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Inland Real Estate Sets Dividend (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Real estate investment trust Inland Real Estate Corp. on Thursday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share.

BRIEFING - ASIA REAL ESTATE - JAN 19, 2007 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - A revived capital gains tax imposed on Chinese real estate developers has brought hope to many Chinese citizens who can not afford to buy an apartment.

Real estate goes beyond the Internet listing (International Herald Tribune) - Just as Web listings transformed international real estate a decade ago, new Internet tools are making even more information available — and not just from real estate agents. Increasing numbers of potential buyers and investors are exchanging information in online forums, downloading video and audio reports, tailoring Internet maps to their needs and reading blogs for news and opinion.

Developers give area's real estate picture thumbs up (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Kansas City's real estate outlook got a uniformly upbeat assessment on Thursday from an expert panel at a Kansas City Area Development Council meeting.

China Imposes New Real Estate Tax (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - China's government has imposed a tax on new real estate developments, adding to efforts to restrain a rapid rise in housing costs, a state news agency reported Thursday.

Past GNAR president recaps the year in real estate (BizJournals) - The immediate past president of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors expects a steady residential real estate market this year.

Seinfeld Loses Real Estate Battle (ContactMusic) - Comedian JERRY SEINFELD has been left out of pocket after losing a legal battle with his former real estate broker. Seinfeld opted not to pay TAMARA

Morgan Stanley Buys Indian Real Estate (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Morgan Stanley has bought a minority stake in an Indian real estate company for $152 million in what is billed as one of the biggest foreign investments in the country's property development industry, a news report said Thursday.

Saudi Real Estate Co Dar Al Arkan To Sell $425 Million 3Yr Sukuk (Nasdaq) - NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Saudi Arabia's Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company, or DAAR, has launched the sale of a $425 million, three-year Sukuk al- Ijara, or Islamic bond, according to Standard Bank, one of its arrangers.

Company guides Bay Area real estate investors (San Jose Mercury News) - When Frank Richards started a mortgage company in 2001, he soon noticed that many of his customers hoped to invest in real estate someday, but admitted to being in ``that frozen paralysis state'' of not knowing how or where to do it, he said.