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Equity Capital Funding Seeks Private Investor Capital for Commercial Real Estate Investment
ECF structures low-risk investments for high net worth clients which (1) Protect Invested Capital and (2) Generate Great upside Yield in selected, economically vibrant Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). The $100 million cash injection will allow the firm to aggressively expand its acquisition efforts. - October 29, 2008 - Equity Capital Funding LP
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) Expands Operations by Forming a Commercial Brokerage Division and Opens a New Location in Sarasota, Florida to House the New Division
AUI has formed the Commercial Brokerage Division and has selected a dedicated staff with the knowledge and expertise to facilitate solutions for property and casualty risks that are unique, unusual, or require a high capacity. The new Brokerage Division allows AUI to expand beyond their existing... - October 29, 2008 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Time Square Suites – Vancouver’s Hybrid Hotel Offers Live/Work Lifestyle
Hotels and small business travellers can help each other in a time of financial cutbacks. - October 29, 2008 - Times Square Suites Hotel
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Expands MGA Operations by Acquiring the Insurance Assets of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
AUI has acquired the “Business Insurance Center” Insurance assets of NFIB, a leading small business association representing small and independent businesses, from MSC Insurance Agency of Tennessee, LLC., the program administrator. The transaction consists of approximately 75%... - October 29, 2008 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Engineering Economics, Inc. (EEI) Opens Raleigh-Durham Office
EEI is pleased to announce the opening of a Raleigh-Durham office and the addition of Sean Saunders, PE, LEED® AP as Satellite Manager. EEI is a national facilities consulting firm, specializing in Building Commissioning, LEED Commissioning and facility/energy assessments. Since 1991, EEI has... - October 29, 2008 - Engineering Economics, Inc.
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
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
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
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.
AEX Sets the Record Straight About Availability of Commercial Financing
AEX Commercial Financing Group has published a series of reports to help correct recent misinformation about the availability of small business loans, commercial real estate loans and business cash advances. - October 27, 2008 - AEX Commercial Financing Group
Honduran Art
Honduran Art these fantasy animals were painted by kids in the village with the help of an artist through the Guaruma program. The Guaruma village is north of La Ceiba in the Cangrejal river valley boardering two National Parks. - October 27, 2008 - Roatan
Tile, Stone and Grout Cleaning Services, New Website
Hard Surface solutions, based in Orlando, Fl today released the new company website featuring pages for residential and commercial owners as well as how to pages for cleaning stone. - October 27, 2008 - Hard Surface Solutions
Assist-2-Sell® Brings "Results with Savings!"™ to New Westminster and Burnaby, British Columbia
Lyle and Sandy Longridge opened an Assist-2-Sell® franchise office in New Westminster, British Columbia. - October 27, 2008 - Assist-2-Sell
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.
DAVACO’S Rick Davis Named to SMU Executive Board. CEO of Leading Retail Services Provider to Serve Cox School of Business
DAVACO, Inc. (www.davacoinc.com), the national leading provider of retail services, announced today that Rick Davis, CEO/Owner of DAVACO, has been named to the Executive Board of Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business. During his three year term, Davis will be responsible for... - October 26, 2008 - DAVACO, Inc.
IBS Sneak Peek: Internet Marketing Strategies
The International Builders Show (IBS) is moving back to Las Vegas in 2009 (January 20-23), and several of Atlanta’s real estate industry experts will be presenting seminars on Internet marketing. If Vegas isn’t in your cards, don’t gamble and miss this IBS sneak peek at... - October 25, 2008 - mRELEVANCE, LLC
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
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
Guaranteed Home Inspections Adds Rain for Testing Roofs in Southern California
With little or no rain, most new homes have not had their roofs tested for leaks. And older homes develop leaks that have not yet been visible. Now homeowners can add real water testing to their home inspections. More details at www.sshi.net. - October 24, 2008 - Guaranteed Home Inspections
Unique Business Center Service Tower for Ajman
“Center Point” Tower is set for Property Pre-Launching soon. - October 24, 2008 - Gulf Star Property Developer LLC
BJAC Hosts BJAC Gives BACK
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 that the firm will be hosting BJAC gives BACK on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 208 and 216 Cooke St. BJAC will be volunteering with Habitat for... - October 24, 2008 - BJAC
German Developer Attracted to Ajman
Gulf Star Property Developer is a German-owned, internationally experienced Property Developer and Real Estate Company who specialize in delivering property solutions to meet the demand of the international property investor market. The Chairman, HRH Princess Fay von Ary outpoints that high rise... - October 24, 2008 - Gulf Star Property Developer LLC
IDX Broker Software is Used to Customize the Property Search on Real Estate Agent Pam Neer’s Website
Custom IDX software saves both the realtors and consumers time with their online property search. - October 24, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
mRELEVANCE Launches Owen Glen Website
mRELEVANCE, LLC announces another new website: www.OwenGlen.com. Blairsville’s newest golf course community, Owen Glen, offers affordability to move-up buyers, second home buyers and retirees seeking a golf course community. The new Owen Glen site features information on the club, site plan... - October 24, 2008 - mRELEVANCE, LLC
Jim Chapman Named Secretary of the Atlanta 50+ Housing Council's Board of Directors
The 50+ Housing Council, part of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, recently named Jim Chapman Secretary of the Executive Committee for 2009. Jim has served on the Board of Directors for two years and currently serves as Sponsorship Committee Chair. In January, Chapman will take over as... - October 24, 2008 - Jim Chapman Communities
Happy 6th Anniversary Lake Ashton
CRF Communities Lake Ashton Celebrates 6th Anniversary. - October 24, 2008 - CRF Communities
New Leader in Oregon’s For-Sale-by-Owner Real Estate Marketplace
Less than one year after opening its virtual doors, BigBrick.com has become Oregon’s largest For-Sale-By-Owner Real Estate Website. - October 24, 2008 - BigBrick.com
Setzer Design Launches New, Modern Website
“We believe the look and feel of our studio is defined by our past, present and future. This new site was crafted to tell just that, and our new logo summarizes what 17 years of interior, exterior and hull form design has defined in one unique brand.” -- Ward Setzer, principal - October 24, 2008 - Setzer Design Group
Local Agent Earns REALTOR e-PRO® Certification
Joseph Coretti of Weichert Realtors Regional Properties based in Orange, CT and servicing the Milford, Stratford and West Haven markets as well, has completed the REALTOR e-PRO course to become one of a select few real estate professionals to earn the prestigious certification offered through the... - October 24, 2008 - Coretti Homes
Slattery and Associates Start Design of New “LEED” Library
Slattery & Associates today announced the kick off design of the new Acreage Library project for Palm Beach County. The building is proposed to be 30,000 square feet and is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is the 4th library project Slattery and Associates will design for Palm Beach... - October 23, 2008 - Slattery and Associates Architects and Planners
Sign Companies Online Adds Option for Client Coupons to Help with Economic Hard Times
Sign Companies Online recently polled 26,000 customers who recently used SCO to locate a sign company over 80% stated their purchase would have been made sooner if the company offered a discount on services. - October 23, 2008 - Sign Companies Online
Disha Direct Launches Bay Vista and Palazzo at Alibaug
Guided with a vision to present promising destinations to property buyers, Disha Direct, a Mumbai based leading real estate marketing organisation has launched two luxurious projects; Bay Vista and Palazzo at Alibaug. Both the projects have been aesthetically designed to ensure maximum comfort and... - October 23, 2008 - Disha Direct
Studio A to Expand and "Green" Charleston City Paper Offices
Whitney Powers, AIA, principal of Studio A Architecture in Charleston, has been hired to expand, improve and “green up” the offices of the Charleston City Paper at 1049 Morrison Drive. As the organizer and sponsor for the Charleston Green Fair, held in Francis Marion Square on... - October 23, 2008 - Studio A Architecture, Inc.
Sign Companies Online Advanced Search, Which Allows You to Locate a Sign Company by Women Owned, Minority, or Bucket and Crane Heights Has Been Released
Sign Companies Online announced today that it’s advanced search feature for locating sign companies across the USA has been released. This new feature will allow users to conduct more detailed search for Sign Companies. The most commonly used feature has been the search for companies that... - October 23, 2008 - Sign Companies Online
Chad Ratliff Listed in Top 20 Under 40 Feature
Chad Ratliff of McCall Insurance and The Ratliff Group is honored by the Blue Ridge Business Journal as one of Southern Virginia's Top 20 emerging leaders under the age of 40. - October 23, 2008 - The Ratliff Group, LLC
Vincent L. Daubenspeck II with RE/MAX Honolulu Adds IDX Broker Software to Simplify the Online Property Search
The custom IDX solution saves both Daubenspeck and his client’s time. - October 23, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Housing Authority of Newport to Unveil Latest Development
HAN Announces Open House Showing of New ‘Saragota’ Properties. - October 23, 2008 - Housing Authority of Newport Kentucky
Royal Oaks Building Group Wins Gold at 2008 Parade of Homes
Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com) has received a Gold Award from the 2008 Parade of Homes competition, an annual event hosted by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County. The company received highest honors in the competition’s Category 1 ($125,000 - $175,000)... - October 23, 2008 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Major Event in Budapest to Assess the Impact of the Global Crisis on CEE
Central and Eastern Europe Real Estate Quality Awards the leading industry awards in the region - October 23, 2008 - Colliers International Southeast Europe