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New Development in Prime Mt. Juliet Location Opens
The Jones Company announces the opening of Sterling Woods at Providence, the mixes-use, master-planned community in Mt. Juliet. The homes will be from The Jones Company’s “Hometown Village Collection”, which are historically inspired houses ranging from 2535-3555 square feet. - June 03, 2009 - The Jones Company
Beeston Church Restoration Secures RICS Award for Latham Architects
A restoration and redevelopment project which transformed Beeston Parish Church in Nottinghamshire has been highly commended in prestigious annual building awards. The scheme, which was designed by Derby-based architects Lathams, replaced the dark, tired and outdated interior of the church and... - June 03, 2009 - Lathams
Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women Hosts Panel on Green Building
Conni Tucker, president of Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women (Triangle CREW) (www.tcrew.org), an organization which provides a forum for fostering relationships among commercial real estate women professionals in the Triangle market, has announced that the organization will host a panel on... - June 03, 2009 - Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women
Custom IDX Broker Improves and Simplifies the Real Estate Search on Jonathon Marshman’s Website
A unique IDX Broker software integration, speeds up the online property search process for both Marshman and his clients. - June 03, 2009 - IDX, Inc.
Lennar Charlotte Nails Top Ten Placement on Latest M.O.R.E. Report on Home Closings
Homebuilder Moves From 15th to 6th Place on List - June 03, 2009 - Lennar, East Coast Division
Demolition Firm Repeats Safety Feat
For the second year running demolition contractor, Clifford Devlin, has received a Gold Award, the highest available, from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The achievement is a demonstration of the Company’s commitment to the health and safety of its workforce who... - June 03, 2009 - Clifford Devlin Ltd
Jim Chapman Communities Wins Multiple National Building Awards
Jim Chapman Communities, one of Atlanta's leading active adult home builders, was honored with two Silver Awards at The National Association of Home Builder’s Best of 50+ Housing Awards on April 28. The awards banquet, held at the 50+ Housing Symposium in the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott is... - June 03, 2009 - Jim Chapman Communities
Mobile Self-Storage Magazine Becomes Digital Publication
MiniCo Publishing’s "Mobile Self-Storage Magazine" quarterly publication will be distributed in a digital format beginning with the July 2009 issue. The official publication of the Mobile Self-Storage Association, "Mobile Self-Storage Magazine" features mobile self-storage... - June 03, 2009 - MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC
greenscreen® Offers Innovative Product for Green Walls
Sustainable trellis system creates a captivating look for a variety of applications - June 03, 2009 - greenscreen
Today’s Tough Economy Stirs More Interest in Backyard Birding
The recession is a boost for certain businesses - including distributors of wild bird products. Bird Insight, a leading on-line retailer, is an excellent example of this. Bird Insight’s business is up due to this growth, its appealing line of quality, environmentally friendly products, and the strong rapport it has built with its customers. - June 03, 2009 - Bird Insight
Going Green - 1st Pricing Enhances BIM Plug-in for CAD Programs
1st Pricing, a Southern California-based eCommerce and Technology Company, announced that they have upgraded and enhanced the plug-in that links their patented revolutionary BIM technology to AutoCAD® Architecture and various other CAD programs. This plug-in allows architects and other... - June 03, 2009 - 1st Pricing
Elizabeth Bublitz, Author and Creator of Pawfriendly Landscapes, Will be a Speaker at Smoky Hill Library in Aurora, Colorado on June 4 at 7-8:30pm
Elizabeth Bublitz, author and creator of Pawfriendly Landscapes, will be a speaker at Smoky Hill Library in Aurora, Colorado on June 4th at 7-8:30pm. The library is located at 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial, CO 80015. Elizabeth will be reading from her book with demonstrations and a Powerpoint... - June 02, 2009 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Stunning Historic Home Priced to Sell in Beautiful Merion Station, PA
Proving that this is a wonderful time to purchase a home, a beautiful, completely renovated 5000 square foot, 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom home is available in the heart of the Main Line. Realtors say it's a steal at $839,000. - June 01, 2009 - 209MeetingHouse.com
Stock Boys “New Real Estate Investor” Web Page Gets Updated
This press release advises new investors on how to locate property and about real estate forms home buyers need. It also contains an address to a web page full of vital resources that are essential for New real estate investors. - June 01, 2009 - Stock Boys LLC
Sold. London’s Most Expensive Property in 2009.
London agent gets record asking price during the recession in quick, cash deal. - June 01, 2009 - london great estates
MiniCo Publishing Offers Value-Added Article Bundles Focused on Self-Storage Topics
MiniCo Publishing has introduced a series of value-added article bundles from its flagship publication "Mini-Storage Messenger." The new Mini-Storage Messenger Informational Series will include groups of articles from past issues of the magazine focused on a particular self-storage... - June 01, 2009 - MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC
The Village of San Buenas Launches New Affordable Costa Rica Real Estate Development
The Village of San Buenas announced today that they have officially begun marketing their second phase of their development, making Costa Rica Real Estate Affordable. - May 31, 2009 - Village of San Buenas
Custom IDX Broker Enhances and Simplifies the Search Function of Realtor Victoria Harrison’s Website
IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to save both real estate professionals and their clients time, by speeding up the online property search. - May 31, 2009 - IDX, Inc.
Riverview Homes, Inc. Announces Changes to First Time Home Buyer Program
New program to allow first time home buyers to use their tax refund Prior to filing their tax return. - May 31, 2009 - Riverview Homes, Inc.
Raleigh Regional Association Of REALTORS® Announces June North Carolina State Certified Continuing Education Courses
John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com), has announced the Association’s continuing education courses for June, which will be held at RRAR’s training facility, located at 111 Realtor Way in Cary. The following courses will be... - May 31, 2009 - RRAR
Royal Oaks Building Group Wins Western Wake 100 Award
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has been named to this year’s Western Wake 100 list by Cary Business magazine. The list is comprised of the 100 most influential companies in Western Wake County. Royal Oaks was... - May 31, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Bulgaria Property Coming Back Into Favour with British Buyers
Bulgaria is becoming more popular with British buyers, according to the first quarter results revealed by major UK portal Property Abroad.com. - May 31, 2009 - Property Abroad LTD
TEMP-AIR Named #56 on RER Top 100, Recognized as a Leader in Construction Indoor Air Quality
TEMP-AIR, Inc., a specialist in temporary HVAC rental services, is named #56 on Rental Equipment Register magazine’s list of top 100 rental companies in 2009 (RER 100). While the accompanying article states that overall rental volume of the RER 100 fell 0.36 percent in 2009, TEMP-AIR climbed... - May 31, 2009 - TEMP-AIR
Macallan Construction Awarded Contract for 218 Cabarrus Street
Macallan Construction was awarded the contract to renovate 218 Cabarrus Street an almost 32,000 sq. ft. public safety building. - May 31, 2009 - Macallan Construction
Charleston's 'Studio A' Launches New User-Friendly Website
Architect Whitney Powers, AIA, principal of Studio A, Inc., in Charleston, South Carolina, recently underscored her commitment to innovative design by launching a new and improved website and news blog at www.studioa-architecture.com. Created by Buff Ross of Alloneword Design in Charleston, Studio... - May 30, 2009 - Studio A Architecture, Inc.
Highland Homes Features a Green Built Model Home at the Greens of Hidden Creek
Highland Homes is happy to announce the new release of The Greens of Hidden Creek. Offering Wesley Chapel new homes, this community will surely be a hit. Prices start in the $140’s and floor plans range from 1,100 square feet to over 2,500 and include both one story and two homes. Highland... - May 30, 2009 - Highland Homes
Birdair, Inc. Introduces World’s First Recyclable Architectural Fabric Membrane
Kenafine Allows Tensile Structures to be Fully Recycled into Paper Products - May 30, 2009 - Birdair, Inc.
Bowen Family Homes’ Willoughby Cove All Ranch Community Now Priced from $204,900
Bowen Family Homes recently introduced special pricing at their Willoughby Cove community with beautiful ranch homes now available from $204,900. - May 30, 2009 - Bowen Family Homes
Unique IDX Tools Give Realtor Wiley Rudasill’s Clients the Means to Create a Truly Customized Online Property Search
Custom IDX Broker software provides home seekers with a quick and easy way to search for real estate online. - May 30, 2009 - IDX, Inc.
Get Away from It All with Lennar’s "Great Escape" Vacation Giveaway
Pack your suitcase and get ready for the trip of a lifetime. Lennar could be sending you and a guest on an all expense paid trip to Nappa Valley, California. Every prospective homebuyer who registers at one of Lennar’s eight Virginia communities in Alexandria, Ashburn, Fredericksburg,... - May 30, 2009 - Lennar
For Rent Media Solutions™ Launches Unique Intuitive Search Function Exclusively on ForRent.com
New search function brings “smarter search” experience to leading apartment Web site - May 29, 2009 - For Rent Media Solutions
HOCHTIEF Implement Union Square's Workspace System to Address Issues with Information Access and Email Management
HOCHTIEF UK goes live with Workspace ahead of schedule, rolling out 'Themis' - May 29, 2009 - Union Square Software
St. Louis Real Estate Auctioneer, Rick Bauer AARE, of Father Time Auctions Designated Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate by NAA
Father Time Auctions, Real Estate and Appraisal Services, www.fathertime.com today announced that Auctioneer, Rick Bauer AARE received his designation as Accredited Auctioneer Real Estate (AARE) from the National Auctioneers Association’s Education Institute. The AARE program provided an educational platform for Bauer AARE to receive expert training in evaluating property, preparing important financial documents, and preparing the property for auction in the Real Estate Market available today. - May 29, 2009 - Father Time Auctions and Real Estate
Homeowners and Fuel Dealers Connect Using Fuelstart
Searching for home energy companies and information has been greatly simplified thanks to Fuelstart.com. The founders of Fuelstart.com designed the website to help homeowners and energy companies connect using the internet. - May 29, 2009 - Fuelstart.com
Sterling Custom Homes Sets the Standard for Employee Designations
Once again Sterling Custom Homes has positioned itself as the industry leader, this time in the areas of employee education and industry accreditation. “We very well may be the most educated, accredited custom homebuilder in the country for an operation of our size,” claims Duke... - May 29, 2009 - Sterling Custom Homes
A Custom IDX Broker Integration Sets Realtor Kent Redding’s Website Apart from Others
The IDX Broker software is used to speed up the online real estate search process, saving agents, brokers, and their clients both time and hassle. - May 29, 2009 - IDX, Inc.
BJAC Partner Earns LEED Certification
Lou Jurkowski, chief executive officer at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that Jennifer Amster, partner and director of higher education projects at BJAC, has been certified as a Leadership... - May 29, 2009 - BJAC
Kingspan Water Provides Rainwater Harvesting Solution for Defra Offices in Northumberland
Lion House is an ultra low-emissions office building, designed and built for Defra in Alnwick, Northumberland. The aim was to construct a building with the highest possible BREEAM rating. Kingspan Water was asked to design a suitable rainwater harvesting solution for the building. - May 28, 2009 - Kingspan Environmental
State of Michigan to Break Ground in Taylor
ProVisions, LLC and the State of Michigan will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. on June 2, 2009 to announce the Taylor Business Center (www.taylorbusinesscenter.com) as the Michigan Department of Human Services’ new office facility. The ceremony will take place at the Taylor Business... - May 28, 2009 - ProVisions, LLC
RedVector Introduces Pre-Approved Course Packages for Utah Contractors
New Course Packages Will Help Utah Contractors Meet State-Mandated Continuing Education Requirements - May 28, 2009 - RedVector
Lennar Goes Smaller and Smarter with New Home Models
Homebuilder Set to Debut Five New Space-Efficient Designs in North Carolina. - May 28, 2009 - Lennar, East Coast Division
Marin County Luxury Home Sales Rise in April, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Reports
The Marin County luxury housing market continued to show some encouraging signs in April with sales of million-dollar homes rising to their highest level since October, according to a new report by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the Bay Area’s leading provider of real estate services. - May 28, 2009 - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Redistricting Places Several Bowen Family Homes Communities in New School Districts for Fall 2009
Children at several of Bowen Family Homes' Atlanta communities will attend new school districts next fall as a result of redistricting and the addition of new schools. - May 28, 2009 - Bowen Family Homes
A Custom IDX Integration Gives Tom Baldwin the Means to Create a Simplified Property Search for His Clients
IDX Broker software enables clients to personalize their online real estate search, saving them both time and hassle. - May 28, 2009 - IDX, Inc.
Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Announces Builders and Bankruptcy Event
John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com) has announced that the Association will host a breakfast and informational session titled “Builders, Bankruptcy & Protecting Your Clients,” featuring Paul Stam of Stam, Fordham and... - May 28, 2009 - RRAR
Real Estate Capital Company, Sees a Surge of Activity in Its Newly Created Loan Acquisitions Group
Real Estate Capital Company has partnered with a CMBS/MBS investment banking firm and together is purchasing performing and sub-performing commercial real estate (CRE) note pools and performing and non-performing residential note pools. - May 27, 2009 - Real Estate Capital Company
Chinese Hold Buying Power
The launch of Colliers International Asia Pacific Real Estate Investment Market Bulletin – Quarterly Update. - May 27, 2009 - Colliers International (Australia)
Australia Makes the List for the World’s Premier Fashion Retail Strips
Colliers International Global Retail Survey – May 2009. - May 27, 2009 - Colliers International (Australia)
Marquette Managment Launches Community Life Program
Marquette blends technology and good old fashioned values in program that is a win-win for business and customers. - May 26, 2009 - JVM Realty Corporation
Mortgage Loan Audit May be Last Resort for Tough Loan Modifications and Investment Properties
It seems that investment properties, second homes, and jumbo mortgage loans are turned down for modification almost immediately, in the absence of leverage against the lender, like a failing mortgage loan document audit. - May 26, 2009 - MitiGroup, LLC