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New towns transform Vietnamese real estate (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A new city has risen out of a swamp south of the winding Saigon River, part of a real estate boom that is reshaping lifestyles in developing Vietnam and enriching some speculators.

Real estate industry criticises watchdog bill (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Members of the real estate industry have welcomed a revamp of aging legislation governing their trade, but said a proposed bill has fallen short of expectations and does not properly target rogue agents.

Local banks stop real estate loaning, foreign banks jump on the bandwagon (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge – While local banks are turning off the ‘real estate credit valve’ as requested by the State Bank of Vietnam , foreign banks are trying to increase credit.

Amwal showcases the role of investment banking firms in real estate during forum (AME Info) - Amwal, the leading investment banking and asset management firm in Qatar, recently participated in The Real Estate Development and Investment Forum which was held in Doha from March 3rd till March 5th.

Concerns from real estate sector (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News) - The real estate sector is concerned about planned new laws for the industry.

Evergrande Real Estate plans up to $2.1 bln HK IPO-sources (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) - HONG KONG, March 6 - Chinese property developer Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd plans to raise up to $2.1 billion from its Hong Kong initial public offering, sources close to the deal said on Thursday.

Real Estate Gets Dedicated Wikipedia with Launch of Realestatewiki.com (Multi-Housing News) - Alisa Viejo, Calif.--The real estate industry just got its own Wikipedia. Realestatewiki.com, a privately funded, non-profit, non-bias venture similar to Wikipedia, and founded by a group of 12 real estate professionals, provides a free real estate encyclopedia and resource for everyone to use.

Kefalas bill would raise taxes real estate sales to fund affordable housing (The Fort Collins Coloradoan) - DENVER — Fort Collins Democratic Rep. John Kefalas is pushing a new tax on the sale of real estate property in Colorado to fund an additional $30 million annually for affordable housing statewide.

Asante Real Estate Group Announces Cupertino, California Franchise Office (wallstreet:online AG) - Asante Real Estate Group, Inc. is pleased to announce and introduce our latest Franchisee Susie Yun

Principal Real Estate, Martin Group plan two Sunnyvale office projects (BizJournals) - Principal Real Estate Investors and The Martin Group of Companies have entered a joint venture to develop 300,000 square feet of new office space in Sunnyvale.