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Real estate tax program called unfair by the unforgiven (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Philadelphia's Conditional Forgiveness real estate tax program, laid out by city officials earlier this month, is off to a promising if not spectacular start.

Blogs Burst With Real Estate Buzz (CBS News) - The real estate market and a blogging cabbie were among the hottest topics in cyberspace this week. Blogophile is a weekly roundup of the most interesting stories bloggers are chatting about.

Riggs: Lower real estate return expectations to reflect global marketplace (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Today's real estate industry is a global business.

Greece Drafting Legislation on Real Estate (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Greece's governing conservatives are drafting proposed legislation to boost private sector involvement in developing publicly owned real estate, Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis said on Wednesday.

2006 to be strong year for Austin real estate (Austin Business Journal) - The coming year will bode well for various real estate sectors in the Austin area, according to market experts.

MU to get real estate institute (Kansas City Star) - The University of Missouri-Columbia’s College of Business on Tuesday announced the establishment of an institute of real estate.

Spain's TINSA Using Realization's Execution Management System for Developing Real Estate (SYS-CON Media) - Realization Technologies today announced that TINSA, Real Estate Appraisals Ltd., the most important Spanish real estate appraisal company, both in number of valuations carried out and in staff and technology employed, is managing the execution of its 75 real estate developments per year with the company's execution management system. Unlike administrative systems that are heavy on planning and

Ashurst sets up dedicated real estate funds practice (Legal Week) - Ashurst has launched a dedicated real estate funds practice, headed by partner David Evans, as the City leader targets the lucrative European property financing market.

Action against real estate investor not on under income tax law (Business Recorder) - ISLAMABAD (January 26 2006): Legal action against investors in real estate business cannot be taken under the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 due to the liberal provisions of Universal Self-Assessment Scheme (USAS).

Cape Fear Real Estate Company Joins Sotheby’s International Realty (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Jan. 26 - Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. today announced that its luxury real estate network has expanded to serve areas along the southeast coast of North Carolina. Cape Fear Real Estate Company, Inc. and its offices will now do business as Cape Fear Sotheby’s International Realty. The firm will now have access to exclusive Sotheby’s International Realty® marketing,