Assets under real estate mutual funds rise 19.8% (New Ratings)

Assets under real estate mutual funds rise 19.8% (New Ratings)
NEW YORK, July 26 (newratings.com) Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets point out that the assets held in real estate mutual funds have increased by 19.8% since the end of 2004, with a significant portion of the increase attributable to share price appreciation.

Real estate briefs (Norwalk Advocate)
The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation has been approved as a real estate school by the Real Estate Commission at the state Department of Consumer Protection.

Landmark Century Plaza hotel to be sold to real estate investment group (SanLuisObispo.com)
LOS ANGELES - The Westin Century Plaza Hotel & Spa, which hosted several U.S. presidents, will be sold for $293 million to a real estate investment trust.

Real estate signs target of vandals (Monterey County Herald)
Vandals have made the past couple of weeks at Patrick and Vicki Dwyer's Real Estate Sign Service an extraordinarily busy time. The Dwyers lease signposts used to hang for-sale signs outside residential and commercial properties.