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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
_______________________________
 
Investment Company Act file number  811-21172
 
DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

345 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10154
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)
 

Paul Schubert
100 Plaza One
Jersey City, NJ 07311
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (201) 593-6408
Date of fiscal year end:  12/31
 
Date of reporting period: 9/30/10

ITEM 1.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


Consolidated Investment Portfolio
as of September 30, 2010  (Unaudited)


DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc.

The Fund has adopted a stockholder approved Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution. The Fund continues to seek a buyer for its remaining portfolio security so that the liquidation and dissolution of the Fund can be completed, however no assurances can be made as to the timing or value that will be realized upon disposition.


 
Shares
  
Value ($)
  
 
 
Common Stock 100.5%
  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REIT”) 100.5%
    
Hotels
  
Canyon Ranch Holdings LLC (Units) (a) (Cost $5,760,000)
  
230,400
  
1,555,200
  

 
% of
Net Assets
  
Value ($)
  
 
Total Consolidated Investment Portfolio (Cost $5,760,000) †
100.5
  
1,555,200
  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
(0.5)
  
(8,101)
  
 
Net Assets
100.0
  
1,547,099
  

 
For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.
†
The cost for federal income tax purposes was $5,760,000.  At September 30, 2010, net unrealized depreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $4,204,800.  This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $0 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $4,204,800.
(a)
The Fund holds securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale ("restricted securities").  Restricted securities are securities which have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933.  The Fund may be unable to sell a restricted security and it may be more difficult to determine a market value for a restricted security.  Moreover, if adverse market conditions were to develop during the period between the Fund's decision to sell a restricted security and the point at which the Fund is permitted or able to sell such security, the Fund might obtain a price less favorable than the price that prevailed when it decided to sell.  This investment practice, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the level of illiquidity of the Fund.  The future value of these securities is uncertain and there may be changes in the estimated value of these securities.

 
Restricted Securities
Acquisition Date
  
Acquisition Cost ($)
    
Value ($)
    
Value as %
of Net Assets
  
Canyon Ranch Holdings LLC
January 2005
     5,760,000       1,555,200       100.5  

Investment in Subsidiary

Substantially all of the Fund’s assets are invested in a wholly owned subsidiary organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Subsidiary"). As of September 30, 2010, the Fund’s Subsidiary only holds limited liability company units of Canyon Ranch Holdings LLC.  As of September 30, 2010, the Fund held $1,507,394 in the Subsidiary, representing 97.4% of the Fund's net assets. The Fund’s Investment Portfolio has been consolidated and includes the accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary.

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2010 in valuing the Fund's investments.

   
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
  
Assets
                  
Common Stock
   $       $ —     $ 1,555,200     $ 1,555,200  
Total
   $ —     $ —     $ 1,555,200     $ 1,555,200  


Level 3 Reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the Fund's Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value:
   
Common Stock
  
Balance as of December 31, 2009
   $ 744,192  
Realized gains (loss)
     —  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
     811,008  
Amortization premium/discount
     —  
Net purchases  (sales)
     —  
Transfers into Level 3
     —  
Transfers (out) of Level 3
     —  
Balance as of September 30, 2010
   $ 1,555,200  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held at September 30, 2010
   $ 811,008  




ITEM 2.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
   
 
(a)   The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
   
 
(b)   There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
   
ITEM 3.
EXHIBITS
   
 
Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.



 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:
DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc.
   
By:
/s/Michael G. Clark
Michael G. Clark
President
   
Date:
November 23, 2010


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By:
/s/Michael G. Clark
Michael G. Clark
President
   
Date:
November 23, 2010
   
   
   
By:
/s/Paul Schubert
Paul Schubert
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
Date:
November 23, 2010