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Bay Area Developer Growing Through the Storm
Americap Development Partners expands executive team by welcoming Mark Rowson as President. - December 09, 2009 - Americap Development Partners
CADO Real Estate Group's Staff Recognized by National Association of Home Builders as Region's Best
Five members of CADO Real Estate Group were recently honored by the National Association of Home Builders with Silver Awards for their achievements in new-home sales and marketing, recognizing their efforts as among the best in the nation. - December 06, 2009 - CADO Real Estate Group, Inc.
Davidson Realty, Inc. Selected by ICI Homes to Represent Homes in Palencia
Davidson Realty, Inc. a leader in North Florida real estate, has been tapped by ICI homes to market their properties in Palencia. ICI's Palencia collection includes four designer furnished models in the Bella Terra neighborhood, pre-sales starting at $379,900, and three grand homes in Palencia... - December 04, 2009 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village
Davidson Speaker Series Presents Panel of Experts Discussing Real Estate Trends
The Davidson Speaker Series continues on December 10th with a panel of experts who will present "Real Estate Trends," with important information for anyone considering buying, selling or refinancing a home. The seminar will be held on Thursday, December 10th at 7:00 pm in the Community... - December 04, 2009 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village
Jim Chapman Communities Wins Four OBIES
Jim Chapman Communities had an impressive showing at the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s 29th Annual OBIE Awards Gala on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The active adult builder took home Gold Awards for Community of the Year: Attached for the Brookhaven at East Cobb... - December 03, 2009 - Jim Chapman Communities
Twenty9th Park Madison Named Best NYC High-Rise Condo in 2009 Americas Property Awards
Top Real Estate Award Competition Honors Park Avenue South Condominium - December 02, 2009 - Twenty 9th Park Madison
The Lakes at Chaparral is Bringing New Meaning to Resort Style Living at an Affordable Price
A new planned residential development will offer future buyers looking for a waterfront lot in the Okanagan the opportunity to become members of the development team. As a member of the team the purchase price of the lot is reduced dramatically since team members participate in developer profits. The planned resort also will be the first to offer smaller detached homes from 600 square feet to 1800 square feet believing that smaller is greener and more affordable. - November 30, 2009 - Lakes at Chaparral Resort
Learn About an Active Senior Retirement Co-Op Housing Community for Age-in-Place Urban Co-Housing Living in NW Portland, Oregon at the Sheldon: A Green Light Cooperative
Free Seminar: Green Light Cooperative event on Sunday, December 6th, 2009 from 3-5pm at 909 NW 19th Avenue to learn more about the Sheldon Cooperative-- an active senior retirement community to be built in NW Portland, taking new members now. Expert guest panel and wine tasting event. - November 29, 2009 - The Sheldon: A Green Light Cooperative
Anchor Land's January to September Revenues Hit P1.47B
Publicly listed Anchor Land Holdings, Inc.(PSE:ALHI) has reported that consolidated revenues for the first nine months of 2009 has reached P1.475 billion, up by 55 percent compared with the P953.4 million earned during the same period last year. Anchor Land’s revenues for the first three... - November 29, 2009 - Anchor Land Holdings, Inc.
Announcing Ireo’s Next Big Launch: "Ireo Uptown"
The home for those with a zest for living. - November 29, 2009 - Ireo
Davidson Realty, Inc. Offers Free Webinar Series for Homeowners in Distressed Property Situations
Davidson Realty, Inc.'s Free Educational Webinar Series, Avoiding Foreclosure, Offers Expert Advice for Homeowners Facing Tough Financial Situations. The next series will be held Dec. 1, 10 & 17 at 10 a.m. - November 27, 2009 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village
Heritage Landing Next to Host World Golf Village's Sneak Peek Saturday
Heritage Landing is December Stop for The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village's Sneak Peek Saturday. December Sneak Peek Event includes Sertoma Toys for Tots Drive. - November 24, 2009 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village
The Levine Senior Center Holiday House at Cheval Opens December 5th, 2009 in Mint Hill, North Carolina
Cheval, located in beautiful Mint Hill, just outside of Charlotte, announced today, it will be hosting the first ever Holiday House from December 5th through December 20th, benefiting The Levine Senior Center. Decorated by renowned designer Tim Bagwell of T. Bagwell Interiors, the Holiday House... - November 19, 2009 - Cheval
Yonkers Luxury Loft Space Hosts “Brew Harvest” Event
Beer, Wings, Football and Luxury Living at Rooftop Tailgate Party. - November 13, 2009 - Metropartners
Portugal Property Collection - New Real Estate Agency Launches in the Heart of the Algarve
For many years the Algarve in Southern Portugal has been a popular choice with second home owners. Even in the current economic climate, the quality and choice of properties available in the region has helped keep the Algarve at the forefront of overseas investments. With this in mind, a new real... - November 12, 2009 - Portugal Property Collection
World’s Greenest Building Still Slated as Greenest with LEED-NC v3.0
Independence Station (www.worldsgreenestbuilding.com), a $15 million mixed-use development under construction in Independence, OR, is on track to become the World’s Greenest Building when it opens next year, partially based on projected points earned through LEED 2009 v3.0. The... - November 12, 2009 - Independence Station
Cornish & Carey Welcomes Veteran Investment Broker Russ Sherman
Russ Sherman has joined Cornish & Carey Commercial/ONCOR International as senior vice president of the firm. He will be a part of the investment brokerage team and be based in the firm’s San Francisco office. Russ brings to C&C nearly 35 years of commercial real estate experience, most recently as senior director of Cushman & Wakefield's Capital Markets Group. - November 11, 2009 - Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank
Cornish & Carey Welcomes Allison Gorelick to Investment Team
Allison Gorelick has joined Cornish & Carey Commercial/ONCOR International as vice president of the firm. Mrs. Gorelick, a LEED AP-certified and Chartered Financial Analyst, brings to C&C more than 15 years of development and financial leadership experience. She joins C&C President Erik Doyle’s investment team and will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office. - November 11, 2009 - Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank
Royal Oaks Building Group Wins Silver at 2009 Parade of Homes
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has received a Silver Award from the 2009 Parade of Homes competition, an annual event hosted by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County. The company received the Silver... - November 04, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Nov. 7th Sneak Peek Saturday Open House at The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village to Include Canned Food Drive
The popular Sneak Peek Saturday series invites the public to tour Open Houses throughout The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village on the first Saturday of each month. - November 01, 2009 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village
Understanding the Love That Has Gone Into Creating a Beautiful Crafted Show Home in Tuscany
The meticulous renovation of an apartment in a historical villa in Tuscany. The materials used and hidden technology to create a home for the joy of living, a Realitalia Lifestyle Solution Home. - October 29, 2009 - Realitalia
$215,000 Was Raised at Project Access Awards Dinner with All Proceeds Going for Services to Low Income Families
Project Access, a nonprofit onsite service provider for families living in low income housing in California, raised $215,000; netting $165,000 strictly for outreach programs, at a recent fundraising awards dinner honoring the Bascom Group. - October 29, 2009 - Project Access
Eco-Friendly Land Developer Dennis Gilligan Wins Lifetime Achievement Award from Home Builders Association of Maryland
Dennis Gilligan, a Maryland resident and land developer who believes in Going Green, has worked tirelessly to produce economically and environmentally viable communities throughout the tri-state area of Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania throughout the course of his lifetime. Gilligan has been honored with the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award from the HBAM association. - October 28, 2009 - Craftsmen Developers, LLC
Karen Westerman Joins Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that Karen Westerman has joined the company as the new accounts payable specialist. In this role, Westerman is responsible for the oversight and maintenance of high volumes of Royal Oaks’... - October 28, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
New Growth in Down Atlanta Market
In the face of the current housing slump, development in many areas of Atlanta has slowed tremendously or stopped altogether. In spite of this, Trammell Crow Residential has pushed forward with the development of 3 multi-family rental properties in Atlanta. - October 26, 2009 - Alexan 360
Greenest State of Michigan Facility to Activate Wind Turbine in Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Receive LEED Gold Certification Award
The Bay City Business Center, recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council as the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold-Certified State of Michigan facility, will be the site of a ribbon-cutting ceremony to introduce its newly constructed wind turbine. DEQ, DELEG and ProVisions will host the ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 401 Ketchum St. in Bay City. - October 24, 2009 - ProVisions, LLC
Great Republic Lofts Lease-Up Complete
Main Spring Development, LLC, a New-York based multi-family development firm, today announced that the Great Republic Lofts has completed it’s lease-up only six months after opening. The highly-successful lease-up was orchestrated by Landmark Property Management Group, Inc., a Los-Angeles-based management company with a focus on downtown Los Angeles adaptive re-use projects. - October 23, 2009 - Kor Realty Group
Groves Park Commons is TN’s First Certified Green Subdivision
Development deemed ‘game changer’ for homebuilding industry. - October 22, 2009 - Groves Park Commons
Anderson Construction Group Named #10th Fastest Growing Private Company in 2009
Anderson Construction Group, Inc. (ACG) was named the #10th Fastest Growing Private Company in Washington State by the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) in its annual Fastest Growing Private Company list in 2009. ACG was ranked in the 10th position for sales growth over 2006-2008 with an increase... - October 18, 2009 - Anderson Construction Group, Inc.
Jennifer McFadyen Joins Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that Jennifer McFadyen has joined the company as marketing coordinator. In addition to being responsible for creating and facilitating all corporate and community marketing efforts through print, web... - October 17, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Cheval Equestrian Community Debuts New Professionally Designed Model Home in Mint Hill, North Carolina
Cheval, located in beautiful Mint Hill, just outside of Charlotte, has just opened its first professionally decorated model home available for the public to tour. This stunning 4,897 square foot European-inspired home is built by award-winning builder Steve Schreiner, of Schreiner Custom Homes, a... - October 16, 2009 - Cheval
Holladay Properties Celebrates Major Milestone: Developer Completes 3M Square Feet as It Welcomes 6 New Tenants to Its Park
Holladay Properties is celebrating a major milestone in its history, as it announces the completion of 3,000,000 total square feet of developed space in Northwest Indiana. Despite challenging economic times, the development, design, and construction firm has pushed forward with new... - October 11, 2009 - Holladay Properties
Royal Oaks Building Group Offers $1,500 New Home Discount to Hometown Heroes
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company is offering a $1,500 discount on new homes in Braxton Village, Walnut Creek, Churchill, Southern Oaks and Whetstone West as part of its Hometown Heroes program. Braxton Village is... - October 11, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Mosaic Contest for Alexandria, VA Students to Celebrate New “Green” Building in Del Ray Community
Del Ray Greens is having a contest to design and produce two large mosaics that will adorn this new building’s main entrance. The contest will celebrate the uniqueness of Del Ray’s first privately owned, LEED certified green building, which will break ground in late fall. - October 09, 2009 - Del Ray Greens
Costa Rica Real Estate Heating Up with Reve Orange
Reve Orange (www.Reve-Orange.com) is a luxury condo development located in Playa Naranjo (one of Costa Rica's most exclusive regions) and is now offering fractional and full real estate ownership. Despite the United State's real estate market crises, Costa Rica's real estate has been sustaining salels. - October 08, 2009 - Reve Orange Luxury Condos of Costa Rica
Minto Communities Substantially Increases West Coast Presence with Acquisition of SevenShores
Minto Communities LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Minto Group founded in 1955, announces the acquisition of the residential development project on Perico Island. Terms will not be disclosed. For Minto Communities, a family-owned business who has built more than 19,000 homes in... - October 05, 2009 - Minto Communities
The Future Looks Brighter and Realitalia Business Model Offers Solid Ground to Improve Confidence
Markets improve, more people start moving, Realitalia offers a number of reasons to go ahead now with the advantages of a real professional management (and letting) service, rental guarantees, a commitment on fair pricing, assistance on financing, Furniture Packages so that you can be confident that your Italian home will be fully enjoyable upon completion without waste of valuable time, after resources have been invested. - October 03, 2009 - Realitalia
Royal Oaks Building Group Offers Homes in Churchill
Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has started new construction at Churchill, a community development located in Knightdale, N.C. Six inventory homes are currently available for sale in Churchill, and pre-sale opportunities are available,... - October 03, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Costa Rica Permaculture Community Begins Development
World’s most eco-friendly country to get eco-friendly permaculture development. Osa Mountain Village begins construction in the beautiful Southern Pacific Zone of Costa Rica. Community to include food produced on-site and numerous adventure activities. - October 03, 2009 - Osa Mountain Village
LGI Homes Ranked High by J.D. Powers for Quality and Overall Customer Satisfaction
In a recent survey study released by J.D. Power and Associates on builders in the Houston market, LGI Homes was ranked #3 overall in quality and #8 in overall customer satisfaction. The interesting factor in this survey is that LGI Homes is the highest ranked company that specializes in entry-level homes in these rankings. In terms of quality, LGI Homes ranks ahead of the big name national housing companies that build in the Houston area. - September 30, 2009 - LGI Homes
ProVisions Accepting Proposals for Former FEMA Call Center
The Long Beach Call Center – a 19,044-square-foot “plug-n-play” call center and office complex ProVisions, LLC is offering for sale or lease – presents unusually promising news for a state whose unemployment recently reached 10.5 percent. With state-of-the-art capabilities and strategic location on the Gulf Coast, the Long Beach Call Center has the potential to become a workplace for professionals with a predicted increase in job opportunities. - September 30, 2009 - ProVisions, LLC
DP Partners Announces 105,000 SF Build-to-Suit Headquarters for Morgan Distributing at LogistiCourt at Portal Way in Portland, Oregon
DP Partners, a Reno, Nevada-based commercial real estate development firm, has been selected as the developer for a 10.7 acre, 105,000 square foot build-to-suit headquarters property in Portland, Oregon for Morgan Distributing, LLC, an Oregon City, Oregon-based distribution company. DP will... - September 30, 2009 - DP Partners
Ireo Kicks Off Its First Integrated Development of 800 Acre at Gurgaon
Launches the landmark property “The Grand Arch – Luxury of Location” at Ireo City. Poised to launch 10 million Sq ft in next 12 months. Marks the beginning of its Pan India presence – wholly owned 3000 acre land bank for Residential Development, Commercial IT Parks & SEZ. Ireo city to host India’s first network of elevated walkways. Skywalk within the private township. - September 27, 2009 - Ireo
Royal Oaks Building Group Begins New Construction for Lakestone Village
Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com) has announced that the company has started new construction at Lakestone Village, a community development located in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Five inventory homes are currently available for sale in Lakestone Village, and pre-sale opportunities are... - September 26, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Jim Chapman Communities Begins New Construction
Jim Chapman Communities is proud to announce that it recently began construction of a new quadraplex at its award winning active adult community, Brookhaven at Johns Creek. This is the first Jim Chapman Community to begin construction since late 2008. The construction will include four new homes,... - September 25, 2009 - Jim Chapman Communities
Westview Products, Inc. Lets the Light Into the Independence Station
Westview Products, Inc., based in Dallas, OR, will invite the light to shine into the homes, offices and retail spaces in Independence Station while also helping the structure maintain energy independence. The $15 million building in Independence, OR, is expected to become the World’s... - September 23, 2009 - Independence Station
Independence Station Partners with EcoDomo
EcoDomo leather tiles will add another green component and sophisticated style to Independence Station, the mixed-use facility expected to become the World’s Greenest Building when it opens in Independence, OR, next year. Made from the discarded scraps from BMW car seat manufacturers and... - September 23, 2009 - Independence Station
NZ Developer Discounts Prime Coastal Realestate
"Arcadia Heights" an elevated coastal section subdivision in Paunui, New Zealand is being released by the vendor some 30% below Dec 2007 valuations. Competitive Finance is available and each sections can potentially be subdivided into 2x building platforms. Independent NZ forecasters suggest house values will be increase up to 30% by 2012. - September 19, 2009 - Maree Neal Consulting
Royal Oaks Building Group Among Top Residential Builders
Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has been ranked among the Triangle area’s top residential builders by Triangle Business Journal, bettering its ranking by three spots from 2008. Royal Oaks Building Group is the... - September 19, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Boasting 23 Sales in August with a Market Pacing at Three, Balboa Ridge is Arguably the Hottest Condominium Community in the County
According to the New Housing Monitor, while other condominium communities in the county are selling an average of three homes per month, Balboa Ridge has averaged 19 sales over the last four months. - September 16, 2009 - Balboa Ridge Condos