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South Bay Realty Team Launches New Web Site www.LoveTheDunes.com
Three veteran associates at South Bay Realty announce the launch of a new web site, www.LoveTheDunes.com, to serve buyers, sellers and renters at The Dunes community in North Naples. The Love The Dunes Team is Lesley Garlock, Nancy Kamenick, and Barbara Duren. With over 20 years of experience, the... - August 07, 2008 - South Bay Realty, Lesley Garlock
IDX Broker Saves Real Estate Agent Jim Redic and His Clients Time When Searching for a Home
IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to speed up the real estate search, saving both realtors and consumers time. - August 07, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Heather Wightman with John R. Wood Realty, Inc. Enhances Her Website by Using IDX Broker
The custom IDX solution gives the account administrator complete control over the look and function of their site. - August 06, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Blue Realty GMAC Reports Large Increase in Home Sales
Blue Realty GMAC, largest independently owned real estate brokerage in the New Jersey GMAC Real Estate network, announced that Homes Sales currently under contract and awaiting closing as of June 30, 2008, was up just over 50% is Dollar Volume while the actual number of homes in contract awaiting... - August 06, 2008 - Blue Realty
New Technology Tackles Current Crisis in Real Estate
Blue Realty GMAC Real Estate Services is rolling out the Real Estate Simulator® to deal with the real estate industry’s changing demographics. The Real Estate industry is experiencing its first succession planning emergency. According to Charles Blumenkehl, President and founder of Blue... - August 06, 2008 - Blue Realty
Real Estate Internet Marketing Provides Relief for Realtors and Consumers
Blue Realty GMAC has continued to enhance its E-Realty Generator web sites, generating millions of dollars in real estate sales. Blue’s E-Realty Generators provide Blue agents and their clients with a step by step platform to generate meaningful interest in properties and streamline the home... - August 06, 2008 - Blue Realty
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Conducts Groundbreaking Ceremony
Eb Moore, CEO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com), has announced that the firm hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cary office located at 100 Connemara Drive, on June 17 at 10 a.m. Don Walston, founder and executive chairman, gave a short speech before being joined by... - August 06, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
RealOrganized, Inc. Adds Microsoft Outlook Synchronization to RealtyJuggler Desktop
RealtyJuggler Real Estate Software can now synchronize seamlessly Contacts, Tasks and Appointments with Microsoft Outlook. - August 05, 2008 - RealOrganized, Inc.
Lesley Garlock Becomes Realtor.com® Marketing System Member
Lesley Garlock of South Bay Realty has become a member of the REALTOR.com Marketing System, increasing the impact of her property marketing efforts for her clients. Lesley now benefits from an enhanced presence of the Internet's No. 1 real estate site (1), Realtor.com, the official site of the... - August 05, 2008 - South Bay Realty, Lesley Garlock
Customizable IDX Search Tools Help Realtor Nina Link with John R. Wood Realtors, Inc. “Exceed Your Expectations”
IDX Broker speeds up the real estate search by saving both realtors and consumers time. - August 03, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Hires New Sales Associate
Joey Robbins, managing broker for the Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Cary Parkway office (www.hpw.com), has announced that Maria C. Ottman has joined the firm as a new sales associate. Ottman worked as a director of human resources before joining the real estate profession. She resides in... - August 03, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Carla Bonten Rentals, Inc. Offers Special Rates on Rental Properties in Southwest Florida
Carla Bonten, owner of Carla Bonten Realty, Inc., Carla Bonten Rentals, Inc. and Auctioneers by Carla Bonten, Inc. in Bonita Springs, Florida, announces special discounts on seasonal rental properties throughout Southwest Florida. Dubbed the “Early Snowbird Special”, Bonten is offering... - August 02, 2008 - Carla Bonten Realty
Global Real Estate Magazine and World’s Largest Condo Marketplace Join Forces
Condo.com, the world’s largest condo marketplace, which currently has over 15 million visits a month, announced a partnership with Raices Magazine, a global magazine targeting real estate investors and professionals. This partnership provides both Condo.com and Raices customers with exclusive... - August 02, 2008 - Condo.com
Heritage Spring Unveils New Collection
Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services (www.hpwnewhomes.com), has announced the introduction of the new “Cottage Collection” at Heritage Spring. The new neighborhood offers six great floor plan designs that cater to and appeal to all... - August 02, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
IDX Broker Allows Realtor Peg Timpone to Provide Superior Service to her Clients
Customized IDX tools allow real estate agents to spend more time working with their clients and less time worrying about their website. - August 02, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Rate1st Provides Expansive New Directory of Financial Resources
Rate1st, America's largest online lending network is proudly announcing the release of its brand new Directory of Financial Resources. The directory will provide a wealth of information, allowing consumers in need of additional information or services, to quickly and easily access sites applicable to their needs. - August 01, 2008 - Rate1st
Realtor Joshua Downey with Mickey Ferrell Realtors Adds Customized IDX Search Tools to His Website
IDX Broker helps make the Central Texas property search more personalized. - August 01, 2008 - IDX, Inc.
Royal Oaks Building Group Launches New Web Site
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced the launch of the company’s new Web site. The Web site offers detailed descriptions of each Royal Oaks community with a large gallery of images and a list of featured properties, as well as news... - August 01, 2008 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Hires New Sales Associate
Josh Swindell, managing broker for the Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com) Kildaire office, has announced that Ihsan Selwaeh has joined the firm as a sales associate. Selwaeh has a bachelor of arts in business and is fluent in both Arabic and English. He has previous experience... - August 01, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Beacon Realty Capital Closes $13.5 Million Self-Storage Refinancing Transaction
Beacon Realty Capital, a commercial real estate financial services firm with a specialized self-storage financing group, closed a $13.5 million refinancing transaction for nine Murphy’s U-Store-It self-storage properties in the Joliet, Moline and Peoria markets in northern and central... - July 31, 2008 - Beacon Realty Capital, Inc.
Carrie Plymale Named Builder Representative for the Glen on Spring Forest
Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services (www.hpwnewhomes.com), has announced that Carrie Plymale has been named builder representative for The Glen on Spring Forest, a Bill Clark Homes neighborhood. Plymale has more than two years of general brokerage... - July 31, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Exit Timeshares Offers Hope for Distressed Timeshare Owners and Pledges Revenues to the United Way
Exit Timeshares pledges to help distressed timeshare owners faced with tough economic times. Many individuals facing foreclosure and hardships turn to Exit Timeshares to rescue them from their timeshare contract burden. Now timeshare owners have a place to turn to for relief while helping give to a good cause. - July 30, 2008 - Exittimeshares
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Hires New Sales Associates
Susan Holbrook, senior vice president and sales manager for the Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com) Falls of Neuse Road office, has announced that Mary Lou Dingman and Anette Corprew have joined the firm as sales associates. Dingman has more than seven years of experience in real... - July 30, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
RE/MAX Premier Properties I’S Von Truong Recognized for Internet Marketing Excellence
Nationally renowned real estate marketing and technology speaker and REALTOR.com® Vice President, Max Pigman, has presented to Von Truong of RE/MAX Premier Properties I the “Real Estate Online Marketing Award of Excellence”. The Award of Excellence recognizes top agents who... - July 28, 2008 - RE/MAX Premier Properties I, Von Truong
Six Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Associates Ranked Among Top 25 Triangle Residential Real Estate Agents
Eb Moore, CEO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, has announced that six of the firm’s associates have been ranked among the top 25 Triangle residential real estate agents by the Triangle Business Journal. The Triangle Business Journal ranked agents by gross sales in the Triangle. - July 27, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services Announces Award of Excellence Recipients
Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services (www.hpwnewhomes.com) has announced the recipients of the Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Awards of Excellence. The awards were presented to the sales associates at the 34th Annual Coldwell Banker Howard... - July 26, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Rapid Appraisal Inc. Releases Real Estate Market Analysis for Torrington Connecticut
Rapid Appraisal Inc has completed an analysis of the Torrington Connecticut residential home sale market and is providing the information free of charge on their web site. - July 26, 2008 - Rapid Appraisal Inc.
Dobie Center, the Premier Mixed-Use Residence Hall in Austin TX Celebrates Its 38th Anniversary
Dobie Center, the premier mixed-use residence hall prepares for the Big Move-in day of UT students. - July 26, 2008 - Campus Advantage
Commercial Real Estate Goes Green
BuildingSearch.com Announces Saving the Industry an Estimated 250,000 gallons of Gasoline. - July 25, 2008 - BuildingSearch.com
Commercial Finance Adsivors Opens Commercial Loan Broker "Store"
Commercial loan broker, Commercial Finance Advisors, of Birmingham, Michigan has opened an online commercial mortgage broker “store.” - July 25, 2008 - Commercial Finance Advisors
Rate1st is Proud to Announce the Launch of New Lending Website
Rate1st has launched a new Web site in order to better assist those looking for home, business, and commercial loans. Rate1st is already the largest online lending network in the United States, and with the new site will be able to more easily and efficiently help a wider base of clientele. - July 25, 2008 - Rate1st
Austin Realtor Uses Gas Card Bonus to Sell Houses
Selling houses moves into a new realm when a local Austin Realtor uses gas cards to sell houses. - July 25, 2008 - Julie Mattoon, Realtor
Commercial Real Estate Team in Eastern Virginia Accelerates Business Investment Trends
The time to invest in commercial property is now. A southeastern Virginia commercial real estate team brings the expertise to the table to make buying and selling commercial property successful and profitable. - July 25, 2008 - VonCannon Real Estate
Finance the Dream Helps Atlanta Homeowner’s Command Top Dollar for Their Homes Despite Nationwide Housing Crisis
Atlanta is once again becoming a Seller’s market. By utilizing No Credit Qualifying Lease Options, homeowner’s are selling their homes quickly and for full market value. - July 25, 2008 - The Wealth Consortium
SaiComm LLC is Certified by the District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) as a Certified Business Enterprise (CBE)
SaiComm LLC (dba Urban Alarm) (www.urbanalarm.com) has been certified by the District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) as a Certified Business Enterprise (CBE). - July 25, 2008 - Urban Alarm
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Releases Podcast on the State of Triangle Real Estate
Eb Moore, CEO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com), has announced the release of a podcast on the condition of the Triangle real estate market. In the podcast, Moore explains that a strong local economy, reasonable growth and controlled construction have helped the Triangle... - July 25, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Slowing Home Sales Results in Creative Combustion
In a declining market, two unlikely forces come together and create an innovative approach to marketing real estate. It’s no secret that typically builders and agents are usually at odds with one another. Historically builders have felt that they did not need representation from a Realtor in order to sell their homes. - July 25, 2008 - Keller Williams, Marcie Sweet
Engel & Voelkers Expands Into Oman for Greater Middle East Presence
Engel & Voelkers, a leading international real estate brand, continues its strategic and aggressive expansion in the Middle East. In the Sultanate of Oman 5 licences for agency services in the premium residential segment have been sold. Following in the wake of the UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain, Oman is set to become a serious player in the regional real estate boom. - July 25, 2008 - Engel & Voelkers Middle East
Siam Real Estate Presents: Fractional Ownership: A Smart Way to Buy Phuket Property
Siam Real Estate are now offering its customers fractional ownership on an exclusive apartment development in Phuket. - July 25, 2008 - Siam Real Estate
CresaPartners Continues its Nationwide Expansion with the Addition of Triangle Commercial
CresaPartners, the nation’s largest corporate real estate advisory firm that exclusively represents tenants, is joining forces with Triangle Commercial to bring The Tenant’s Advantage to the greater Raleigh market. The merger is part of CresaPartners comprehensive growth plan in the top forty commercial real estate markets and beyond. - July 24, 2008 - CresaPartners
Using Short Sale Services to Cash in on Foreclosure Market
Foreclosure Rates are Skyrocketing, Some Real Estate Investors are Building Big Businesses Around Working These Deals. - July 24, 2008 - Get Real REI
Blue Realty GMAC Offers Internet Solution for Today’s Real Estate Consumer
Blue Realty GMAC Real Estate, #1 independently owned Real Estate Brokerage in the New Jersey GMAC network, has upgraded its award winning Real Estate site to offer the highest speed and most comprehensive area Real Estate search engine for its New Jersey consumers. The site also features Listing... - July 24, 2008 - Blue Realty
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services Selected to Represent Baybridge Park
Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services (www.hpwnewhomes.com), has announced that the firm has been selected to represent Baybridge Park, a residential community featuring 24 homesites ranging from .3 to 1.5 acres in size. The private community,... - July 24, 2008 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Blue Realty GMAC #1 in Broker to Broker Referral
Blue Realty GMAC has earned the #1 ranking nationally in the GMAC Real Estate Network. Blue Realty GMAC achieved this distinction throughout the network, while maintaining a better than 20% success ratio in the conversion of those referrals to other areas of the country. According to Charles... - July 24, 2008 - Blue Realty
Blue Realty GMAC Offers Free Online Automated Homefinder Services
Blue Realty GMAC Real Estate Services, the largest independently owned GMAC realty firm in the New Jersey GMAC Network, is offering to the public a Free Online Automated Homefinder Service. The free service has gained wide acceptance and use by potential homebuyers and sellers throughout New Jersey. - July 24, 2008 - Blue Realty
Blue Realty GMAC Offers Free VA/FHA Information Center
In a market bursting with opportunity for first time buyers, Blue Realty GMAC is offering an information center designed to enlighten homebuyers on how to buy a house with little or no money down, and capitalize on the current trends in the real estate market. By calling the company toll free at... - July 24, 2008 - Blue Realty
Interested in a Career in Real Estate? Licensing Courses Will be Offered.
If you are considering a career in real estate sales, Blue Realty GMAC by agreement with the American School of Business with several locations in New Jersey, is sponsoring a reduced tuition for the 75-hour salesperson-licensing course on the Fundamentals of Real Estate Sales. Those interested in... - July 24, 2008 - Blue Realty
Blue Realty GMAC Named to Rismedia Real Estate Companies to Watch in 2008 List
Blue Realty with 9 offices located throughout northern, central and western New Jersey, has been named to the prestigious 2008 Real Estate Companies to Watch by Rismedia, recognized leader in Real Estate Information for Real Estate agents, brokers and consumers. Blue Realty was named to the list as... - July 24, 2008 - Blue Realty
Disha Direct Properties Now Carry the Seal of ‘Fair and Fixed Price Assured’
Disha direct, a well known name in the real estate marketing entering its 5th year of operations now assures a fair & fixed price for property buyers. - July 23, 2008 - Disha Direct
Siam Real Estate - Investing in Thailand - Financed Property
Siam Real Estate reports bank and new project developments are now offering finance to buy property in Thailand. The Thai banks are beginning to relax controls on lending money to foreigners as long as it is through a new project where the developer provides security to the bank in the way of land... - July 23, 2008 - Siam Real Estate