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S.C. puts pension funds into real estate (The State) - South Carolina’s state pension managers see a chance for that $29 billion fund to profit from the real estate collapse that has affected much of the country. Armed with their new ability to invest in real estate, the pension managers see commercial real estate as a good value, saying it could return double-digit profits for the state’s current and future retirees. Using only a small portion of ...

Report: Lehman shops real estate assets (UPI) - NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- New York investment banker Lehman Brothers is shopping its massive commercial real estate portfolio in an effort to raise capital, sources say.

Lehman in talks to sell real estate, securities: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Lehman Brothers is in talks for potential sale of its $40 billion portfolio of commercial real estate and securities in an effort to bolster its finances following costly credit-related write-downs, the Financial Times said in its online edition.

Broker: Vail Valley real estate slower, but still 'good' (Vail Daily) - VAIL — Tighter credit and a slowing economy have slowed real estate sales across the region this year. But, while sales volume is down everywhere, the average price of homes in Garfield and Summit counties is still on the rise.

Florida Commercial Real Estate Key to Your Business Progress (Turks.US) - The most important thing real estate investing is that you always have to find ways to make it an interesting investment for yourself and for your business as well. So exploring might be a good and viable option for you.

Investing in Miami Real Estate can be a Viable Option (Turks.US) - The catch in investing your money well in Miami real estate is easy you just need to be wise on picking where to have your investments set in. I think that with some little configuration and some added value on your handpicked location you can be good. But digging deep you need more than just that.

Real estate company aims to ease buyers' woes (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) - HUNTINGTON -- In light of the national housing crisis, many approach buying real estate warily, but Brad and Sheila Sanford say their business can help ease the process.

The Business of New York Real Estate: Timely Information, Trusted Analysis and Valuable Resources Online (GlobeSt.com) - NEW YORK CITY-Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is reportedly in talks to sell its entire $40-billion real estate portfolio.

Dubai Real Estate Institute announces region's first graduate programme (AME Info) - Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), the region's first specialised real estate institution, today announced the launch of its latest graduate programmes, which will encompass three in-built degrees, including Master of Real Estate Development, Graduate Diploma in Real Estate, and Certificate in Real Estate.

Chinese spend big on real estate (CNN.com) - SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- China's National Statistics Bureau has reported that spending on real estate and other fixed urban assets rose 27.3 percent in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period a year ago, accelerating amid reconstruction of areas devastated by May's earthquake.