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HK's Shanghai Real Estate in $50 mln bond issue (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - HONG KONG, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Property developer Shanghai Real Estate Ltd. said on Tuesday it would sell HK$386 million (US$49.8 million) of convertible bonds to fund land purchases.

BancorpSouth names new VP for real estate (BizJournals) - BancorpSouth (NYSE: BXS) has promoted Daryl Spears to vice president for the real estate division in the Birmingham market.

NBK report: Sharp fall of real estate sales in September - Kuwait (MENAFN) - NBK report: Sharp fall of real estate sales in September - Kuwait

Housing boom fading, leading real estate economist says (MENAFN) - Housing boom fading, leading real estate economist says

Emaar announces major real estate project in Cairo's Smart Village (MENAFN) - Emaar announces major real estate project in Cairo's Smart Village

Selling Real Estate Like Fashion (Luxist) - New York magazine has a fascinating piece on the branding of real estate. It used to be that location was the only buzzword. Now the architect or the designer behind an apartment building or complex is a vital part of the brand and as big a selling point, as attested to by those slick ads for buildings like the Cipriani Club Residences in glossy magazines. Like fashion, the new branded real

IPE Real Estate launches website (Investment & Pensions Europe) - IPE.com 31/Oct/05: GLOBAL – IPE Real Estate, the specialist magazine for institutional investors, has today launched a new website to provide further insight into the fast-growing international real estate investment market place.

Realtors(r) Raise Alarms Over Real Estate Tax Proposals (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - As President Bush's advisory Tax Reform Panel completes its work, the board of directors of the National Association of Realtors(r) today formally voted to oppose proposals under consideration by the panel that NAR believes would drive down real estate values, have a devastating effect on the nation's housing economy and negatively impact the nation's economy.

Commercial Real Estate (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - The most expensive commercial property transfers recorded recently in Hamilton, Clermont, Butler and Warren counties in Ohio; and Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in Kentucky, based on dollar values of $200,000 or more (data collected by First American Real Estate Solutions, publisher of the Pace Report, from county records):

Real estate reversal expected (Detroit Free Press) - The last four years will likely be remembered as a gilded age for anyone in real estate, especially mortgage bankers. But with interest rates rising, the industry is preparing for a slowdown that might prompt some lenders to merge with their competitors.