty of the market.

Real estate, personal property taxes due (Papillion Times) - Rich James, Sarpy County Treasurer, reminds taxpayers, paying their own taxes, that the first half of the 2008 real estate and personal property taxes become delinquent April. Property owners received notification of these taxes in December 2008. Payments by mail must be postmarked no later than March 31. Mortgage companies and banks received this information in December 2008 for individuals ...

Real Estate Exec Takes on UBS, Sparks Global Firestorm (Orange County Business Journal) - Igor Olenicoff long has been one of the biggest names in Orange County real estate. Now he’s something of a global media star for his crusade against the world’s largest investment bank for the wealthy.

Day in the life of a Real Estate professional (Cadillac News) - Doug Law starts his day by checking his e-mail and making contacts. Law, a real estate agent for The Alderden Team, relies on e-mail to show properties to clients.

Real estate trading floors get busier (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge - The Ha Noi real estate market has shown signs of recovering from last year’s slump, with the number of transactions last month tripling the pace set in the closing months of 2008, according to Pham Trung Ha, director of the Hoa Phat Real Estate Co.

Gowealthy Real Estate Brokers focuses on dedicated property portfolios to ensure both owner and tenant buy-in (AME Info) - As leasing comes to the fore in the UAE real estate sector, Gowealthy's dedicated leasing consultants who work as part of Gowealthy Real Estate Brokers continue to focus on creating a working relationship with property portfolio owners enabling them to enhance asset values through strategic property solutions.

As real estate prices plunge across the country, investor Judah Hertz says he's happy in low-key New Orleans (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - MICHAEL DeMOCKER/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE In the years before Hurricane Katrina, Judah Hertz made a great wager on New Orleans. The California real estate investor bought four major office buildings downtown, transforming himself almost overnight into the Central Business District's dominant landlord....

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.”

DeBerry-Mejia’s links are rooted in real estate (San Antonio Express-News) - On Feb. 23, real estate developer Gene Powell sent out an e-mail to 30 friends and associates that began: “Confidential — please do not forward or share.”