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Hong Kong real estate stock offer (International Herald Tribune) - Kerry Group, the largest shareholder of Kerry Properties, is planning to raise as much as $183 million by selling shares in the company, one of the biggest Hong Kong real estate developers by sales.

Real estate firm names Tampa CEO (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Real estate services firm J.Roberts & Co. has a new chief financial officer. Vincent J. Lombardo was named to the post Tuesday.

The real estate is adding up (San Antonio Express News) - Rick Rodriguez has a billion-dollar goal. Specifically, he wants his company BRASS Real Estate Funds to own assets totaling $1 billion by 2010.

Low Rates Drive Vermont Real Estate Market (WCAX 3) - The Federal Housing Price Index reports that residential real estate in Vermont continues to grow in value faster than the national average. That makes Vermont the only state in New England with a growth rate that strong. Still, the housing market is cooling off.

Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust Completes Acquisition of the Delta Bow Valley (SYS-CON Media) - Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust ('Legacy') (TSX: LGY.UN) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the 398-room Delta Bow Valley in Calgary, Alberta for $53.5 million plus closing costs.

Real Estate Investment TV.com Now Offers Free Content to Web Sites (Real Estate News) - Developed and launched for the real estate market enthusiast, both old and new

Slumping real estate market offers incentives (Hernando Today) - Buy this home, get first year’s taxes free! Buy this home, get a free car! Buy this home, get the second one free — OK, so maybe it hasn’t gone that far, but in a slumping real estate market, some sellers are willing to do whatever it takes to grab a buyer’s attention.

*Realogy Purchases ONCOR International Commercial Real Estate Referral Network (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - Realogy (H) Purchases ONCOR International Commercial Real Estate Referral Network.

Marilyn Jennings Speaks At Free Real Estate Seminar (The Chattanoogan) - RE/MAX Properties, Hixson, and Amsouth Bank are sponsoring a free real estate seminar on Friday, Oct. 13, from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all Chattanooga realtors.

Real Estate Brokers Named in AG's Lawsuit (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines) - The attorney general's office has filed a lawsuit accusing a pair of Des Moines-area real estate brokers of preying on mortgage companies and first-time homebuyers with a scheme involving inflated home prices and forged documents.