UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 14, 2009
(September 14, 2009)


                        DWS RREEF REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    Maryland
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


       811-21172                                       22-6930148
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(Commission File Number)             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:              (212) 454-7190


         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
                                 Not Applicable

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Section 7 - Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

         On September 14, 2009, DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")
announced via press release the record and meeting dates for its annual meeting
of stockholders along with other information relevant to said meeting.


         The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the press release, which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued by DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. on September 14,
2009.




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                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                     DWS RREEF REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.


Date:    September 14, 2009


                                             By: /s/ Rita Rubin
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                                             Rita Rubin
                                             Assistant Secretary