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Thomas J. Flatley, 76, real estate magnate and philanthropist, dies (Boston Globe) - By Thomas C. Palmer Jr. and and Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff Thomas J. Flatley, a frugal, driven Irish immigrant who rose from Army enlistee to real estate magnate and became one of the richest men in the United States, died...

Thomas Flatley, 76, was philanthropist, real estate mogul (Boston Herald) - Legendary Boston real estate developer Thomas J. Flatley, an Irish immigrant who became one of the richest men in America while becoming one of the area's most generous...

50-year-old real-estate agent found dead with hands tied (The Star) - PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old real-estate agent who was found dead with his hands tied near a river in Kampung Bukit Kuching Jeram, Kuala Selangor.

Etisalat supports Cityscape Real Estate Awards (AME Info) - Etisalat again demonstrated its commitment to the UAE and real estate sector by sponsoring the Cityscape Real Estate Awards.

Real Estate One receives honor (The Alpena News) - Real estate broker and business owner Lori Stephan might not have imagined the succuss she would encounter when she decided to open Real Estate One almost a year ago. Since the doors of Real Estate One's Alpena location opened May 21, 2007, Stephan's business was named the best new small business in Northeast Michigan by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center.

Real Estate News: Advertising Features (The Journal News) - Everybody knows the “housing boom” is over in most parts of the country. But what does that mean for people who are thinking about buying a new home? Slumping real estate markets, known as “buyer’s markets,” give advantage to the buyer.

Want to Make Big Money as a Real Estate Investor? (PR.com) - The popularity of many “Do-It-Yourself” television shows and real estate flipping shows has created an avalanche of people wanting to get in on the real estate investing game. The problem is not many people know how to get started. Richmond Investment Properties is helping investors by offering a monthly Bus Tour where 10 – 15 wholesale properties are sold to the highest bidder throughout the ...

Real Estate Partners Chattanooga holds Around Town Spring Event (The Chattanoogan) - Great homes are "Springing Up All Around Town" is the theme of the special open house and featured home event held this Sunday by Real Estate Partners Chattanooga LLC.

Google Adds Real Estate Pull-Down Filter To Maps (Search Engine Land) - Google has offered the capacity to search real estate listings for a long time. For example, when entering queries such as "homes for sale in San Francisco," a "one box" result used to show pull-down menus for "location" and "listing type." Activating these boxes would then lead into a specialized "Google Base" screen that allowed for further refinement. I found those screens as recently as ...

Real Estate Briefcase (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5) - The National Association of Real Estate Editors awarded the Express-News Real Estate section second place in the category of Best Newspaper Real Estate Section, more than 250,000 circulation, at its spring conference in Dallas last week. First place went to the Boston Globe.