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Veteran real estate broker Pollard leaves brokerage, puts skin in game and starts investing (BizJournals) - One of the most successful commercial real estate brokers in the Seattle area is getting out of the brokerage industry — and getting into the ownership side of the business.

Helen Hanna Casey, Hanna Real Estate Services (BizJournals) - Helen Hanna Casey is president of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, and also serves as vice president of Hanna Holdings. The company has 105 sales offices, mortgage and title companies, and building and development divisions, and employs more than 3,000 people. She sees many definable signs of life in the residential real estate market in the Pittsburgh area.

Debt on commercial real estate loans may prolong underperformance in all sectors (BizJournals) - Every sector of commercial real estate has been affected by the recession, some parts of Shelby County have weathered the storm better than others.

Few financing options hinders real estate deals (BizJournals) - Like most industries these days, commercial real estate firms and brokers struggle with financing. The industry — including building owners, investors and developers — relies on access to capital to get deals done.

Real estate veterans see market slowly rebounding (BizJournals) - Real estate veterans in the corporate relocation field say they believe the business may be headed back to normal but that it will be a long trip back.

Discount extends fresh loans to Delek Real Estate (Haaretz Daily) - Delek Real Estate is showing signs of recovery, and Israel Discount Bank has been enlisted to help them survive by extending loans totaling several hundred million shekels.

Zoo City Saloon: Real estate crash starts trail that leads to Asheboro (Asheboro Courier-Tribune) - ASHEBORO — Todd Gosnell never expected to open a club in Asheboro. Not so long ago, Gosnell said, he was enjoying the high life in Myrtle Beach, living in a multi-million dollar home and watching as his real estate investments kept the money rolling in.

Real estate investors visit (Red Deer Advocate) - Don Campbell, president of the Real Estate Investment Network, centre, exits the Lacombe Memorial Centre on Friday with 224 real estate investors.

Will Consumer-Choice Real Estate Agents(TM) End the Commission Debate? (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) - SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - 08/31/09) - "No matter what the state of the economy is, the real estate commission has always been a source of debate. Sellers think they pay too much, and agents say it barely covers their costs. Both sides are right, but for different reasons," says RT Brokerage Services CEO Louis Herrera. "It's what led us to our consumer-choice model." "Of the homes I tour weekly ...

Governor's Real Estate Advisory Board to attend regional real estate development meeting (The Somerset Reporter) - Joseph Taylor, head of the Governor's Real Estate Advisory Board. LIVINGSTON -- Leaders from the Governor's Real Estate Advisory Board will present an overview of the board structure and goals at a joint meeting of CoreNet Global New Jersey and...