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Subprime woes threaten Japan's real estate recovery - report (Market Watch) - The transformation of Japanese real estate into a financial product has helped to draw investments from abroad and underpin higher land prices, but the same forces are poised to deflate the market, according to a published report.

Alexandria Real Estate Sets Dividend (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of 78 cents. The company, which manages properties for colleges, biotechnology facilities and other science facilities, said the dividend will be payable on April 15 to shareholders of record on April 1.

New York Transit Agency's Real Estate Taxes $32 Million Short (Bloomberg.com) - March 24 (Bloomberg) -- New York's state Metropolitan Transportation Authority said its March real estate tax collections will fall $32 million below projection as credit markets squeeze residential and commercial real estate deals.

SKorea police bust real estate scam using fake adoptions (AFP via Yahoo! News) - South Korean police said Monday they have busted a 15-member group which faked the adoption of children to pull off a real estate scam.

Commercial real estate: LI forces join to form policy (Newsday) - Upbeat it ain't, but given the business community's growing anxiety in the days since they buried Bear Stearns, "The Four Horsemen" may be an apt name for Long Island 's real estate professionals' latest consortium and lobbying effort.

Amwal to launch marketing of the first Shari'a compliant real estate mezzanine fund in Qatar (AME Info) - Amwal, the leading investment banking and asset management in Qatar, announced the marketing of the first Shari'a compliant real estate mezzanine fund in the country.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Horizons Real Estate Group team up (BizJournals) - Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Horizons Real Estate Group LLC have formed a joint venture to provide mortgage loans for Re/Max Horizons Group operations.

Emirates Islamic Bank in deal with Ajmal Real Estate (Khaleej Times) - DUBAI — Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) has entered into a new agreement with Ajmal Real Estate, the property development group. The new MoU between the two prominent regional institutions was signed on the February 26, 2008.

REAL ESTATE (St. Petersburg Times) - Residential real estate In this section you can find different offers on residential real estate from the leading real estate agencies: Apartments for all tastes: standard to luxurious, short or long terms.

FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. Files Annual Report on Form 10-K . for Year Ended 12/31/07 (InfoBolsa) - for Year Ended 12/31/07 24/03/2008 21:00:00 Business Wire US9433151019 FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: FXRE) today filed electronically its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.