RAM reaffirms ratings of ABS Real Estate's ABS (The Edge Daily)

RAM reaffirms ratings of ABS Real Estate's ABS (The Edge Daily)
RAM has reaffirmed the respective ratings for the Class A, B, C1 and C2 Bonds issued by ABS Real Estate Berhad (AREB). The underlying assets have performed as expected and continue to support their valuations.

Discount real-estate brokers spark a war over commissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Patrick McCrea figured his four-bedroom home in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, featuring new hardwood floors and a hot tub, would "kind of sell itself." So he decided to use a discount real-estate broker rather than pay a standard commission of about 6 percent.

Lung cancer claims leader in local real estate industry (The State)
Deanne Dobbs Venable, considered Columbia s first lady of real estate by many of her colleagues, died Monday of lung cancer.Friends and family of Venable, the executive vice president for the Greater Columbia Association of Realtors, said Tuesday that she was diagnosed with cancer about eight weeks ago.