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Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Welcome to Real Estate Live, an online discussion of the Washington area housing market with Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty.

Real Estate Weekly -- April 27 (Market Watch) - According to a Yahoo Real Estate survey conducted by Harris Interactive, one in five homeowners is concerned about the possibility of foreclosure.

Marsh Forms Global Real Estate Practice (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Risk and insurance services firm Marsh Inc. said Friday it established a global real estate practice and named 18-year Marsh veteran Jeffrey S. Alpaugh to lead the group.

Real Estate Holding Strong In LCF (La Cañada Valley Sun) - While the real estate market in Los Angeles County has softened and there are increased foreclosure rates, prices of existing homes sold are still higher than compared to those selling this time last year, with a current median price in the county of $528,000 according to DataQuick Real Estate News.

Realize Big Returns with Real Estate (Herkimer Evening Telegram) - (ARA) - It's a buyer's market, which is great news for real estate investors. There are profits to be made just about everywhere you turn these days.

Local real estate a mixed bag: Prices still down, but picking up (The Davis Enterprise) - Published Apr 22, 2007 - 00:40:27 CDT. Mixed signals, and trends that aren't all pointing in the same direction - that's what many observers see in the Davis real estate market this spring.

Other News in Brief: Apollo Real Estate Sells Monument Office Building in Virginia; Staubach Los Angeles Names New ... (Commercial Property News) - Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund V and Monument Realty have sold the Monument III office building in Herndon, Va., to MGP Realty, in partnership with The Praedium Group, for $55 million, according to a company statement.

First-quarter real estate sales steady with minor variations (The Maui News) - WAILUKU – If you’re wondering about current trends in Maui real estate, the answer is – it depends.

Zell predicts commercial real estate will weaken in 2009 (Orange County Register) - NEW YORK – The commercial real estate industry should expect another two years of good times but may see some weakness starting in 2009, real estate mogul Sam Zell said last week.

• Commercial real estate will decline this 2009 (Turks.US) - Last week, real estate mogul Sam Zell stated that the commercial real estate industry should anticipate an additional two years of good times but may see some flaw starting in 2009.