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Some real estate agents in NY's Hamptons see rally (AP via Yahoo! News) - Few real estate markets got hit harder by the recession than the Hamptons, Long Island's summer playground for the rich and famous.

Real estate funds got pounded, but a few are worth a look (USA Today) - Owning a real estate fund last year was a bit like buying a dream house provided your dreams included a three-headed dog in the basement and a toaster that shrieks at midnight.

Some real estate agents in NY's Hamptons see rally (San Francisco Chronicle) - Few real estate markets got hit harder by the recession than the Hamptons, Long Island's summer playground for the rich and famous. After all, the people who live in East Hampton estates and Southampton mansions had been the prime beneficiaries of robust Wall... Sponsored Topics: Long Island - New York - Hamptons - Southampton - Real estate

Real estate numbers in July here impressive (The Brockville Recorder and Times) - Rideau-St. Lawrence Real Estate Board president Mark Lee isn't ready to proclaim Canada's economic woes are now fully in the rear-view mirror. Still, Lee expressed "cautious optimism" Thursday there's at least some positive signs the recession's grip on eastern Ontario is loosening.[...]

Real Estate Rallies Despite Bad News (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - The real estate sector shrugged off more negative news Thursday to lead the market higher. Nearly one in eight homeowners -- a record high -- were either late on payments or in the foreclosure process in second quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Some real estate agents in NY's Hamptons see rally (Newsday) - EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Few real estate markets got hit harder by the recession than the Hamptons, Long Island 's summer playground for the rich and famous. After all, the people who live in East Hampton estates and Southampton mansions had been the prime beneficiaries of robust Wall Street profits. "I told my wife to check and see if the phones were still working last winter," joked Alan ...

Food Is New Real Estate as Cooking Show Ratings Jump (Update3) (Bloomberg) - Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The Food Network and Travel Channel are attracting record audiences with shows such as “Man v. Food” as programs popular during the housing bubble go bust along with real estate prices.

CityView adds a pair of real estate pros to its roster (BizJournals) - Former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros, currently executive chairman of urban institutional investor CityView, says the company has added to its ranks two prominent real estate veterans — J. David Martin and Lee H. Wagman.

Greening of the real estate industry (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - YOU MAY not realize it but the green movement is slowly transforming the way real estate brokers and appraisers are doing their business.

Unique and Comprehensive IDX Broker Search Tools Simplify and Speed Up the Online Real Estate Search Process (dBusinessNews.com) - EUGENE, ORE. – Coldwell Banker's Beth Brown has employed IDX, Inc. to update the search engine on her online real estate website, creating a much more efficient and simplistic property search for her clients.