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The Lure of Overseas Real Estate (New York Times) - The real estate market is still booming — overseas. So reports em style="b" Worth, which gives three reasons Americans are increasingly making investments outside the United States.

Real Estate Weekly -- June 23 (Market Watch) - Finding and financing an investment property is complex enough. Doing all of that through an individual retirement account, without actually putting the property in your name, is probably beyond complex for many novice real-estate investors.

Real Estate People & Places: 6/23/06 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Cynthia Keller has been named as sales director of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services' Norwin office.

TODAY'S REAL ESTATE by Janice Mitchell of Janice Mitchell Real Estate, Inc. (Landmark) - TODAY'S REAL ESTATE by Janice Mitchell of Janice Mitchell Real Estate, Inc. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Notary Public SAVING FOR THE DOWN PAYMENT The larger the cash down payment you make on your home, the less money you will need to borrow. Here are some strategies to help you save.

Real estate brief (Stamford Advocate) - William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services recently announced the launch of its new William Raveis Rewards Card, a no-annual-fee American Express Card from MBNA featuring a rewards program that earns one point for every net retail dollar of purchases made.

Real Estate Booms After Katrina *** Demand, Prices Shoot Up, Inventory Down After Storms (Builder Online) - Real estate booms after Katrina *** Demand, prices shoot up, inventory down after stormsBaton Rouge real estate in July 2005 was healthy and growing with steadily advancing sales, development housing starts and prices.

Investing In Real Estate (Investopedia) - Buying real estate is about more than just finding a place to call home. Investing in real estate has become increasingly popular over the last fifty years and has become a common investment vehicle.

TBI, DA look into fast-tracked real estate project in Lebanon (WREG-TV Memphis) - LEBANON, Tenn. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and prosecutors are questioning city officials in Lebanon about the unusually quick approval process for a proposed real estate development.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Declares Second Quarter 2006 Cash Dividends (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 70 cents per common share for the second quarter of 2006.

Blue Square Announces the Transfer of its Real Estate Holdings to a Wholly Owned Real Estate Subsidiary (FinanzNachrichten) - ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blue Square-Israel Ltd. ( Nachrichten ) (hereinafter: "Blue Square") announced today the completion of the transfer of its directly-owned real estate assets (excluding real estate owned by its subsidiary, Blue Square Chain Investments&Properties Ltd.) and certain liabilities, to a new fully owned subsidiary - Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.