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Cache employees love four-day workweek, but real estate folks are disappointed (The Salt Lake Tribune) - Logan » Cache County's four-day work week got rave reviews from public employees, but residents in the real estate business told the council Tuesday night that the schedule is unacceptable.

Homes in Windsor, Ont., selling for less than new cars: real estate board (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - WINDSOR, Ont. - Real estate prices in Windsor-Essex are dropping lower than what it would cost to buy a new car.

Waldron: Aspen real estate hit like never before (The Aspen Times) - ASPEN - Brent Waldron has been in the Aspen real estate business since 1972 and was a name partner in one of the powerhouse firms in town for 31 years before he was hit by the abrupt changes sweeping through the industry this year.

Lawsuit in US claims fraud in series of real estate deals in Dominican Republic (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - MIAMI - A Canadian father-and-son team that operates real estate businesses in the Dominican Republic defrauded hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada who invested some $170 million in luxury vacation properties, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.

Realty check: Real estate agency staying open despite lottery win (BizJournals) - Carol North is scaling back her real estate agency in Clifton Park, N.Y., but isn’t closing up shop just because her husband won $5 million on a lottery scratch-off ticket.

Real Estate (Fort Myers Florida Weekly) - Adam Palmer has joined the commercial real estate brokerage team at LandQwest Commercial. Mr. Palmer joined LandQwest Commercial from Coldwell Banker Commercial.

County considering prime real estate purchase (ABC 7 Gulfshore News) - Lee County leaders are looking into buying a prime piece of real estate on Fort Myers Beach. The talk may be premature, but it's already getting reaction on the beach.

Prosecution: Real estate attorney lied (The Charlotte Observer) - Victoria Sprouse lied about key components of hundreds of real estate deals, resulting in fraudulent loans, foreclosures and the ultimate failure of a bank, prosecutors said Monday in federal court.

The Buzz Oates Group of Companies Hires Vice President, Real Estate Agent (dBusinessNews.com) - SACRAMENTO--The Buzz Oates Group of Companies ( www.buzzoates.com ) is proud to announce the hiring of Zac Sweet to the position of Vice President, Real Estate Agent.

Real Estate Market Influences Property Tax Values (First Coast News) - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Property Appraiser's office is busy crunching the numbers with more properties being assessed for lower values than last year because of a declining real estate market.