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Helen Pastorino of Pertria Featured in Objects In Action: Commercial Applications Of Object-Oriented Technologies
Helen Pastorino, Founder and President of Pertria, has been featured in the book Objects In Action: Commercial Applications Of Object-Oriented Technologies by Paul Harmon and David A. Taylor, for her early advocacy and implementation of information technology to advance client results and productivity in the real estate industry. - June 01, 2011 - Pertria
Following in Family Footsteps, Rachel Hausman of RE/MAX Experts in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Wins Rising Star Award
Following her mother and stepfather into residential real estate has paid off for Rachel Hausman, a sales associate with RE/MAX Experts in Buffalo Grove. This new agent took home the Rising Star award from the recent RE/MAX Northern Illinois 34th annual awards ceremony. - May 31, 2011 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Remax Professionals Announces New Listing in Laurel, Maryland
Well cared for brick front home in Laurel, MD is for sale. - May 16, 2011 - Remax Professionals
Iza Ramirez Completed her Prestigious CDPD Designation to Specialize in Real Estate Short Sales
Iza Ramirez has used her years of experience in Short Sales and the Harris Real Estate University Certified Distressed Property Designation (CDPD) to help hundreds of Homeowners avoid Foreclosure with a Short Sale. - May 15, 2011 - Pleasant Realty
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Acquires Hounshell Real Estate
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty (TTR/SIR) has announced that it will acquire DC based realty firm Hounshell Real Estate and Property Management. Hounshell Real Estate, a twenty person firm located in northwest Washington DC has been a mainstay of the downtown real estate market and a key... - May 14, 2011 - TTR Sotheby's International Realty
The Ballen Group, Award Winning Las Vegas Real Estate Agent Team with Keller Williams Realty, Welcomes Greg Duffield REALTOR® as LEAD Buyer Specialist
The Ballen Group, Las Vegas Short Sale Specialists in Nevada, has partnered with Greg Duffield, REALTOR® in order to expand the home buyers division and work with talented agents and Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas. - May 14, 2011 - Ballen Brands
Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® Explain Changes in NC Home Sales Paperwork
Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® has produced a video to help explain changes in the new North Carolina Offer to Purchase Contract. Effective January 1st, 2011, every member of the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® must use the new due diligence contract. “The steps to a real... - May 13, 2011 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Linda Craft Comments on How Applied-Feedback Helps Sell Homes in April via Luxury Home Marketing Group
The Luxury Home Marketing Group (LHMG) of Raleigh, NC focused on Estate-sized homes during April’s meeting. The properties toured included two custom-built, Estate-sized homes outside of a subdivision, listed by Vice-President Linda Craft; a custom-builder’s personal home in the... - May 11, 2011 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Dominion Enterprises Launches Homes Media Solutions
Synergistic approach for Dominion’s real estate brands will provide innovative products and services for real estate professionals, consumers. - May 11, 2011 - Homes.com
Homes.com Announces Mortgage Calculator App
Application helps consumers navigate tough financial decisions. - May 11, 2011 - Homes.com
Advantage Homes Celebrates One-Year Anniversary at Brunswick Crossing with Event and Luxury Townhome Preview
Advantage Homes, LLC is pleased to announce the one-year anniversary celebration of Brunswick Crossing, one of the communities featuring homes by Advantage Homes. The event will take place Saturday, May 14th from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. in the Brunswick Crossing community, Brunswick, Md. Visitors will also be able to preview the community’s new luxury townhome plans, designed specifically for Brunswick Crossing by Maryland homebuilder Advantage Homes. - May 09, 2011 - Advantage Homes
San Diego Real Estate Agent Laura Sechrist Joins Real Living Lifestyles
Real Living Lifestyles welcomes Laura Sechrist to their La Costa Encinitas office. Sechrist graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Advertising. Her professional background enhances her ability to manage business effectively and protect client interests, ensuring successful real estate transactions. - May 08, 2011 - Laura Sechrist, Realtor®
Prudential Arizona Properties Sales Executives Receive National Awards
Prudential Arizona Properties recently recognized more than 200 of its REALTORs with awards for outstanding 2010 sales achievements. A part of the Americana companies, Prudential Arizona spans 20 offices and 2,000 sales executives in Nevada and Arizona. Both local and national awards were given... - May 08, 2011 - Prudential Americana Group
Brett/Robinson Sweepstakes Draws in June Customers
Brett/Robinson is offering major incentive for June vacationers with their latest “Just June” vacation special. - May 07, 2011 - Brett Robinson
Vacation Rental Agent Opens New Maui Office
Vacation Rental Agent's Hawaii website, Hawaiianbeachrentals.com, opens new Maui office to ensure continued local expertise to guests on the "Valley Isle.” - May 06, 2011 - Vacation Rental Agent
Scott Stevens, REALTOR® of Citywide Realty Earns Prestigious GRI Designation
Scott A. Stevens of Citywide Realty recently received the nationally recognized Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation. - May 05, 2011 - Citywide Realty
Costa Mesa's 20th Annual Mesa Verde Neighborhood Garage Sale
Costa Mesa real estate company, Torelli Realty is hosting the 20th Annual Mesa Verde Garage Sale on Saturday, May 14, 2011 - May 04, 2011 - Torelli Realty
Charles Reinhart Company Welcomes 8 New Agents
The Charles Reinhart Company has welcomed 8 new Realtors: Chris Brown, Brad Doan, Josh Kercher, Darby Kolano, Jo Pichan, Michael & MaryAnn Ryan, and Dana Vespremi. - May 04, 2011 - Charles Reinhart Company, Realtors
Choyce Peterson Negotiates Successful Renewal for R.V.I. America Insurance Company for 17,600 Square Feet in Stamford, CT
Choyce Peterson achieved a 17,000 square-foot renewal in Stamford, Connecticut. - May 03, 2011 - Choyce Peterson, Inc.
HomeRun Homes Purchases HomeRunHomes.com Domain Name
HomeRun Homes, one of the largest online marketplaces for Rent to Own Homes, has announced that they have won the long bidding process for and were cleared to purchase, the domain name HomeRunHomes.com. Clearing up Confusion - Disparity Between Company Name and Domain Name. HomeRun Homes was... - May 02, 2011 - HomeRun Homes