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B.C. law society approves $32.5 million in real estate fraud payouts (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - VANCOUVER (CP) - The Law Society of British Columbia has approved $32.5 million in payments to cover a multi-million dollar real estate fraud case involving a Vancouver lawyer.

Credit Suisse Enters China's Real Estate Sector (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - BEIJING, Jan 25 Asia Pulse - Credit Suisse, a global financial services provider, has made its first ever direct investment in China's real estate sector, marking an important step for the 150-year-old Swiss bank's expansion plan on the Chinese mainland.

CREDIT SUISSE ENTERS CHINA'S REAL ESTATE SECTOR (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Joint ventures / investment Credit Suisse, a global financial services provider, has made its first ever direct investment in China's real estate sector, marking an important step for the 150-year-old Swiss bank's expansion plan on the Chinese mainland.

Tokyo shares advance on real estate gains (Financial Times) - Real estate stocks led rises of Japanese stocks on Wednesday morning, with both domestic and export-focused shares also showing strength. The Nikkei 225 closed 1.1 per cent higher at 15,826.04. The Topix rose 1.3 per cent to 1,633.25.

Real estate firms merge (Dayton Business Journal) - The Dayton region's largest residential real estate firm has merged with Englewood-based Century 21 Timber Creek.

Reata Real Estate Services Acquire New Division (Turks.US) - Reata Real Estate Services LLC has been announced that their adding strength to their company, it's been said that the new division specialized on office and industrial brokerage services, that would be a great addition to one of the city's powerhouse in real estate marketing.

PM Realty, Americus launch real estate investment fund (BizJournals) - PM Realty Group has partnered with Americus Real Estate Investments to launch Americus Fund II, a $250 million real estate investment fund targeting government-leased office buildings for acquisition.

Global Real Estate Trends Being Set (Turks.US) - In Washington D.C., has foreign investors talking about U.S. has potential to spread their money more internationally this year, although they'll been talking about U.S. is known to be if not one of the most stable and secure country for real estate investments.

China regulates real estate mortgage evaluation (People's Daily) - The Chinese government has decided to regulate the country's real estate mortgage evaluation sector to reduce loan risks of the banking sector.

ERA Real Estate Renews Support of National Trust for Historic Preservation (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Jan. 25—ERA Real Estate announced yesterday that it has renewed its support of the National Trust for Historic Preservation through 2007. The two organizations will continue to collaborate on efforts to educate both real estate professionals and the public on the importance of preserving historic properties throughout the United States.