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.

CRIC Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2011 Results
SHANGHAI, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Real Estate Information Corporation ("CRIC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CRIC), a leading provider of real estate information, consulting and online services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Third Quarter 2011 Highlights Total revenues increased 46% year-over-year to $69.2 million.

Forward Management Introduces No-Load Investor Share Class for Its Select Income Fund
  SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Forward Management, LLC (Forward) has announced the introduction of a new investor share class for the $1.2 billion, Forward Select Income Fund (FFSLX).

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.

E-House Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2011 Results
SHANGHAI, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- E-House (China) Holdings Limited ("E-House" or the "Company") (NYSE: EJ), a leading real estate services company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Third Quarter 2011 Financial and Operating Highlights Total gross floor area ("GFA") of new properties sold increased by 19% year-on-year to 3.6 million square meters.

China HGS Receives Government Qualification to Expand Real-Estate Development into Other Provinces
HANZHONG, China, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China HGS Real Estate Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSH) ("China HGS" or "the Company"), one of the largest residential and commercial property developers in China's southern Shaanxi province, today announced it has been qualified to expand its real-estate development operations beyond Shaanxi province into new regional real-estate markets in China. This significant new growth opportunity stems from the receipt of the National Grade-I real-estate development qualification, which was awarded to its operating entity in China, the Guangsha Group, by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China ("MOHURD"). "The National Grade-I qualification is a major miles ...

Ron Croushore Receives Inaugural Leadership Award
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services, Inc., a business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) announced today that Ron Croushore, broker and owner of Prudential Preferred Realty, Pittsburgh, Pa., has received the inaugural Real Estate Leadership Award from RISMedia.