A new report from Colliers International says investment in Ottawa's commercial real estate market surpassed $1.1 billion last year, a level not seen since 2003.

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 34 percent, beating Wall Street's forecast, as real estate investment worldwide remained strong.

DEAR BOB: In 2003 we bought a modular home and had it set up on a lot we owned. After all the expenses of having a foundation built, plumbing and wiring installed, etc., when we sold it in late 2006 we barely got our investment out.

MUMBAI: After making it difficult for banks to lend to real estate, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed restrictions on finance companies investing in real estate.

If you're remodeling or adding on to your home, one of the considerations you'll be facing is how to heat that new space.

NEW YORK - As most folks know, real estate is all about location. And for real estate investors, that location increasingly does not bear a United States ZIP code.

When an agent goes on a listing presentation, it is opportunity time in many different ways! For one, it is a chance to display one's innovative marketing skills that sets the successful Internet savvy agent apart from the mediocre competition.

VICTORIAN real estate agents who take advantage of the state's tight rental market face fines and possible expulsion from their industry group.

I am buying a house for $180,000, which I could pay for by selling assets, but everybody tells me to leave my assets alone and take out a mortgage.

If you own your home (or want to) and/or investment real estate but don't fully under its tax benefits, "Selling Real Estate Without Paying Taxes, Second Edition" by attorney Richard T. Williamson shows how to maximize your tax advantages.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia , Feb 27 (Reuters) - The CPP Investment Board, one of Canada's biggest pension fund managers

forecast Tuesday with an outlook of the 2007 real estate market, both nationally and in Wichita. Dotzour outlined statistics and trends on real estate absorption and property values and how that would affect the industry.

Emboldened by the strength of the pound and euro, Europeans are eyeing real estate across the Atlantic, while the weak dollar is forcing Americans to think twice about property in Europe.

Domain Name Bonanza!

It has been several years since the last "land grab" for great real estate domains.

Real Estate Man Charged in Ponzi Scheme

A real estate promoter was charged in a federal indictment unsealed Thursday with stealing tens of millions of dollars from investors in a Ponzi scheme and using the money to pay for jewelry

This week's Real Estate stories

More incentives and price cuts from home builders may be needed during the spring selling season to boost sales

Five Long-Term Real Estate Picks

Like most Millionaire Zone investors, you invest long term. You like real estate because it has a solid long-term, fundamentals-based track record over the long haul.

On March 6, the National Association of Realtors announced that pending home sales for January fell 4.1% from December and 8.0% from a year ago.

Until now, deep-pocketed Wall Street tycoons and foreign investors benefiting from a weak dollar seemed to be holding up the luxury real estate market even as the low-end fractured.