Monthly Archives: November 2010

McLean, VA - November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) announced the results of its quarterly Product Transition Report today

November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Project Title: Long-Term Therapeutic Homeless Housing, Building 209 Amount Requested: $35,500,000 Location: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Los Angeles, Californi

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) Leadership Team for 2011 is now in place. REALTOR® Beth L. Peerce is the Association’s 2011 president; REALTOR® LeFrancis Arnold is president-elect; REALTOR® Don Faught is treasurer; and Joel Singer is state secretary. The officers for 2011 began their official term earlier this week at the close of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) Conference and Expo in New Orleans, La.

Dallas, TX - November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.’s (CBRE) African American Network Group (AANG) recently held its 6th annual conference in Dallas, Texas. More than 80 CBRE professionals participated in this year’s gathering—double the attendance of any prior CBRE-AANG conference.

Las Vegas, NV - November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Myers Team with Century 21 MoneyWorld warns Nevada homeowners to beware of Realtors who call themselves Short Sale Experts or Short Sale Specialists. According to Francoise Myers, owner of the Myers Team, "Many self-proclaimed Las Vegas Short Sale Experts have little or no actual experience closing short sale transactions." Additionally, Myers said, "There are many Realtors who are aggressively advertising their short sale expertise on the Internet, and even on TV, however, many of these so called experts are not even ranked in the top 50 short sale agents in Las Vegas. Closing 5-10 short sale transactions a year hardly makes anyone an expert."

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS - November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The first home in the new Savannah Pines subdivision is complete, and Savannah Pines, LLC, will host an open house and celebration event on Saturday, November 13, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event welcomes the public and will provide a tour of the new home and information about the subdivision

November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A disaster is any occurrence of unwanted or undesirable activity causing widespread destruction and distress. So, as it causes a huge destruction we need to recover from the disasters. There were emergencies, disasters and undesirable conditions that make the disaster recovery industry in existence. Now there are many disaster recovery policies or companies. According to scientists who study global warming, these are just a few of the natural disasters predicted in the years ahead. While we may not be able to stop disasters from occurring, disaster recovery expert “Steve Slepcevic” says better preparation will help us survive and recover.

November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- USAA Real Estate Company is pleased to announce that the Renaissance Tower, a multi-tenant, class A, high rise office building located in Sacramento, California has earned a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED EBOM) certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) at its highest, Platinum, level.

HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta today joined Middlesex County freeholders and other local officials to celebrate the grand opening of the Highland Park Veterans Housing Complex at 101 South Third Avenue. The HMFA, an affiliate of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), provided $1.89 million in construction financing from the Special Needs Housing Trust Fund for the project, which is providing supportive, affordable housing for 11 military veterans. Additional funding came from the DCA’s State Rental Assistance Program

CHICAGO, IL - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Haven, Connecticut real estate executive John J. Leary, CRE®, has assumed the role of 2011 Chair of the Board of The Counselors of Real Estate® , an international organization of top-level commercial real estate advisors headquartered in Chicago. Leary began his one-year term on October 20 at the 2010 CRE Annual Convention in Philadelphia.

ORLANDO, FL - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of existing condominiums in Florida rose 15 percent in third quarter 2010 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics from Florida Realtors®. A total of 16,938 existing condos sold statewide in 3Q 2010; during the same period the year before, a total of 14,793 units changed hands.

PELLA, IA - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steve and Sue Ralston are honoring Veterans Day this year by remodeling their rural home outside Waterloo, Iowa, for a very special Iowa veteran

FRONTENAC, MO - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) has been chosen to receive the Outstanding Legislator Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness – St. Louis. Treasurer Zweifel will receive the award at 9 p.m on Saturday, November 13 at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac Hotel. The award recognizes his efforts to create specialized housing through the state’s housing agency targeted specifically at Missourians suffering from mental illness and chronic homelessness

BOISE, ID - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- US Bancorp Foundation recently contributed $8,500 to the Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Program administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.). US Bancorp has contributed on an annual basis since the program’s inception.

EUGENE, OR - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate professional Scott Grant has adopted the IDX, Inc. dynamic IDX Broker software for his realty website. The unique technology of the IDX solution Grant integrated onto his website extra...

EUGENE, OR - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today IDX, Inc. welcomes Mike Mondy to the growing network of real estate agents and brokers updating their professional websites with a customizable IDX solution. Mondy has adopted the IDX Broker software in an effort to effectively sync Metropolitan Regional Info System (MRIS) listings onto his search page. By doing so, Mondy can enable his clients and other potential buyers around the Washington DC area to participate in a unique online property search experience. The IDX solution Mondy has utilized has simplified the real estate search process for himself and for home seekers around the nation.

November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The third-quarter results from the National Association of Home Builders' 55+ Housing Market Index confirm that builder confidence in the mature-market sector reflects the larger housing market's bleak landscape. Almost all categories surveyed declined from the levels reported in the third quarter of 2009.

Las Vegas, NV - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- he Ballen Group, a top team of Las Vegas Real Estate Agents under the brokerage Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas who recently received multiple awards for their Las Vegas real estate production, continues to build an expert team of Las Vegas Real Estate agents and short sale processors. On Tuesday, October 19th, The Ballen Group was recognized for top achievements in Listings, Production, and marketing.

Palm Desert, CA - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is pleased to announce the appointment of Ron Hanna as the new assistant manager of the Palm Desert office. With more than 40 years in the business, Hanna’s real estate experience spans over several areas of the market such as property management and new developments.

Las Vegas, NV - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- There are many Realtors in Las Vegas trying to do short sales; however, how many have successfully closed hundreds of short sale transactions? The Myers Team is the #1 Short Sale Team in the state of Nevada. A recent report provided by IMS Advanced Realty Date Services, shows The Myers Team have closed more short sale listings than any Realtor or Broker in Nevada in the past 12 months

Washington D.C. - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On October 16, 2010 the Construction Specifications Institute’s (CSI) Board of Directors officially endorsed six ConsensusDOCS contract documents. CSI joined the ConsensusDOCS® coalition in spring 2010 to contribute in the creation of best practices for construction documentation and communication. CSI participated in drafting sessions as an equal member. The CSI Technical Committee reviewed six documents for adherence to CSI principles, and recommended endorsement of those documents.

FRANKLIN TWP., N.J. - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA), an affiliate of the Department of Community Affairs, today joined local officials to celebrate the kickoff of Parkside Senior and Parkside Family, two projects that will provide 140 units of affordable housing to people in the community. Construction has started on both projects with an anticipated completion date of 2011 for Parkside Senior and 2012 for Parkside Family.

November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Local and state building code officials recently approved revisions to the commercial section of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that represent the largest single-step efficiency increase in the history of the national energy code, officials said. The improvements were part of a major comprehensive proposal submitted jointly by DOE, the nonprofit New Buildings Institute (NBI), and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The proposal addresses measures such as cooling, lighting, quality assurance, and renewable energy standards. The changes mean that new and renovated buildings constructed in jurisdictions that follow the 2012 IECC model will use 30% less energy than those built to current standards.

COLUMBUS, OH - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Todd M. Gongwer, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to two years in prison for conspiring with convicted Columbus area home builder Thomas Parenteau to commit a mortgage fraud scheme in which the pair defrauded banks into lending more than $10 million to Gongwer, his nominees and unqualified borrowers, the Justice Department announced today. Gongwer was also sentenced for committing tax evasion by using bank accounts of others to hide the income that he earned from ReMax Affiliates from 2000 through 2005

November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York; Rene Febles, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in New York; John F. Pikus, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Lt. John D. Durling, of the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit, announced that Elmer J. "Joe" McIndoo was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy in Albany to six months of home detention and five years of supervised release for his role in a local mortgage fraud scheme. McIndoo also was ordered to make full restitution in the amount of $135,148.45, due jointly and severally with the other defendants convicted in the case, and he was required to surrender his New York state real property appraiser's license as a result of his conviction.

Jackson, MS - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- EastGroup Properties (NYSE-EGP) announced today that it is scheduled to present at REIT World 2010: NAREIT's Annual Convention for All Things REIT. EastGroup's presentation is scheduled for Monday, November 15, 2010 at 8:40 a.m., EST

Roswell, GA - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Management, an Associa company, recently expanded its already diverse company profile by adding the Belmont Trace HOA to its client portfolio. With this addition, Today also announces that President and CEO Kelley Brewster has been voted to serve as the Secretary for the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Georgia Legislative Action Committee

EUGENE, OR - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey real estate agent Frank Bagnato has teamed with IDX, Inc. to bring Holmdel, New Jersey home seekers a unique online property search. Bagnato has adopted his own customized IDX solution in an effort to integrate Monmouth Ocean MLS (MOMLS) listings directly onto his search page. Potential buyers can now experience the online home search in a new and more comprehensive way, on the website Bagnato hosts. Thousands of MOMLS properties are available with the click of a mouse, thanks to Bagnato and his IDX enabled website.

EUGENE, OR - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has synced real estate agent Valarie Littles with a customized IDX solution. Now, her website seamlessly integrates North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS) property listings onto her website, giving her clients a unique and comprehensive database of detailed home listings to search through. By adding IDX Broker software, Littles has revolutionized the online property search for both herself and her clients. Home seekers can now experience an online search like never before available to potential buyers through a real estate website. Littles has done herself and all Plano, Texas home seekers a favor by upgrading her professional site.

Washington, DC – (November 10, 2010) – The House Committee on Science and Technology announced they will hold a field hearing on the eve of the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual International Conference and Expo in Chicago, Ill. to evaluate the topic of renewable energy integration into buildings. The hearing kicks off a week of focused discussions on public and private sector green building activities.