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Real Estate Woes Spread to China (New York Times) - Real estate brokers say prices in China are down from peaks reached earlier this year, while the number of transactions has plunged.

Like commercial real estate? Lehman has a deal for you (Los Angeles Times) - Blog: A big part of Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.'s plan to save itself is to spin off to shareholders the bulk of the investment bank's commercial real estate portfolio. Would that be a gift -- or a bomb?

A new tool for real estate buyers (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news) - Thailand's property market is still on the rise and highly competitive. Advertisements for new real estate developments are everywhere, and with them are promises of freebies.

Mortgage brokers, real estate agents say interest rate drop is spurring activity (Contra Costa Times) - n Mortgage brokers, real estate agents say interest rate drop spurring activity

$2.3 million to be repaid in regional real estate scam (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) - A Bradford Woods businessman has been ordered to pay more than $2.3 million in restitution to hundreds of homebuyers and sellers caught in a real estate scheme that spanned Allegheny, Butler and Beaver counties.

Georgia Tech gets grant to teach real estate development (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - A Rome businessman has given $1 million to Georgia Tech's College of Management to teach real estate development.

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.

Real estate markets across China join general slump (International Herald Tribune) - The number of homes changing hands has dropped precipitously. Faced with few buyers, sellers are starting to cut their prices for residential and commercial real estate.

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!

Huge Lehman Loss On Sour Real Estate Sends It Scrambling (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - Lehman Bros. said Wednesday it will sell a majority stake in its investment management unit and sell real estate assets to shore up capital after posting a much bigger-than-expected third-quarter loss.