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Is the real estate boom cooling off? (International Herald Tribune) - From his office on the fashionable Rue du Faubourg St.-Honoré, Ludovic Guespereau, the owner of a real estate agency, said he thought that the buying stampede of the past several years was over.

Group uses ads to warn of illegal real estate agents (The Star Online) - PENANG: The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) is placing advertisements in newspapers to educate the public so as not to fall prey to illegal real estate agents and negotiators.

Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Join Post Real Estate Editor Maryann Haggerty as she discusses all aspects of the local real estate market.

Foreign speakers hot trend in real estate (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - Just as baby boomers reshaped the housing market in the 1950s and 60s, immigrants, by their numbers, are redefining the way business is done today in real estate.

City real estate manager resigns (St. Petersburg Times) - Jack Rodriguez brokered real estate deals within city limits, violating an agreement barring him from doing so.

City's Real Estate Director Retires Instead Of Giving Up 2nd Job (Tampa Bay Online News) - TAMPA -- Jack Rodriguez, the city's real estate manager, was forced into retirement Friday after city officials concluded he defied legal instructions not to sell private real estate in Tampa.

Rental real estate can be a do-it-yourself job (Portsmouth Herald) - As more people invest in rental real estate they’re discovering how much time and effort is involved in screening applicants, doing upkeep on the property, cleaning up after a tenant moves out and handling an eviction. As a result, they often turn to property management companies.

First American part of new Spanish real-estate network (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - First American Corp. and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals launched Friday a real-estate service on MSN Latino Finanzas, which offers financial news, advice and resources to the Hispanic community.

Real Estate People & Places: 10/15/05 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Connie Hickey of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services' Upper St. Clair office has earned the Accredited Buyer Representation designation from the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council of the National Association of Realtors.

Prepare for a Real Estate Crash (The Motley Fool) - I'm not here to warn you of an impending real estate crash. How could I? I have no idea what the real estate market will do tomorrow or over the coming year, just as I have no idea how the stock market will do.