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Commercial real estate deals strong in region (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) - While the mortgage credit crisis is causing havoc in the housing market, including some impact in the Pittsburgh area, there's little evidence it has affected commercial real estate deals here.

The Real Estate Bust: How Bad? (Time Magazine) - The real estate slump has no quick fix - and could expand into a full-blown recession. Here, a for sale sign stands in front of a home in Lee's Summit, MO. on September 5, 2007.

Economist: Cooling real estate market slowing Maui economy (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - HONOLULU (AP) - A leading Hawaii economists says Maui's economy is slowing down. Leroy Laney is the First Hawaiian Bank's economist consultant. He says a cooling residential real estate market, fewer tourists and an overcrowded harbor are slowing growth.

Real Estate Briefs (Naples Daily News) - A list of real estate related news briefs.

Real Estate Briefcase (San Antonio Express-News) - Deborah Myers Real Estate announced the addition of Leticia Arauz.

Subprime ripple effect hits retail real estate (International Herald Tribune) - Many in the U.S. retail real estate industry are bracing themselves for a slowdown in spending as the subprime mortgage crisis and the decline in housing values continue to send ripples through the economy.

Despite slow market, real estate still hyped to investors (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - He had long blond locks and sparkling studs in each earlobe. She was blond and coifed, strutting in front of a crowd in a convention room of a DeKalb County hotel. "Write this down," she said. About 45 listeners — hungry for secrets on how to make riches in a real estate market that gives economists the heebie-jeebies — bowed their heads to write. "Guilt is the universal manipulator," she said. ...

Some key points to consider when investing in real estate (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Real estate has its market cycles like any type of investment, and lately it has been getting bad press. ...

Real Estate Weekly -- Sept. 14 (Market Watch) - Think of the most dangerous jobs out there and real-estate agent is probably not high on the list. Yet for the past five years, the National Association of Realtors has been taking a week to educate its members on how to be safe on the job.

Real Estate People & Places (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Real estate news in brief.