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Lung cancer claims leader in local real estate industry (The State) - Deanne Dobbs Venable, considered Columbia’s “first lady of real estate” by many of her colleagues, died Monday of lung cancer.Friends and family of Venable, the executive vice president for the Greater Columbia Association of Realtors, said Tuesday that she was diagnosed with cancer about eight weeks ago.

Real estate trusts cool off, draw concern from investors (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - NEW YORK – After a long hot run, real estate investment trusts have cooled off in the past few weeks. Which raises the question: Should investors cash out and take their winnings, or should they stay in the game?

Real Estate (Austin American-Statesman) - Gita Khadem, left, is discussing the view out the back window with her realtor Ginger Auel. Khadem and her husband are thinking of buying this house. Real estate agents expect Central Texas market to remain hot this year.

Nikkei up, economy optimism lifts real estate firms (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average extended gains on Wednesday after its biggest one-day rise in a year the previous day, as investors bought banks and real estate firms such as Mitsui Fudosan Co. on optimism over the economy.

Nikkei up as econ optimism lifts real estate firms (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average extended gains on Wednesday after posting its biggest one-day rise in a year as investors bought banks and real estate firms, such as Mitsui Fudosan Co., cheered by strong machinery orders data a day earlier that reaffirmed confidence in the economy.

Hurricanes spark real estate boom along US Gulf Coast (AlertNet) - NEW ORLEANS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - While Gulf Coast industries from shrimping to tourism struggle to recover from two devastating hurricanes, real estate in the region is booming as companies scramble to find housing for displaced workers and investors look to snap up property at bargain prices.

NYC-based Real Estate Arts, Inc. (RealEstateArts.com) Announces Move of New York Office (PR Web) - Real Estate Arts, Inc. Announces Expansion and Move of New York City Office to Avenue of the Americas [PRWEB Oct 12, 2005]

NYC-based Real Estate Arts, Inc. (RealEstateArts.com) Adds Senior Designer Sarah Detweiler to Chicago Office (PR Web) - With its continued expansion into the Chicago market, Real Estate Arts hires Senior Designer Sarah Detweiler to join the Chicago office team. [PRWEB Oct 12, 2005]

Hurricanes spark real estate boom along US Gulf (AlertNet) - NEW ORLEANS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - While Gulf Coast industries from shrimping to tourism struggle to recover from two devastating hurricanes, the region's real estate business is booming as companies scramble to find housing for displaced workers and investors look to snap up property at bargain prices.

Training and Business Development: Real Estate Apprentice Winners Anticipate Award Celebration (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Oct. 12, 2005 — Kendra Shearer of Marietta, Georgia, and Katie Wyatt of Wichita, Kansas, both Grand Prize Winners representing Seasons I and II of the Real Estate Apprentice Grant Program, will receive special notoriety at the highly acclaimed Power Broker Dinner scheduled for Oct. 28, 2005.