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Real Estate Commissions Falling (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News) - If you're planning on buying or selling a home, I've got good news for you: Commissions taken by real estate agents have been falling in recent years and are now, on average, around 5% compared to a historical average of around 6%. On a $250,000 home, that 1% difference amounts to $2,500 -- not chump change.

Real estate flippers: Q2 losers (USA Today) - Real estate flippers: Q2 losers

Real estate flippers: Q2 winners (USA Today) - Real estate flippers: Q2 winners

Real estate flippers: Where they were most active in Q2 (USA Today) - Real estate flippers:

Real estate flippers: Where they were most prevelant the past 5 years (USA Today) - Real estate flippers 5

Real Estate Commissions Falling (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance) - Don't think you have to pay 6% on a real estate transaction -- it's negotiable!

NBA's Shaq becomes "The Big Dealmaker" with real estate firm (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Shaquille O'Neal, the superstar center who led the Miami Heat to the National Basketball Association title in June, unveiled his newest project here - a US real estate firm with nationwide plans.

Soaring insurance costs threaten Florida's real estate industry, survey says (Sun-Sentinel) - Florida's property insurance crisis threatens the state's commercial real estate market and ultimately, Florida's economy, an industry survey by the University of Florida Center for Real Estate Studies says.

Zillow Lets Real Estate Owners Add Their Own Estimates (TechWeb) - Users of real estate research site Zillow.com can now place their own estimates next to Zillow's figures.

American Real Estate Unit to Offer Notes (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - American Real Estate Partners LP, whose holdings include condominiums, hotels and golf courses, said late Tuesday that its American Entertainment Properties Corp. subsidiary plans to offer $250 million senior notes due 2014 in a private placement.