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Gov. Charlie Crist appointed a Pensacola man to the Florida Real Estate Commission this week.

* Phyllis L. Ball to Jean H. Rimback, lot with house, Willow Lawn Cottages, $260,000. * Barron Homes Inc. to Barron Real Estate LLC, lot with house, 2316 Tower Ave., $274,000.

Local real estate industry leaders made another stab this week at counteracting the growing tide of gloomy news about mortgages, foreclosure and home sales. At a panel discussion assembled by the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia and the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers, representatives of bankers, brokers, real estate agents and builders encouraged consumers to “think of the glass …

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share. The industrial real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable March 17 to shareholders of record Feb. 15.

Inland Real Estate Corp. said its board declared a regular monthly dividend of 8.167 cents per share. The retail center real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable Feb. 18 to shareholders of record Jan. 31.

Outdoor equipment retailer Cabela’s is trying to improve its image in Montana, where some sportsmen are concerned the company’s real estate operations spur ranch sales and cost them opportunities to hunt.