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Maine real estate sales, prices up in July (Boston Globe) - Real estate sales and prices were up in Maine in July, in contrast to the national downward trend.

Hayward-area real estate agent thwarts rape suspect (Inside Bay Area) - A 47-year-old real estate agent's quick thinking saved her life and led to an arrest soon after she was allegedly raped by a prospective buyer earlier this month in unincorporated Hayward, police said.

Real estate agents turn to Ebay for help (KMOV St. Louis) - (KMOV) - The real estate market is a constant up and down, and right now, it seems like a bad time to sell. With so many inventories for buyers to see, one local seller is turning to a strategy that's worked for him before.

Maine Real Estate Sales, Prices Up In July (WCSH 6 Portland) - SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) -- Real estate sales and prices are up in Maine, in contrast to the national downward trend.

Racetrack President Facing Lawsuit from Real Estate Agent (WAFB Baton Rouge) - The man behind the proposed racing facility in Kentwood is facing a lawsuit from the real estate agent who says the racetrack hasn't paid him.

Team spirit turns hockey star into real estate czar (USA Today) - Lenders are collapsing, home sales and prices in many markets are falling and lots of investors are panicking. Not Warren Buffett. He told a group of his real estate managers late last month in Omaha that he sees this as a time of opportunity. The man who will try to seize some of those opportunities for him is Ron Peltier, CEO of HomeServices of America.

Realize Big Returns with Real Estate (Richfield Reaper) - (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.

BB&T to Combine Collateral Real Estate, Laureate Capital (Multi-Housing News) - Winston-Salem, N.C.--BB&T Corp. principal subsidiary Branch Banking and Trust Co. has announced plans to purchase Collateral Real Estate Capital LLC of Birmingham, Ala.

Commercial Real Estate Right On The Money (Forbes) - With the subprime crisis scaring off investors, commercial real estate may be the way to go for those looking for a bargain.

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. Stockholders Elect Class I Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - NEW YORK----Neuberger Berman Real Estate Income Fund Inc. announced that each of the individuals who had been nominated by the Fund's Board of Directors for election as a Class I Director was elected at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held today.