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RatedApartments.com Expands Booking Services to Serviced Apartments Across United Kingdom

Keeping in sync with its expansion mode, RatedApartments.com announced the addition of new destinations to its booking services across Europe. RatedApartments.com, a leading booking portal for city-based short-term apartment rentals, has shown a remarkable growth in the recent past with additions... - May 30, 2011 - Rated Apartments

MERJS is Instructed to Sell Freehold of London Road Retail Park, Southend on Sea, with Open A1 Non-Food Planning Permission

The freehold of the purpose-built London Road retail park in Southend on Sea is available for sale. Colin Becker discusses this excellent commercial property investment opportunity. - May 29, 2011 - Merjs Charted Surveyors

RE/MAX Alliance Group Will Present Big Check on Children’s Miracle Network Telethon

Local Funds Support All Children’s Hospital - May 28, 2011 - RE/MAX Alliance Group

Greystar Joins Initiative to Package 100,000 Meals for Ghana

Greystar joins forces with DeBartolo Development and the Kobel Family Foundation to help feed the hungry. Feeding Children Everywhere will be facilitating a food packing event where volunteers can donate their time to package 100,000 meals for hungry children in Ghana. These healthy meals will be... - May 28, 2011 - Greystar

Rob Schaid of RE/MAX Plaza in McHenry and Richmond, Ill., Honored for Commitment to the Real Estate Industry

Rob Schaid, broker/owner of RE/MAX Plaza, with offices in McHenry and Richmond, Ill., recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. He was honored for his contributions to the real estate industry and the success of his brokerage business,... - May 28, 2011 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Linda Craft Comments on Elite Appliances in the Sale of Estate Homes via Raleigh-Based Luxury Home Marketing Group

The Luxury Home Marketing Group convened at Garner TV & Appliance in North Raleigh for their May meeting. The group met with a representative of BSH Home Appliances Corporation, to discuss the impact of elite home appliances on the sale of Estate Homes. The BSH representative demonstrated... - May 27, 2011 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors

David Kitchen Estate to be Sold at Auction

Higgenbotham Auctioneers International (HAI) announced today that they are offering at auction the Estate of David Kitchen. The auction will include several real estate parcels and personal property. - May 27, 2011 - Higgenbotham Auctioneers International

Real-eStage Relocates Corporate Headquarters

Local Real Estate Firm Announces New Cary Address. - May 27, 2011 - Real-eStage

New York City Foreclosures Down 12 Percent from March 2011; Brooklyn Foreclosures Decreased by 54 Percent While Manhattan Foreclosures Increased 4%

The number of new scheduled NYC foreclosure auctions was down 65% in April 2011 compared to April 2010, and was down 12% from March 2011. - May 26, 2011 - PropertyShark.com

Kawneer Manufacturing/Industrial Facility to be Offered at Absolute Auction

Higgenbotham Auctioneers International (HAI) announced recently that they have been retained to offer a surplus Kawneer industrial facility, currently owned by Alcoa, at absolute auction. The 375,000± SF industrial facility is situated on 27± acres. The auction will be held on-site at... - May 26, 2011 - Higgenbotham Auctioneers International

HCR Win Award for Relocation Service Provider of the Year

Basingstoke based Relocation Management Company, HCR has been named UK Relocation Service Provider of the Year at the 2011 Re:locate Awards. - May 26, 2011 - HCR Group

RE/MAX Honors Tom Skora of Sycamore, Ill., as Its Small Market Broker/Owner of the Year

Tom Skora’s achievements at RE/MAX Experience in Sycamore, Ill., have earned him the 2010 Small Market Broker/Owner of the Year Award from the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. To earn that honor, RE/MAX broker/owners must recruit top agents, guide their offices to steady growth,... - May 26, 2011 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Ron Ewing of Elgin Named RE/MAX Northern Illinois Broker/Owner of the Year for 2010

Ron Ewing of RE/MAX Horizon, 374 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin, Ill., recently was named Broker/Owner of the Year, Large Market, by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. Since he first joined RE/MAX Northern Illinois in 2002, Ewing has consistently displayed all the traits of a leader: an... - May 26, 2011 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

PharmaJet's Heather Callender-Potters Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Mountain Desert Region Award Finalist

Selected by a panel of independent judges, the Entrepreneur of the Year award finalists are chosen based on their extraordinary success, vision and personal commitment to their business and community. - May 25, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.

Rockledge Opens Seven Swimming Pools for the Season

Rockledge Marietta Apartments with Resort-Style Amenities Offer a Refreshing Way to Cool Off with Seven Swimming Pools. - May 25, 2011 - Rockledge Apartments

Muriel Bijeau Earns Agent of the Month Honors at Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® for April, 2011

Muriel Bijeau has earned the Agent of the Month award at Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® for April, 2011. The honor marks the close of a strong month that went down to a tie-breaker between Bijeau and teammate Kim Crump. The award acknowledges the agent with the most buyer-represented, closed... - May 25, 2011 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors

Texas’ “Queen of the Gulf” - Hotel Galvez Commemorates 100 Years in June

Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand® Hotel and National Trust Historic Hotel of America, will commemorate its 100-year reign as “Queen of the Gulf” with a free community celebration on Saturday, June 11. The grounds of this historic Texas beachfront hotel will come alive with... - May 25, 2011 - Mitchell Historic Properties

Microsoft Leases Nearly 240,000 Square Feet at Jay Paul Company’s Moffett Towers

Microsoft Corporation executed a long-term lease agreement to lease 237,000 square feet (sf) of office space at Moffett Towers in Sunnyvale, California. Developed by San Francisco-based Jay Paul Company, the LEED Gold, 1.8 million square foot office/R&D campus offers an amenity-rich environment in the heart of Silicon Valley. Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank Executive Vice President Phil Mahoney represents Jay Paul Company’s Moffett Towers property in all leasing engagements. - May 25, 2011 - Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank

Kursch Group First Commercial Real Estate Firm to Utilize QR Codes

Marketing plan now includes QR codes installed on site for each listing. - May 25, 2011 - Kursch Group

Commercial Property Agency MERJS Successfully Lets Commercial Office Space in Recently Refurbished Landmark Building Elstree House to Lux Corp Ltd

Acting on behalf of Elstree Capital Limited, MERJS has let the part third floor of Elstree House in Borehamwood to Lux Corp Limited. - May 24, 2011 - Merjs Charted Surveyors

Dream Town Realty Welcomes 5 New Chicago Real Estate Agents in April

Five real estate agents joined Chicago-based brokerage Dream Town Realty in April. The new additions to Dream Town's residential sales team are Martin Lord, Wendy Lee, Syd Hill, Luis Ramos and Aaron Vanderbilt. All five realtors provide buying and selling services to clients in the Chicago area. - May 23, 2011 - Dream Town Realty

Landlords Get a Break on Major Costs with New Money Saving Landlord Assist from HomeSource

Landlords and property investors in Australia finally get a break from increasing maintenance and emergency costs with a new product that’s tailored to help them manage the costs associated with maintaining rental and investment properties. - May 22, 2011 - HomeSource Ltd

Zuklu Announces the Launch of Its New Social Networking Website for Commercial Real Estate Professionals

Zuklu, a commercial real estate social network marketplace for professionals, investors, and brokers, announced the launch of its new website today. Zuklu.com not only connects its users with other Commercial Real Estate (“CRE”) professionals globally, but also provides them access to... - May 22, 2011 - Zuklu

CornerStone Title Named Habitat for Humanity “Partner in Hope”

Lakewood Ranch, Florida, Title Company Supports Worthy Cause. - May 22, 2011 - CornerStone Title

Dan Novak Joins RE/MAX Classic

RE/MAX Classic welcomes Dan Novak to its Novi office - May 22, 2011 - Dan Novak - Real Estate One

Lindsay Sanger Recognized on the Cover of This Years 30 Under 30 Edition for Realtor Magazine

During a nationwide search to recognize the best of the best under the age of 30, Realtor Magazine chose Lindsay Sanger for the class of 2011. Sanger and her team were responsible for 166 closed transactions worth over $13 million in sales volume for 2010. Sanger was recognized on Realtor... - May 21, 2011 - RE/MAX Elite

Lindsay Sanger Ranks #3 RE/MAX Agent for Florida

RE/MAX Elite’s Lindsay Sanger was recognized among the top RE/MAX agents in Florida, placing 3rd in 2010 for closed transactions among more than 2,500 agents Statewide. Sanger and her team were responsible for 166 closed transactions worth over $13 million in sales volume in 2010. A... - May 21, 2011 - RE/MAX Elite

Servcorp Malaysia Launches Serviced and Virtual Offices (Kuala Lumpur)

Servcorp Malaysia’s virtual and serviced offices (Kuala Lumpur) are now available to interested business owners. The serviced offices of Servcorp are conveniently established in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, while their virtual office services offer different packages that can suit any business need. - May 21, 2011 - ServCorp MY

MegaPath Leases Over 25,000 Square Feet in Bernal Corporate Plaza

MegaPath agreed to lease 25,709 sf in Bernal Corporate Plaza in Pleasanton, California. MegaPath plans to relocate to Bernal Corporate Plaza to take advantage of the attractive offerings of this “city within a city,” –which include immediate access to retailers and services that employees require each day. Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank’s Jeff Morgenstern, Dan Watson and Marcy Place represented Bernal Corporate Plaza for the landlord, Principal Real Estate Investors. - May 21, 2011 - Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank

Baptist Health Presents Free Women's Health Seminar at Davidson Realty

Monthly Davidson Speaker Series program continues with a health seminar on May 26. - May 21, 2011 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village

RE/MAX Agent Gail Bergstrom of Rolling Meadows Directs $2,500 Gift from National Lender to Local Charity

Gail Bergstrom, a sales associate with RE/MAX At Home of Rolling Meadows, recently arranged for a gift of $2,500 to be given to WINGS of Palatine, Ill., an organization devoted to addressing the problems of domestic violence and homelessness. Bergstrom was one of 15 winners in a national promotion... - May 21, 2011 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Mercantile Capital Corporation Best First Quarter Ever is Lead-in to Projected Major Loans in May

Mercantile Capital Corporation, which earlier reported its best first quarter ever in 2011 with 15 commercial property loans to finance projects that total more than $54.8 million — a 44.6 percent increase over the same period in 2010 — projects record or near record transactions... - May 20, 2011 - Mercantile Capital Corporation

RE/MAX Agents Outproduced Others Two to One in 2010

RE/MAX Agents in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte County, Florida, Mirror National Trend. - May 20, 2011 - RE/MAX Alliance Group

RE/MAX Continued to Sell More Homes in 2010

RE/MAX Dominates Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte County Markets in Florida. - May 20, 2011 - RE/MAX Alliance Group

Leading Property Feeding Service Property Portal Feeder Partners with Major UK Property Portals to Enable High Quality Data Feeds to Over 100 Portals for UK Agents

As UK property agents continue to look for simpler ways of dealing with property data feeds to their favourite portals, former exclusively-international portal feeding service Property Portal Feeder announces its break into the UK market by partnering with major UK property portals to provide high quality data feeds to over 100 portals. - May 19, 2011 - Property Portal Feeder

RE/MAX Firms in Northern Illinois Real Estate Market Ranked Among Most Productive in U.S. by Real Trends

A number of RE/MAX firms in the Northern Illinois real estate market, each of which is independently owned and operated, were recently spotlighted in one of the nation’s most prestigious surveys of real estate company productivity - Real Trends 500. The 2011 Real Trends 500, an annual report... - May 19, 2011 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Newmark Knight Frank Cornish & Carey Commercial Capital Group Closes Over $142,000,000 in Exclusive Debt Assignments on West Coast During the First Months of 2011

Brad Zampa and Ben Bullock of Newmark Knight Frank Cornish & Carey Commercial’s Capital Group placed over $142,000,000 in permanent and bridge debt on Bay Area office product in the first months of 2011. The Capital Group is looking to grow its team, as both investment sales and financing opportunities are increasing significantly on the west coast, and the team’s current pipeline includes over $1 Billion of exclusive debt and equity assignments. - May 19, 2011 - Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank

Keller Williams Realty and Old Republic Home Protection Align to Provide Unique Benefits to Associates’ Clients

Keller Williams Realty, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Old Republic Home Protection to offer a variety of services to the company’s associates and their clients. “The focus of Keller Williams Realty associates is 100% on serving their clients’... - May 19, 2011 - Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

Al Dumas Named No. 1 RE/MAX Agent in Florida

REO Powerhouse Recognized at Recent Awards Ceremony - May 19, 2011 - RE/MAX Alliance Group

Royal Oaks Building Group Opens Forest Springs Neighborhood for New Home Sales

Triangle Home Builder Offers Single-Family Homes in New Residential Holly Springs Neighborhood - May 19, 2011 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC

Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank Team Selected to Market Sobrato's First San Francisco Property for Lease

Renowned Silicon Valley landlord, The Sobrato Organization, selected Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank to market the firm’s first San Francisco property for lease. The 291,000 square foot (sf) Class A waterfront building is located at 500 Terry Francois Boulevard in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco. Sobrato closed escrow on the $91 Million property Tuesday, May 17, 2011. - May 19, 2011 - Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank

Davidson Realty in World Golf Village Welcomes New Agent Maxine Levy

Davidson Realty, Inc., the premier Jacksonville and St. Augustine real estate company, has added new Agent Maxine Levy to its team of real estate brokers. Levy brings more than 27 years financial industry experience to her new role in real estate. Says Davidson Realty President Sherry Davidson,... - May 18, 2011 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village

Colliers International Makes New Executive Appointment with Focus on Clients

Colliers International today announced the appointment of a globally-recognised property executive to its senior management team as it continues its strategy of asserting its dominant presence in the institutional real estate market. James Quigley will assume the role of National Director –... - May 18, 2011 - Colliers International (Australia)

Helen Pastorino of Pertria Featured in Jumping the Curve: Innovation and Strategic Choice in an Age of Transition

Pastorino referenced for her implementation of innovative technology in the real estate industry. - May 18, 2011 - Pertria

New Leases Mean Help for Relief Efforts

Two local apartment communities, the Springs at Madison and the Springs at Huntsville, will donate $100 to the American Red Cross for every new lease signed by June 30, 2011. Efforts go to support Alabama communities affected by the tornadoes on April 27, 2011. - May 18, 2011 - Continental Properties Company, Inc.

Total Mortgage Services Names Victoria Bextel to Lead National Operations

Total Mortgage Services, LLC, a leading mortgage lender, announced today the hiring of Victoria Bextel as the Company’s head of national operations for both its retail and wholesale channels. Ms. Bextel brings to this newly-created senior management position over 22 years of operations,... - May 17, 2011 - Total Mortgage

Nicholls Auction Marketing Group to Auction Legacy Farm in Amissville, VA

Nicholls Auction Marketing Group to Sell Legacy Farm in Amissville, VA at Auction. Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., (www.nichollsauction.com) announces the auction of Legacy Farm – a spectacular 81 Rappahannock County Virginia country estate – on June 10, at 11 am, in... - May 17, 2011 - Nicholls Auction Marketing Group

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