Dusty cities, swampy burbs face real-estate bubble (Investors.com)

Dusty cities, swampy burbs face real-estate bubble (Investors.com)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Visalia. Merced. Fresno. Bakersfield. These dusty centers of California's San Joaquin Valley epitomize the newest and, in many cases, surprising players in America's red-hot real-estate craze.

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.

New real-estate players overshadow old markets (CBS Market Watch)
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- San Francisco, Boston, New York, Los Angeles. They all used to be the cities real-estate watchers pointed to when wild market fluctuations were afoot.