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Burnham Real Estate announces mergers in Inland Empire and Las Vegas (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - SAN DIEGO -- Burnham Real Estate * Oncor International, a provider of commercial real estate services with offices throughout Southern California and Nevada, announced that it has initiated a broad regional expansion through mergers with two highly regarded real estate brokerages, one in Temecula and the other in Las Vegas.

New York real-estate board to open listings to buyers (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - NEW YORK -- The Real Estate Board of New York, whose members include the biggest brokers Corcoran Group and Prudential Douglas Elliman, will open property listings to buyers in 2007, ending exclusivity in the most expensive U.S. urban market.

New federal rule for environmental property inspections could affect real estate transactions (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new federal due diligence standards for "all appropriate inquiry" (AAI) as it applies to environmental property inspections known as Phase I site assessments. The rule has resulted in the revision of the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Phase I site assessment standard, potentially affecting every real estate

Despite uncertain housing market, San Diego's real estate looking good (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - The high cost of housing continues to hurt homebuyers, the retail real-estate market is getting much-needed inventory and the community should be able to absorb the thousands of new hotel rooms that are mostly being planned for downtown San Diego.

Most Home Selected by Three California Real Estate Organizations for Wireless MLS Service (SYS-CON Media) - Most Home Real Estate Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Most Home Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: MHME) , today announced that it has been selected by California-based East Bay Regional Data, Inc. (EBRD), Bay East Association of Realtors(R) (Bay East) and Contra Costa Association of Realtors(R) (CCAR) to provide the Company's Wireless Realty(TM) wireless MLS service to their 18,000+ affiliated

H.A.L. Concepts Ltd.: Real Estate Acquisitions (SYS-CON Media) - H.A.L. CONCEPTS LTD. (TSX VENTURE: HHC) announced today that it has acquired a Toronto office property for $3.2 million and acquired partnership interests in real estate projects, including a forest property in North Ontario.

Nashua Corporation Enters Into Purchase and Sale Agreement for Real Estate in Merrimack, New Hampshire (SYS-CON Media) - Nashua Corporation (NASDAQ: NSHA), amanufacturer of labels and thermal and specialty papers, today announcedthat it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with EquityIndustrial Partners Corp. relating to the sale of its real estate holdingsin Merrimack, New Hampshire. The holdings consist of two buildings, onewith approximately 105,000 square feet and the other with approximately480,000

Dallas real estate firm buys Class A office building on Grandview Parkway (Birmingham Business Journal) - A Dallas commercial real estate company has purchased a six-story office building on Birmingham's Grandview Parkway.

Century 21 Real Estate LLC Launches New Mobile Search Tool (SYS-CON Media) - Century 21 Real Estate LLC announced today the launch of CENTURY 21 Mobile, an innovative listing and agent locator and financial resource tool designed for consumers on the go. By accessing mobile.c21.com or mobile.century21.com, consumers can now search for properties, agents, and offices, as well as utilize interactive financial tools such as a mortgage calculator, at their convenience via

BTB Real Estate Investment Trust Announces $25 Million of Conditional Acquisition of Commercial Properties (SYS-CON Media) - The trustees of BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX VENTURE: BTB.UN)(the 'BTB REIT'), announced today that it has entered into conditional agreements to acquire commercial properties located in Longueuil, Laval and Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, for approximately $25 million, subject to the usual closing adjustments. The portfolio consists of strategically located buildings, with a low