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Warning: Beware of Warnings About Real Estate (New York Times) - The question re-emerges: Can the highflying real estate sector continue its ascent?

Real Estate Investment Trust An Appealing Option (Des Plaines Journal) - Over the last few years, individuals have been enamored with real estate investing. Many individuals have seen the value of their homes increase in value to levels no one would have imagined a few years ago.

Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty takes your questions and comments about the local housing market.

FEC Industries agrees to buy real-estate firm (Orlando Sentinel) - Florida East Coast Industries Inc. agreed to buy closely held Codina Group Inc., where Gov. Jeb Bush once was a partner, for $168 million. FEC also will pay $66 million for 40 acres of land from Armando Codina, chief executive officer of Codina Group, which is based in Coral Gables. It will assume $36 million of Codina Group debt, the companies said Friday. FEC, a railroad and real estate company

2 Florida Real Estate Giants Merge (Turks.US) - Coast Industries known for railroad and development all over the state finished a deal with Codina a known head of Codina Group,is now named FECI's new chief executive and president of it's real estate part which is Flagler Development.

More Real estate (Detroit Free Press) - If 2006 is the year you will finally be shopping for a second house -- either to use as a vacation home or as investment property -- you'll become a statistic in one of the fastest growing markets in real estate.

Real estate courses offered online (The Oklahoman) - Jan 07, 2006: The Oklahoma Real Estate Commission has approved Mason, Ohio- based Thomson CompuTaught's online real estate continuing education courses to fulfill the 21-hour state requirement.

Doris K. Williams, 80, real estate agent (Baltimore Sun) - Doris K. Williams, a retired real estate agent and homemaker, died of complications from dementia Sunday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The former longtime Fallston resident was 80.

NEW ORLEANS REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Banks St. 2761. New Orleans Redevelopment Authority to Real Estate Rescue LLC, $2,900. Banks St. 3719-21. Edna Mulford Dick and Harold A. Dick to Harp Inc., $50,000.

Jordinvest successfully completes Al Ihdathiat Real Estate Company's initial public offering (AME Info) - Jordan Investment Trust PLC (Jordinvest) successfully completed the IPO of Al Ihadathiat Real Estate public shareholding company.