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Grand Rapids Office Space Leased by Image Office Suites to National Investors
National Investors recently signed a lease at the Image Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a tenant in the Image Building, they will be able to keep their overhead to a minimum and also have more time to make better connections with their clients. - February 26, 2010 - Image Office Suites
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Lists Albemarle House: Charlottesville Estate of Patricia Kluge
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty of Washington DC has listed for sale the storied estate of vintner and philanthropist Patricia Kluge, Albemarle House of Charlottesville, Virginia. The list price for the estate is $48 million dollars. Albemarle House, one of the most important residences... - February 26, 2010 - TTR Sotheby's International Realty
Fred Filsoof Pres. of Coordinated Properties Reviews the $1.5 Billion Troubled Asset Relief Program
Money could go to programs to help unemployed homeowners, for example, or borrowers who owe more on their houses than they are. - February 26, 2010 - Fred F Filsoof
Bluestone America Will Provide Longevity Asset Backed Global Bond Offering
Bluestone America launches its Longevity Asset backed global bond offering. It is an innovative approach to funding and securitizing asset based projects in a variety of new ways in both, foreign and domestic markets. The Longevity based Asset is the debt servicing component used; it is uninvolved in any speculative or derivative factors and is a 144A SEC registered corporate debt offering. - February 25, 2010 - Bluestone America Inc.
Bluestone America Announces the Offering of Its Preferred Wealth PPM
Bluestone America announces its Preferred Wealth PPM which offers instruments to ensure high ratio securitization of debt. The initial strategy of the new PPM is to buy and hold through maturity of US based portfolios called Longevity Assets. The PPM will be offered through two different debt instruments. - February 25, 2010 - Bluestone America Inc.
Bluestone America Opens Preferred Wealth Center
It is a great pleasure to announce the opening of the Bluestone Preferred Wealth Center, specializing in asset management, securitization, alternative funding, new asset class. The center also specializes in risk management, portfolio review, as well funding strategies for commercial real estate projects in both, long and short term. - February 25, 2010 - Bluestone America Inc.
Paragon Innovations Presents First Place Award at Texas A&M MBA Tech Transfer Challenge
Paragon Innovations continues its first place sponsorship Challenge by presenting $3,000 to the winning team of the MBA Tech Transfer of Texas A&M Mays Business School’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship. - February 25, 2010 - Paragon Innovations, Inc.
Paul Hauf and Associates Announces Support of the Haiti Relief Effort
Maryland Based Brokerage Firm Announces Support of the Haiti Relief Effort and Calls on Others to Join. - February 25, 2010 - Paul G. Hauf And Associates
Latin Power Group, Inc. (DBA LPG Electrical) Announces Its World Class Advisory Board
World Class Advisory Board has been invited to participate in LPG Electrical to help achieve the goals of the company - February 25, 2010 - Latin Power Group, Inc. (LPG Electrical)
The Maggeti Family Finds "Perfection" at the Irvine Village of Woodbury
Guglielmo-Maggeti knew immediately that she’d found the right fit when she toured the award-winning community of Woodbury within the acclaimed Villages of Irvine®. - February 25, 2010 - Irvine Company Community Development
Bowen Family Homes Adds New Home Design at Deerfield Green
Bowen Family Homes’ popular Brownstone style town home community, Deerfield Green in Milton, recently added The Chadwick floor plan, a three bedroom, two and a half bath, two story home that includes a loft that can be converted into a fourth bedroom. Homes start at $199,900. The new and... - February 25, 2010 - Bowen Family Homes
Portland-Based Company Tapped to Distribute World's Only Armored Driver Feedback Signs
Radarsign™ Territory Expansion Provides Traffic-Calming Solutions to the Pacific Northwest through Traffic Safety Supply Company - February 25, 2010 - Radarsign
EMLab P&K's San Diego Asbestos Laboratory Receives NVLAP Accreditation for Asbestos Analysis
EMLab P&K's asbestos lab in San Diego, California is NVLAP accredited for PLM bulk asbestos analysis (NVLAP Lab Code: 500034-0). - February 25, 2010 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Underwater Ship Repair Experts Repair 40 Ton Azimuth Thruster In-Situ in Port Gentil, Gabon
Underwater ship repair (http://www.hydrex.be) specialists, Hydrex, repaired a 40 ton azimuth thruster on an offshore crane barge in Port Gentil, Gabon while the vessel stayed at anchorage. - February 25, 2010 - Hydrex LLC
TexaStar Adds a New Search Portal to Its Flagship Website Servicing the Dallas / Ft. Worth Area
TexaStar Apartment Locator is pleased to announce some powerful new enhancements to its services. TexaStar has recently added a new search portal to its flagship website servicing the Dallas / Ft. Worth area. Visitors to http://dallassiteapartments.com are now able to search apartments in the... - February 25, 2010 - TexaStar Inc.
What is "El Nino" and What Does It Have to do with the Foundation of Your House?
Julian Construction Warns Homeowners That This Year’s El Nino May Affect Home Foundations - February 25, 2010 - Julian Construction
Building Envelope Science Institute Holds Its Fourth Training Conference for Defective Drywall
The Building Envelope Science Institute (BESI) is presenting the inspection and remediation protocols developed specifically for defective "corrosive" drywall. The training seminar is taking place at the Embassy Suites Hotel located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. - February 24, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute
Chris Hoelz Joins REMAX Unlimited Northwest as the New Managing Broker for Its Lake Zurich Operation
Newest agent to join the RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest Team, Chris Hoelz - February 24, 2010 - RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest
Lennar’s Phoenix Lone Mountain Grand Opening Draws 1,500 Over Two Days
Optimism returns to the Phoenix real estate market - February 24, 2010 - Lennar, Arizona
Guardian Roofing is Recognized in St. Louis as a Top Local Roofing Contractor
Guardian Roofing and Exteriors launch their new website for roof repair, roof replacement, and new roof installation in and around St. Louis, MO. - February 24, 2010 - Hometown Roofing Contractors
Free White Paper from Davidson Realty Explains Short Sales
Free White Paper from Davidson Realty Explains Short Sales for Homeowners Davidson Realty, Inc., a leader in St. Johns County real estate, has a white paper titled “Understanding the Short Sale” now available for free download on their website at... - February 24, 2010 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village
Million-Dollar Homes Sales in South Bay Drop in January, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Reports
Sales of million-dollar homes in Santa Clara County declined sharply in January from December and a year ago, although the median sale price edged higher, according to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the Bay Area’s leading provider of luxury real estate services. A total of 54 homes... - February 24, 2010 - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Elizabeth Bublitz, Owner and Author of Pawfriendly Landscapes, Has Blogged About Pet Friendly Yards on Waggyspetsitting.com
Elizabeth Bublitz, owner and author of Pawfriendly Landscapes, has contributed to Waggy's Petsitting blog about creating pet friendly yards. For more information, go to www.pawfriendlylandscapes.com or http://waggyspettipsandtales.com/2010241-pawfriendly-landscapes-an-interview-with-owner-elizabeth-bublitz-for-a-beautiful-pet-friendly-yard/ - February 24, 2010 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Engineering Firm Buro Happold Hires New Partner Erleen Hatfield
The international engineering firm Buro Happold has welcomed a new partner, BIM expert Erleen Hatfield PE, LEED AP, in its New York office. - February 24, 2010 - Buro Happold
Clubhouse at K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Millville is Ready to Rock
7,500-square-foot Clubhouse Will be the Center of Community Activity, Includes pool, fitness center, many other amenities, Local personality Jerry Blavat to host grand opening celebration - February 24, 2010 - K Hovnanian Homes
Staffelbach Jumps in National Rankings
Interior architecture and design firm, Staffelbach, leapt up Interior Design magazine’s national rankings of 100 design giants landing firmly at 57th. The annual ranking is based on factors including: total design fees earned, total dollar value of the work and the amount of square footage of... - February 24, 2010 - Staffelbach
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network Sees Sales and Transaction Volume Grow in January
Offices in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network reported a solid increase in both closed sales volume and closed transactions in January when compared to the same month in 2009. Closed sales volume rose 15.3 percent to $341 million, while closed transaction sides climbed 19.7 percent... - February 24, 2010 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Transaction Management Software Available to Brokers in North/Central Colorado Through IRES, LLC & SureClose® Partnership
Information and Real Estate Service (IRES) and PropertyInfo Corp ration (PIC), a Stewart company, have joined forces to deploy SureClose; the nation’s most widely used transaction management system, to its subscribers located in North and Central Colorado. SureClose allows real estate... - February 24, 2010 - Information & Real Estate Services
Log Homes of Today, a Golden Eagle Log Homes Dealer, Earns Silver Award for Increased Sales
Golden Eagle Log Homes recognizes Log Homes of Today Dealership in North Conway, New Hampshire, with Silver Award for increased sales in 2009. - February 24, 2010 - Badger Realty, LLC
Radon Tee Appears with London Landmarks to Lobby for Building Regs Changes
A T-Shirt travelling the globe to spread the message Reduce Radon & Save Lives has been photographed outside London’s Houses of Parliament with specialist contractors, ProTen Services. - February 24, 2010 - ProTen Services
Greater Valley Group to Host Regional Impact Forum Feb. 25
Greater Valley Group announced today that it will host a regional economic impact forum for members of the media and dignitaries to examine the influence of projects planned for development in the Greater Valley Area. - February 24, 2010 - Greater Valley Group, LLC
New Agent Joins Dream Town's Chicago Real Estate Brokerage
Dream Town Realty, a leader in online Chicago real estate, welcomes Jessie Keener to its team of residential consultants. Ms. Keener is one of five new agents to join Dream Town so far this month. - February 24, 2010 - Dream Town Realty
Department of Defense Selects MADCAD.com for Building Codes and Standards Online Access
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded MADCAD.com a one-year subscription contract for online access to more than 800 building codes and standards from ASHRAE, ASME, BHMA, ICC and NFPA. The contract will provide architects, engineers, specifiers and facility managers at the Naval Facilities... - February 24, 2010 - MADCAD.com
Third City of London Centre for Avanta
Following a resurgence in demand for high quality serviced office space in the capital, Avanta has recently exchanged contracts to open a new business centre at One Fetter Lane, London EC4. This will bring the number of Avanta business centres in central London to 14 and increase its overall... - February 24, 2010 - Avanta
Bowen Family Homes is Now Building in Cypress Springs in Sugar Hill
Bowen Family Homes recently announced it is building in Cypress Springs located in Sugar Hill in Gwinnett County. The community consists of two story home designs featuring beautiful brick and stone accent exteriors starting at $169,900. - February 23, 2010 - Bowen Family Homes
Robert and Jani Bielenberg, Bielenberg & Associates, Metro Brokers, Appointed Colorado Regional Directors for Professional Realty Council
Professional Realty Council® announces its arrival in the Colorado marketplace as part of a nationwide expansion. Realtors® Robert and Jani Bielenberg, Bielenberg & Associates, Metro Brokers, have been appointed as the Colorado Regional Directors for Professional Realty Council®. In Colorado, only 250 Realtors® will invited to represent PRC, and their community in this rigorously vetted group of tusted professionals. - February 23, 2010 - Bielenberg & Associates
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill® Freshens Up Downtown Miami
The Fast Casual Mexican Brand Launches its Seventh South Florida Location - February 23, 2010 - Metro 1 Properties
Taylor Morrison Yells "Play Ball!" at Surprise Farms Home Run All-Star Event
Valley residents who tour the home builder’s models on March 6 receive tickets to Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers spring training game - February 23, 2010 - Taylor Morrison
Stiles Roofing Contractors Launch a New Website to Highlight their Roofing Skills in Louisville
Stiles Roofing launch their new website for roof repair, roof replacement, and new roof installation in and around Louisville, KY. - February 22, 2010 - Hometown Roofing Contractors
Elizabeth Bublitz, Owner and Author of Pawfriendly Landscapes, Will be Co-Sponsoring the Benefit for World Animal Awareness Society on February 25, 2010 in Aurora, Co
Pawfriendly Landscapes is co-sponsoring "A Beastly Haitian Affair for the World Animal Awareness Society" on February 25, 2010. There will be free portrait sessions all day, hourly prize drawings, goody bags for the first 200 guests, food/drink and amazing auction items in the event. The event is free to the public. - February 22, 2010 - Pawfriendly Landscapes, Inc.
Modern Turf Features Zorro, the #1 Zoysia Sod Worldwide
While sod quality is not always a competition, home, business and golf course owners are reporting that Zorro brand zoysia sod grass is their top choice. Modern Turf of Rembert, SC, is featuring Zorro sod in its sod product line-up and reports that it has been rated the number one zoysia grass in... - February 21, 2010 - Modern Turf
Robeson Marketing & Design Celebrates Ten Years with Launch of New Website, CEO-Directed Blog
Cincinnati-based Robeson Marketing & Design (RMD), a full-service firm specializing in strategic planning, recently launched their new website to highlight the firm’s expertise and success stories over the past ten years. Learn more about what Robeson is proud to show their clients and prospects--including the new CEO-directed blog written by RMD's CEO Beth Robeson. - February 21, 2010 - Robeson Marketing & Design
Radon Tee Travels to London with ProTen Services
The Reduce Radon Tee appeared at the Sustainable Development conference held in London this week, to raise awareness of radon gas and encourage action to be taken. - February 21, 2010 - ProTen Services
Optimizing Sherman, Texas' Southern Gateway Overlay District
Sherman, Texas. Opportunity Recruiters... A concerted effort is underway by the Sherman City Council and SEDCO to assure a positive first impression to visitors entering Sherman from the south by creating and maintaining quality businesses and enhancing the visual image of the corridor. - February 21, 2010 - Sherman Economic Development Corporation
Trachte Building Systems, Inc. Acquires Tech-Fast Brand
Trachte Building Systems has purchased the assets of the Tacoma Washington based self-storage manaufacturer Tech-Fast. - February 20, 2010 - Trachte Building Systems
Results at Lake Chapin Shores Buck Nationwide Trend Second-Home Buyers Purchase One-Third of Available Lots in Just Over a Year
Lake Chapin Shores located in Berrien Springs MI on the shores of Lake Chapin is a 21 home development for second homeowners and vacation homes. - February 20, 2010 - Lake Chapin Shores
US Restoration Company Opens New Vero Beach, Florida Office
US Restoration, Inc., the Florida based multi-faceted certified residential and commercial disaster remediation and restoration company that also specializes in the removal and replacement of Chinese drywall, has moved to their new location at 8120 U. S. Highway 1, Vero Beach Florida. - February 20, 2010 - US Restoration Company
ProTen Services Bring Radon Tee World Trek to Bath
National radon specialists, ProTen Services, who are supporting the CanSAR Radon Tee World Trek 2010, have added Bath to the list of destinations the Tee has visited. - February 20, 2010 - ProTen Services
Hanley Investment Group Sells Multi-Tenant Retail Strip Center for $3,000,000
Edward B. Hanley and Eric P. Wohl of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the sale of Walnut Newport Center, a 9,597 sq.ft. multi-tenant retail strip center located at 13842 Newport Avenue in Tustin, Calif. The purchase price was $2,990,007, representing $312 psf. Built in 1986, the four-tenant strip center is anchored by Blockbuster Video and is situated on a 0.74 acre parcel of land. The center was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. - February 20, 2010 - Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors
Northwest Home Builder Reality Homes Inc. Experiences Increase in 2009 and Brighter Future in 2010
Northwest On Your Lot Builder Reality Homes Inc. sees a successful 2009 in what many say has been a tumultuous economy. Increased volume is something that many builders have not experienced in more than 24 months or more and do not expect to see for the foreseeable future. Yet this Northwest based company has found their way to a meaningful year and is looking forward to a much brighter future. - February 20, 2010 - Reality Home Inc.