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Real Estate Weekly: Lots of short sales, but they are taking a lot longer to get done (Market Watch) - Nineteen percent of home sales during January and February were short sales, according to a recent survey of more than 1,000 real estate agents and brokers, conducted by Campbell Communications. That’s up just slightly from the same time period last year, when 18% of sales were short sales, the firm said.

Tenn. woman pleads guilty in real estate scheme (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Federal authorities say a Clarksville, Tenn., woman has pleaded guilty to a real estate investment fraud scheme that cost investors more than $2.5 million.

Florida real estate agent offers boat tours of upscale foreclosed homes (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - CAPE CORAL, Fla. Here at the epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, an ebullient Marc Joseph bounces off a pontoon boat onto a dock behind a lovely waterfront home—it was recently vacated when its former inhabitants couldn’t pay the mortgage. “The tiki hut comes with the house, guys!“ the slim 41-year-old real estate agent says as a dozen or so potential buyers disembark from two boats and ...

Real estate pulse (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - A roundup of prominent real estate awards, new employees and new offices along the Grand Strand: Susan Engel has joined RE/MAX Southern Shores. Sperry Van Ness, one of the nation's largest commercial real estate firms, has released its top 100 list. The Myrtle Beach office had three advisers on the list: Scott McNew ranked No. 28, Nicolle Gainey ranked No. 63 and Joe Woodle ranked No. 94.

Sotheby’s International Realty® Network Promotes Value of Real Estate (Bradenton Herald) - Signature Sotheby’s International Realty in Sarasota, FL today announced that the Sotheby’s International Realty network is partnering with The Wall Street Journal to present the many values of real estate as a long-term investment and showcase unique properties from its network’s 10,700 sales associates located in more than 500 offices in 39 countries and territories worldwide.

Real Estate Shows Get Makeover Amid Market Woes (NPR) - During the boom in the real estate market, there was also a boom in TV shows about real estate. Now that the real estate market has flopped, TV shows about real estate are getting canceled — or evolving.

Staten Island real-estate agent accused of gas station scam (Staten Island Advance) - Google imageA real-estate agent hired to market the Citgo gas station on Bay and Hannah streets in Tompkinsville is accused of forging the deed then trying to sell the property for himself. A real-estate agent was supposed to market a...

Accountants needed at local real estate services firm (KSDK St. Louis) - Accountants needed at local real estate services firm

Woman Pleads Guilty In Real Estate Scheme (WSMV Nashville) - Federal authorities say a Clarksville woman has pleaded guilty to a real estate investment fraud scheme that cost investors more than $2.5 million.

Local Real Estate Company To Offer Job Loss Perk (KDKA Pittsburgh) - A local real estate company is offering a special program for some home buyers in these trying economic times. Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is set to offer qualifying buyers up to $1,500 a month for six months if they lose their jobs during the first year after they buy a home from the company.