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Manhattan real estate finally starts to cool (CNN Money) - Manhattan real estate prices fell from the second to the third quarter in 2006, but were still up from the same period last year, according to two reports released Wednesday.

Japan: A Real, Real Estate Rebound (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) - Is the Japanese property market's rebound the real deal? Plenty of investors seem to think so, given the robust performance of Nomura Real Estate Holdings on its Oct. 3 trading debut at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The stock price of the former unit of Japanese securities colossus Nomura Holdings shot up 18% in its first day of trading to $35 a share after the company recently raised about $1.2

Fund to invest $100m in African real estate (Financial Times) - In the world of international real estate, most of Africa is off the map - with the exception of a few pockets such as Morocco, South Africa and Kenya.

Real estate funds are still hot (AP via Yahoo! News) - While some homeowners have been wringing their hands, agonizing over a cooling real estate market, they might be surprised to see that real estate funds are on track to top the market for the seventh straight year.

TODAY'S REAL ESTATE by Janice Mitchell of Janice Mitchell Real Estate, Inc. (Landmark) - TODAY'S REAL ESTATE by Janice Mitchell of Janice Mitchell Real Estate, Inc. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Notary Public THE HIDDEN VALUE OF HOME Those of us who own a home appreciate the comfort of having a roof over our heads and a welcoming environment in which to relax.

Ex-TV talk show host Griffin now into real estate sales (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Merv Griffin, the former U.S. television talk show host and producer who became a real estate investor and hotel and casino operator, said on Tuesday that he had formed a new residential real estate brokerage.

Real estate downturn hits real estate agents (CNN Money) - There wasn't just a boom in real estate over the past decade - there was also a big boom in real estate agents.

Real Estate Fraud the Focus of TREB’s Annual General Meeting (Real Estate News) - Toronto Real Estate Board to feature "Slam the Scam" real estate fraud panel discussion at 86th annual event

Centenary AD resigns, returning to investments, real estate (The Daily Comet) - Centenary athletic director Taylor F. Moore will leave at the end of the month to return to his investment and real estate development businesses, the university announced Wednesday.

Service industry is going down faster in October because of real estate problems - ISM index fell to 52.9 from 57 in (India Daily) - The rate of fall is much higher in September-October. The quantitaive models shows extreme sluggish ISM numbers in coming months. Service industry is going down faster in October because of real estate problems - ISM index fell to 52.9 from 57 in August.