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Real estate rates highest in Makkah, Madinah (Khaleej Times) - JEDDAH — Real estate prices are the highest in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, according to a recent study, which said the two holy cities had become the most preferred areas for real estate investment in the kingdom.

Parole officer: NY real estate heir belongs in prison facility (New York Newsday) - The parole officer for a New York real estate heir acquitted of murdering his Galveston neighbor said Friday that the eccentric millionaire should go to a prison facility after he made unauthorized trips to Galveston and Houston.

Information Technologies Reshaping The Real Estate Landscape In Unexpected Ways (Science Daily) - Computers and the Internet have been billed as enabling new ways of doing business, but in the residential real estate industry, people's expanded access to information hasn't rendered the real estate agent a relic, says a Penn State researcher.

Borran™ Software Purchases Pocket Real Estate™ (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Jan. 16 — Access to real estate information just got easier and more efficient with the recent merger of Pocket Real Estate™ and Borran™ Software. Pocket Real Estate™ is well known across North America for providing the most comprehensive "MLS anytime, anywhere" software/service for mobile phones and handheld computers.

RCITs directed to allocate NTNs to real estate investors (Business Recorder) - ISLAMABAD (January 14 2006): The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has directed all Regional Commissioners' of Income Tax (RCITs) to allocate National Tax Numbers (NTNs) to real estate investors engaged in buying/selling of plots through housing societies, co-operative societies, land developers and real estate agents.

Condo Cruise Ships—the Next Real Estate Boom? (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Jan.16 — Pensacola native Mark Boyd had been a consultant to a number of Gulf Coast condo real estate developers when he realized that it wouldn't be long before there was no more prime waterfront property available anywhere in the state.

Real estate scheme may have more victims (Madera Tribune) - Individuals throughout California may have fallen victim to an alleged real estate advertising scheme, and the state attorney general's office wants to hear from them.

Real estate heir belongs in prison facility, parole officer says (KVIA) - HOUSTON An officer says a real estate heir acquitted of killing his neighbor should be sent to a prison facility over his unauthorized trips to Galveston and Houston.

Real estate bounced back from bust (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - The commercial real estate market saw its best year in 2005 since the dot.com bust in 2000, real estate experts say. The bust dumped a lot of vacant office space on the market. The subsequent recovery, often referred to as a jobless one, did little to help fill office space.

REAL ESTATE NOTES (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Steve Emerson has joined the Atlee office. Judy Mason has joined the Twin Hickory office. Send information to Real Estate Notes, Richmond Times-Dispatch, P.O. Box 85333, Richmond, VA 23293-0001; fax (804) 775-8141 or e-mail ldunham@timesdispatch.com . Notices must be submitted in writing.