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Financial planning: Real estate can be risky, even in Alberta (The Globe and Mail) - In Edmonton, a couple we'll call Jack and Lucy have solid government jobs that will pay them secure pensions. But they have invested 95 per cent of their savings in Alberta real estate.

Real Estate People & Places (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has hired several new sales associates for its South Hills office.

Real Estate Briefcase (San Antonio Express News) - The Real Estate Council of San Antonio announced the two recipients of scholarships awarded annually to University of Texas at San Antonio business majors who show an in-depth understanding of the importance of business ethics.

Blagojevich administration defends first lady’s real estate deals (Pantagraph) - CHICAGO -- The Blagojevich administration is defending first lady Patricia Blagojevich’s lucrative real estate deals with a woman whose company has a no-bid state contract and whose husband’s bank has requests pending before state regulators.

South Florida Real Estate: Why It Is A Good Investment (Turks.US) - Albeit South Florida real estate never made headlines as spectacular as corresponding share markets, Internet or business process outsourcing booms, it has imparted a steady and long-term source of revenues through the years.

Auctions get another look from real estate market (Chicago Tribune) - The number of auctions nationwide rose 5.9 percent in the third quarter of 2006 over the same period in 2005, led by a growing number of residential real estate auctions, according to the National Auctioneers Association.

Real Estate Sellers Playing Catch Up With Home Buyers' Online Shopping Habits, According to The Kelsey Group (SYS-CON Media) - New research by The Kelsey Group indicates a gap between the sources to which home buyers turn to get information about real estate and the media that advertisers use to promote property for sale. Sellers turn first to newspapers (24%), followed by signs (19%) to advertise real estate for sale, while buyers turn equally to newspapers (30%) and online (30%). And the younger generation, which is

REAL ESTATE MARKET (KPVI-TV) - Despite a slow-down in the national real estate market, recent data suggests Eastern Idaho's market is still vibrant. Andrew Del Greco reports. Nationally, home prices are falling rapidly, but realtors here are still very optimistic about the future of the region's real estate.

Scott Dunbar, Troop Real Estate, earns GRI (Santa Paula Times) - Scott A. Dunbar, a Broker with Troop Real Estate, was congratulated by Bob Harrison, Western Region manager for Troop Real Estate, Inc., for earning the California Association of REALTORS® nationally recognized GRI real estate designation from the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute.

German Stocks Rise, Led by MAN AG, Allianz and Hypo Real Estate (Bloomberg.com) - Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks advanced, led by MAN AG, Allianz SE and Hypo Real Estate Holding AG. The benchmark DAX Index rose 12.66, or 0.2 percent, to 6296.85 as of 9:22 a.m. in Frankfurt. The HDAX Index of the country's 110 biggest companies also climbed 0.2 percent.