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Conference to measure Asia's influence on San Diego real estate (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - When examining factors affecting the San Diego real estate market, one must look beyond regional and national influences, as the investment and building being done in other countries is also of significance.

Tenant-in-common, a growing real estate trend (The Times Argus) - SANTA ANA, Calif. — Anthony Thompson has been doing some creative things with real estate investing since the 1970s. Lately his ideas have caught on, becoming a multibillion-dollar industry.

For GMAC Real Estate Franchise Operations, 2005 Was One for the Record Books (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Jan. 31 — From Portland, Ore., to Coral Springs, Fla., and across the Atlantic to Lisbon, Portugal, GMAC Real Estate Franchise Operations opened a record number of offices in 2005, propelling it to its best year ever, officials announced.

Lyon Real Estate’s Elk Grove Office Donates Commissions to Community (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Jan. 31 — The booming real estate market of Elk Grove in 2005 contributed to the growth of Lyon Real Estate and benefited several community charities as well.

HomeGain Announces Top Producing Real Estate Agents of 2005 (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Jan. 31 — HomeGain, an online source for connecting real estate professionals with home buyers and sellers, announced its top producing real estate agents of 2005. Annually, HomeGain recognizes the most successful and productive agents using AgentEvaluator™ in each of the five regions across the U.S. as well as the overall top 50 top producing agents.

CBR acts to bring real estate into tax net (Business Recorder) - ISLAMABAD (January 31 2006): The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has directed the Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs) to serve notices to the property dealers, housing societies and other investors in the real estate sector to ascertain whether they have obtained National Tax Numbers (NTNs) or filing income tax returns or not.

NAR President Asks Comptroller to Stop Bank Real Estate Projects (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Jan. 31 — A federal bank regulator has set in motion a process that will inevitably lead to national banks becoming actively involved in real estate development and brokerage--activities that will increase banks’ exposure to risk and threaten the safety and soundness of America’s banking system--the president of the National Association of Realtors® charged.

Local agent earns e-Pro real estate certification (Newport News-Times) - David Timme of Windermere West Coast Properties completed the Realtor e-Pro course to become one of a select few real estate professionals to earn the certification offered through the National Association of Realtors.

Mon: Banking, real estate push down TASE (Globes Online) - Overseas investment plans helped Gazit-Globe escape the negative real estate trend, and record Copaxone sales gave Teva a boost, while competitors’ ill fortune kept MA Industries up on the day.

Court case reveals fraud by real estate agent (San Jose Mercury News) - Most sellers are also buyers. Sellers are often buying a larger or more expensive house or a house in a different area, and coordinating the sale of the first property with the purchase of the second one can be tricky. A recent California appellate decision illustrates what happens when an unscrupulous or incompetent real estate agent gets involved in one of these situations.