Real estate titles still backed up (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Real estate titles still backed up (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Abstractors are frustrated, heads of real estate companies are growing furious and the title insurance industry is saying that something has to be done.

Real Estate Interests Spread the Wealth in Governor's Race (Washington Post)
Developers pack the list of top Fairfax County contributors to this year's Virginia gubernatorial race, with real estate interests handing out big bucks to all three candidates, according to data compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project.

San Diego ranks as top real estate investment market (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
Although a continuous flow of capital has kept the real estate industry stable overall, growth over the next year is likely to be more moderate compared to the robust levels of recent months, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2006, just released by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.