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Bev Thorne of CENTURY 21 Joins Zillow's Broker Advisory Board
  SEATTLE, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information marketplace, today announced that Bev Thorne, chief marketing officer at CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC, has joined Zillow's Broker Advisory Board, which provides counsel on existing Zillow® services for the real estate industry, and evaluates ideas for future products and services.

Commercial Real Estate Market Recovery Has Already Begun, Says New White Paper From Forward
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While residential property markets remain troubled, commercial real estate markets have already entered an up cycle and are poised for "slow, steady improvement" over the next five to seven years, says a new white paper from Forward Management, LLC ("Forward"). (Logo: )  Titled Inflection Point: The Start of a New Cycle in Real Estate?, the paper posits that the recovery will play out in uneven waves across U.S.

Avison Young acquires Los Angeles-based Ramsey-Shilling Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.
Purchase expands Avison Young's Southern California-area presence; 23 new members added, including four principals TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Mark E. Rose, Chair and CEO of Avison Young, Canada's largest independently-owned commercial real estate services company, announced today that it has acquired Ramsey-Shilling Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., a full-service real estate brokerage firm based in Los Angeles. The acquisition further expands Avison Young's market coverage in Southern California.

Two Senior Real Estate Investors Announce Formation of United Realty Partners
NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran real estate investors Jacob Frydman and Eli Verschleiser announced today the formation of a new firm specializing in commercial real estate investments and independent strategic advice.

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