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RioCan Prowling for Real Estate Acquisition (New York Times) - RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is looking at acquisition opportunities in Canada in the short term and will likely close a deal by the end of the year, Chief Executive Edward Sonshine said in an interview with Reuters.

Real estate woes threaten Oregon state pension fund (The Oregonian) - The stock market is showing signs of life, and the housing market's plunge may even be bottoming out. But when it comes to commercial real estate, things are bad and about to get worse, according to consultants for Oregon's state...

Man Arrested In Real Estate Scheme (FOX 5 Las Vegas) - State authorities say they arrested a man suspected in a real estate investment scheme with dozens of victims.

Whittier City Council suspends tax on real estate agents (Whittier Daily News) - The City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to suspend collection of a business license tax on real estate agents.

Suspect in real estate scam arrested at McCarran International (KTNV Las Vegas) - Law enforcement officers, including investigators from Secretary of State Ross Miller's office, arrested Jamal Eljwaidi of Las Vegas Wednesday. Eljwaidi is suspected of running a multi-million dollar real estate investment scheme involving dozens of victims around the world.

Sbrocchi an accomplished real estate broker (Mississauga News) - Frank Sbrocchi was a prominent Mississauga real estate broker who, as director of the Mississauga Real Estate Board during the 1980s, was instrumental in re-drafting and updating its bylaws. 

Notary charged with fraud in Rancho Cucamonga real estate transaction (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) - COVINA - San Bernardino County investigators have arrested a notary on suspicion of fraud in a Rancho Cucamonga real estate transaction.

REAL ESTATE OPTIMIST (CHBC News) - Okanagan real estate is rated a ‘buy’ by a national expert. Got a News tip?

Sonoma Real Estate Market Heating Up - Finally! (dBusinessNews.com) - On the heels of a California Association of Realtors report that home sales across the state rose by more than 20 percent in June and a separate report that eight out of ten of the nation’s hottest real estate markets are in California, Sonoma Real estate agent Chris Wurst may be the first of many agents to declare “the California real estate slump is over!”

Real estate broker was stabbed to death, says coroner (The Argonaut) - A real estate broker whose body was discovered July 18th in a Westchester home listed for sale was stabbed to death, a Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office spokesman said.