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Old Republic Home Protection Launches a New Star in Virginia

Old Republic Home Protection is proud to introduce the newest member of their Virginia Sales Team, Christy Fulcher. As a leading provider in the home warranty industry, this move will allow ORHP to better serve the real estate community and homeowners in Virginia. Christy brings with her a solid... - November 02, 2008 - Old Republic Home Protection

‘Opening Doors’ Program & Adam Brett Opened Door to Homeownership for Paraplegic

Like any young professional Mike McAdam yearned for his independence, to move out of his parents’ house into a home of his own. He finished college, got a job and planned find a place to rent with the long term goal of homeownership. Recognizing the affordability challenge in Southern... - November 01, 2008 - Adam Brett

Stanley Homes Sells 13 New Homes in Melbourne Florida Over the Last 2 Months

Homes sales for new homes have increased 12% over last year in the coastal areas of Volusia and Brevard counties according to Florida Association of Realtors®, and third generation home builder, Stanley Homes, has helped lead the way by recording 13 new home sales in Melbourne Florida area within the last 60 days. - November 01, 2008 - Stanley Homes

IDX, Inc. is Excited to Announce Its Attendance to the Upcoming National Association of REALTORS® Conference

Members of the IDX, Inc. team will soon be traveling to Orlando, Florida, to exhibit the custom IDX Broker software and all of its unique features. - November 01, 2008 - IDX, Inc.

FreemanWhite Senior Interior Designer Featured in Medical Construction & Design Magazine

Ned Jennings, principal at FreemanWhite (www.freemanwhite.com), has announced that Angela Byrd, IIDA, LEED AP, senior interior designer and associate at the firm, was featured in an article published in Medical Construction & Design magazine on the topic of lighting alternatives for healthcare... - November 01, 2008 - FreemanWhite

Hopfoot, Selected to Participate and be Part of a Trade Mission to Vicenza, Italy

Hopfoot has been selected by Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West to be part of a trade mission to Italy. - October 31, 2008 - Hopfoot, LLC

GBBR Charitable Foundation Raises $14,500 to Support Baltimore Area Students Through Adopt-a-Classroom

The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation is awarding $14,500 to help support local schools through the Adopt-A-Classroom Program. Twenty-nine classrooms in Baltimore area schools will receive a $500 stipend for teachers to purchase equipment, supplies and materials that... - October 31, 2008 - Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS

Exit Realty Gulf Coast Joins the Ranks of Elite Real Estate Companies Using Custom IDX Software on Their Website

IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to speed up the real estate search, saving both realtors and consumers time. - October 31, 2008 - IDX, Inc.

Royal Oaks Building Group Named to Inaugural Western Wake 100 List

Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has been named to the inaugural Western Wake 100 list by Cary Business magazine. The list is comprised of the 100 most influential companies in Western Wake County. Area chambers of... - October 31, 2008 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC

Landquest Names New Operations Director

Kyle Corkum, president of Landquest Development (www.landquestdevelopment.com), a residential development firm specializing in the acquisition, design, permitting and construction of communities on the east coast, has announced that Rick Garner has joined the firm as Vice President. In this... - October 31, 2008 - Landquest Development

Housing Authority of Newport’s Open House Generates Buzz

Saratoga Development Called “Best in Nation.” - October 31, 2008 - Housing Authority of Newport Kentucky

Renee Tsao and Robert Padavick at the Historic Commander's Mansion in Watertown, MA

Renowned wedding photographer Heather Parker captures a vibrant, multi-cultural wedding under a rainbow of autumn leaves at the historic Commander's Mansion in Watertown, MA. - October 31, 2008 - Heather Parker Photography

Greater Baltimore Board Of Realtors Installs 2009 Board Of Directors -- Vito Simone Named President, Bob Kimball Honored as REALTOR® of the Year

The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR) has announced that Vito Simone will lead its board of directors as president for 2009. At the trade association’s annual installation of officers and awards ceremony at Baltimore’s Engineer’s Club, GBBR also appointed David W. - October 31, 2008 - Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS

EC Waters Offers Energy Star to Cut Expenses

An Orlando heating and cooling company is offering high-efficiency Energy Star appliances to counteract the rising cost of living while protecting the environment and reducing our carbon footprint. E.C. Waters does installation and maintenance of air conditioning units. - October 31, 2008 - ECWaters

Cornerstone Properties & Investments Announces the Addition of Their Luxury Vacation Home Team

The Cornerstone Properties Beach Team of Laurie Gaudette and Diane VanWingerden have found their niche in the Luxury Vacation Home market, offering a complete service package including purchases and sales, as well as management of short term vacation rentals. - October 31, 2008 - Cornerstone Properties & Investments

Housing & Transportation Advocates Launch New Website

FourStory.org explores timely issues that affect fair living conditions in Southern California and beyond. - October 31, 2008 - FourStory

Industry Staffing Leader Announces Vice President, Regional Manager

Linda Stewart and Josie Castro have joined the residential leasing division of JWilliamsStaffing. Based in Irvine, Calif., JWilliams handles the full spectrum of staffing needs for multi-family leasing offices with candidates at every skill level and needs-based placements for bilingual or specialized consultants. - October 31, 2008 - JWilliamsStaffing

3 Opportunities from The Masiello Group to Build Your Home on Hio Ridge Road in Bridgton Maine

3 lots have recently been listed for sale by The Masiello Group in Bridgton Maine. - October 31, 2008 - The Masiello Group

Real Estate Investors Capitalize on IRS Tax Benefits

Brandon Smith Guides Investors to Better Profits by Planning for Tax Consequences. - October 30, 2008 - Get Real REI

Rexcheck Global Revolutionizes Home Buying

Rexcheck Global has emerged as a new player in the real estate industry. In response to the changing marketplace and need for instantaneous property viewing, the Rexcheck platform was created. Beneficial to both the buyer and the seller, Rexcheck is no average property listing site. Rexcheck is a... - October 30, 2008 - Rexcheck Global

Stone Pride to Provide Free Marble Medallion Design Service to Its US Customers

Stone Pride launched free medallion design service, code named Free-D, to its US customers. The program will allow customers to submit their own design ideas. Stone Pride's designers will turn the customer's idea into medallion designs for free. - October 30, 2008 - Stone Pride International Corp.

Coldwell Banker Select Professionals Announces Top Sales Associates

Coldwell Banker Select Professionals announced the top listing and sales individuals & teams for September 2008 this week. Top Listing Agent: Josh Wood Josh is a top agent with the Lancaster PA real estate office and serves all of Lancaster County. You can learn more about Josh at... - October 30, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Select Professionals

Chris McAroy with RE/MAX Eastern, Inc. Simplifies the Real Estate Search for His Clients by Incorporating a Custom IDX Solution

IDX Broker allows McAroy the ability to manage the look of his website and create a truly custom search experience for his clients. - October 30, 2008 - IDX, Inc.

Starta Development Releases Tax Credit Allocation Management System

Starta Development has released a secure, web-based service to manage lending and tax credit allocations for the development of affordable, multi-family communities. Although its service remains the most robust tool for the development of affordable housing communities, Starta has added specialized features to track the full-life cycle of funding allocations. - October 30, 2008 - Starta Development, Inc.

A Property Investment for Under 20k? Ice Pads Bulgaria is Here

Fantastic Investment opportunity in Bansko, Bulgaria from GoPropertyInvestment.com - A rare opportunity to get a luxury apartment in Bansko from only £19,949. - October 30, 2008 - Go Property Investment

Elizabeth Bublitz, Owner and Creator of Pawfriendly Landscapes, is Writing a Blog for Peta Prime

Elizabeth Bublitz, owner, author and creator of Pawfriendly Landscapes, a landscape design firm that designs landscapes based on dogs' habits, is contributing to PETA Prime's blog. PETA Prime is a new web site created by PETA but for people who want to lead a healthier lifestyle while respecting... - October 29, 2008 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.

Prudential Homesale Services Group Cuts Ribbon at New Office

Prudential Homesale Services Group recently relocated their Lebanon office to better serve the needs of the local community. On Friday, October 17th at 11 am, the ribbon was cut outside of Homesale’s new office at 1402 Quentin Road in Lebanon, a 2-story office building with 3,928 square feet... - October 29, 2008 - Prudential Homesale Services Group

Senior Deputy Attorney General and Prudential Homesale Services Group Speak About Consumer Protection and Other Emerging Issues in the Real Estate Industry

Senior Deputy Attorney General John Abel and attorney Bill Dinkel, In-House Counsel with Prudential Homesale Services Group, along with a panel of local experts addressed Realtors® on what is being done to protect consumers in the current real estate market. Topics covered included short sale... - October 29, 2008 - Prudential Homesale Services Group

Daniel LaBadie Joins Leadership of Hardin Construction Company

Hardin Construction Company, LLC (www.hardinconstruction.com) has announced that Daniel LaBadie has been named manager of preconstruction services for the company’s Raleigh operations. A longtime North Carolina resident, LaBadie has extensive experience in cost estimating various types of... - October 29, 2008 - Hardin Construction Company

Find A Sider. com is Active in Your State Now

Find A Sider. com is Active in Your State Now

Findasider.com is Active for Homeowners to Use Free of Charge. Find a Sider was created because as homeowners they found that finding a trusted company can take hours or even days. Well, they have put together a directory of siding companies in each state to simplify the process. Check out their... - October 28, 2008 - Findasider.com

DirectBuy of Fort Lauderdale Helps Habitat for Humanity Through Rain, Sleet, Snow or Hurricane

DirectBuy of Fort Lauderdale Helps Habitat for Humanity Through Rain, Sleet, Snow or Hurricane

DirectBuy of Fort Lauderdale helps turn two Habitat Houses into homes. - October 28, 2008 - DirectBuy

SHIFT Needed to Stay on Top of the Changing Real Estate Market

Real Estate Agents and Investors Alike Can Profit and Produce in the Changing Real Estate Market. - October 28, 2008 - Get Real REI

Slattery and Associates Awarded Project for Royal Island Bahamas

Boca Raton, FL –Slattery & Associates today announced they were selected by Royal Island Bahamas, Ltd. to provide full design services for their off-island Support Facilities in North Eleuthera, Bahamas. The project will create a housing complex for the senior staff on the island... - October 27, 2008 - Slattery and Associates Architects and Planners

Multi-Housing Industry Leader Helps Dayton Apartment Seekers Find Ideal Housing

For Rent Magazine® expands to Dayton, Ohio. - October 27, 2008 - For Rent Media Solutions

Save Cash on Gas, Go Green

Capital City Venture Homes offers $3,000 inventive to new home buyers who shorten their commute by moving to The Madison at Village Green. - October 27, 2008 - Capital City Venture Homes, LLC.

Empower Research Insight Into the Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure Opportunities in India

EmPower Research made a presentation at an event organized by the Trade Commissioner, for the Government of Queensland, Australia. The main focus of the discussion was the identification of the growth opportunities in India for the field of real estate and construction. - October 27, 2008 - EmPower Research LLC

Moss & Associates Completes The Ivy Riverfront Tower in Downtown Miami

Moss & Associates, one of Florida’s largest construction management companies, has completed The Ivy residential/mixed-use tower in downtown Miami, a $121 million construction project. - October 26, 2008 - Moss & Associates

mRELEVANCE Chosen to Promote 2009 Southern Building Show and Conference

mRELEVANCE, LLC has been chosen to promote the 16th annual Southern Building Show through public relations and social media. The Southeast’s premier event for builders, remodelers and design professionals, the 2009 Southern Building Show is sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Georgia (HBAG) and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (HBA). Prime exhibit space is still available for the 2009 show, which will be held June 4-6, 2009. - October 26, 2008 - mRELEVANCE, LLC

Advantage GMAC Real Estate Broker Jeff Foster Implements a Custom IDX Solution to Simplify the Property Search Process

IDX Broker saves both Brokers and clients time searching for real estate online. - October 26, 2008 - IDX, Inc.

BioFit Draws Up New Styles in Architectural Seating with ArmorSeat

BioFit Engineered Products, an Ohio-based manufacturer and long-standing leader in the development of ergonomic seating solutions, has announced the introduction of its new ArmorSeat line of chairs. The culmination of more than 200 hours of research and development, these products are intended to... - October 26, 2008 - BioFit Engineered Products

Houston Home Stagers Meeting - Open Invitation

During Home Staging Awareness Month the popular "Stage it Forward" (SIF) Round Table Meetings will be taking place all over North America. SIF originated from a powerful internet blogging community that is hosted by Real Estate Blogging website called Active Rain. (www.ActiveRain.com) The meetings will focus on the Staging Industry, creating standards, ethics and the wants and needs of the Professional Stager. - October 26, 2008 - Redesign Etc.

IFAI Awards the 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award for Interiors to Fabric Images, Inc.

IFAI Awards the 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award for Interiors to Fabric Images, Inc.

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is proud to announce Fabric Images, Inc. as the 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award for Interiors. - October 25, 2008 - Fabric Images, inc.

Construction Underway on First Model Home at The Park at Heritage Ridge

PEC Development is pleased to announce that construction has begun on the first model home at The Park at Heritage Ridge. Located in historic Newnan, the 241-home community is the final neighborhood located in the successful Heritage Ridge master-planned community. Upon completion, the community... - October 25, 2008 - PEC Development

AquaStar's Line of Drain Covers Providing Safety Solutions

AquaStar Pool Products, Inc. provides the most complete line of compliant suction outlets on the market. - October 25, 2008 - AquaStar Pool Products, Inc.

Blue Realty GMAC Appointed Local Marketing Representative for Lending Tree

Blue Realty GMAC Real Estate Services has extended its marketing relationship with Lending Tree, an online lending marketplace matching thousands of real estate buyers and consumers with quality local service providers like Blue Realty GMAC Real Estate Services. With access to over 60 million... - October 25, 2008 - Blue Realty

Custom IDX Broker Software Enhances the Real Estate Search on Agent Alicia Ruiz’s Website

A custom IDX solution to speed up the real estate search and saves both realtors and consumers time. - October 25, 2008 - IDX, Inc.

Landscape Escapes LLC Launches Planting Guide for Homeowners

Landscape Escapes LLC has launched a comprehensive planting guide for homeowners to get the most out of their landscapes. The book contains over 170 pages of plants and outlines everything needed for a healthy and happy landscape. - October 25, 2008 - Landscape Escapes LLC

Seth Jernigan of Real Estate Associates Awarded CCIM Designation

Seth J. Jernigan, Vice President of Brokerage at Real Estate Associates, Inc., headquartered in Durham, NC, has been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the CCIM Institute, one of the leading commercial real estate associations in the world. The designation was... - October 25, 2008 - Real Estate Associates, Inc.

Building Company Leads on Sustainable Building Materials

Birmingham-based building company Linford Group has outlined its vision for the next generation of ‘better-than-zero carbon’ sustainable building materials at a meeting of the city’s construction professionals. Linford is taking a lead with new sustainable buildings materials by... - October 25, 2008 - Linford-Bridgeman

James Cotoia Joins EXIT Realty Professional

James Cotoia Exit Realty Professional. The switch was easy James said,"Exit offers its Sales Associates the ability to earn Broker like income and has the technology to get top dollar for their clients." - October 25, 2008 - EXIT Realty Professional

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