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'Real Estate', a Comedy About a Fixer-Upper, Gets U.S. Premiere at Flat Rock (Playbill via Yahoo! News) - The American premiere of Real Estate, a comedy by Canadian playwright Allana Harkin, plays the Flat Rock Playhouse in North Carolina Aug. 19-Sept. 6.

New Venture Targets Troubled Real Estate (New York Times) - Richard B. Stewart, a former vice chairman of Lehman Brothers , and Peter Monroe, the former president of the Resolution Trust Corporation ’s oversight board during the savings-and-loan crisis in the early 1990s, said they have formed a $1.5 billion joint venture to purchase and sell distressed residential real estate assets.

Peter Linneman on Real Estate: The Storm Is Over, the Wreckage Remains (Knowledge at Wharton) - Although some upbeat economic news in recent weeks might indicate the beginning of the end of the recession, there's still plenty of "wreckage" to deal with, says Wharton real estate professor Peter D. Linneman. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the housing and commercial property sectors, which have taken one of their worst beatings ever. In an interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Linneman ...

Real estate consultations (Straits Times) - THE Ministry of National Development (MND) will embark on consultations for a new regulatory framework for the real estate industry from September. It will engage various stakeholders, including industry associations, agency directors, as well as individual agents, to get their feedback.

Indy real estate fraud trial begins (The Indianapolis Star) - A fraud and theft trial began today for the owner of an Indianapolis real estate development company that collapsed in bankruptcy last year.

Today’s real estate opportunities seen as “just the beginning” (BizJournals) - The tidal wave of troubled properties that’s expected to swamp lenders, investors and real estate developers will create opportunities for investors with deep pockets, real estate executives said at a seminar in San Francisco Wednesday.

BRENNER REAL ESTATE GROUP ANNOUNCES TWO LEASES, TWO RENEWALS IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY (dBusinessNews.com) - DEERFIELD BEACH & POMPANO BEACH , FL – Brenner Real Estate Group , a full service commercial real estate firm based in Fort Lauderdale , has announced two new leases and two lease renewals in Broward County .

Bankers: jobs key to real estate rebound (BizJournals) - The commercial real estate market will get worse before it gets better, according to three senior bank executives who spoke at a meeting Wednesday in Dallas.

Sunnyvale Real Estate Market Offers Rare Floor Plan In Trinity Park (dBusinessNews.com) - The Sunnyvale real estate market now includes a rare floor plan in exclusive Trinity Park. The unique Sunnyvale homes floor plan offers spacious two-story living that lives like a one-story, making it both convenient and energy efficient.

Operator of Salt Lake City Papers Starts Real Estate Brokerage Firm (Editor & Publisher) - NEW YORK The company that operates The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News has formed a real estate brokerage firm dedicated to sellers.