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Dubai's real estate sector scores high on risk to return profile (Khaleej Times) - DUBAI — According to a snap poll of 100 key real estate industry decision makers commissioned by Sama Dubai at Asia's premier property expo MIPIM Asia held in Hong Kong in late September, when balancing risk against returns, 58 per cent chose the GCC in particular Dubai over China and India.

SEC Clamps Down On Real Estate Ponzi Scheme, (Investors Offshore) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission last week filed emergency securities fraud charges against an Atlanta promoter to halt a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $30 million from approximately 2,000 investors in fraudulent real estate development partnerships.

Technology allows smaller real estate firms to compete (Las Cruces Sun-News) - Perhaps no other professional services industry has embraced technology like the commercial real estate industry. Technology has become the great equalizer in the field, allowing every professional to gain a competitive edge in their respective market niche.

Commercial real-estate activity stays about same (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - The striking thing about the third-quarter survey of commercial real-estate activity compiled by Cresa Partners' Cincinnati office is its similarity to the second quarter.

Real estate transactions (The Columbian) - Multi-family real estate transactions filed with the Clark County Assessor from Sept. 1-15. The information includes seller's name, buyer's name, property location, description, unit type, price and closing date.

State's economy will keep real estate strong (Everett Herald) - It used to be a popular notion among local real estate agents that the Northwest housing market lagged behind the California market by about six months.

IREIS 2007 to focus on Abu Dhabi’s expanding real estate potential (Mena Report) - The third successive edition of IREIS, the annual real estate & investment show, will take place March 21 – 24, 2007 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). The event will highlight the expanding real estate potential of Abu Dhabi, which has seen projects announced, exceeding AED 238 billion since 2004.

Expert advice about real estate investing makes up for ugly cover (Miami Herald) - Real Estate Investing for the Utterly Confused, by Lisa Moren. McGraw-Hill. 129 pages. $21.95. The worst things about Real Estate Investing for the Utterly Confused by Lisa Moren are the ugly book cover and the bad title. But, while looking for another book, I couldn't ignore the red and yellow cover. I started browsing and was hooked. It is a downright good book for beginner real estate

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (Bradenton Herald) - Real estate transactions recorded at the Manatee County Courthouse:

Worker Mobility Key in Corporate Real Estate Management (Commercial Property News) - "Maximizing office utilization and creating a shared work environment is about selling mobility to employees, and you can't just take something away--office space--without offering employees something in return," said Charemon Tovar, national portfolio strategy manager of Sprint Nextel's enterprise real estate division this week to a full room at the October luncheon meeting of the Chicago