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Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Post Real Estate editor and author Elizabeth Razzi discussed the local housing market -- from condos and investment properties to contracts and mortgages.

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The next big crash? Wall Streets awaits commercial real estate crisis (New York Daily News) - For the past six months or so, Wall Street has been bracing for what many fear may be the next shoe to drop on the already battered U.S. economy: a U.S. commercial real estate bust that could rival the housing market collapse.

Real estate awards to highlight importance of agents’ work (The Star) - THE Malaysia Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) aims to create more recognition for the real estate industry through its annual National Real Estate Annual Awards.

Real estate sales take a deep plunge (Queens Chronicle) - The real estate market in Queens declined dramatically in the second quarter of this year, according to a new report prepared by the appraisal firm Miller Samuel for the Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate firm.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust sells Elkridge business park for $10.5M (BizJournals) - Washington Real Estate Investment Trust sold its Tech 100 industrial park in Elkridge for $10.5 million to Hill Management Services Inc. (WRE)

Fonciere Des Regions Reports Loss as Real-Estate Values Fall (Bloomberg) - July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Fonciere des Regions SA , the French office landlord with stakes in five other real estate investment trusts, reported a loss for the first half after property values dropped 4 percent and revenue fell after asset sales.

Geithner: Commercial Real Estate A 'Significant Challenge' (Nasdaq) - WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. economy will continue to face headwinds because of looming problems in the commercial real estate market, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a U.S. House panel on Friday.

Real Estate Transactions, July 13-17 (The Shawnee News-Star) - Pottawatomie County real estate transactions filed July 13-17:

Public Defender Appointed in Real Estate Fraud Case (KCOY Santa Maria) - Santa Maria mortgage lender Mike Wilson charged with real estate investment fraud and Ponzi scheme.