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	<title>Beijing Vantone Real Estate to reorganize 2 JVs in Chengdu</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100204551-1-beijing-vantone-real-estate-reorganize.html</link>
	<pubDate>23 Nov 2009 01:49:28 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Beijing Vantone Real Estate Co Ltd&lt;600246&gt; yesterday announced that it plans to sell a 51% stake in a joint venture based in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, for RMB 136.13 million to Chengdu Jiaoda Real Estate, sources reported. The JV, which was set up in 2008 with a registered capital of RMB 100 million, suffered...	</description>
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	<title>Reuters Summit-Banks face major commercial real estate storm</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100202868-1-reuters-summit-banks-face-major-commercial.html</link>
	<pubDate>19 Nov 2009 01:28:03 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>NEW YORK, Nov 18 - Sooner or later, office buildings and other commercial real estate financed during the credit bubble will generate hurricane-scale losses for banks. Banks in recent years have been hammered by losses...	</description>
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	<title>Rongqiao Real Estate buys land for RMB 531.66 mln in Shanghai</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100202217-1-rongqiao-real-estate-buys-land.html</link>
	<pubDate>18 Nov 2009 01:17:27 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Shanghai Rongqiao Real Estate Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Fujian-based Rongqiao Group, on Nov. 11 won bid for a piece of land in Baoshan District, Shanghai for RMB 531.66 billion, sources reported. The price is 129% higher than the asking price of RMB 231.7 million. The parcel covers a land area of 53,263.3 square...	</description>
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	<title>Preferential real estate policies may be canceled</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100199559-1-preferential-real-estate-policies-may.html</link>
	<pubDate>13 Nov 2009 01:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>By Zhao Qian 
As second-hand home sales continue to go through the roof, a government official has announced that policies bolstering the real estate industry will be gradually rolled back.
The preferential real estate policies will be phased out next year, by which time home prices should have d...	</description>
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	<title>Xinyuan Real Estate buys land in 2 mainland cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100197132-1-xinyuan-real-estate-buys-land.html</link>
	<pubDate>9 Nov 2009 02:07:16 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Nov. 9, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd&lt;XIN&gt;, China's first U.S.-listed property firm, has won the bids for two pieces of residential land, one in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province and one in Ji'nan, Shandong Province for RMB 1.31 billion in total, sources reported. The Xuzhou project, which cost RMB...	</description>
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	<title>Langold Real Estate shares up 72.03% in Shenzhen debut</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100196516-1-langold-real-estate-shares-up.html</link>
	<pubDate>6 Nov 2009 09:17:38 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Mainland property developer Wuhan Langold Real Estate Co Ltd&lt;002305&gt; debuted on the GEM board on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange today and saw its shares rise 72.03% on its first day of trading.Shares of the company started trading at RMB 25, a price much higher than the IPO price of RMB 12.3. They surged...	</description>
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	<title>Wolong Real Estate to raise RMB 800 mln for 2 projects</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100196118-1-wolong-real-estate-raise-rmb.html</link>
	<pubDate>5 Nov 2009 09:08:10 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Wolong Real Estate Group Co Ltd&lt;600173&gt; on Tuesday announced that it has received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue up to 120 million new shares for RMB 800 million at most, sources reported.The proceeds from the issuance will be used to fund the second phase of...	</description>
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	<title>FACTBOX-Recent real estate deals in Brazil</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100194408-1-factbox-recent-real-estate-deals-brazil.html</link>
	<pubDate>4 Nov 2009 01:46:47 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>NEW YORK, Nov 3 - Brazil, a future host of the World Cup and the Olympics, is drawing global investor interest to its real estate sector. As investors and analysts predict a wave of investment...	</description>
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	<title>Excellence Real Estate shelves HK IPO plan</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100191524-1-excellence-real-estate-shelves-hk.html</link>
	<pubDate>29 Oct 2009 04:06:18 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Shenzhen-based Excellence Real Estate Group Ltd will shelve its Hong Kong listing plan due to the weak investor demand, sources reported. The property developer said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it would not proceed with the initial public offering in view of the current market conditions for...	</description>
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	<title>Langold Real Estate to launch Shenzhen IPO on Wed</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100189856-1-langold-real-estate-launch-shenzhen.html</link>
	<pubDate>26 Oct 2009 09:20:41 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Wuhan Langold Real Estate Co Ltd, a property developer based in Wuhan, Hubei Province, said in a statement today that it has won the approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to list in Shenzhen. The developer plans to raise RMB 590.4 million by offering not more than 48 million RMB-...	</description>
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	<title>Simple Ways To Invest In Real Estate</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/entrepreneur/100017739-1-simple-ways-invest-real-estate.html</link>
	<pubDate>26 Oct 2009 08:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Buying real estate is about more than just finding a place to call home. Investing in real estate has become increasingly popular over the last fifty years and has become a common investment vehicle. Although the real estate market has plenty of opportunities for making big gains, buying and owning real estate is a lot more complicated than investing in stocks and bonds. In this article, we'll go beyond buying a home and introduce you to real estate as an investment. <img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/17/73/1256544742641_us_backyard1_650.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>Simple Ways To Invest In Real Estate</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/entrepreneur/100189619-1-simple-ways-invest-real-estate.html</link>
	<pubDate>26 Oct 2009 03:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Buying real estate is about more than just finding a place to call home. Investing in real estate has become increasingly popular over the last fifty years and has become a common investment vehicle. Although the real estate market has plenty of opportunities for making big gains, buying and owning real estate is a lot more complicated than investing in stocks and bonds. In this article, we'll go beyond buying a home and introduce you to real estate as an investment.  	</description>
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	<title>Li Ka-shing to buy into Evergrande Real Estate: report</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100187027-1-li-ka-shing-buy-evergrande-real.html</link>
	<pubDate>21 Oct 2009 04:29:03 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Hong Kong business tycoon Li Ka-shing may spend as much as US$100 million to buy into Evergrande Real Estate, which is expected to raise up to HK$6.05 billion through an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, a Chinese newspaper reported today.Reportedly, Evergrande Real Estate has...	</description>
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	<title>UPDATE 4-China Real Estate shares rise 18.3 pct in debut</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100185258-1-update-4-china-real-estate-shares.html</link>
	<pubDate>19 Oct 2009 01:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* Shares up 18.3 pct at $14.20 on Nasdaq * Company raised $216 mln in IPO Thursday (Updates with closing stock price) NEW YORK, Oct 16 - China Real Estate Information Corp &lt;CRIC.O&gt; shares debuted...	</description>
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	<title>UPDATE 3-China Real Estate shares rise on debut</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100185231-1-update-3-china-real-estate-shares.html</link>
	<pubDate>19 Oct 2009 01:06:37 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* Shares at $14.25, up 18.75 pct on Nasdaq * Company raised $216 mln in IPO Thursday (Adds CEO comment, background) NEW YORK, Oct 16 - China Real Estate Information Corp shares were up as...	</description>
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	<title>ANALYSIS-GE investors fret over real estate holdings</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100185217-1-analysis-ge-investors-fret-over-real.html</link>
	<pubDate>19 Oct 2009 01:04:50 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* Investors worry about commercial real estate risk * GE Real Estate quarterly loss widens from Q2 * GE calls real estate risks 'manageable' NEW YORK, Oct 16 - General Electric Co's $84 billion real...	</description>
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	<title>Real estate services firm up 18% from Nasdaq IPO</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100185104-1-real-estate-services-firm-up.html</link>
	<pubDate>18 Oct 2009 17:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>By Zhao Qian
The share price of China Real Estate Information Corp (CRIC) rose 18 percent from its initial public offering (IPO) Friday, spurred on by investors' confidence in China's market.
The real estate database and Internet services firm's stock closed at $14.20 on its first day of trading,...	</description>
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	<title>Real estate market warming up</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100183505-1-real-estate-market-warming-up.html</link>
	<pubDate>14 Oct 2009 17:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>By Zhao Qian 
The retail and office real estate markets in Beijing appeared to begin a recovery in the third quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by DTZ, a global real estate adviser.
A steady increase of retail supply was observed in Beijing in the third quarter. This includes the S...	</description>
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	<title>Shares up 1.17% driven by real estate companies</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100183504-1-shares-up-1.17%2525-driven-real.html</link>
	<pubDate>14 Oct 2009 17:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Chinese equities went up 1.17 percent Wednesday, driven by real estate firms.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 34.34 points, or 1.17 percent, to end at 2,970.53. The Shenzhen Component Index increased 101.01 points, or 0.85 percent to close at 11,975.91.
Combined turnover expanded to 2...	</description>
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	<title>Capmark highlights woes of commercial real estate</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100182973-1-capmark-highlights-woes-commercial-real.html</link>
	<pubDate>14 Oct 2009 01:12:58 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>WILMINGTON, Del., Oct 13 - Capmark Financial Group Inc will likely become one of the largest commercial real estate lenders to fail, highlighting the challenges facing the deteriorating market for retail and office buildings. A...	</description>
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	<title>S.Korea fin min: real estate prices stabilising</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100182389-1-s.korea-fin-min%253A-real-estate.html</link>
	<pubDate>13 Oct 2009 02:28:25 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>SEOUL, Oct 13 - South Korean Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun said on Tuesday real estate prices have been stabilising, thanks mainly to mortgage lending controls introduced last month in two steps. &quot;Real estate prices that...	</description>
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	<title>Top Real Estate Challenges</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/realty/100004442-1-top-real-estate-challenges.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Nov 2008 06:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>As the global economy limps into 2009, barometers for the real estate industry are bleak. <img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/04/44/1227855379858_us_backyard1_1705.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>Trading Down Is the New Real Estate Reality</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/realty/100003591-1-trading-down-new-real-estate.html</link>
	<pubDate>18 Nov 2008 05:43:24 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>For many people who once only dreamed of a $1 million home, today a $500,000 home is looking pretty good.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/03/59/1226987004944_us_backyard1_1242.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>Real Estate Markets Most Likely To Rebound</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/realty/100002563-1-real-estate-markets-most-likely.html</link>
	<pubDate>3 Nov 2008 08:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>If you're a homeowner seeing property values plummet, look to the commercial real estate 

market for solace...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/56/1225700174668_us_backyard1_657.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>Best and worst Places For Real Estate Investors</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/realty/100002540-1-best-worst-places-real-estate.html</link>
	<pubDate>31 Oct 2008 09:06:22 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The Urban Land Institute recently asked 700 real estate professionals to name the best--and worst--places places to invest in commercial real estate in the coming year. 

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	<title>Real Estate Winners and Losers</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100008439-1-real-estate-winners-losers.html</link>
	<pubDate>4 Jan 2009 08:54:07 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The housing downturn spread quickly in 2008, pulling down home prices, triggering foreclosures...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/08/43/1231059247392_us_backyard1_1240.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>In Spotlight: Leon Charney</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100001348-1-spotlight%253A-leon-charney.html</link>
	<pubDate>22 Sep 2008 06:29:04 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Charney is also a lawyer, and the owner of a real estate development company that owns and operates a series of buildings in Manhattan, New York...
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	<title>Tips for savvy home sellers</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/realty/100004615-1-tips-savvy-home-sellers.html</link>
	<pubDate>3 Dec 2008 07:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>How can you ensure that your home will make the best impression possible?<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/04/61/1228289447975_us_backyard1_2685.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>In Spotlight: John Catsimatidis</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100001347-1-spotlight%253A-john-catsimatidis.html</link>
	<pubDate>22 Sep 2008 06:04:15 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>John Catsimatidis is the owner, president, chairman, and CEO of the Red Apple Group and Gristedes Foods.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/01/34/1222063455633_us_backyard1_88.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>In Spotlight: Donald Trump</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100001333-1-spotlight%253A-donald-trump.html</link>
	<pubDate>19 Sep 2008 07:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Donald Trump is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer. 
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