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Obituary: Joseph Soffer / Real estate developer who built major shopping centers in region (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Real estate developer Joseph Soffer, founder of the company that created Penn Center East, Penn Center West and the SouthSide Works, died Sunday. He was 93.

India the next big thing in real estate: report (The Times of India) - JERUSALEM: India is being considered as "the next big thing" in real estate with many Israeli companies lining up for major investments there, a media report here said.

Lincoln Real Estate buys stake in Boston Realty (BizJournals) - Boston Realty Advisors, a brokerage that handles upscale and occasional high-profile properties, has sold 50 percent stake of itself to a real estate investment firm.

Commercial real estate firm will focus on WyCo (The Business Journal of Kansas City) - Joe Vaught announced Monday that he's joining with sons Jeff and Greg Vaught to form a commercial real estate company focusing on Wyandotte County.

SellSmart Real Estate Partners With Knockbox (SYS-CON Media) - SellSmart Real Estate announced at the C.A.R. Convention last week that it has entered into a license agreement with Ardell-Martin Industries to use their Knockbox(TM) Technology. Distribution is scheduled to begin in late July, however SellSmart agents have already begun placing orders.

Boston Realty Advisors, Lincoln Real Estate Capital Form New Co. (Commercial Property News) - Seeking to significantly increase its market share in Massachusetts, grow throughout New England and expand its New York City commercial presence, Boston Realty Advisors has sold a 50 percent stake in its firm to Lincoln Real Estate Capital L.L.C. The principals declined today to reveal the transaction price, saying only that it was a multi-million dollar deal.

Blogging Systems Makes Available Series of Real Estate Marketing Tool Tips (Real Estate News) - First tip instructs real estate professionals on the importance of search engine marketing.

St. Pete Hopes for a Real Estate Miracle (The Moscow Times) - ST. PETERSBURG -- With the aid of an amended law on land distribution, the construction industry is hoping to stimulate the St. Petersburg residential market, which faces both a deficit of new projects and surging real estate prices.

University of Central Florida Looking for a Real-Estate Professor (Turks.US) - The dean of the College of Business Administration said on Firday that the University of Central Florida will start looking for an eminent scholar in real estate in September. This serves as a first step in UCF's School of Real Estate.

Stake in Boston Realty Bought by Lincoln Real Estate (Turks.US) - A 50 percent stake of itself to a real estate investment firm has been sold by Boston Realty Advisors, a brokerage that handles upscale and occasional high-profile properties.