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DirectBuy of Gurnee Helps Three Young Women Get a Second Chance at Life
DirectBuy of Gurnee helps raise $30,000 for three young women in need of life changing assistance. - November 11, 2008 - DirectBuy
Universal Wrecking Corp. Completes Demolition of Concrete Aggregate Plant
Universal Wrecking Corp., a premier demolition, scrap metal recycling and wrecking contractor that operates on a nationwide basis, recently completed the demolition of a concrete aggregate plant in Hazelton, PA. The property needed to be razed in order to make way for redevelopment. The client... - November 11, 2008 - Universal Wrecking Corp
Association Telecom Basics CAM Continuing Education Course Approved by Florida DBPR
Broadband Agreement Specialists, Inc. has been approved by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to offer a new continuing education course for Licensed Community Associations Managers on the subject of condo and homeowner association telecom services, issues and options. - November 10, 2008 - Broadband Agreement Specialists, Inc. | Residential Cable TV & Telecom Property Rights Consultants
Palagon Launches New Executive Office Search Web Site, Easier to Navigate, More User Friendly and Including Additional Office Solutions
Palagon’s new website allows customers to quickly find executive office space, virtual services or meeting room across Canada, the USA, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Every search done on their website is totally free. - November 10, 2008 - Palagon
Assist-2-Sell® Opens Office in Pitman, N.J.; Saving Gloucester County Homeowners Money with Its “Full-Service with $avings!” Program
Last month, REALTOR® Steven White opened Assist-2-Sell Buyers & Sellers Real Estate in Pitman, N.J., at 7 East Holly Avenue. The new office provides full brokerage services to home sellers and buyers throughout Gloucester County, and can be reached by calling (856) 589-7600 or e-mailing... - November 10, 2008 - Assist-2-Sell
New Luxury Condos in Lombard to be Sold at Auction
Westar Properties, Inc., an Oak Brook, IL-based real estate auction marketing firm, announced it will auction 18 brand new luxury condominiums at The Prairie Path Villas (310 S. Main St., Lombard, IL). 6 of the condos will be sold absolute, regardless of price. The auction will take place at 1:00 pm on Sunday, November 23, 2008, at the Westin Hotel in Lombard. - November 09, 2008 - Westar Properties, Inc.
Moss Anderson Joint Venture Completes Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village
Moss Anderson Construction Group announced the completion of Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village in Destin, a $162 million construction project. Moss & Associates teamed with Roy Anderson Corp. in the joint venture, serving as construction manager for developer Legendary, Inc. Emerald Grande... - November 09, 2008 - Moss & Associates
Get Help for Your Home: York County Realtor Becomes a Professional on Distressed Properties
An experienced real Estate Agent who has earned the CDPE© Certified Distressed Property Expert© Designation has dedicated their time and effort to understanding the issues distressed homeowners are dealing with, Whether it be anything from short sales to foreclosure and in between. - November 09, 2008 - Professional Realty Associates
Cirrus Environmental Introduces a New Construction Site Noise Monitor
Cirrus Environmental, the UK company which specialises in noise monitoring tools for the environmental market, has introduced a new instrument that has been specially designed for use on construction sites and building projects. - November 09, 2008 - Cirrus Environmental
UNC-Asheville Selects Frank Harmon as Architect for Craft Campus; Site Set to Go from Landfill to Landmark
The view captured Frank Harmon's imagination. Standing on a grassy bluff overlooking the French Broad River, the third oldest river in the world, the acclaimed Raleigh architect knew for sure that he wanted to design the buildings that would one day become UNC Asheville's Craft Campus. The... - November 08, 2008 - Frank Harmon Architect PA
DigitalBeat Expands LocalHost Availability
DigitalBeat is expanding its LocalHost Service availability nationwide, effectively immediately. DigitalBeat is also increasing its field team of Distributors and Sales Agents to support the new markets. - November 08, 2008 - DigitalBeat LLC
Windermere Pacific Coast Properties Cleans Up During La Mesa Appreciation Day
As part of Windermere Real Estate’s network-wide Community Service Day, Windermere Pacific Coast Properties joined with the City of La Mesa and the La Mesa Parks Department to help clean-up and re-plant some of the city’s parks during La Mesa Appreciation Day held on Saturday, October... - November 08, 2008 - Windermere Pacific Coast Properties
Coldwell Banker Select Professionals Announces October Top Teams & Agents
This week Coldwell Banker Select Professionals announced the top listing and sales individuals & teams for October 2008 in their York, Lancaster, Lebanon and Hershey Real Estate Offices. - November 08, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Select Professionals
Success at Interbuild 2008 for The Construction Centre.co.uk
The Construction Centre announced an increase in visitor traffic to its website and enquiries to building manufacturers and suppliers following the Interbuild Exhibition last week. - November 08, 2008 - The Construction Centre
Top York PA Real Estate Team Chooses Coldwell Banker Select Professionals
The York office of Coldwell Banker Select Professionals proudly announced the affiliation of the Gregg Clymer Team today. Gregg Clymer is an experienced York County real estate expert who works with both new construction and resale homes throughout the region. Sean Miller is Gregg’s teammate... - November 08, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Select Professionals
Pro-Staff Termite & Pest Control Has GPS Systems Installed
At the beginning of October Pro-staff started installing Discreet’s GPS Tracking Systems on their fleet of 17 Service Vehicles. - November 08, 2008 - Pro-Staff Termite and Pest Control
Custom IDX Broker Software Provides an Integrated IDX Solution for Realtor Kathleen Blanchette
Simple design and easy-to-use IDX tools allow Realtors to provide their clients with a custom search experience. - November 08, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Free E-Book for Real Estate Agents and Private Sellers: "Selling to Russians"
Free E-book for real estate agents and private sellers "Selling to Russians" is available now. Go fishing where the fish is: sell properties to Russian Buyers with money to invest. - November 07, 2008 - Olga Kellen, English - Russian Translation and Internet Marketing
BuildCentric.com Gilbert Arizona Home Improvement Contractors
Gilbert-based BuildCentric.com offers online quotes for all of its services including interior painting, exterior painting, landscaping, carpet cleaning, fence installation, regular and dog door installation, and flooring. - November 07, 2008 - BuildCentric.com
A Custom IDX Solution Sets Real Estate Agent James Johnson’s Website Apart from the Competition
IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to speed up the real estate search, saving both realtors and consumers time. - November 07, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Landquest Legacy Will Host Veteran’s Program
Kyle Corkum, president of Landquest (www.landquestdevelopment.com), has announced that Landquest Legacy, a division of Landquest specializing in the development and beautification of cemetery properties throughout the Southeast, will be hosting a veterans program at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens on... - November 07, 2008 - Landquest Development
Prudential Landis Homesale Services Group Combines Schuylkill County Team Under One Roof
On October 27, Prudential Landis Homesale announced that it has almost doubled the size of its facility at 384 Centre Avenue in Schuylkill Haven, allowing the company to move its teams from the current Pottsville and Orwigsburg location into this upgraded facility. Operating out of one Schuylkill... - November 07, 2008 - Prudential Homesale Services Group
Independent study: GreenSwitch Saves Hotel 36% on Energy
Independent study: GreenSwitch Saves Hotel 36% on Energy, The GreenSwitch equipped room used 36% less energy for HVAC than the control room. GreenSwitch technology was recently listed in the 2008 DOE Energy Star Building Upgrade Manual. - November 06, 2008 - Magnum Energy Solutions LLC
Turnberry Homes Re-Enters Brentwood Market with Sonoma
Turnberry Homes comes back home to Brentwood with the opening of Sonoma, a community of 66 homes on estate-sized sites. Homes are priced from the high $600,000s to the $700,000s. “We’ve been so successful in Brentwood in the past that we sold out of our homes here last year,”... - November 06, 2008 - Turnberry Homes
NRAN | National Retail Advisors Network Opens Membership in Virginia Beach, Virginia
National Retail Advisors Network is a National Alliance of Professionals in the retail real estate industry. The network includes retail real estate law firms, brokers, developers, contractors, architects, engineers, appraisers, and financiers. - November 06, 2008 - National Retail Advisors Network
East Tennessee Luxury Properties Reports All Real Estate News is Not Dismal
This could be the best time to build or buy a home. Maximize tax savings. - November 06, 2008 - East Tennessee Luxury Properties
Crestwood Communities Named Builder of the Year
Building primarily in the Inland Empire in Southern California, Crestwood Communities demonstrates an unwavering commitment to construction excellence and attentive customer service. Family owned and operated for 30 years, Crestwood has developed an insightful perspective into contemporary family living. - November 05, 2008 - Crestwood Communities
Taryn Cafiero with Coldwell Banker Enhances Her Website with Custom IDX Broker Search Tools
Customized IDX search tools help both realtors and consumers save time and increase efficiency. - November 05, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Excitement Grows as Investors Anticipate Release of Free Real Estate Guidebook
Investors are preregistering to receive a free copy of a book aimed at helping real estate investors adapt to current real estate market conditions. The book, titled “This Market Stinks,” will be distributed free of charge to all who request advance copies. - November 05, 2008 - StinkyMarketBook.com
The Co-Founders of Stoneyard.com Speak at Build Boston 2008
On Tuesday November 18, 2008, David and John Croteau will be speaking at the Build Boston tradeshow at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, MA. The workshop presentation is #A67 from 3:30 – 5:00 PM titled: “Stone Veneer Installation: Overview and Innovations.” John and David... - November 05, 2008 - STONEYARD®
Westport Connecticut Realtor Joins The Riverside Realty Group
Fairfield resident & award winning real estate agent Cindy Raney joins top real estate agency The Riverside Realty Group. She has consistenty been a top producing realtor in the Westport, Weston, & Fairfield Real Estate market. - November 05, 2008 - The Riverside Realty Group
Newly Relaunched Property Website Proves There is Still Plenty of Activity in the Property Market
One recently relaunched property website has proved that the market may not actually be as bad as the news reports would have us believe. Since relaunching last month EstateAgents123.com (www.estateagents123.com) has received a record number of visitors to its new site. The site´s Marketing Manager Nick Alexander firmly believes that one of the key reasons for the upturn is that agents are adapting to the changing views of consumers and becoming more competitive. - November 05, 2008 - Estate Agents 123 Ltd
Zinn Design Build Wins 2008 Parade of Home Award
Luxury home in Chapel Hill's Claremont community lauded for superior design and construction by home builders association. - November 05, 2008 - Claremont Community
Ortus Group Awarded Advertising Contract for Trendsetting Shanghai Mall Channel One
Ortus Group is awarded the task of implementing a creative promotional campaign for the trendy up-and-coming Shanghai shopping destination, Channel One. - November 05, 2008 - Ortus Group (Shanghai) Limited
6 of the Best Property Campaign Proves a Big Hit Across Spain
Progressive real estate company gets excellent results with timely campaign - 6 of the best. UK and Spain based Girasol Homes have enjoyed an excellent quarter with their focused campaign with their wide range of property partners across Spain and the Spanish Islands. Nigel Salmon, MD of Girasol Homes, says, - November 04, 2008 - Girasol Homes
One Hundred Bed and Breakfasts Now Available for Aspiring Innkeepers
A new website allows aspiring innkeepers to search more than 100 inns for sale, spanning 35 states and a wide variety of price points and styles. - November 04, 2008 - InnShopper.com
New TireStat™ No-Nonsense Commercial-Grade TPMS is Released by Mobile Awareness, LLC
TireStat™ is a complete and effective tire pressure monitoring system that offers increased fuel economy, enhanced safety, maximized tire casing life and extended tire wear. Providing a compromise-free tire maintenance solution for individuals, businesses and commercial fleets. - November 03, 2008 - Mobile Awareness, LLC
Life Safety Services, LLC Ranked Fourth Fastest Growing Company by Business First of Louisville
Life Safety Services, LLC the national leader in fire and smoke damper inspection and repair has been named the fourth fastest growing company in the Greater Louisville Area by Business First of Louisville for 2008. - November 03, 2008 - Life Safety Services
Pelican Systems Launch Customer Focused Website
Finally there is a solution based website for the building interiors trade in Kwazulu Natal. - November 03, 2008 - Pelican Systems
IBA Enters the Chicago Market by Securing Two Major Contracts in the Windy City
IBA Consultants is one of the World's leading building envelope experts. - November 03, 2008 - IBA Consultants
Nationwide Platforms – Strength Through Unity
The merger between Nationwide Access and The Platform Company is now complete and the new combined company, Nationwide Platforms, was officially launched on the 3rd November. Part of Lavendon Group PLC, the new entity is the UK’s largest powered access rental company with a fleet of in... - November 03, 2008 - Nationwide Platforms
GuildQuality Announces the 2009 Guildmaster Awards Call for Entries
GuildQuality is pleased to announce the call for entries for the 2009 Guildmaster Awards. This competition recognizes builders and real estate companies in the United States and Canada with a proven history of superior customer service. The 2009 awards will be open to non-members for the first time... - November 03, 2008 - GuildQuality
James Cotoia Realtor from EXIT Realty Professional Claims There Are 5 Very Important Reasons to Buy a House Now
James Cotoia has been a full time full service Realtor since 1991. He has helped helped many homebuyers become homeowners. James has an Associates Degree in Real Estate and is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute. James is a member of the Northern RI Chamber of Commerce and part of the Executive of Success Club. James tells us there are important reasons to buy a house now. - November 02, 2008 - EXIT Realty Professional
Old Republic Home Protection Adds a New Star to Its Northern California Sales Team
Old Republic Home Protection recently introduced Ashley Larkin as their new Account Executive on the Northern California Sales Team. The Company has the reputation as a leading provider in the home warranty industry, and this move will allow them to better serve the real estate community and... - November 02, 2008 - Old Republic Home Protection
Custom IDX Broker Software Helps Broker Jill Morin Provide Her Clients a Personalized Search Experience
IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to speed up the real estate search, saving both realtors and consumers time. - November 02, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Vista Realty Partners to Offer Free Housing to Metro Atlantans Troubled by Foreclosure and Unemployment
Vista is offering free housing in Cobb, Fulton and Dekalb counties to individuals and families affected by the current economic crisis in the form of foreclosures and loss of employment. - November 02, 2008 - Vista Realty Partners
Energy Star and Green Building Initiative Certifies Chapel Hill, NC Neighborhood - The Orchard Receives Highest Ratings Awarded for Green Standards
The Orchard is the first community in North Carolina's Triangle region where each home includes standard solar energy generation and is Green Building Certified at either the gold or silver level. - November 02, 2008 - Hampton Green Homes
BJAC Releases Podcast on Branding for the Built Environment
Lou Jurkowski, chief executive officer of BJAC pa (www.bjac.com), one of the largest woman-owned architectural design firms in the Southeast, has announced the release of a podcast on healthcare branding. In this podcast, Rebecca Edmunds, director of communications, and Linda Kulka, director of... - November 02, 2008 - BJAC
Riverbend Corporate Park Announces Strayer University as First to Locate in Fort Lauderdale's New Western Gateway
Another milestone has been reached in the development of Riverbend Corporate Park. Strayer University has leased an entire floor, 15,241 square feet, in the first completed building at Riverbend, where a new urban community is taking shape at the western edge of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Strayer... - November 02, 2008 - Amera Barron Leasing
Salo Strategy Works with Borrow The Boys to Launch Consumer Friendly Business in RI, MA and CT
Borrow The Boys provides an alternative for area home owners in this tight economy. - November 02, 2008 - Salo Strategy