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Nevada Real Estate Company Named Among Top 10 in North America

Prudential Americana Group is 8th largest among more than 600 throughout the U.S. and Canada - June 30, 2010 - Prudential Americana Group

Working with Designers and Architects Milagros Imports a "Victorian" Style Brick Tile for the First Time

As importers and wholesalers of handmade Mexican tiles for the past twenty years Milagros were approached by an architect and his client to produce a bespoke hand made brick shaped tile for a communal stairwell in a West London mansion block. The tile maker with whom Milagros has worked with for 15 years was happy to make a new product. The result was so successful that they have decided to make these hand made Victorian style tiles into a stock item. - June 28, 2010 - Milagros

Dennis Kotaska, Broker Associate, Joins the #1 RE/MAX Office in Florida

Dennis Kotaska, Broker Associate of RE/MAX Alliance Group of Florida joins the # 1 RE/MAX in the State of Florida located at 2000 Webber St., Sarasota, Florida. "I have the great benefit of growing up as the third generation in real estate, and coming home to the west coast of Florida that I... - June 27, 2010 - Dennis Kotaska

Anderson Construction Group Wins Two Master Builder’s Awards in 2010

The Master Builder’s Association of King And Snohomish Counties honored Anderson Construction Group, Inc. with its 2010 awards for both Best Whole House Rebuild and Best Partial House Addition for the same project at its annual Remodeling Excellence Awards (REX) banquet held Saturday, June... - June 27, 2010 - Anderson Construction Group, Inc.

Rent-to-Own Transactions Move Into Mainstream

HomeRun Homes (www.Lease2Buy.com) has just received new publicity on the topic of Rent to Own Homes on a major, authoritative website, American-apartment-owners-association.org. "A Highly-Ranked Online classifieds Service Matching Properties to Buyers/Tenants." The article providing the... - June 27, 2010 - HomeRun Homes

Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) Announces Free Webinar with Tax Specialist Al Aiello

On July 1, 2010, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association will be hosting a free webinar on how to start a real estate LLC business with Al Aiello. - June 27, 2010 - Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association - CTREIA

The Manchester Company, Inc. Announces New Program for the Private Equity Placement Division, Global Markets

New York-Based firm Announces New Program for the Private Equity Placement Division. - June 27, 2010 - The Manchester Company, Inc

New Long® Fence Office is Designed to be Green

Maryland Fencing Contractors move into new, state of the art eco-friendly facility. - June 26, 2010 - Long Fence

Linda Craft & Team REALTORS® Create Strategic Partnership with Graves Realty Associates

Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® announce a strategic partnership with Graves Realty Associates of Raleigh. Graves Realty Associates is a decade-old firm specializing in boutique-style REALTOR® services, new construction and innovative technology. Graves Realty Associates will become an... - June 26, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors

Real Estate Investing Podcast Hits Two Million Downloads

Real Estate Investors Turn to Get Real Show for Consistent Quality Education. - June 26, 2010 - Get Real REI

Building Owners Loss Assistance Program Safeguards Properties and Their Owners Through Disaster

South Florida construction consulting company Paul J. Del Vecchio Construction Consultants, Inc. unveils new program for fighting insurance claims. - June 26, 2010 - Paul J. Del Vecchio Construction Consultants, Inc.

The Brits Are Back

Due to an unprecedented value for money, sales show concrete evidence of a turn around in the Italian property market. - June 25, 2010 - Realitalia

SureSell Real Estate Opens in Southern California and Nevada

SureSell Real Estate has opened in southern California and Nevada, providing 100% commission opportunities for top-producing agents and brokers who wish to work independently, while maximizing their income. The Internet-based platform allows agents to work from virtually anywhere, maximizing both client interaction and personal productivity. - June 25, 2010 - CADO Real Estate Group, Inc.

New Owners at RE/MAX United in Wheeling See Abundance of Opportunity as Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Improves

As the metro Chicago real estate market continues on the road to recovery, two RE/MAX agents with a vision of better days ahead have taken the reins at RE/MAX United in Wheeling, Ill., and have moved the office to a new location at 401 S. Milwaukee Ave. Gary Aver and Luigui Corral have both been... - June 25, 2010 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Real Estate Agent Joins Dream Town as Part of O'Connor/Hebson Group

Dream Town Realty welcomes Nate Ryle. He is one of seven agents brought into the company last month as part of the O'Connor/Hebson Group. Mr. Ryle is an established Chicago realtor who specializes in residential home and development sales. - June 25, 2010 - Dream Town Realty

BuildingReports Gives Customers Greater Mobility with BRMobile for iPhone

BuildingReports, the leader in web-based inspection reporting solutions, announced the release of BRMobile, a new application for iPhone users. BRMobile will allow customers to instantly access online inspection information from the convenience of their iPhones. A key feature of BRMobile is to... - June 24, 2010 - BuildingReports

Free Commercial Loan Modification Webinar

Commercial Real Estate has decreased by 40% in recent years. Owners are upside down and lenders are in trouble. This free webinar has information on what you need to do now to obtain a Commercial Loan Modification. - June 24, 2010 - Timothy P. Smith PA

San Diego Business Journal Names DPR Construction as One of the ‘Best Places to Work’

DPR Ranks Number One in Large Business Category - June 24, 2010 - DPR Construction

EcoBroker International Announces New President

EcoBroker is the premier provider of green designation training for real estate professionals. Founded in 2002, the company has built a solid foundation of environmental education and outreach helping consumers and communities take advantage of energy efficiency and environmentally sensitive design in real estate properties. EcoBroker is pleased to announce the appointment of a new president, Mr. David Goldstein. - June 24, 2010 - EcoBroker International

Costa Mesa Homes - Home Makeover Contest

Costa Mesa real estate company Torelli Realty announces a home makeover contest for Costa Mesa homes. - June 24, 2010 - Torelli Realty

Lennar’s Model Grand Opening at Rialto Receives Rave Reviews in Jupiter, Florida

Homebuilder Experiences Strong Traffic and Sales at Palm Beach County’s Premier Master-Planned Community. - June 24, 2010 - Lennar, East Coast Division

QUAEVS Launch a New and Innovative Raffle to Win an Apartment on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai

Quaevs is revolutionizing the way property changes hands all across the world. Their smart concept brings value to all offering a win-win. This concept is a raffle to win a beautiful apartment on the world-famous Palm Jumeirah, something previously unheard of and largely unobtainable for most. http://www.deluxelotto.net. - June 23, 2010 - QUAEVS

Joe McCain Joins the RE/MAX Grand Office in Katy, TX

Joe McCain joins RE/MAX Grand as a Broker Associate in the Katy, TX and Cinco Ranch home market. - June 23, 2010 - RE/MAX Grand

Lennar Set to Build Homes in Bella Casa Community in Apex, North Carolina

Homebuilder Continues Growth in Market with New Homes Priced from the $290s in Wake County. - June 23, 2010 - Lennar, East Coast Division

Rabine Group Honored with Two Crain's Chicago List Mentions

Rabine Group has been recognized by Crain’s as one of Chicago’s Largest Privately Held Companies and No. 12 in this year’s Fast Fifty. - June 23, 2010 - Rabine Group

Beta Release Proves Successful for Trovit.com in the U.S. – The Search Engine for Classified Ads

FY2010 saw Trovit.com, the Vertical Search Engine for Property, Cars and Jobs, roll out a new site for the U.S. market (http://www.trovit.com); Enjoys a healthy growth in traffic and builds strong alliances with industry partners. - June 23, 2010 - Trovit Search

50% Traffic Growth Spurt Fuels Hiring Spree in PropertyGuru

Singapore's leading property website looks to grow its team of Marketing, Sales and IT Gurus. - June 23, 2010 - All Property Media Pte Ltd

Balfour Beatty Construction Receives 2009 Mayor’s International Community Award for Local Corporate Citizenship

Balfour Beatty Construction was honored in May for its volunteerism and corporate philanthropy with a 2009 Mayor’s International Community Award from the Charlotte International Cabinet and the Mayor’s office. The award recognizes the philanthropic giving and other forms of support that... - June 22, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction

Newly Upgraded Real Estate Investor Websites Enhance Selling Quickly

A real estate investing website company, RealEstateInvestorsWebsites.net has released an upgrade for their real estate investor websites that enhances features for selling houses quickly, among others. These upgrades apply whether they sell houses to regular home buyers or wholesale them to other... - June 22, 2010 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com

Premier Los Angeles and Ventura County Home Stager Launches New Website

As the Premier Home Staging Company serving the greater Los Angeles and Ventura County areas, Platinum Home Staging, Inc. is continually staying on top of industry trends. - June 22, 2010 - Platinum Home Staging, Inc.

JB Goodwin Realtor Rocky Breon Says Drop in Mortgage Rates Are Good for Real Estate

Interest rates in May on 30-year fixed-rate home mortgages fell to their lowest point this year. JB Goodwin Realtor Rocky Breon says now is still a good time to buy or sell home in Cedar Park and Leander. - June 22, 2010 - JB Goodwin, Realtors

XML2U.com Agrees to Provide Feeds to the Digital Property Group's Portals Findaproperty.com, Primelocation.com and Globrix.com

Hot on the heels of their Google Maps Property Search and Rightmove upload announcements, data feed creation company XML2U.com has agreed to provide property feeds compatible with The Digital Property Group’s high profile portals Findaproperty.com, Primelocation.com and Globrix.com. - June 21, 2010 - XML2U.com

XML2U.com Ahead of the Game with Feeds to Google Maps Property Search

The recently launched Google Maps Property Search is set to become an important and free platform for the wider marketing of properties in the UK. Data feed creator, XML2U.com, already has in place an upload to Google Maps Property Search, enabling real estate agent clients to have their listings automatically published. - June 21, 2010 - XML2U.com

Massachusetts Self Storage Association Selects MiniCo Publication as Member Benefit

The Massachusetts Self Storage Association (MASSA) has joined associations from 22 other states and the District of Columbia in choosing to provide MiniCo’s “Self-Storage Now!” magazine as a member benefit. The quarterly management-focused publication will be distributed to MASSA... - June 21, 2010 - MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC

Pest Away Exterminating Announces Alarming Growth Rate of Bed Bug Infestation in New York

Pest Away Exterminating, the premier bed bug strategist to New York City and the world, has recently determined that by the end of 2011 more than 80% of New York's properties will have contracted bed bugs at least one time, with many of the buildings experiencing recurrent infestations. As of right... - June 20, 2010 - Pest Away Exterminating

Area Pro Realty Launches Nationwide Area Developer Program- Florida First to Capitalize

Area Pro Realty, a fast growing real estate franchise based in California, today announced the launch of its Franchise Area Developer Program. This program allows both real estate brokers and entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop large markets in the U.S. Qualified individuals will share in the... - June 20, 2010 - Area Pro Realty

Deck King Brings Deck Remodeling to the Web

Jeff Bowen keeps pretty busy these days. As the average age of a home in the United States nears 33 years, homeowners are looking to update and renovate. A new wave of renovations may be right around the corner, and getting more ideas about adding a deck to your home is now only a click away. Deck... - June 20, 2010 - Deck King

Social Media and Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investors Look to Gain a Marketing Edge with Social Media Tools. - June 20, 2010 - Get Real REI

All Alaska Electric, Inc. Launches New Website

New Web Home Mirrors Their Strong Tradition of Customer Service. - June 19, 2010 - All Alaska Electric, Inc.

Mary Midgley Joins RE/MAX Prestige in Dracut office

Andrew Armata and Stacey Alcorn of RE/MAX Prestige are pleased to announce the addition of Mary Midgley as a sales associate in their Dracut office. Mary is licensed in MA and NH and has 14 years of full time real estate experience. She provides real estate services to Dracut, Tyngsboro... - June 19, 2010 - RE/MAX Prestige

CRA Expands Exterior Improvement Grants; Higher Incentives Along N. Federal Hwy, Railroad Corridor

The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has expanded two of its grant programs to offer more incentives for exterior property improvements along the downtown FEC Railroad corridor and North Federal Highway. The Paint-Up Program, previously available only in the West Atlantic area of the... - June 19, 2010 - Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency

Dream Town Launches Next-Level Building Directory of Chicago Condos

Dream Town Realty announces the roll-out of a new and improved version of its online Chicago Building Directory. The directory was expanded from 800 to 12,000 entries and now offers floor plans for thousands of condo and loft buildings, plus market data by unit tier. - June 19, 2010 - Dream Town Realty

Andrew Armata and Stacey Alcorn of RE/MAX Prestige Announce the Addition of Another Sales Associate in Their Groton Office

Maria Hars has joined the Groton office of RE/MAX Prestige, an 11 office regional real estate firm. Her background is mortgage banking, real estate, and residential design. Maria graduated from Hesser College in 2008 with an associate degree in Interior Design. She is looking to combine her love... - June 19, 2010 - RE/MAX Prestige

Riverview Homes, Inc. Completes Year 1 with "Kiducation"

Riverview Homes teams up with Kiducation 1 year ago to set out clothing donation drop boxes at Riverview's 7 retail display centers in Western Pennsylvania. Riverview Homes, Inc. teamed up with “Kiducation”1 year ago to turn donated clothing and shoes into funds for libraries and schools and other local charities. - June 19, 2010 - Riverview Homes, Inc.

Marketmyapartment.com to Offer Free Classified Posting for Multifamily Communities

Online multifamily apartment marketing site marketmyapartment.com, is announcing free classified ad posting service for multifamily properties across the U.S. - June 19, 2010 - Marketmyapartment.com

Jim Taylor, Jr. Named the 2010 Richard H. Hagemeyer Award Recipient

Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) has named Jim Taylor, Jr., president of the Military Housing division of Balfour Beatty Construction, as their 2010 recipient of the prestigious Richard H. Hagemeyer Educational Advancement Award. The award recognizes a former CPCC student who has... - June 18, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction

The Gitta Sells Team Adds Buyer Specialist Chris Capp to Handle the Oviedo, Florida Luxury Home Market

Gitta Urbainczyk and the Gitta Sells Team are proud to welcome another new member to their team, Chris Capp. Chris will be operating as a Buyer Specialist within Gitta’s team and serving the Oviedo, Florida market. Chris is a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in education... - June 18, 2010 - Gitta Urbainczyk P.A.

Gitta Sells Team Adds Buyer Specialist Brian Cox to Handle Southwest Orlando Luxury Homes