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Tokyo stocks eke out gains on real estate (FT.com via Yahoo! News) - Tokyo markets closed up slightly on Monday, as fears that the government may impose more aggressive restrictions on consumer finance companies were counterbalanced by a jump in real estate stocks.

Reef Real Estate Investment Co. launches new project in Lebanon (AME Info) - In the presence of Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad Zayed Saqer Al Nahyan, the Managing Director of Reef Real Estate Investment, and along with some media, Reef Real Estate launched 'Bhersaf Tourist Village' in Lebanon.

Reuters Summit-Global real estate investors need local partner (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - (For other news from the Reuters Real Estate Summit, click on http://today.reuters.com/summit/SummitInfo.aspx?name=RealEstateSummit06&pid=500) By Ilaina Jonas NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters) - Going global means not doing it alone but with a local partner, leading figures in real estate said on Monday while attending the Reuters Real Estate Summit in New ...

Reuters Summit-Quotes from the Real Estate Summit (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - (For other news from the Reuters Real Estate Summit, click on http://today.reuters.com/summit/SummitInfo.aspx?name=RealEstateSummit06&pid=500) NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters) - U.S. real estate executives met at Reuters' U.S. headquarters on Monday to talk about trends affecting their companies and industries.

Real estate development still overheated in Beijing (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-06-27 11:40 (China Daily) - Despite state policies to rein in the overheated real estate sector, investment in property development in Beijing grew 18.1 percent year-on-year in the first five months of this year.

Commercial real estate hot in NEPA (Scranton Times-Tribune) - With signs the commercial real estate market in Northeastern Pennsylvania has heated up, Hinerfeld Realty in Scranton has ditched selling homes to focus exclusively on selling offices, stores, warehouse and factories.

Real estate execs remain optimistic (The Business Journal of Phoenix) - Despite higher rates, most real estate professionals still feel good about their industry, according to a Bryan Cave survey of real estate professionals nationwide.

SEBI unveils norms for real estate MFs (The Hindu) - The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Monday approved guidelines for real estate mutual funds, allowing them to invest directly in real estate properties in India.

Apex Software is taking its real-estate technology business overseas (BizJournals) - A local real-estate appraisal technology company is going global.

Sebi clears norms for real estate mutual funds (Express India) - The SEBI, approved the guidelines for real estate mutual funds and also gave its nod for lifting the lock-in period for venture capital funds which had remained invested for over a year and were offering their stake through initial public offers.