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Digest: Letter says thefts by agents rise in real estate (Houston Chronicle) - Letter says thefts by agents rise Stewart Information Services Corp., the Houston-based title insurer, said large losses and costs tied to theft by independent agents climbed 47 percent in 2008 as real estate sales fell.

Green, Four Ex-Wachovia Bankers Open Real Estate Advisory Firm (Bloomberg) - Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bill Green , former head of debt investments at Starwood Capital Group Global LLC, formed an advisory company with four bankers he worked with at Wachovia Corp . to counsel clients on distressed real estate.

Commercial real-estate lending stronger in Denver than rest of nation (BizJournals) - Commercial real estate lending conditions in Denver remain better than the nation as a whole, but Denver’s rate of decline accelerated faster than the national average during the second quarter, according to quarterly data published by Banc Investment Group.

The Real Estate Council Hosts Breakfast to Celebrate the Groundbreaking for the Woodall Rodgers Park (dBusinessNews.com) - Dallas - On Monday, September 14, The Real Estate Council (TREC) will present Tony Jones, Chancellor of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, who will speak about “Millennium Park, Chicago: Art, Entertainment and Economics.”

Commercial real estate investment firm moves from Bay Area to Reno (Reno Gazette-Journal) - Commercial real estate investment group Basin Street Properties will relocate its corporate headquarters from Petaluma, Calif., to downtown Reno this week.

Joint Venture Between Two Cleveland Real Estate Firms Announced (dBusinessNews.com) - CLEVELAND – Select Investment Group (SIG) of Shaker Heights, Cleveland, and United Assets, LLC of Cleveland have come together in a joint real estate venture.

REAL ESTATE (St. Petersburg Times) - Residential real estate In this section you can find different offers on residential real estate from the leading real estate agencies: Apartments for all tastes: standard to luxurious, short or long terms.

Burlington real estate appraiser suspended (BizJournals) - Real estate appraiser Shawn Seewald of Burlington has had his license suspended for not complying with the terms of a 2007 disciplinary action taken against him by the Wisconsin Department of Regulation.

An Uptick for Real Estate Ads Online (New York Times) - The price of a real estate ad in one major pricing plan has more than doubled since the last quarter of 2008.

REAL ESTATE CATALOGUE (St. Petersburg Times) - In the nearest issue you will find the latest data on commercial, residential and trade premises in St. Petersburg. Fresh information about state of real estate market, tips from the leading consulting companies and much more!