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Real Estate Agent Shot At Office (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Police are investigating the shooting of a real estate agent who was scheduled to meet clients Monday night at his Fall River office. NewsCenter 5's Jack Harper reported that Anthony Alberto was recovering Tuesday and talking with police about his brush with death.

Real estate blogger taps into bursting market bubble (San Francisco Chronicle) - Three years ago, plenty of folks considered Patrick Killelea to be a loony tune raving about real estate Armageddon. While most Americans - and especially people in the Bay Area - swore by the gospel that investing in real estate was a sure road to riches,...

HK-Based LUKS To Set Up Real Estate Venture In Vietnam (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - LUKS Industrial Group of Hong Kong on September 24 decided to join Vietnam-based Indochine Co., Ltd to establish a real estate joint venture in Vietnam.

Heebner, Top Fund Manager, Sells New York Real Estate (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Heebner, manager of the top-ranked U.S. real-estate mutual fund, sold stakes in New York property owners because prices will decline as banks, hedge funds and buyout firms fire workers.

HK-BASED LUKS TO SET UP REAL ESTATE VENTURE IN VIETNAM (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Joint ventures / investment   LUKS Industrial Group of Hong Kong on September 24 decided to join Vietnam-based Indochine Co., Ltd to establish a real estate joint venture in Vietnam.

Real estate industry closes ranks against fraud (The Californian) - As leaders of two Realtor associations prepare to launch a task force on fraud today, agents and others in the industry say recent publicity and the threat of prosecution have iced some shady real estate operations, while driving others underground.

US commercial real estate is still ‘sound investment for Gulf buyers’ (Khaleej Times) - DUBAI — Despite the turmoil in global capital markets caused by concerns over the US sub-prime mortgage market, not everyone is shying away from the real estate sector.

Real Estate Agent Shot At Office (WCVB Boston) - Police are investigating the shooting of a real estate agent who was scheduled to meet clients Monday night at his Fall River office.

Humphreys Found Guilty of Murdering Cobb Real Estate Agents (FOX 5 Atlanta) - BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) -- Nearly four years after two real estate agents were stripped naked, robbed and fatally shot in their Cobb County office, a jury convicted a man Tuesday who told police he likely murdered the women but couldn't remember.

Humphreys found guilty of murdering real estate agents (AccessNorthGA) - The Associated Press - BRUNSWICK, Ga. Nearly four years after two real estate agents were stripped naked, robbed and fatally shot in their Cobb County office, a jury convicted a man Tuesday who told police he likely murdered the women but couldn't remember.