Real estate prices rise at record pace in China (Asia News Network) Real estate prices in February rose at the fastest pace in almost two years in China, adding urgency to the government's efforts to rein in speculation and increase the amount of affordable housing. .....

Apollo Said to Buy Citi’s Real Estate Unit (New York Times) Apollo Management agreed to buy Citigroup ’s real estate investment unit in a move that will more than triple the value of the private-equity firm’s property assets, a person with knowledge of the deal told Bloomberg News on Tuesday.

Sunny Day Real Estate To Record New Album (Billboard) Seattle rock act Sunny Day Real Estate is planning to record its first album in 15 years with its original lineup.

Vail Resorts Earnings Drop 33% on Real Estate (Fox News) Revenue at Vail fell 23% to $300.5 million, primarily caused by a plunge in real-estate revenue.

Real estate forging ahead (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) The Grand Strand real estate market continued to improve in February with double-digit jumps in single-family home and condominium sales and with median single-family home prices increasing for the first time in about two years.

Tough times continue for Hampton Roads real estate market (Daily Press) NORFOLK — "The Good, the bad and the ugly," "trouble" and "tidal wave" were some of the words used Wednesday to describe aspects of the 2009 real estate market.

Is Utah headed for a commercial real estate crisis? (KSL Salt Lake City) The Congressional Oversight Panel recently sounded the alarm for another mortgage crisis, this time among the country's retail and office buildings. But does that mean foreclosures in the commercial real estate market deliver another sting from the recession?

Oregon Real Estate Agent Launches iPhone Application for Portland Home Search (dBusinessNews.com) Portland, OR - David Somerville, a Portland, Oregon area REALTOR® covering real estate in Portland, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Tigard, has launched an iPhone application to make it more convenient for buyers to search for Portland homes from their mobile phones.

Learn how to check real estate taxes (The Record and Herald News) Studies have shown that six out of ten real estate tax assessments are too high. The Emerson Community School is hosting a course entitled "How to Fight Property Taxes" on Wednesday evening, March 17, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Emerson High School.

Ravetto joins Coldwell Banker real estate (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) MATTOON — Linda Wilbur Ravetto has joined Coldwell Banker Classic Real Estate and the Central Illinois Board of Realtors serving Mattoon, Charleston, and the surrounding areas, according to a press release.