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Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Welcome to Real Estate Live, an online discussion of the Washington area housing market with Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty.

Washington Real Estate Buys Properties (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Washington Real Estate Investment Trust said Friday it paid $15.3 million for two medical office buildings in Centreville, Va.

Local real estate appraiser disputes RealtyTrac's numbers (KGET 17 Bakersfield) - The mortgage picture isn’t pretty, but local real estate appraiser Gary Crabtree said Bakersfield isn’t as bad off as a recent report has indicated.

China to amend real estate management law in line with Property Law (People's Daily) - China''s legislature is to amend the urban real estate administration law in line with the Property Law, which is to come into effect in October, during an upcoming session. The 29th session of the Standing Committee of the National Pe ...

GE Real Estate Makes $120M Investment with Muller Co. (Commercial Property News) - The Muller Co. will acquire 30 properties in Southern California and Arizona submarkets, with a significant equity investment from GE Real Estate, the companies said. The acquisition, which closed yesterday, includes 30 buildings comprising 19 assets in what is known as the SDM Portfolio.

Houston retail real estate market staying strong (BizJournals) - Even though the sub-prime mortgage fallout has negatively impacted some major retailers, a report from O'Connor & Assoc. shows that the Houston retail real estate market as a whole continues to grow.

Real Estate Not Worried About Fed Cutting Discount Rate (Commercial Property News) - While the financial world is all abuzz, many in commercial real estate see little cause to stir about news that the Federal Reserve reduced its primary credit discount rate today, from 6.25 percent to 5.75 percent.

What Do You Think About The Real Estate Ingenious Song? (KERO 23 Bakersfield) - If you haven't heard the "Real Estate Ingenious" song, now is your chance to listen. Check it out on our sidebar and then take part in our survey. We'll be airing results on ABC23 tonight at 6 p.m. The survey is below:

Real-Estate Funds Are Hit Hard (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance) - Real-estate mutual funds are posting huge losses after seven years of big gains, hit by trouble in debt and property markets.

Realize Big Returns with Real Estate (Benton Evening News) - (ARA) - It's a buyer's market, which is great news for real estate investors. There are profits to be made just about everywhere you turn these days.