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ERG Announces New Associate Director of Brooklyn Division
ERG Property Advisors announced the promotion of Vlad Loktev to Associate Director in ERG’s Brooklyn Division. - July 14, 2012 - ERG Property Advisors
Joe Lacey Offers Free Home Evaluation for Homebuyers and Sellers in Southern Maryland
Leading Maryland REALTOR® Joe Lacey has recently announced a new addition to his real estate company’s website. Those who are considering buying or selling homes in southern Maryland will now have the opportunity to receive a free property evaluation from Joe Lacey that will help clients... - July 14, 2012 - Baldus Real Estate, Inc.
CASE Commercial Real Estate Partners Awarded Leasing and Management and Sales of 139,400 SF Hospital and Medical Facility in 11 Acres in Mesquite
CASE Commercial Real Estate Partners (CASE) today announces its representation for the leasing and sale of a 139,400-square-foot former hospital and five medical office buildings on 11 acres located at 3500 Interstate-30 in Mesquite. - July 14, 2012 - CASE Commercial Real Estate Partners
Robo-Signing Settlement of $25 Billion Dollars May Provide Relief for Distressed Homeowners in Michigan
Distressed Homeowners in Grand Rapids, MI may see additional relief from the banks soon. In February, the government signed a historic $25 billion dollar settlement with five major lenders over fraudulent foreclosure practices committed during the height of the housing crisis known as... - July 13, 2012 - Donna Tashjian
As the Mortgage Debt Relief Act Expires, Distressed Homeowners Are Running Out of Time
Distressed homeowners in Grand Rapids area will soon no longer be able to take advantage Mortgage Debt Relief Act. The law, enacted in 2007, helps distressed homeowners by relieving them of additional tax responsibility that often accompanies cancelled or forgiven debt. “For many homeowners,... - July 13, 2012 - Donna Tashjian
Champaign’s Top Real Estate Team Makes the Switch to Keller Williams Realty
Realtor Ryan Dallas and his award-winning team have made the switch to Keller Williams Realty. They are based out of the Keller Williams office located at 821 South Neil Street in Champaign, Ill. - July 13, 2012 - Keller Williams Realty, Ryan Dallas Team
Chicago-Area RE/MAX Agents and Teams Ranked Among Nation’s Top 1,000 by Wall Street Journal and Real Trends
A national ranking by Real Trends, Inc., and the Wall Street Journal recently named several RE/MAX agents and teams serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market among the nation’s top 1,000 residential individuals and teams based on 2011 sales achievements. - July 13, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
First Valuation Attends the CMBA’s 40th Annual Western Secondary Market Conference Following Launch of Enhanced BPO Product
Following the release of the company’s latest product, First Valuation focuses on driving success of the BPO PLUS with DATA ADVANTAGE in the secondary market. - July 13, 2012 - First Valuation
Buy a Phoenix Mansion, Get a Bentley
Two Phoenix, Arizona luxury homes come with a new Bentley automobile at the close of escrow. Jeffrey Smith, the listing agent, is marketing the exclusive properties to international buyers. - July 12, 2012 - West USA Realty
London Olympics Continue to Build Up the Short-Lets Market
London Olympics is being seen as a golden period where the short-let properties are fetching good rental income to landlords. They are even getting cautious about maintaining and refurbishing their property to be able to rent at good rates. - July 12, 2012 - Short Let Apartments
ERG Appoints New Director of Investment Sales
ERG Property Advisors announced the promotion of Shawn Campbell to Director of Investment Sales of the firm’s Queens and Brooklyn Division. Mr. Campbell specializes in the sale of multifamily, commercial and development properties in the New York metro area. “As Director of Investment... - July 12, 2012 - ERG Property Advisors
A Las Vegas Wells Fargo Short Sale in Has Closed with Award Winning Las Vegas Short Sale Agent Team
The Ballen Group just closed a Short Sale with Wells Fargo for a property on the street Slipstream in Las Vegas in the zip code 89139 which is in Paseo at Pinnacle Peaks. The Short Sale had one Lienholder. Therefore this Nevada Short Sale had to be approved with Wells Fargo only. The original list... - July 12, 2012 - Ballen Brands
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network Presents Multiple Honors to RE/MAX Suburban
RE/MAX Suburban, which operates seven brokerage offices located in Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and Wheaton, Ill., recently earned multiple honors from the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network for its outstanding performance in 2011. The RE/MAX... - July 12, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Louise Clark at RE/MAX Property Associates, Morrison, Saluted for 2011 Success in Real Estate Sales
Louise Clark, Broker/Manager at RE/MAX Property Associates in Morrison, Ill., recently received special recognition from the RE/MAX Northern Illinois region for her sales success in 2011. She has been named to membership in the Executive Club, an honorary club recognizing an important level of... - July 12, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Back to Back Agent of the Month @ Linda Craft & Team Pamela Mansueti Leads Teammates in May
May was a highly competitive month for the team at Linda Craft & Team REALTORS®. At the final count, Buyer’s Agent Pamela Mansueti earned her second, consecutive, Agent of the Month honor with eight contracts completed on behalf of her clients in May. “Our friendly competition... - July 12, 2012 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Brett/Robinson Fishing Package Complements Extended Snapper Season
Vacationers seeking to do some deep-sea fishing this summer have a couple reasons to head to Gulf Shores & Orange Beach: the extension of the Gulf Coast snapper season and the availability of Brett/Robinson’s fishing vacation package. - July 11, 2012 - Brett Robinson
Associate Realtor Lourdes Garcia Joins Cannon Realty & Associates
Another Great Move – Lourdes Garcia Joins Cannon Realty & Associates of The Woodlands, Texas - July 11, 2012 - Cannon Realty & Associates
Man Leete, Broker/Realtor® and Acreage Specialist Joins Golden Realty & Management
Golden Realty & Management, a full-service real estate company, welcomes Man Leete to its team of experts. Man is a North Carolina native with more than ten years of experience as a real estate agent, specializing in homes with land, farms/acreage, vacant commercial land, and new... - July 11, 2012 - Golden Realty & Management
Coral Shores Realty and Realtor Jairo Garcia Team Up
Ron Cika, Broker of Coral Shores Realty welcomes Jairo Garcia to his growing team of real estate professionals. Jairo Garcia has been practicing real estate for over 6 years and concentrates on Buyers and Seller in Broward County. - July 08, 2012 - Coral Shores Realty
Coral Shores Realty Welcomes Realtor Dominick Saginario
Realtor Dominick Saginario has enjoyed the benefits of being a realtor in South Florida for over 11 years. He has recently decided to join forces with Coral Shores Realty in Plantation. - July 08, 2012 - Coral Shores Realty
Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® Create “Shred-sation” at Annual Shredding Event – Recycle Equivalent of 70 Trees
Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® could have papered the town with all of the shredded documents from Saturday’s annual Shred Event. Over four tons of papers were torn to pieces in the process. “It’s a really fun, free community event which grows and grows every year,”... - July 08, 2012 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Cresa Milwaukee Represents Riverwater Partners LLC
Tenant Advisory Firm Expedites Purchase of Notable Milwaukee Building - July 07, 2012 - Cresa - Madison
Rachel Bovarnick Joins RE/MAX Prestige
Rachel Bovarnick has joined RE/MAX Prestige as the newest member of this dynamic sales team. Rachel brings to the office 10 + years of experience in real estate and was formerly with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Prior to that, she has had 20+ years experience in client services as an... - July 07, 2012 - RE/MAX Prestige
Ron Cika, Broker Coral Shores Realty, Florida Realtors Discuss Real Estate Issues with Florida Leaders and Governor Rick Scott
Ron Cika, Broker of Coral Shores Realty Inc. located in Plantation, Florida, joined top real estate brokers and Realtors from across Florida in Tallahassee to meet with Governor Rick Scott and other top officials. Cika and other brokers discussed a number of issues that affect all Floridians and... - July 06, 2012 - Coral Shores Realty
Realtor Steven Martonffy Has Joined the Keyes Company
Steven Martonffy, a licensed real estate agent in the state of Florida, has joined the Keyes Company. A lifelong resident of South Florida, as well as a licensed firefighter / paramedic / fire inspector, Mr. Martonffy knows the South Florida - Miami area extremely well. - July 06, 2012 - Steven Martonffy - Realtor
eXp Agent Lists NASCAR Legend’s Home in North Carolina
Winston-Salem, NC, luxury real estate agent John-mark Mitchell has the pleasure of announcing his newest listing, the exquisite horse ranch belonging to NASCAR legend, Junior Johnson, in Hamptonville, NC. - July 05, 2012 - eXp Realty
Big Spring Payout for eXp Agents and Brokers
eXp Realty, a national cloud-based real estate brokerage, announced today that it paid out close to $28,000 in revenue sharing to its brokers and agents in the month of May. - July 05, 2012 - eXp Realty
Raleigh-Based Luxury Home Marketing Group Explore Attraction of Custom Homes in June Get Together
Raleigh-based Luxury Home Marketing Group explored the attraction of custom-built homes in the elite segment of the market during June’s monthly get-together. “The Triangle-area has a wonderful selection of existing estate and luxury homes,” said LHMG Vice-President Linda Craft. - July 04, 2012 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Eddi Boucher Joins Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® as Rental Agent - Adds to Specialized Team
Linda Craft & Team. REALTORS® welcome Eddi Boucher as a Rental Agent, adding to the team’s specialty services designed to help individuals and families looking for all types of housing. Boucher has been a resident of the Triangle-area for nearly 30 years and brings eight years of... - July 04, 2012 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
CASE Commercial Real Estate Partners Awarded Exclusive Leasing Assignment for Prestigious Turtle Creek Tower in Uptown
CASE Commercial Real Estate Partners (CASE) today announces it has been selected as the exclusive leasing team for Turtle Creek Tower, a 13-story office tower comprised of 136,991 rentable square feet of office space located at 3131 Turtle Creek Boulevard in Dallas. The office tower is located in... - July 04, 2012 - CASE Commercial Real Estate Partners
Keller Williams Realty of South Shore Impacts Local Non-Profit Organizations
The agents of Keller Williams Realty of Sun City Center and Apollo Beach have a culture of philanthropy that has profound effects on the non-profit organizations they connect with and serve in the South Shore area. KW Cares is a segment of their organization that gives back to the community on an on-going basis. - June 30, 2012 - Keller Williams Realty Chadwick Group
Silicon Valley's Luxury Home Sales Soar Again in May, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Reports
Silicon Valley's luxury housing market turned in another stellar month in May as high-end property sales soared from the previous month and year-ago levels, according to a new report by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the South Bay's leading provider of luxury real estate services. A total... - June 30, 2012 - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
C.A.R Good Neighbor Awards Give RE/MAX Agent Hasani Steele Five Reasons to Celebrate Success
Hasani Steele, a top-producing Chicago real estate agent with RE/MAX Premier Properties, 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy., in the city's Gold Coast neighborhood, had to have been happy with the recently announced results of the Chicago Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) 2012 Good Neighbor Awards. Among... - June 29, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Rachel Kendall Featured in OutFront Magazine as Top Keller Williams Agent
Rachel Kendall Recognized for Accomplishments and Distinction Across Triangle Real Estate Market - June 29, 2012 - Rachel Kendall Team
Nick Centenaro Joins South Bay Realty
Nick Centenaro Joins South Bay Realty. - June 28, 2012 - South Bay Realty, Lesley Garlock
Jay Gove Joins RE/MAX Prestige
Jay Gove has joined RE/MAX Prestige as the newest member of this dynamic sales team. Jay brings to the office 14 years of experience in real estate and was formerly with Loughran & Associates Real Estate Inc. Jay also holds a New Hampshire Real Estate license. “My first responsibility is... - June 28, 2012 - RE/MAX Prestige
Diane Hashim Joins South Bay Realty
Diane Hashim Joins South Bay Realty. - June 28, 2012 - South Bay Realty, Lesley Garlock
Richard G. Rosetti Real Estate Leases Office Space to RFK Dynamics, Inc.
Richard G. Rosetti Real Estate LLC, is proud to announce RFK Dynamics, Inc. will be leasing professional office space at 36 British American Blvd. in Latham, NY beginning in mid-summer 2012. - June 28, 2012 - Rosetti Real Estate
Broker Shares Success Secrets with Competitor
RE/MAX Classic Real Estate Broker Brett Furman Shares his Secrets of Success on Short Sales with competitor Keller Williams While most Real Estate Brokers are not willing to share their success with competitors, local real estate Broker Brett Furman did just that. Real Estate Broker, Brett Furman... - June 28, 2012 - RE/MAX Classic
Broker Associate Angelica Fahy Joins Cannon Realty & Associates
Another Great Move – Angelica Fahy Joins Cannon Realty & Associates of The Woodlands, Texas. - June 28, 2012 - Cannon Realty & Associates
One-Third of RE/MAX Offices in Northern Illinois Real Estate Market Recognized in Two National Rankings of Top Residential Brokerages
Fourteen RE/MAX brokerages operating 34 offices in the northern Illinois region have been highlighted in the two most widely recognized national rankings of real estate brokerages: the REAL Trends 500, compiled by REAL Trends magazine, and the Power Broker Report, developed by RISMedia. As a group,... - June 27, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Virginia Real Estate Professional Earns Broker License and Coldwell Banker Previews Designation
A Virginia real estate professional receives her broker license and Coldwell Banker Previews designation. - June 25, 2012 - VonCannon Real Estate
Tim Binning Wins Broker/Owner of the Year Honor from RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network
Tim Binning, broker/owner of RE/MAX All Pro in Bloomingdale and Sugar Grove, Ill., and RE/MAX Great American North in St. Charles, Ill., recently received one of the top honors presented by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network when he was named Broker/Owner of the Year, Multi-Office, at... - June 24, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Three RE/MAX Offices in Chicago Take Home High Honors at RE/MAX Northern Illinois Awards Ceremony
Three Chicago RE/MAX offices -- RE/MAX City, RE/MAX Signature and RE/MAX Premier Properties -- took home some of the most prestigious awards during the annual RE/MAX Northern Illinois awards ceremony held in late April. Each year, the awards ceremony honors affiliates who have achieved outstanding... - June 24, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Veteran Raleigh Realtor Welcomes Burch & Associates to Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® - Keith Burch Leads Independent Affiliate to Craft Team
A blossoming real estate market means opportunities for many kinds of creative strategies, for homebuyers and Realtors. Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® is proud to announce that veteran Raleigh Realtor Keith Burch is bringing Burch & Associates to the Linda Craft Team. “Members of... - June 24, 2012 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Selling Your Home This Summer? Then Make Sure Backyard is Appealing, Advise RE/MAX Agents
Summer time is the outdoor season in Chicagoland, and if that is when you plan to sell your home, you can be sure potential buyers across the metropolitan Chicago real estate market will be paying special attention to your backyard. “The backyard is always important to buyers who are... - June 22, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Nations Lease Rental Guaranty Co-Sign Merges with EZ Lease Rentals Funds $1.5m in Venture Capital in Exchange for 38% of Company
Nations Lease Rental Guaranty Co-Sign Merges with EZ Lease Rentals, a Houston TX Based company, Funding $1.5M in Venture Capital in exchange for 38% of Company Shares. EZ Lease Rentals has been providing Rental Guaranty and Co-Signing Services for over 3 Years and has been a growing success. - June 22, 2012 - Nations Lease Rental Guaranty
RE/MAX Sauk Valley in Sterling Captures Awards for 2011 Sales Achievements
RE/MAX Sauk Valley, 110 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, Ill., captured several top honors at the 35th annual awards ceremony held this April by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. Based on 2011 sales, RE/MAX Sauk Valley ranked as the network’s leading office outside the metropolitan... - June 22, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Marin County's Luxury Home Sales Soar in May, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Reports
Marin County's luxury housing market turned in a stellar month in May as high-end property sales soared 28 percent from the same month a year ago, according to a new report by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the Bay Area's leading provider of luxury real estate services. A total of 77 homes... - June 22, 2012 - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network’s Hot Air Balloon Will Visit 1st Baptist Church of Lansing, Ill., on July 15 for Educational Program
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit the 1st Baptist Church, 3440 178th St., Lansing, Ill., on July 15 where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. In the audience will be 150 to 200 students... - June 22, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois