An update on our earlier post regarding Mayor Daley’s nephew, Robert Vanecko, and the federal investigation into the dealings with his real estate company, DV Urban Reality. The company announced Vanecko’s resignation earlier today.

Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, an international leader in sustainable development, and Barwa Real Estate Company,one of the premier organizations in the State of Qatar, have welcomed thousands of visitors at Q-Rex where they have highlighted some of the world’s most ambitious real estate projects.

Sperry Van Ness/R.M. Moore Real Estate Co.

Lloyds Banking Group said Tuesday that it is in talks to sell its loss-making real estate agency business, as the British bank continues to seek ways to shore up its finances.

Lawyers in British Columbia have put up their own cash to compensate victims of a real estate scheme that’s being called one of the largest legal frauds in Canadian history.

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – May 26, 2009) – RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (“RioCan”) (TSX:REI.UN) today announced that it will be holding its Annual and Special Meeting of Unitholders on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) at SilverCity Theatres located at RioCan Yonge Eglinton Centre, 2300 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON.

Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) — Barwa Real Estate Co., Qatar’s second-largest property developer, signed an agreement for a 420 million-riyal ($115 million) Islamic loan with International Bank of Qatar.

Qatar’s real estate market is set to have a stable growth across the residential, commercial, industrial and retail sectors, top global real estate firm DTZ has predicted in its second market report on the country.

For the Alternative Investment Market’s construction and building materials sector a return to health in the British real estate market cannot come soon enough.

Bulgaria is becoming more popular with British buyers, according to the first quarter results revealed by major UK portal Property Abroad.com. [PR.com - May 31, 2009]