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ETF Investing: Real estate ETFs still on shaky ground (Market Watch) - Exchange-traded funds tracking real estate stocks have been among the market’s best performers since the March 2009 market low, but the potential for more upside is on shaky ground.

Demand for cheaper housing set to drive real estate market (Vietnam Net) - VietNamNet Bridge – The low-income houses sector is expected to boom this year, driving the recovery of the real estate market, experts have said. Earlier this year, several housing projects for low- and medium-wage earners were initiated by investors who anticipate a buoyant year ahead.

West Palm Beach Real Estate - 2010 Market Figures For First-Time Buyers (Turks.US) - Experts believe that the West Palm Beach real estate market is on its way to a steady recovery. The figures you can find on the Internet on the various properties in the city are showing stable or positive numbers -- a definite sign that the market offers limitless opportunities for investment.

Commercial real estate's challenges are apparent in downtown Cleveland corridor (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) - To see the turmoil in commercial real estate, you don't have to look much further than East Ninth Street and Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland. This corridor is the local face of a national problem -- one that is troubling in Cleveland but more severe in overbuilt markets like Las Vegas and Miami and battered cities such as Detroit. Across the country, a wave of office buildings, shopping ...

Ex-real estate broker gets six years (Denver Post) - A former Adams County real estate broker has been sentenced to six years in prison and five years of parole for falsifying documents to help unqualified borrowers get FHA-insured mortgages.

Louisiana real estate sales will get boost from first-time homebuyers credit, Saints' Super Bowl win (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Real estate sales in Louisiana are expected to get a boost this year from the federal first-time homebuyers credit and, quite possibly, the Saints' Super Bowl win, according to the Louisiana Realtors group. The Times-Picayune"The phones are ringing right...

Commercial real estate likely will grow slowly (Montgomery Advertiser) - Q: I have heard about po tential problems in commer­cial real estate due to a flood of loans coming due over the next couple of years. How big is this problem, and could it cause another financial crisis?

Real estate agents report no boom (Northern Star) - DESPITE reports that building approvals in the Northern Rivers region have grown dramatically local real estate agents aren't buying it.

Real estate recovery still shaky (Montgomery Advertiser) - It appears the real estate re cov­ery isn't gaining speed and is struggling to hold its own.

Prime real estate in Morocco offers a solid investment (Mena Report) - According to leading international agent Knight Frank, luxury and prime property in Morocco, particularly in the cosmopolitan city of Marrakech, is in high demand from discerning professional investors and second home owners from around the globe, who are seeking a relatively lower-risk real estate investment in a country less affected by the recession than others like the UK and USA.