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Osaka real estate firm employees suspected of insider trading (Japan Today) - OSAKA — Osaka police have launched an investigation into alleged insider trading involving an Osaka-based real estate company, Seicrest Co, investigative sources said Tuesday.

Sellers are overly optimistic: real estate agent (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - At least a third of condos and houses on the market in Calgary are vacant, prompting concern from a real estate agent that sellers aren't being realistic about the price they hope to get for their properties.

GE Real Estate Completes $2.2B Acquisition of a Diversified Portfolio Comprising 147 Assets From Crow Holdings (FinanzNachrichten) - DALLAS, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Real Estate announced today the completion of its acquisition of a portfolio comprising 147 assets from Crow Holdings' third real estate fund, Crow Holdings Realty Partners III, L.P. ("Fund III") for $2.2 Billion.

Sellers are overly optimistic: real estate agent (CBC) - More than a third of condos and houses on the market in Calgary are vacant, prompting concerns from a real estate agent that sellers aren't being realistic about the price they hope to get for their properties.

German Stocks Advance; Hypo Real Estate, Continental Lead Gains (Bloomberg.com) - Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks rose, led by Hypo Real Estate Holding AG, a commercial property lender, and Continental AG, a supplier of tires and autoparts.

'The Wall Street Journal Complete Real Estate Investing Guidebook' (Madera Tribune) - Here's one important rule to know about investing in real estate: You don't make any money until you sell or lease your property. Choosing the right amount of rent or the right list price can make all the difference.

Elkhorn man soldiers on with real estate career (Gazette Extra Sports) - ELKHORN-Chris Phillips gave up a year of his life and a promising start to his career in real estate to serve his country in Iraq. On his return in November, Keefe Real Estate stared giving back time to help Phillips catch up with the year he lost overseas.

Brazil Real Estate Developer Tecnisa Unveils IPO Details (Nasdaq) - SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian real-estate developer Tecnisa SA plans to sell 60.9 million common shares in an initial public offering on the Brazilian Stock Exchange, or Bovespa, the company said in a statement Monday.

Real estate coach explains agent success rules (Reno Gazette-Journal) - Whether you are a novice or experienced "old pro" real estate agent, "The Champion Real Estate Agent" by realty sales coach and former top sales agent Dirk Zeller will alert or remind you of what makes a successful real estate agent. The book begins by explaining why selling real estate is the best business in the world, primarily because getting started requires minimal cash and the earnings ...

Brazil Real Estate Co PDG Realty Unviels IPO Plans (Nasdaq) - SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian real estate investment company, Pactual Desenvolvimento e Gestao Realty, or PDG, on Monday unveiled details of its initial public offering on the Brazilian Stock Exchange, or Bovespa.