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Commercial real estate remains a puzzle (BizJournals) - Silicon Valley commercial real estate enters 2006 in a conundrum.

REITs to boost liquidity in Dubai’s real estate sector (Khaleej Times) - DUBAI — Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) is the next big thing in the offing that will make Dubai’s booming real estate sector more liquid and accessible to the international investors.

Bayliss Celebrates 50th Year in Real Estate (Winchester Star) - E.E. Bayliss Jr. wasn’t satisfied with the treatment he’d received from a real estate agent, so he decided to go into the business and sell properties the way he thought it should be done.

Real Estate's Slow Roll Causes Stock Market To Gain Attention (Turks.US) - The stock market has been getting attention, the reason why? Real Estate has been in a slow start, some investors has been converting their attention to the stock market.

More Real estate (Detroit Free Press) - Real Estate Investors Programs: Learn about foreclosures, Section 8s, bank repos and more at Holiday Inn Livonia West, 17123 Laurel Park Dr., Livonia. 6-9 p.m. Tue. Free. Sponsored by First Advantage Realty and Strategic Lenders. Call 734-521-0250 for details.

Regulators issue warning to banks on commercial real estate loans (The Buffalo News) - Federal banking regulators have issued new guidance to banks warning of rising concentrations of commercial real estate loans that could pose a risk if the markets turn sour.

Real-estate briefs (Denver Post) - Denver real-estate agent Michael Richardson has published "An American Epidemic, Mortgage Fraud ... A Serious Business." The book draws on Richardson's own experience. He survived a mortgage-fraud ring that marauded his company and says he learned firsthand how to prevent mortgage fraud.

As real estate slows, investors show interest in stocks (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Bruce McMeiken has had a good run investing in real estate near his Orange County, Calif., home. Now, however, he thinks there's a better place for his money: the stock market.

Important Real Estate Websites (AskMen) - When the time comes to invest in real estate or buy a house, you really have to know your stuff. Without proper background knowledge, a house hunter will feel lost and worse, is more likely to get swindled.

Ministry to require real estate firms to reveal more about buildings (Asahi.com) - The land ministry from April will punish real estate companies that fail to fully explain quake-resistance standards and the use of asbestos at their buildings before residents buy or move into the homes, officials said.