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Commercial real estate market slows (AP via Yahoo! News) - The excesses that led to a bust in the housing boom haven't spread to the commercial real estate market, where the outlook is cautious but decidedly upbeat.

Real estate sector normalizes after summer doldrums (BizJournals) - The scare of a credit crunch seems to have been a summer aberration and the region's commercial real estate sector is back to its normal rhythm of dealmaking.

Former real estate broker now buying cable TV operations (BizJournals) - RALEIGH - Steven R. Hunter used to put together commercial real estate deals for the Dilweg Cos. in Durham.

Companies develop services for real estate pros (BizJournals) - Marketing & PR Two Austin companies, Realtour LLC and Print Logics Inc., have signed a deal to team up on marketing services for real estate professionals. The two firms will pool their resources to offer email marketing, print materials, virtual tours and Web sites to Realtors. (LMT)

Commercial real estate market slows (Lexington Herald-Leader) - The excesses that led to a bust in the housing boom haven't spread to the commercial real estate market, where the outlook is cautious but decidedly upbeat. Led by strong growth in the office and retail segments, commercial property sales hit $401 billion through Oct. 18, outpacing last year's $359 billion total, according to Real Capital Analytics, a New York based real-estate research firm. ...

Tamworth real estate out performs Sydney (Northern Daily Leader) - TAMWORTH Real Estate agent Rob Philp said yesterday he was “not surprised” capital growth for homes in East Tamworth had outperformed Sydney’s hottest suburbs over the past three years.

Garfield County real estate humming; transactions up 8% (KJCT 8 Grand Junction) - GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The Garfield County real estate market remains robust despite industry softness in other parts of the state. Total real estate transactions in 2007 are up eight percent from the same time last year.

Lippo-Mapletree Indonesia Real Estate Trust Looks To Singapore For $400M IPO (INO News) - SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Lippo-Mapletree Indonesia Real Estate Trust plans to raise as much as S$587M (US$400 million) in the first Singapore initial public offering by a vehicle invested in Indonesian retail property.

Onorato Wants Limits On Online Real Estate Searches (WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Some changes could be coming to Allegheny County's real estate Web site.

GE Real Estate Makes Debut Investment in Russia (Multi-Housing News) - RUSSIA—GE Real Estate announced today that the company has made its first real estate investment in Russia. The firm has invested $50 million in Heitman Russia Property Partners (HRUPP), a new fund that will have $150 million of equity.