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Real Estate Live (Washington Post) - Post staff writer Kirstin Downey fills in for Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty and takes your questions about the local housing market.

Real Estate Interests Spread the Wealth in Governor's Race (Washington Post) - Developers pack the list of top Fairfax County contributors to this year's Virginia gubernatorial race, with real estate interests handing out big bucks to all three candidates, according to data compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project.

Jeffrey Sherman; Real Estate Executive (Washington Post) - Jeffrey J. Sherman, 53, a prominent Washington area real estate development executive, died Oct. 31 of a heart attack at his home in McLean.

Real Estate People & Places: 11/5/05 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has hired new sales associates.

Prepaid Incentive Card for Real Estate Agents Debuts (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Nov. 7 — The Agent Reward Card™ is now available to qualified real estate, homebuilding and mortgage industry organizations. This prepaid plastic card is designed specifically to recognize above average performance by real estate agents, and is the first of its kind in the real estate industry.

DOJ Encourages New Mexico Real Estate Commission to Maintain Consumer Choice (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Nov. 7 — The Department of Justice in a letter advised the New Mexico Real Estate Commission to reject proposed amendments to the New Mexico administrative code that would limit a consumer’s freedom to choose which real estate services to buy and could cause New Mexico consumers to pay more for real estate brokerage services.

New EPA Due Diligence Standard of Questionable Value in Real Estate Transactions (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Nov. 7 — Jeff Civins, an environmental lawyer since 1975 and leader of the Environmental Practice Group for Haynes and Boone LLP, warned that new due diligence rules approved recently by the Environmental Protection Agency burden real estate transactions without providing any significant benefit.

Real estate on the rise, experts say (Long Island Business News) - GARDEN CITY - CB Richard Ellis thinks better times are a'coming. At a presentation before real estate professionals at the Garden City hotel, Mary Ann Tighe, CEO of CBRE's New York Tri-State region, said the "region is in recovery mode."

Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2006: Steady Capital Keeps Markets Stable (Real Estate News) - RISMEDIA, Nov. 4 — Although a continuous flow of capital has kept the real estate industry stable overall, growth over the next year is likely to be more moderate compared to the robust levels of recent months, with much depending on what happens with a variety of factors such as consumer spending, energy prices, housing demand, job growth, corporate productivity gains and inflation, according to

Real Estate Investment Trusts Report: 11/7/05 (The Wall Street Transcript) - A roundtable forum, an analyst and top management from 21 firms examine the Real Estate Investment Trusts sector in this 92 page report from The Wall Street Transcript.