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KAI Texas Appoints New Senior Project Architect
Robert Nieporte, AIA, named senior project architect at KAI Texas, a Dallas-based firm. - April 21, 2010 - KAI Texas
Nevada Real Estate Executive Explains Move Up Tax Credit
Opportunity to take advantage of $6,500 Worker, Homeownership & Business Assistance Act Tax Credit Ends April 30 - April 21, 2010 - Prudential Americana Group
FEECO Proudly Sponsors “Green Innovations 2010” on Earth Day
FEECO proudly supports the 2nd annual Green Innovations 2010 hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on April 22-23, 2010. - April 21, 2010 - FEECO International, Inc
Pinnacle Infrared to Provide BlockWallScanIR™ Services in Kansas and Oklahoma
Pinnacle Infrared, a provider of building diagnostic services, will provide BlockWallScanIR™ services to the Kansas and Oklahoma area. BlockWallScanIR™ is a service which provides infrared surveys of commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings built with CMU (Concrete Masonry Units) or block walls. - April 21, 2010 - Pinnacle Infrared
Anchor Loans Reaches Milestone: $1 Billion Funded
Anchor Loans has reached the milestone of funding $1 billion dollars. - April 20, 2010 - Anchor Loans
Get Real REI Says Short Sales May Soon be Half of the Foreclosure Market
Only Three Years Ago Bank Approved Short Sales Were Only One Eighth as Prevalent as Foreclosed Homes, the Tide Has Turned. - April 20, 2010 - Get Real REI
NC Testing Lab Provides Design Help for UL and CE Certification at ATX South Charlotte April 28-29
CertifiGroup helps manufacturers comply with product certification for US / Canada / EU (UL, CSA, CE) with free lab sessions in Cary NC. Visit Booth 1824 at the ATX South in Charlotte April 28-29. - April 20, 2010 - CertifiGroup
Local Remodeler Atlanta Building Company Catches Top Honor
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) awarded Atlanta Building Company, in Grayson, GA, the 2010 National CotY Award in the category of Residential Kitchen Under $40,000. - April 20, 2010 - Atlanta Building Company
New Door Title, LLC Launches New Website Aimed at South Florida Home Buyers, Realtors, Real Estate Developers and Lenders
New Door Title, LLC, a full service residential and commercial title agency, launched a new website offering a full range of title services, title insurance, loan restructuring and short sale solutions. Alan Polin of Polin & Associates, a successful law practice based in Coral Springs, Florida,... - April 19, 2010 - New Door Title
Mortgage Lender Scores Highly in Customer Feedback Survey
Total Mortgage Services sticks to the basics: Offering some of the lowest rates on fixed-rate mortgages, jumbo mortgages, FHA loans, and adjustable rates mortgages while maintaining a laser-focus on customer service. This emphasis on the consumer earns Total Mortgage high marks in customer satisfaction. - April 19, 2010 - Total Mortgage
Costa Mesa, California Real Estate Company Finds Kitty a Home Using Social Media
Costa Mesa, CA real estate company Torelli Realty found a home for a listing where the owner passed away and left behind an adorable kitty, Lucky using social media technology. - April 19, 2010 - Torelli Realty
EMLab P&K’s Virginia Lab Celebrates 5th Anniversary, Supports Northeast with Mold and Bacteria Analysis
EMLab P&K has been serving Virginia and surrounding states for over 5 years. The Virginia lab offers mold and bacterial analysis. - April 18, 2010 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Real Estate America Adds New Function to Their Website Making Finding a New Home Easy
Finding a new home has never been so easy. Real Estate America’s new and innovative listing system can help home shoppers find re-sale homes as well as new homes. Real Estate America has developed a new listing system that enables you to locate your new home by state, county, city, zip code... - April 18, 2010 - Real-Estate America
John Packer Associates Have Been Awarded the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Accreditation
This recognition further demonstrates the company’s commitment to sustainable design and management in all aspects of their work - April 18, 2010 - John Packer Associates
Repeat Provides Homes and Properties for Sale in USA
Repeat Property is an online real estate agent with a vast pool of homes for sale to choose from and properties for sale for commercial uses. Repeat Properties is one of the largest real estate agents in America. - April 17, 2010 - Repeat Property
Hard Money Bankers, LLC Announces New Office in Cincinnati, OH
New office will provide hard money solutions in the state of Ohio. - April 17, 2010 - Hard Money Bankers
Nina Hollander Earns NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification Buyers and Sellers Benefit from REALTOR® Expertise in Distressed Sales
Nina Hollander, owner of Carolinas Realty Partners with RE/MAX Executive Realty in Charlotte, has earned the nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the SFR certification to REALTORS® who want to help both buyers... - April 17, 2010 - Carolinas Realty Partners/ReMax Executive Realty
The Innovative Design Provided by IDX Broker Simplifies and Speeds-Up the Online Real Estate Search for Consumers
IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to create a sense of ease and efficiency for home seekers preforming the entirety of their real estate search online. - April 17, 2010 - IDX, Inc.
Dream Town Chicago Photo Contest to Publish Winners in New Photography Book
Dream Town Realty is holding a photo contest for amateur and professional photographers to get their pictures published in a coffee table book about Chicago. Grand Prize is $2,500 and the cover. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places and all winners will be published in a new, full-color portrait book available to the public. - April 17, 2010 - Dream Town Realty
407 Acres of Prime Virginia Land Selling at Absolute Auction April 17
Property spanning Sussex & Prince George Counties will be offered in six tracts or as whole. - April 17, 2010 - United Country Real Estate
Real Estate Market Showing Improvement for 2010
Local company boasts a strong March, predicts great results for April. - April 17, 2010 - Prudential Homesale Services Group
J&S Carpentry and Construction to Exhibit at Upcoming Spring Home and Landscape Show in Topsfield, MA
J&S Carpentry and Construction (http://www.js-carpentry.com), a Boston-area contracting company that provides professional home remodeling and commercial building services, will be exhibiting at the Home and Landscape Show taking place in Topsfield, MA on April 17-18, 2010. This event features... - April 17, 2010 - J&S Carpentry and Construction, Inc.
Seminar Highlights Women Entrepreneurs in Commercial Real Estate
Leading real estate industry professionals will be speaking at The Final Frontier Seminar on April 21, 2010 at UCLA’s Anderson School in Los Angeles. - April 17, 2010 - LBG Realty Advisors, LLC
MW Builders of Texas Awarded Five Projects in Past 60 Days, Totaling $106 Million in Contracts
MW Builders of Texas, a general construction contractor, has been awarded more than $100 million in contracts over the past 60 days for a variety of projects around the country. The new projects include the Fort Leonard Wood AIT Complex ($49.6MM); Fort Riley UEPH Barracks ($18.3MM); Midland County Jail ($15.3MM); Texas State Veterans Home in Tyler ($13.9MM); and Air Traffic Control Tower in Abilene ($9.2MM) - April 16, 2010 - MW Builders of Texas
Integrated Solutions Group Completes 10,000 SF Build-Out for Commonwealth Group/Amtrak
Northeast office build-out company Integrated Solutions Group from Newton, MA completes a 10,000 SF build-out for Commonwealth Group/Amtrak by partnering with local affiliate, Creative Office Environments. - April 16, 2010 - Integrated Solutions Group
Rabine Group’s National Paving Companies to Exhibit at Leading Retail Trade Show
Chicagoland-based Rabine Paving America and UltraLot will showcase their sustainable, innovative and first cost competitive asphalt and concrete paving options to country’s top retail facilities. - April 16, 2010 - Rabine Group
The Basement Doctor Receives 2010 Best of Reynoldsburg Award
For the second consecutive year, The Basement Doctor has been selected for the 2010 Best of Reynoldsburg Award in the Basement Repair & Finishing category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The Basement Doctor provides waterproofing, foundation repair and basement finishing in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima, Ohio plus Lexington & Louisville KY. - April 16, 2010 - The Basement Doctor
Handyman Matters Has Been Serving the North Houston Area for 6 Years & Continues to Take Care of Local Residents
Bob Mabry, owner of Handyman Matters in North Houston, says “We pride ourselves in taking care of customers and giving them qualified and trustworthy craftsmen to work with on their home repairs and improvements.” - April 16, 2010 - Handyman Matters Franchise Corp
An IDX Broker Addition Enables Realtor Ulysses Awsumb to Display His Local MLS Listing Information Directly Onto His Site
Easy-to-use IDX search tools simplify and speed up the online property search process for both real estate professionals and their clients. - April 16, 2010 - IDX, Inc.
New Jersey Builders Name Two K. Hovnanian Communities as Best-in-Class in New Jersey
Two K. Hovnanian communities were named as the best communities of their type in New Jersey by a panel of out-of-state builders at the New Jersey Builders Association’s annual 23rd Annual Sales and Marketing Awards Tuesday night in Atlantic City. In addition, another community won several awards. - April 16, 2010 - K Hovnanian Homes
New Parking Lot Good for Business and Environment
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has built a new 14-space "green" parking lot in the Pineapple Grove Arts District. Consisting of pervious pavers, decorative LED lighting, and low-volume irrigation, the lot will provide more parking for nearby businesses while incorporating public art components. - April 16, 2010 - Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
BJAC Releases Podcast on Construction Administration Communication
Lou Jurkowski, chief executive officer of BJAC pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced the release of a podcast on the importance of good communication within a team during the construction phase of a... - April 16, 2010 - BJAC
BESI Offers Defective Drywall Remediation Protocol That Exceeds CPSC/HUD Interim Guidance and Aligns with the Recent Court Ruling
The recent CPSC/HUD publication of remediation guidelines and the findings of fact & conclusions of law filed by Judge Fallon are no cause for change to the remediation protocol endorsed by the Building Envelope Institute since October 2009. - April 15, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute
RE/MAX Prestige Makes RIS MEDIA Power Broker Annual Report
RIS Media's Annual Power Broker Report & Survey is the residential real estate industry's most comprehensive report on the 600 most successful brokerages in the United States. The Report, issued in part each year in the April issue of Real Estate Magazine and then in a full version in May, is... - April 15, 2010 - RE/MAX Prestige
Charlotte IAHSP® Regional Chapter Members to Participate in 2010 IAHSP® Symposium
Accredited Home Staging Professionals® and the International Association of Home Staging Professionals® take to the Sea for ASP® IAHSP® Annual Convention. Two Charlotte IAHSP® (CIRC) board members will be featured presenters at the event. Joan Inglis, chapter public relations, and Marcyne Touchton, chapter ethics and IAHSP® board member will be symposium speakers. - April 15, 2010 - Charlotte IAHSP Regional Chapter
Quorum Services Renders Valuable My Safe Florida Home Program
My Safe Florida Home Program offered by Quorum Services facilitates in comprehending the current conditions of home systems. This program further helps in attaining home loans and insurance policies against hurricane disaster damages. - April 15, 2010 - quorumservices
Leading London Commercial Property Agency MERJS Lets Entire 3rd Floor of Soho Media-Style Office Space to Reliance Media Ltd
MERJS, one of London's leading commercial property agencies has successfully let the entire 3rd floor of 56a Poland Street to Reliance Media Ltd. - April 15, 2010 - Merjs Charted Surveyors
Architect D. William Otey Joins Western Architectural
Strategic hire positions the Portland-based forensic architecture and engineering firm to meet a growing demand for building envelope consulting and construction defect litigation services. - April 15, 2010 - Western Architectural
Hill & Co. Real Estate Launches Next Generation Website
Hill & Co. Real Estate announced today that it has launched its next generation website. The new site includes extensive San Francisco market reports, property videos, enhanced international search, a “Build Your Dream Home” tool and links to the company’s Facebook, YouTube... - April 15, 2010 - Hill & Co. Real Estate
Boston’s Staged Home Sells at First Open House with a 500% Return on Staging Investment
Maureen Reddy, of DaVinci Designer Gallery, proves once again that a properly staged house will translate into a successful sale. Homeowners enjoyed a full price offer at the first open house and $20,000 more than the pre-staged asking price. - April 15, 2010 - DaVinci Designer Gallery
Easy-to-Use IDX Search Tools Create a Simple and Time Efficient Online Real Estate Search for Home Seekers
IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to speed up the online property search process, saving both real estate professionals and their clients time and hassle. - April 15, 2010 - IDX, Inc.
Determined Investment Company Plans to Make West End of Atlanta a Desirable Intown Location for Home Buyers and Local Businesses
The company Sterling Property Holdings, Inc (SPH, Inc.) is truly determined to turn things around in West End Atlanta. The Marietta based real estate investment company headed by CEO Lionel Sterling has large aspirations of changing the appeal of Atlanta's intown West End. "The West End of... - April 14, 2010 - Sterling Property Holdings, Inc.
Zorich Joins The BSC Group as Senior Vice President
The BSC Group, a commercial real estate financing advisory firm, announced self-storage lending veteran Dave Zorich joined the firm as a senior vice president. Working from San Francisco, Zorich will develop and manage the company’s West Coast storage client base, and also support the debt... - April 14, 2010 - The BSC Group, LLC
Underwater Homeowner Assistance
John Mazzara Earns Real Estate, Short Sale and Other Distressed Property Designations to Help Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure. - April 14, 2010 - John Mazzara RE/MAX Associates Plus
Jeff Benton Homes Names New Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Benton Homes (JBH) of Huntsville Alabama, has selected Bob Whitten as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Whitten brings more than 30 years of management experience to his new position. Formerly a managing partner with one of the nation’s leading consulting firms... - April 14, 2010 - Jeff Benton Homes
Taylor Morrison Offers Tickets to Arizona Diamondbacks Game During Las Brisas Grand Opening
Valley residents who tour the Southwest’s newest Taylor Morrison community can win four-pack of tickets to April 24 Diamondbacks game. - April 14, 2010 - Taylor Morrison
Local MLS Listing Information is Integrated Directly Onto Realtor Virginia Owen's Website with the Help of IDX Broker
IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to create a sense of ease and efficiency for consumers executing their real estate search online. - April 14, 2010 - IDX, Inc.
Dream Town Realtor Talks Social Networking with Chicago Agent Magazine
In the March 29th issue of Chicago Agent Magazine, Dream Town agent Kimberly Adams talks about the benefits of social media in today's real estate market. Everything from Twitter to Facebook is helping realtors build their client bases and grow their businesses. - April 14, 2010 - Dream Town Realty
Davidson Realty Tapped by Country Club Homes of Florida to Represent Its Palencia Arthur Rutenberg Residences
Davidson Realty is a leader in Jacksonville and St. Augustine real estate and home sales. The company is expanding its representation in the exclusive golf community of Palencia with new construction Arthur Rutenberg homes. - April 14, 2010 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village
Leading London Commercial Property Agency MERJS Lets Part Ground Floor Office in WC1, on Behalf of Benesco Charity Ltd
MERJS has successfully let the part ground floor office space of Bedford House, 21a John Street to Page, White and Farrer Ltd on behalf of the Benesco charitable trust. - April 14, 2010 - Merjs Charted Surveyors