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Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Temasek invest in Hengda Real Estate (Market Watch) - SHANGHAI (MarketWatch) -- Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER), Deutsche Bank AG (DB) and Singapore's Temasek Holdings (TEMAH.YY) invested US$400 million for an 8% stake in Chinese property developer Hengda Real Estate Group, the state-run Shanghai Securities News reported Monday.

Real estate professionals say 2007 holds promise (BizJournals) - Local real estate professionals are hoping pent-up demand will pump up activity in 2007.

SURVEY: Challenges of recruiting next generation of real estate agents (BizJournals) - Promises of quick sales Steve Barnes, President and COO Houston Region Coldwell Bank United, Realtors (www.coldwellbankerunited.com) "Over the past few years, attracting the next generation of real estate agents has been a challenge because of several market factors. The steady rise in home values in Houston and across this country, along with the fluctuations in the job market, have created a ...

The time is ripe for investing in Houston residential real estate (BizJournals) - In a recent AOL poll, the phrase "Real Estate Bubble" held a comfortable lead in a contest to select the most annoying buzzword of 2006.

Al Mazaya calls for accurate data to assess real estate growth, risks (Khaleej Times) - DUBAI — Al Mazaya Real Estate Development Co is calling for the real estate industry across the Arab world to produce better data to measure the industry's growth and to allow developers to better quantify the risks involved when undertaking projects.

Alwaleed to Invest SR10 Billion in Stock Market, Real Estate Sector (Arab News) - RIYADH, 29 January 2007 — In what is seen as a major boost to the Saudi stock market and the real estate sector, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, announced here yesterday that he would invest more than SR10 billion in those two sectors as part of a strategic move to diversify his investment portfolios.

Compounding mishap a matter of interest in celebrating real-estate gains (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - TORONTO (CP) - It seems impressive: a 264 per cent rise in Canada's average home price over 25 years - so impressive that it prompted the Re/Max real-estate organization to proclaim an 11 per cent average annual increase.

Real estate notes (Denver Post) - ProLogis' new corporate headquarters in Denver is one of 19 projects included on a compilation CD of green commercial real-estate developments recently released by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.

Mara To Help Increase Bumiputera Real Estate Ownership In Urban Areas (Bernama) - MIRI, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) will launch a retail entrepreneurship programme in March to boost Bumiputera real estate ownership in urban areas, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

When the going gets tough...Real estate values sink, agents bail out (Boston Herald) - Just call it the incredible, shrinking real estate business. With home and condo sales in a deep freeze, the number of real estate brokers across the state is taking a dive. The number of licensed real...