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Battling the 6 percent real-estate agents commission (Fortune Small Business via Yahoo! Finance) - The 6% real estate commission has been under assault awhile, but the hits just keep coming - and are getting more sophisticated. Three Internet upstarts are the latest to take a shot.

Texas trails big states in real estate agents (Dallas Business Journal) - Booming real estate sales are driving more Texans to sign up to get licensed as residential real estate agents, according to the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

Area homeowners seeing sticker shock over real estate assessments (KXLY-TV Spokane) - SPOKANE -- As tens of thousands of people around Spokane County get their property value notices in the mail they’re experiencing real estate sticker shock. The soaring housing market is also driving up the value of your property leaving many wondering if they'll pay a lot more in property taxes.

Real Estate Web Hosting Provider Adds New Realtor Association Data Feeds (TopHosts.com) - June 2, 2006 – (TopHosts News Brief) – Real estate Web site design, hosting, and online marketing service provider, iHOUSE Web Solutions, will now offer six additional Realtor associations’ MLS-IDX data feeds integrated into any real estate website.

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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 STAGING STRATEGY Prospective sellers are often unaware that a few key improvements can shorten the selling time of their homes and add to the sale price.

First real estate tax bills due on Tuesday (The News Sun) - The first installment of real estate taxes is due Tuesday. Payment options include via the mail, in person at most Lake County banks and in person at the Lake County Treasurer's Office, 18 N. County St., Waukegan. Taxpayers paying at a bank must have an original or copy of their tax bill.

AJAX Enabled CribCrawler.com Makes Real Estate Search Hassle-Free (Linux World) - The Atama Group launched CribCrawler.com, a no-fee, innovative, and user-friendly website for listing and searching residential real estate. By employing next generation AJAX-based interfaces, CribCrawler.com eliminates annoying screen refreshes and endless use of the back button. All results appear in a scrollable grid, eliminating the need to painstakingly page through results.

REAL ESTATE - Boone-Combined (Community Press & Recorder) - Boone County real estate transfer information is obtained at the county clerk's office. Neighborhood designations are approximate. E-mail kynews@communitypress.com with "Real estate" in the subject line, or call 283-0404 with questions.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Merges with Blogging Systems (Turks.US) - Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, an international real estate network, has partnered with Blogging Systems.