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Energy-Reliant Perth Faces a Test

Asian demand for raw materials has helped transform the Australian city of Perth from a backwater to a bona fide city. Property prices have risen, but official predictions that mining investment is peaking have led to doubts about the outlook for the commercial real-estate market.

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Lawyer: Home of Former Ricin Suspect Kevin Curtis Now Unlivable -- AOL Real Estate

OXFORD, Miss. -- Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office about repairing or replacing the man's house after an intensive search left it uninhabitable.

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After the Quake: A Slow Go in Christchurch

The rebuilding of downtown Christchurch is starting to show some progress, more than two years after an earthquake killed 185 people and caused over $34 billion in damage. But as the planning process has dragged on and the rebuilding been delayed, a question looms over New Zealand's second-largest city: Will people and businesses return when the rebuilding is finally completed?

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Empire State Building Clears a Hurdle to IPO

A New York judge on Tuesday removed a potential obstacle to a plan for selling the Empire State Building as part of a giant public offering, ruling that a share-buyout provision in the plan doesn't violate the law.

http://on.wsj.com/14RaSVR

NYC Real Estate Brokers Can No Longer Use Titles They Haven't Actually Earned

Shutterstock Brokers with inflated business titles are now prohibited by state regulators from identifying themselves by titles that they haven't actually received, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to a letter sent Friday by New York's Department of State to the Real Estate Board of New York, brokers using titles such as vice president or executive vice president may no longer use them unless they have actually been appointed to those positions.

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History Revisited in Pasadena Home

History Revisited in Pasadena Home $1,450,000 Pasadena, CA Historical Residence A mélange of European and Mexican influences distinguish this historic home in Southern California.-Stefanos Chen The owners, Dowell Myers, 62, and Sue Tuemmler, 58, purchased this historic home in Pasadena, Calif., in 2005 for $1 million, according to public records.

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