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Title company finds success despite real-estate downturn (The Arizona Republic) - Frank Busch III is Tasmanian Devil meets yoga master. The corporate attorney-turned-entrepreneur started his Scottsdale-based Thomas Title & Escrow company just a year ago, finding a successful niche in a troubled time in the real-estate industry.

Real Estate Auction (WPDE-TV Myrtle Beach - Florence) - There were lots of bidders Saturday at the one-time auction of real estate on the Grand Strand. The event may have been the largest many years, maybe ever.

Juror Complains of `Hostile' Deliberations in Real Estate Trial (FOX 5 Atlanta) - BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) -- A juror complained of hostility from a fellow jury member Saturday and asked to be excused from sentencing deliberations in the trial of a man facing the death penalty for murdering two Cobb County real estate agents.

RP real estate industry grows an all-time high of 17.1% (Philstar.com) - The country’s real estate industry grows an all-time high of 17.1%, Malacanang said.

Juror complains of `hostile' deliberations in real estate slayings trial (AccessNorthGA) - The Associated Press - BRUNSWICK, Ga. A juror complained of hostility from a fellow jury member Saturday and asked to be excused from sentencing deliberations in the trial of a man facing the death penalty for murdering two Cobb County real estate agents.

Jury deliberates for second day in real estate slayings trial (AccessNorthGA) - The Associated Press - BRUNSWICK, Ga. Jurors deliberated for a second day Saturday whether to impose a death sentence on the man they convicted of murdering two Cobb County real estate agents.

Pitkin County real estate sales slow, still on record pace (KJCT 8 Grand Junction) - ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Real estate sales are still on a record pace in Pitkin County despite slowing down last month. Sales dropped nearly 11.5% last month from August 2006 but are nearly $$1.8 billion overall, compared with $$1.6 billion for the same period last year.

ST. BERNARD REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Real estate transfers for St. Bernard Parish do not appear in this week's publication but will return next Saturday.

Robert Bruss; 'Real Estate Mailbag' Columnist (Washington Post) - Robert J. Bruss, 67, a real estate lawyer and broker whose nationally syndicated advice columns earned him the nickname "the Dear Abby of real estate," died Sept. 26 at his home in Hillsborough, Calif., south of San Francisco. He had complications of colon cancer.

Area man must halt real estate business (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) - An Allen County man accused of practicing real estate without a license must temporarily halt his business, thanks to a preliminary injunction issued by an Allen County judge Friday.