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Hard Money Bankers Announces the Release of Its First iPhone App
Interactive app allows users to fill out an application and more. - December 16, 2011 - Hard Money Bankers
Mohammed Bouazizi and Health Takaful
TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year Highlight of Abu Dhabi Speech on Health Takaful - December 15, 2011 - PHM International, Inc.
RE/MAX Classic: New System Pinpoints Why Having a Public Open House to Sell a Home is Not a Good Idea
Recent studies show that when selling a home, whether you’re a realtor or an individual trying to sell your home on the open market, having an open house is the worse way to get it sold. According to a national study conducted by NDP Group, an industry leader in consumer trends and market... - December 15, 2011 - RE/MAX Classic
Chicago Home Staging Company, Showhomes Naperville, Hires New General Manager, Marie Tilton
Chicago home staging company, Showhomes Naperville, recently hired Marie Tilton as the company’s new General Manager. Tilton will be providing home staging and management services to realtors and individuals who own vacant real estate. - December 14, 2011 - Showhomes Naperville
Barb Woods Earns NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification
Barb Woods, Broker with Crowne Realty, has earned the nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification. Barb offers Sellers the choice of a flat fee or reduced commission full service listing, allowing sellers to maximize the return on their property investment. - December 07, 2011 - Barb Woods, Realtor Crowne Realty
Element Apartments Raises More Than $4,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ®
Element Apartments announced today that their second fundraising event raised more than $4,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s premier centers for research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other deadly diseases. “Thanks to our attendees, we... - December 02, 2011 - Greystar
Nick Aalerud of AA Real Estate Enterprises Named Among "Top 10 Real Estate Professionals in Real Estate Deals Magazine"
This year, Nick Aalerud of AA Real Estate Enterprises, LLC was honored by a panel of local real estate investors. He was awarded a spot on the "Top 10 Real Estate Professionals of New Hampshire" in a Local Real Estate Deals Magazine. "Your nomination and selection to the Top 10 Real... - November 30, 2011 - AA Real Estate Partners
BNP Paribas Real Estate Research for Q3 Shows Highest Quarterly Industrial Take Up in UK Since 2009
Take-up in the logistics and industrial sectors across the UK totalled 10.39 million sq ft in the third quarter of 2011 according to BNP Paribas Real Estate, the highest take up figure since Q3 2009. Kevin Mofid, logistics analyst at BNP Paribas Real Estate said: “Take up for 2011, to the... - November 26, 2011 - BNP Paribas Real Estate
PropertyShark.com Releases Third Quarter 2011 Multifamily Investment Property Report
PropertyShark.com, the premier property search website, today released its quarterly investment property report covering multifamily property sales in New York City for the third quarter of 2011. Key High-Level Findings: · Dollar volume sees best quarter in four years – multifamily... - November 23, 2011 - PropertyShark.com
Brand New Site Launched by Buying Investment Property Tips Offering Free and Unique Ways to Get Into the Market
Getting into the market just got easy with researched buying investment property tips. - November 23, 2011 - Buying Investment Property Tips
New York City Foreclosures Decline for the Fifth Consecutive Month in October 2011
PropertyShark.com, the premier property search website, released its monthly report covering new scheduled foreclosure auctions in New York City for October 2011. Key Report Findings • New scheduled foreclosure auctions decreased 6% in October 2011 compared to the previous month and dropped... - November 22, 2011 - PropertyShark.com
Children with Autism Helped by New Adaptive Furniture Options from Comfy Sacks
Parents know that their home presents some real practical challenges for their autistic children. But investing in the right furniture, like the foam-filled chairs and loungers from Comfy Sacks, can make all the difference. - November 19, 2011 - Comfy Sacks
Giving Back on Thanksgiving – Third Annual Thanksgiving Brigade
VIP Realty Platinum needs your help to meet their 2011 Thanksgiving Brigade goal. Ridge says “We have a goal of serving 75 of the cities neediest and it is time to step up and be part of the solution.” - November 17, 2011 - VIP Realty Platinum
Hospitals in Emerging Markets
Hospitals in Emerging Markets is 4th in PHM Brief in Global Explosion in Emerging Markets Healthcare series. - November 16, 2011 - PHM International, Inc.
PharmaJet Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Funding
PharmaJet Inc. announced today that it will receive funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to pursue innovations that address persistent health and development challenges. Dr. Linda... - November 16, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.
Family-Owned Bowling Center to Remain the Heart of the Devon Community with Extensive Renovations and Professional Management
Whether you’re looking for a place with a family fun-filled atmosphere or a place that caters to your every need, the owners of a local bowling center say you can experience all of that and more now, that the business has been fully renovated and professional management is in... - November 16, 2011 - RE/MAX Classic
BNP Paribas Real Estate Advises LaSalle in Sale of Frimley Business Park to Investream in Partnership with Angelo, Gordon & Co for £15 Million
LaSalle Investment Management (‘LaSalle’) advised by BNP Paribas Real Estate, has completed the sale of Frimley Business Park in Surrey to Investream in partnership with Angelo, Gordon & Co for £15 million. Frimley Business Park, founded in the late 1980s by Arlington, is... - November 16, 2011 - BNP Paribas Real Estate
Seller of Real Estate Advocate Named President of RE/MAX Short Sale Division
If you’re one of the thousands of homeowners struggling with their mortgage and can no longer afford your payments, help is on the way, now that RE/MAX Classic has added a Distressed Real Estate Division to be headed by successful local realtor Brett Furman. The division was created to help... - November 12, 2011 - RE/MAX Classic
Guardian Capital Advisors, LLC Sponsors Artspace Collectors Gala and 25th Anniversary Celebration
Sponsorship of Local Financial Advisory Firm to Benefit Artists, Educational Programming and Community Outreach - November 11, 2011 - Guardian Capital Advisors
Sawgrass Cove Apartments Under New Ownership
Sawgrass Cove Apartments, a 336-unit community located in Bradenton, Florida, was recently acquired by Atlas Real Estate Partners and Andover Real Estate Partners. The acquisition represents the first formal partnership between Atlas and Andover. The two firms will work together to grow their... - November 10, 2011 - Greystar
The International MLS Introduces Its Free to List Commission Share Platform
Ability for All USA Agents and Brokers to Add Properties on The IMLS with Its Free to List Commission Share Platform - November 04, 2011 - The International MLS [IMLS]
Simple Seller Financing Program Makes Owning Vacation Land a No-Brainer
Doug Wagner Real Estate helps landowners realize vacation property dreams with new financing program for as little as $150/month. - November 02, 2011 - Doug Wagner Real Estate
Green Key Global Invited to Speak at Green Lodging & Hospitality Conference
Green Key Global, the leading green hotel certification program in the world, was invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Green Lodging & Hospitality Conference in Orlando, FL next week. Tony Pollard, Managing Director of Green Key, will contribute to a panel discussion titled “The World... - November 02, 2011 - Green Key Global
Naperville Home Staging Company Announces Increase in Home Sales for Chicago Realtors
Chicago home staging company, Showhomes Naperville, announces Chicago realtors have seen increases in sale times and selling prices with the use of home staging for vacant homes. - October 30, 2011 - Showhomes Naperville
New Ozsubasi Homes Project for 2012 – Apartments in Altinkum, Didim, Turkey
Affordable residential and holiday homes for completion May 2012 on the sunny Aegean coast of south west Turkey. - October 27, 2011 - Ozsubasi Homes Ltd
MotivatedRealEstateLeads.com Launches New Automated Referral System, Streamlining the Process and Giving Real Estate Agents What They Want, Only Charging for Closed Leads
Real estate lead generation company launches an innovated solution for real estate agents, only charging them after closed transactions. - October 27, 2011 - MotivatedRealEstateLeads.com
Warning - Wanting to Sell or Buy Real Estate in Difficult Economic Times Requires a New Kind of Real Estate Agent to Get Results
The principles of Prime 220 Realty announcing the launch of their “Mobile Agent Technology” powered by MyDocuCenter: Their objective is helping real estate agents to sell more real estate and utilizing technology for the benefit of real estate sellers and buyers. The Maricopa County... - October 26, 2011 - Prime 220 Realty
One in Five UK Commercial Buildings Could Become "Unlettable" Under New Government Proposals
Under legislative proposals put forward by the new Energy Bill: Private Rented Sector Regulations 2011, landlords will be unable to let non-residential buildings with an EPC rating of F or G from April 2018. Mat Lown, Sustainability Partner at Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT), says: “The... - October 26, 2011 - Tuffin Ferraby Taylor
PharmaJet FDA Regulatory Clearances on Its Needle-Free Injection Devices
PharmaJet has received two FDA 510(k) marketing clearances for its IM/SC injection technology. Below are the Indications For Use, cleared by the FDA. FDA 510(k) Number K111517: PharmaJet Stratis Needle-free Injection System: The PharmaJet Stratis Needle-free Injection System is intended to... - October 25, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.
Caisson Investment Management Advises Rockspring on Increase of M25 Industrial Weighting
Rockspring Hanover PUT, advised by Caisson Investment Management and represented by CBRE, has purchased the freehold investment of Units E3, E4 and W1, Oliver Close, West Thurrock (UK) from PRUPIM for around £7.0 million at a net initial yield of approximately 9.5%. - October 24, 2011 - Caisson Investment Management
New Mortgage Comparison Resource Announced to Save Borrowers Money
Loans-101 announces the launch of a brand new resource to compare today's home loan programs online at www.mortgagecomparison.net. With interest rates at the lowest levels on record, the time could be right to buy a home or refinance your current mortgage. A mortgage comparison can help you determine which one of today's most popular loan programs is best for your circumstances. - October 23, 2011 - Mortgage Comparison
Oklahoma CCIM Chapter Recognizes New Designees
The Oklahoma CCIM Chapter would like to recognize 2 chapter members who recently earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the CCIM Institute, one of the leading commercial real estate associations in the world. Both were pinned at the Institute's National Meeting in Phoenix this month. Congratulations to: Clay Moss, CCIM of Hall Capital Commercial Real Estate and Karyn Dodson, CCIM of BoK Financial. - October 21, 2011 - Oklahoma CCIM Chapter
BNP Paribas Real Estate's Research Shows London’s City and Midtown Office Markets Benefit from Challenging Conditions in West End
Both the City and Midtown office markets in London have seen an increase in activity during the third quarter this year with both areas benefiting from the high rents and a lack of supply of Grade A office accommodation in the West End, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate. - October 21, 2011 - BNP Paribas Real Estate
Greystar Acquires Park Place Apartments
Multifamily Real Estate Company Acquires 500-Unit Apartment Community. - October 19, 2011 - Greystar
Ryan Hill Realty Announces Successful Launch of Third Location in Naperville
Ryan Hill Realty, a leading real estate agency in the suburbs of Chicagoland launched an additional office at 1001 E. Chicago, Naperville, IL on August 24, 2011. Teresa Ryan, Broker and Owner of Ryan Hill Realty addressed the crowd at the event saying, “We are very excited to be here... - October 19, 2011 - Ryan Hill Group
StreetMac Asset Managers Acquire Texas and Oklahoma Malls
StreetMac Asset Managers, LLC, a Northbrook, Illinois-based asset management and financial services firm, announced that an affiliate has purchased the Brazos Mall in Lake Jackson, Texas and the Shawnee Mall in Shawnee, Oklahoma through a joint venture with an affiliate of Stamford,... - October 14, 2011 - StreetMac, LLC
Brett Furman Goes Digital While Many Realtors Remain Analog
In the cutthroat business of real estate sales, many agents remain antiquated in old marketing. From public benches to restaurant placemat advertising, agents continue to market offline in ways that might have worked in the eighties. “Five years ago I realized that newspapers and magazines... - October 14, 2011 - RE/MAX Classic
First Time Foreclosures in the City Reach 2-Year Low in Q3 2011
The number of new scheduled NYC foreclosure auctions was down 69% in Q3 2011 compared to Q3 2010, and was down 33% from Q2 2011. - October 13, 2011 - PropertyShark.com
Greystar to Develop Lakewood Apartments
Greystar is pleased to announce that construction has started on Lakewood Apartments, a three-story, 435-unit Class A garden-style residence in the Lakewood suburb of Dallas, Texas. The community sits on approximately 13.5 acres and will feature craftsman-style architecture, with a combination of... - October 12, 2011 - Greystar
Jackson Cross Oversees Long Term Lease Transaction for LarsonAllen
Jackson Cross Partners, LLC today announced a long term lease between the renowned accounting and consulting firm of LarsonAllen and full-service real estate company Brandywine Realty Trust involving the firm’s relocation to 610 W Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting. Jackson Cross Partners... - October 09, 2011 - Jackson Cross Partners, LLC
French Estate Agent Launches Niche Concept to Combat Property Downturn
A new realtor has come up with a novel idea to help people making a lifestyle move to France to get around the financial hurdles. It combines business with pleasure... - October 07, 2011 - Gites a la francaise
The BSC Group Named 2011 Best of Business, Finance, by Readers of Inside Self-Storage Magazine
The BSC Group Announces It Was Named 2011 Best of Business, Finance, by the Readers of Inside Self-Storage Magazine. - October 06, 2011 - The BSC Group, LLC
RWC 2011 Takes Backseat at Bayleys Property Auction
Marketed by Millie Liang, 10 High Street confirms strong demand for Auckland CBD commercial property when sold at auction for $2.7 million at a yield of approx 5.6% - October 05, 2011 - Millie Liang, Commercial Realtor, New Zealand
Jimmy Welch Team Becomes Latest Addition to Keller Williams Realty - Louisville East Office
Agents Nick Peskoe, Jodie Wild join Jimmy Welch as the newest team at Keller Williams Realty - Louisville East Office - September 28, 2011 - Nick Peskoe - Realtor
Carol Jones Realtors Launches New Logo, Campaign
Carol Jones Realtors of the greater Springfield, Missouri region, has launched a rebranding campaign to both rebrand the company as innovative and fresh, and to spread a message of hope in a down housing market. The "Right Now" campaign is aimed at first-time buyers and move-ups, as well as military/VA loan applicants. - September 25, 2011 - Carol Jones Realtors
Kroger Launches Flu Shot Campaign with PharmaJet Needle-free Injection Devices
Kroger will offer the PharmaJet needle-free injection option at over 800 Kroger and The Little Clinics locations nationwide. - September 23, 2011 - PharmaJet, Inc.
Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants Group Secures Green Key Certification for Its Portfolio
Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants Group, a pioneer in the emergence of the boutique hotel industry in the United States, has strengthened its position as a leader in “green” lodging by partnering with Green Key Global. As of September 2011, the Green Key Eco-Rating Program has certified... - September 22, 2011 - Green Key Global
University Scholarship Programme Launched to Support Orphans in Kenya
The First Group Partners with Hanne Howard Fund to Create Life-Changing Opportunities and "Break the Cycle of Poverty" - September 22, 2011 - The First Group
New York City Foreclosures Down 70 Percent from August 2011; Queens and Staten Island Foreclosures Decreased by 80 Percent
The number of new scheduled NYC foreclosure auctions was down 70% in August 2011 compared to August 2010, and was down 7% from July 2011. - September 21, 2011 - PropertyShark.com
Greystar Welcomes New Senior Director of Development
Greystar Real Estate Partners is pleased to announce that Perry Pound has joined the company as Senior Director of Development. In his new role, Perry will be responsible for Greystar’s development activity in Southern California as well as in the Phoenix market. Mr. Pound previously led the... - September 21, 2011 - Greystar