Press Releases

Meriden, CT - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CTREIA, is announcing the start of its Fall 2010 session of the “fast-track” investment property coaching program. The first meeting of this 6-month program will take place on Wednesday, October 6th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the Comfort Inn, 900 East Main Street, Meriden, CT. The cost of this event varies and is dependent on which type of package interested participants choose. For more information on pricing plans, please visit www.ctreia.com.

HERNDON, VA - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fifteen commercial real estate professionals have been named as recipients of the 2010 Developing Leaders Award, presented by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Although the recovery of the U.S. housing market appears to have stalled in many areas of the country, customer satisfaction with new-home builders has improved for a third consecutive year, and new-home quality has improved for a second consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction StudySM released today.

Fairfax, VA - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Advanced Title & Settlements, LLC launched “Ask The Experts For Free” radio show in August as a resource for local homeowners who are facing foreclosure. In today’s economy and real estate market, there are many homeowners who are unable to afford their mortgage

San Diego, CA - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mountain Real Estate Capital (MREC) continues the success of its opportunistic investment platform with the closing of a joint venture with Davidson Communities. The joint venture purchased The Sentinels at Del Sur subdivision located in San Diego, Calif. from Bank of America. The project consists of 17 substantially finished lots and four fully completed and furnished model homes that have been highly upgraded with a number of options. The Del Sur community is an 1,800-acre master plan community that will eventually comprise approximately 3,000 single-family and multifamily residences and an abundance of community amenities. Del Sur is a collection of intimately designed neighborhoods with parks and pools within walking distance of neighborhoods, highly rated schools, a future town center with shops and dining and over 1,000 acres of open space.

Lehigh Valley, PA - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAI Summit represented First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union in the sale of 2804 William Penn Highway.

HOUSTON, NC - September 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that Hines Global REIT has acquired Hock Plaza from Brickman Durham LLC.

Tampa, FL - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Green Real Estate Education, the leader in offering energy education programs has developed a four hour module for the insurance industry. This is an introduction to green building that will launch across the country in September in 150 colleges and can be taken on line directly through their site as well. Additional fast track programs in their curriculum of courses include courses for health care and the real estate professions

Atlanta, GA - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Industry veteran will bring national and regional real estate experience to the firm. Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, has named L. Brett Chambless the newest partner of the recently opened Atlanta office

Tampa, FL - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Green Real Estate Education who has educated over 6,000 in introducing green education to the real estate sectors has partnered with Pro Train LLC in Raleigh, N.C., to deliver their customized online green training programs to the college markets. Pro Train is the leading provider in offering cost effective green programs in continuing education and adult education sectors in the United States. Green Real Estate Education who provides high quality, affordable educational programs related to the green economy. “Students who are introduced to our programs through Pro Train, LLC can take our online courses at lower costs. We still deliver the content but Pro Train, LLC is in essence our marketing arm, and we are excited about this affiliation.” Says Kerry Mitchell, President of Green Real Estate Education “ProTrain offers the most online Green, Renewable Energy and Sustainability courses.”

Tampa, FL - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stimulating the economy is the goal for Green Real Estate Education, who has been leading the effort for green education since 2006. They have launched 2 fast track on line courses targeted to create jobs.

Tampa, FL - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Green Real Estate Education and Green Business League have formed an alliance to offer green education. Green Real Estate Education says it is time to create the proper outlets for the adult population in the country to be able to have new training at affordable prices. Both companies are leaders in their efforts world wide to inform the public on the merits of a green economy. Green Business League has a team of over 300 consultants worldwide that teach and assess business activity offering guidance on how to save energy, how to recycle and implement green cleaning practices in their procedures. "Many business do not know where to start.

Las Vegas, NV - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ballen Group, one of the country’s top-producing real estate teams, is leaving Coldwell Banker Wardley to join the Keller Williams Realty team in the Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas Market Center

Meriden, CT - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with the Women Real Estate Investors Association, or WREIA, is announcing a new meeting on September 22, 2010. This meeting will take place at the Comfort Inn, located at 900 East Main Street, Meriden, CT. The cost of this event is free for WREIA and CTREIA members, and $30 for not-yet-members.

Tampa, Fl - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Green Real Estate Education, the leader in offering green certification programs to those in the real estate arena has developed additional fast track curriculum of courses that will launch in 150 colleges nationwide.

Temecula, CA - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has completed a 10-year lease of a 38,600-square-foot office building located at 43040 Margarita Road in Temecula, Calif. The value of the lease is approximately $6.2 million.

Houston, TX - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mustang Engineering, LP, has renewed a 248,872 square foot office lease at Ten West Corporate Center II, which is located at 17404 Katy Freeway in Houston’s Energy Corridor. Steve Hesse and Sanford Criner of CB Richard Ellis represented Mustang in this transaction. A private real estate fund is the landlord of the property and was represented by Joel DeSpain of Joel DeSpain Commercial Real Estate Services, LCC

CUPERTINO, SILICON VALLEY, CA - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Intero Real Estate Services, a leading U.S. real estate brokerage that has expanded its brand globally, as a franchisor, through Intero Franchise Services, Inc. and Intero International Franchise Services, LLC, announced that it now has the capability to search any property within MLSListings on InteroRealEstate.com in 13 languages, expanding home search capabilities to buyers more comfortable using their native language

September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mr. D’Amanda focuses his practice on commercial real estate, including development and land use, mortgage and asset lending, foreclosures and workouts, and succession planning for family land holdings. Mr. D’Amanda was drawn to the firm because of the depth of Nixon Peabody’s real estate practice firmwide and the reputation of that group in the Rochester community and throughout Upstate New York.

September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- First American Title Insurance Company today announced the launch of its new Mortgage Services division, which is designed to address the title, settlement and valuation needs of residential originators with national retail platforms.First American Title’s Mortgage Services division supports many of the nation’s largest financial institutions in pursuing a national strategy for residential origination that focuses on speed, efficiency, customer satisfaction and cost reduction by providing custom closing solutions, leveraging the strength of a national underwriter, applying proprietary technology and tapping into the extensive resources available within the First American family of companies

September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, Gary has earned the deserved reputation as a ‘go-to’ attorney in the affordable housing industry,” said Stephen J. Wallace, leader of Nixon Peabody’s Affordable Housing practice. “His arrival significantly expands our affordable housing practice on the West Coast.”

Westfield, NJ - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A major residential development site in Raleigh, N.C., with approval for 126 condominium units will be on the auction block on Wednesday, Oct. 13.

GREENSBORO, NC - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- There is business growth taking place in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. As recently featured in the Sunday paper of the News & Record, ENPULSE Energy Conservation, Inc. is finally beginning to bear fruit from its years of struggle as a small business

EUGENE, OR - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Terry Datz, of Salt Lake Gadabout, has simplified the online real estate search for home seekers in Utah with her adoption of the IDX, Inc. premier IDX Broker software. The dynamic tools now uploaded on her website give her clients and other potential buyers the ability to scan thousands of Wasatch Front Regional MLS (WFARMLS) without ever leaving her convenient real estate search page. Home seekers can take full advantage of the website Datz hosts and all of the unique search tools her IDX solution employs.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United Properties announces that Fairview Health Services School of Radiation Therapy has signed a seven-year lease at Southdale Place, its four-story 68,385 sq. ft. medical building in Edina, Minn. A division of Fairview's Educational Center, the new tenant recently took occupancy of 5,900 sq. ft. on the fourth floor. Fairview Health Services also renewed 14,400-sq.-ft. space on the second and fourth floor.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United Properties announces that Fairview Health Services School of Radiation Therapy has signed a seven-year lease at Southdale Place, its four-story 68,385 sq. ft. medical building in Edina, Minn. A division of Fairview's Educational Center, the new tenant recently took occupancy of 5,900 sq. ft. on the fourth floor. Fairview Health Services also renewed 14,400-sq.-ft. space on the second and fourth floor.

Roswell, GA - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning Realtor Cindy Lawson, who ranks #1 in her company of 1,200 agents for annual closings and who has specialized exclusively in the REO/foreclosure market for more than 20 years, wanted to do something to both educate and help metro Atlanta home buyers. After more than six months of preparation and research, the Atlanta Foreclosure Bus Tour concept was born. Unlike some area tours that have come and gone or that charge a fee, this weekly bus tour is free to the public and features numerous experts on hand to help with every question possible, from financing to home inspections to real estate contracts

Destin, FL - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A large majority of respondents think the U.S. housing market is on the verge of a collapse, according to a new opinion poll conducted by Housing Predictor. The survey found that Americans are so troubled over the housing market that they feel it’s on the way further down as home sales weaken

Malaga, Spain - May 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 1Casa is the emerging Spanish property portal site has Spanish properties for sale in Spain and on-rent. Established in 1999, 1Casa serving its clients whose demand like –apartment in Spain,cheap Span...

Allentown, PA - September 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment firm with equity in assets valued at more than $2 billion, has announced the acquisition of an 84,000-square-foot retail building located at 1135 Airport Road in Allentown, Pa. from an affiliate of the Rosen Group, Inc.