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Feds say Columbia real estate brokers block competition (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Federal antitrust lawyers say a group of real estate brokers uses a listing service to illegally stifle competition in the Columbia area, preventing fees for home buyers and sellers from going down.

How low will real estate go? (Los Angeles Times) - Though the national real estate market remains bleak--in some neighborhoods vacant homes outnumber those that are occupied and sellers are being forced to lower asking prices in a bid to lure bargain hunters--it's assumed that when housing dips to a point where buyers think it represents a bargain, they'll buy back in.

Real estate agency's figures show sharp fall (The New Zealand Herald) - The Auckland property market has virtually ground to a halt and prices are falling, fresh figures from the city's biggest real estate agency group suggest.

Auckland real estate sales slump (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - A leading member of the real estate industry in Auckland sees no evidence of vendors being forced to sell their properties in a slowing housing market.

Online real estate listings up, but fewer sales (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - A real estate website has reported a big jump in Tasmanian listings in the past year.

Real estate market on life support (The New Zealand Herald) - The Auckland property market has virtually ground to a halt and prices are falling, fresh figures from Auckland's biggest real estate agency group show.

Rs450b real estate scam leaves MQM red-faced (Khaleej Times) - KARACHI — Relations between the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) — coalition partners in the Sindh government — are likely to suffer in the wake of an inquiry ordered into what is regarded as the country’s biggest real estate scam worth Rs450 billion.

OUTLOOK Hypo Real Estate to post weak Q1 on further mark-downs of investments (Sharewatch) - MUNICH (Thomson Financial) - Hypo Real Estate Holdings AG. is set to post sharply lower first-quarter results on Tuesday due to further valuation losses on its investment portfolio, but most analysts believe the group has managed to avoid dropping into the red.

Feds say Columbia real estate brokers block competition (The State) - Federal antitrust lawyers say a group of real estate brokers uses a listing service to illegally stifle competition in the Columbia area, preventing fees for home buyers and sellers from going down. The Justice Department's antitrust division charges that in order to use the Consolidated Multiple Listing Service Inc., brokers are required to offer identical services. But the company - a joint ...

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