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Longtime Chicago Realtor Welcomed to Dream Town
Dream Town Realty announces that veteran Chicago real estate agent Lois Schwarz-Charles is now a part of its industry-leading team of residential sales consultants. Ms. Schwarz-Charles has years of experience in new development real estate. She is one of eight agents welcomed to Dream Town during the month of July. - September 09, 2010 - Dream Town Realty
Rose Realty Services Welcomes Jean Neifer-Lloyd
Realtor Jean Neifer-Lloyd joins Rose Realty Services branch office in Findlay, Ohio. - September 07, 2010 - Rose Realty Services
Abbey Business Centres Celebrate 'Best of the Best' Awards 2010
Serviced office staff rewarded for their exceptional customer service over the past year. - September 05, 2010 - Abbey Business Centres
RealUp Launches Commercial Real Estate Mobile App
RealUp.com, the leader in commercial real estate listings, released its mobile application for commercial property searching available for the iPhone. The RealUp iPhone app, which is also compatible with the iPod Touch and iPad, was designed for iOS4 and includes augmented reality. Now available as... - September 04, 2010 - RealUp.com
InTheRoo and BuyPlaya Announce Trip Report Competition
Cash prizes will be awarded for winning trip reports - September 04, 2010 - BuyPlaya Real Estate Advisors
Rent to Own Home Executive Offers Speaking Appearances
The President and Chairman of HomeRun Homes (www.Lease2Buy.com) has committed to speak publicly on Rent to Own, the rapid success of his company, and on business and motivational topics. - September 04, 2010 - HomeRun Homes
Non-Profits Flocked to Gather Ideas About "Thinking Outside the Box"
The free seminar was packed with non-profits interested in gaining knowledge from local business professionals on how to grow their charitable organizations. - September 03, 2010 - Kelly E. Capolino
Chicago Real Estate Agent Joins Dream Town Realty in July
Dream Town Realty announces that Chicago realtor Lilian Khattar is now a member of its innovative brokerage. Ms. Khattar was welcomed to the Chicago-based real estate firm in July. She is one of eight agents to join the company during the month. - September 02, 2010 - Dream Town Realty
Brett/Robinson to Sponsor Triathlon Events in Gulf Shores
The 2010 Brett/Robinson Alabama Coastal Triathlon and Tri-It-On Triathlon will take place on September 11th at The Hangout in Gulf Shores. The event will offer two different race distances and a relay team option. - September 01, 2010 - Brett Robinson
Susan Ball Earns Prestigious Designation to Help Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure
“This CDPE designation has been invaluable as I work with sellers and lenders on complicated short sales,” said Ms. Ball. “It is so rewarding to be able to help sellers save their homes from foreclosure.” - August 28, 2010 - Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Susan J. Ball
Linda Craft & Team REALTORS® to Host Ticket Giveaway for Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover at the RBC Center
Dave Ramsey’s listeners and readers know that the nationally recognized talk show host and financial advisor knows a good value when he sees one. Ramsey is coming to the Triangle area for his “Total Money Makeover Live” presentation, October 16th at the RBC Center. As a presenting... - August 28, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
D. Zavos Group Celebrates 30 Years
D. Zavos Group is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. For this occasion a gala dinner has been organized at the Le Meridien Hotel in Limassol. The gala dinner was graced with the presence of important personalities from the business, political and social life of Cyprus as well as from... - August 27, 2010 - D. Zavos Group
New Directory Helps Avanta’s Clients Cut the Cost of Services
A new on-line client services directory, being launched by Avanta across its 19 UK managed office space centres, from serviced offices West End to serviced offices Manchester, will enable clients to benefit from Avanta’s substantial buying power to receive discounted services. “We know... - August 27, 2010 - Avanta
Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS ® Speed-Up Home Searches in Greater Raleigh Area with No Requirements
The award-winning website, www.lindacraft.com, now features a quicker way to search for homes in the Greater Raleigh Area. The “Hassle Free Real Estate Search” section is now easily found in the center on the homepage of the Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS®... - August 27, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
VacationRentalHotSpots.com Offers Unique and Affordable Florida Vacation Rentals
VacationRentalHotSpots.com, a leading Florida vacation rental website, recently added a wide array of new inventory by partnering with ABetterStay.com. Florida vacationers can now reserve Florida vacation rentals and specialty lodging on-line. Free search tools are provided and there is no required registration, login or account access. You can save time and effort with the new ability to view and book vacation rentals on-line. - August 27, 2010 - Vacation Rental Hot Spots.com
Long Insurance Group Welcomes Julie Werner as Account Executive
Long Realty is pleased to welcome Julie Werner to the Long Insurance Group. As Account Executive, Werner will oversee all operations within the agency, and will strive to present her clients with the most comprehensive and competitive products and services available to help meet their unique and... - August 26, 2010 - Long Realty
Bankruptcy Has Hidden Costs for Home Owners – Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® Offers Free Advice
Bankruptcy may be a way out of crushing debt for homeowners in a distressed economy, but there are hidden costs and possible alternatives to consider before proceeding. Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® ‘s dedicated foreclosure website, www.raleighrealestateforeclosures.com, has a new... - August 26, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Linda Craft & Team, Realtors Offer Transit Guide for Homebuyers Relocating to Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area attracts thousands of homebuyers a month, many from outside of the region. Recent updates to Linda Craft & Team, Realtors®’s website’s relocation pages offer information to help new arrivals easily educate themselves about the community, jobs,... - August 25, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Denver Metro Area Luxury Home Sales Dip in July, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Reports
Luxury home sales in the Denver metro area last month dipped 4 percent over the same period in 2009 while prices were flat year over year, according to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Colorado’s leading provider of luxury real estate services. A total of 50 homes sold for more than $1... - August 25, 2010 - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Veteran Realtor Kris Vogt Named President of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in the Sacramento/Tahoe Area
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Northern California’s largest real estate services company, announced today that veteran real estate executive and Elk Grove native Kris Vogt has been named president of the company’s Sacramento/Tahoe region. In his new position, Vogt will oversee... - August 25, 2010 - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Long Mortgage Welcomes Bailey Franger as Mortgage Consultant
Long Companies is pleased to welcome Mortgage Consultant Bailey Franger to the Long Mortgage team. She will work out of Long Realty’s Casas Adobes office, located at 6875 N. Oracle Road. Franger is an experienced home financing professional committed to exceptional service and comprehensive... - August 25, 2010 - Long Realty
Chariff Realty Group Sold a Commercial Building with 90% Financing Through a Government Based SBA Loan in an Economy Where Financing is Near Impossible
5963 Biscayne Boulevard, a 2700 square foot high-exposure building, sold to England-born and current Miami Beach resident, Attorney Robert Dixon, this month, who obtained 90% financing through a government-based SBA loan in an economy where financing is near impossible, let alone 90 percent financing. Chariff Realty Group is encouraging other Small Business Owners to research Category #504 SBA real estate Loans as a financing option. - August 24, 2010 - Chariff Realty Group
Leading London Commercial Property Agency MERJS Announces the Successful Let of Soho Media-Style Offices in National House, W1 to The Nursery
Newly refurbished office space consisting of the entire first floor of National House, 60-66 Wardour St W1 have been successfully let by MERJS to The Nursery Research and Planning Ltd - August 24, 2010 - Merjs Charted Surveyors
Julie Hummel Joins RE/MAX Realty Group South in Fort Myers, FL.
Mike McNamara Manager/Realtor of RE/MAX Realty Group South is proud to announce Julie Hummel recently joined his office in Fort Myers, Florida. - August 21, 2010 - REMAX Realty Group South
First Foursquare Campaign in Barcelona
Oh-Barcelona.com, the accommodation specialists, offer a the first ever Mayor special for foursquare users in the city of Barcelona, Spain. The mayor of their venue will win a free scooter rental for a weekend. - August 21, 2010 - Open House Spain
Linda Craft Presents to National Conference, Shares Success of Linda Craft & Team Realtors®
Linda Craft is entering her 26th year in Real Estate in the second half of 2010. She recently shared some of her experiences at the Star Power conference in Nashville, Tennessee, addressing two different seminars on topics of interest to the Real Estate Industry including the “The Evolution... - August 21, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Winning Images from "Chicago in Focus" Photo Contest Available to View on Dream Town Website
Dream Town Realty held a competition to find photos for its upcoming "Chicago in Focus" coffee table book. The contest received over 3,200 submissions of which approximately 125 were selected to appear in the publication. Awards were presented at a special reception earlier this month that benefited local charity La Casa Norte. View photographs on the company's top-ranked real estate website, including spectacular cityscapes, lake and river shots, nature scenes, people, buildings and more. - August 20, 2010 - Dream Town Realty
Silicon Valley Million-Dollar Home Sales and Prices Up in July, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Reports
Million-dollar home sales and the median sale price in Silicon Valley rose again in July over last year, although sales were off from June’s two-year high level, according to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the South Bay’s leading provider of luxury real estate services. A total... - August 20, 2010 - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Valley, Realtors, of Roscoe Joins RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network
Real estate veteran Johanna Koslofski and her team of seasoned professionals at Valley, Realtors®, Inc. of Roscoe, Ill., have joined the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. The timing is right for such a move, Koslofski explained, as the real estate market navigates the sometimes... - August 20, 2010 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Gains Coldwell Banker Realty Center in Merger
Don Walston, Founder and Executive Chairman of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com), has announced the merger of Coldwell Banker Realty Center with the firm, which will continue to operate under the name of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston. In this landmark strategic... - August 20, 2010 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Country Club, Featuring Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, Offering Homes with 100% Financing
With beautiful mountain and volcano views, Guanacaste Country Club's unique setting is nothing less than breathtaking. And now a lot or home in this fully secured and gated country club complete with Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course is available to investors for as little as $0 down and with... - August 19, 2010 - Virtus 1 Costa Rica Real Estate
Brenton Hayden of Renters Warehouse Selected by Entrepreneur Magazine as a Finalist
Brenton Hayden of Renters Warehouse has been selected by Entrepreneur Magazine as a finalist in the Emerging Entrepreneur category in their Entrepreneurs of 2010 contest presented by the UPS Store. Online voting helps determine winners. - August 19, 2010 - Renters Warehouse
Palm Beach Gardens Realtor Looks to Cyberspace TV to Help Customers
Realtor® Jeff Lichtenstein has has found a way to utilize today’s technology to do his part to help an industry that has been hammered with declining home values and befuddled customers. His solution: JeffTV. - August 19, 2010 - Jeff Lichtenstein, Realtor
Rapid Realty Announces Video Contest
Rapid Realty starts an online video contest geared at highlighting various New York neighborhoods. Contestants will film an original video about their neighborhood and its best attributes. The winning entry will receive a new MacBook Pro. - August 19, 2010 - Rapid Realty
RE/MAX Places Two from Metro Chicago Real Estate Market and One from Rockford Among Top 400 U.S. Real Estate Pros
Two RE/MAX agents from the metro Chicago real estate market and one based in Rockford recently earned spots in the Wall Street Journal’s 2010 Top 400 Real Estate Professionals ranking, which is based on 2009 sales activity. Those recognized were the top 100 agents and top 100 teams in two... - August 18, 2010 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Leading London Commercial Property Agency MERJS Appointed as Sole Agent for Period Commercial Property in SW1
MERJS has been appointed as the sole commercial property agents for a newly available period office suite in Grosvenor Crescent, SW1 - August 18, 2010 - Merjs Charted Surveyors
Investment Real Estate Website Offers Opportunity Despite Down Economy; Linda Craft & Team, Realtors® Recommends
Despite the historic upheaval of the nation’s the real estate market, investing in real estate can have significant return for those armed with the proper information to succeed. Linda Craft & Team, Realtors® are the primary agent for Investorloft.com in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill... - August 18, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Dream Town Realty Announces Addition of Chicago Real Estate Agent in June
Dream Town Realty welcomes Diana Bzdyk to the company. Ms. Bzdyk joined the brokerage's network of residential real estate sales agents at the end of June. She is a Chicago native who is also very familiar with the South Suburbs. - August 16, 2010 - Dream Town Realty
RE/MAX Metro Chicago Real Estate Network's Hot Air Balloon Visits Immaculate Conception School in Norwood Park on Aug. 23
The students at Immaculate Conception School, 7263 W. Talcott Ave., Chicago, will get an exciting introduction to hot air ballooning when the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew visit the school on Aug. 23. The visit is part of an on-going interactive educational program developed and sponsored by... - August 15, 2010 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Josephine Porter of RE/MAX Prestige Inducted Into RE/MAX Executive Club
Jo Porter received the prestigious RE/MAX Executive Club Award. Jo is an agent in the Tewksbury office of RE/MAX Prestige. She has been in the real estate industry for 10 years, and is a member of the Eastern Middlesex Board of Realtors and the Multiple Listing Service. The Executive Club Award is... - August 15, 2010 - RE/MAX Prestige
Meet The Professionals - "Market Leaders Helping Community Homeowners" RE/MAX Premier and Atlantic Home Loans Announce Their First Local Meeting and Happy Hour
Meet The Professionals is a select group of local businessmen and businesswomen who meet casually on the first Tuesday of each month in order to network and interact with their neighbors in person. These professionals provide various services in the fields of real estate, mortgage banking,... - August 14, 2010 - James Mulcahy, RE/Max Premier in Warren, NJ
Hill & Co.'s Stephanie Ahlberg Recognized for Internet Marketing Excellence
Nationally renowned real estate marketing and technology speaker and REALTOR.com(r) Vice President, Max Pigman, has presented to Stephanie Ahlberg of Hill & Co. Real Estate the "Real Estate Online Marketing Award of Excellence." The Award of Excellence recognizes top agents who... - August 14, 2010 - Hill & Co. Real Estate
Short Sales Can Help Distressed Homeowners Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® Offers Free Advice
With one in seven homeowners in America behind on their mortgage payments, a type of sale called a ‘short sale’ can help a distressed home owner move into a more affordable housing situation. Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® ‘s dedicated foreclosure website,... - August 14, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Gitta Urbainczyk Now a Member of the National REO Brokers Association
Gitta is honored to be a part of such an elite organization and looks forward to working with even more bank-owned foreclosure properties and assisting home buyers in obtaining properties at amazingly reduced prices. - August 13, 2010 - Gitta Urbainczyk P.A.
Michelle Fermin of RE/MAX Prestige Recognized by REAL TRENDS Top 100 List
Michelle Fermin with RE/MAX Prestige, ranked in the top 100 agents for total transaction sides closed in 2009. Michelle has been working in the real estate industry for more than 14 years and has extensive experience with short sales. Among Michelle's achievements are being #4 in the Tope 5... - August 13, 2010 - RE/MAX Prestige
"Thinking Outside the Box," a Free Seminar for Non-Profit Organizations
Sponsored by E. Sue Huff and Kelly E. Capolino, the "Thinking Outside the Box" seminar features four speakers with invaluable tips for non-profits to grow their organizations. - August 13, 2010 - Kelly E. Capolino
Avanta Puts on a ‘Show’ at Fetter Lane
Avanta opens new ‘show office’ at one fetter lane, in the City of London. Previously occupied by US-based law firm Edwards, Angell Palmer & Dodge. Refurbishment of the building commenced in June and, when completed at the end of October, will provide high-quality serviced offices, a range of meeting rooms, as well as virtual office services. - August 13, 2010 - Avanta
Linda Craft & Team REALTORS® Benefit Struggling New England Church with Successful Fundraiser
Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® came through with donations to benefit a struggling New England Church in late July, raising $1645 for a church in Phillips, Maine. Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS® Team Member David Toothaker grew up in Western Maine, and his family still lives there. - August 12, 2010 - Linda Craft & Team Realtors
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Named One of North Bay’s Best Places to Work
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the Bay Area’s leading provider of real estate services, has been named one of the North Bay’s best places to work by the North Bay Business Journal. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage was one of 54 companies and organizations recognized in the... - August 11, 2010 - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
The Jenkins Organization Hires Minh Tran as Director of Acquisitions
The Jenkins Organization, Inc., a commercial real estate and development company, has announced the hiring of Minh Tran as Director of Storage Acquisitions. Mr. Tran, who had been working as a Financial Consultant at AXA Advisors, will focus on the expansion of The Jenkins Organization’s... - August 09, 2010 - The Jenkins Organization