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Gulf Investment Corp to Set up New Bahrain Real Estate Firm (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - MANAMA, Feb 12 Asia Pulse - The Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) has announced plans to establish a new company in Bahrain called Istimlak Real Estate Holding.

Real estate (Capital News 9) - When it comes to real estate everyone is looking for a deal. Some would say the best way to broker a good deal is to work with a real estate agent. But many people don't know where to begin or what to expect.

Real estate prop for Dunlop (The Telegraph) - Calcutta, Feb. 11 : Dunlop India has valued its real estate assets at over Rs 900 crore, paving the way for the company to come out of the Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR).

Pondering if 6% real estate commission is worth it (San Francisco Chronicle) - Q:A friend whose house is worth considerably more than it was a few years ago was bemoaning the fact that he must pay the usual 6 percent real estate commission to sell it. Why should the agents be rewarded with more money just because the market went up?...

Dubai Real Estate Road Shows (AME Info) - The road shows will help highlight the strengths and attractiveness of Dubai's booming real estate and the investment potential in this promising sector.

La Jolla Real Estate Agent Remembered Saturday (10 News San Diego) - A real estate agent gunned down while working was remembered Saturday as a kind man with a sense of humor.

Real estate raises quandaries for many callers (Orange County Register) - Register event shows much confusion over how real estate gets taxed. The Register hosted a tax call-in last week with professionals from the California Society of Enrolled Agents and the California Society of Public Accountants.

From tires to real estate, broker keeps clients satisfied (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - From selling tires to University of Cincinnati students during college to developing commercial property, the key to a successful deal is making sure everybody walks away happy, says Mark Sennet, Liberty Township developer and real estate broker.

GETTING GOING: Real estate can be really risky (Kansas City Star) - Real estate may be getting cheaper. But homes are always expensive. Like any good knee-jerk contrarian, my enthusiasm for the property market grows as the bad news piles up.

DTCM launches Dubai Real Estate Road Shows in Saudi Arabia (AME Info) - The first-ever Dubai Real Estate Road Shows by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) kicked off in Saudi Arabia with the first of the two promotional programmes at Riyadh Four Season Hotel on February 11.