Dresdner Bank mulls sale of real estate portfolio (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Dresdner Bank mulls sale of real estate portfolio (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Dresdner Bank, the banking arm of German insurance giant Allianz, is looking at selling big chunks of its real estate portfolio.

Real Estate trend: Flat-rate option gains popularity (Springfield Business Journal)
The Springfield real estate industry has seen an influx of new agencies in the last few years, led by the so-called discount or fee-based brokerages that offer flat rate closing costs.

Groups Look to Establish International Real Estate Data Standards (GlobeSt.com)
WASHINGTON, DC-The US division of the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate has teamed up with the Appraisal Institute to set comprehensive uniform international data standards for the real estate industry.

Real estate agent's death 'suspicious' (The Australian)
POLICE are examining the car of a Melbourne real estate agent who was found dead in a vacant house last night. Homicide detectives established a crime scene around the car, which was found about 7am at the Melton golf course in Melbourne's outer west.