Press Releases

Denver, CO - August 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the first time, a major real estate franchisor and the country’s largest property management franchisor are joining forces to assist renters, distressed homeowners and investors. The historic alliance is a two-way strategy that allows industry power houses, Real Property Management (RPM) and RE/MAX, to efficiently exchange property and client referrals

Beverly Hills, CA. - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Greg Moesser of Rodeo Realty, Beverly Hills, CA was awarded the esteemed Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation and joins a worldwide network of elite global real estate practitioners with expertise in working with international clients. The CIPS Designation has been awarded to fewer than 2% of the National Association of REALTORS, the official real estate trade association of the United States. Members of the CIPS Network are crucial players in today’s global real estate market. The CIPS designation recognizes members who have achieved the necessary training and experience to work successfully with international clients and properties. To earn the CIPS designation, REALTORS complete rigorous coursework devoted to learning cultural differences and international business practices.

EUGENE, OR - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce that David Reading of Ventura Premier Realty has chosen to upgrade his professional real estate website by utilizing a customized IDX solution to transform his online business. Ventura County Regional Data Share (VCRDS) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto his website thanks to IDX Broker, which extracts raw listing data and displays it effortlessly on his search pages. The powerful tools synced online help Reading and his clients to have a better overall experience throughout the online property search.

EUGENE, OR - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leigh Roberts of Leigh Glendenning Real Estate has chosen to revolutionize her real estate website by upgrading to the premier IDX Broker software. Now, it is easier than ever before to search for properties around Frisco, Texas from the convenience of her website. North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS) listings are seamlessly displayed on the search page in an effort to give home seekers and the clients of Roberts the most comprehensive search available online

Burlington, MA - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- When economic conditions created an “upside down” housing market in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Karten Group at Realty Executives of Nevada saw this as an opportunity to leverage their commitment to quality and client service to focus their business on short-sale housing transactions.

Las Vegas, NV - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lori Ballen Wekerle of Coldwell Banker Wardley Las Vegas Real Estate creates Dynamic Team of Las Vegas Short Sale Specialists who offer a comprehensive Las Vegas Short Sale System for Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas Short Sales

Las Vegas, NV - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lori Ballen Wekerle of Coldwell Banker Wardley Las Vegas Real Estate creates Dynamic Team of Las Vegas Short Sale Specialists who offer a comprehensive Las Vegas Short Sale System for Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas Short Sales

Las Vegas, NV - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lori Ballen Wekerle of Coldwell Banker Wardley Las Vegas Real Estate creates Dynamic Team of Las Vegas Short Sale Specialists who offer a comprehensive Las Vegas Short Sale System for Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas Short Sales

Taos, NM, - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Carpet RSS (www.carpetrss.com) announces the launch of a new website dedicated to serving the news and information needs of the cleaning and restoration industry in the United States and worldwide

IRVINE, CA - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for July 2010, which shows that foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 325,229 properties in July, a nearly 4 percent increase from the previous month but a nearly 10 percent decrease from July 2009. One in every 397 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the month.

ParaRentar.com launches first mobile apartment listing site geared towards Hispanic audience. NORFOLK, Va.-(August 12, 2010) - For Rent Media SolutionsTM, a leading name in the multi-housing industry and a division of Dominion Enterprises, announces the launch of the ParaRentar.com mobile site. As a product of For Rent Media Solutions, ParaRentar.com is a fully-translated Spanish apartment search site.

EUGENE, OR - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest addition to the growing trend of real estate professionals updating their websites, Byron Robinson of Realty Dream Makers. This Houston based Realtor has once again demonstrated his dedication to finding his clients the perfect home, with his adoption of IDX Broker software. Now, Houston MLS (HARMLS) listings are displayed directly on his website, making it one of the most efficient for finding a property around Houston. Thousands of homes are now available with the click of a mouse for potential buyers, all from the convenience of his website

EUGENE, OR - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United Property Brokers, Inc. and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to revolutionize the professional website of Realtor Ray Saenz. With the addition of IDX Broker software, his search page extracts raw listing data from the Metrolist Denver MLS (MTOMLS) and displays it directly on the website, giving his clients a bevy of properties to search through. The time saving technology of this customized IDX solution gives him and his clients a quicker, simpler and more efficient online home search experience.

SPRINGFIELD, IL - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Second quarter Illinois home sales figures reflect the continued positive impact of the tax credit and strong buyer market conditions while the statewide median price showed stability over the entire second quarter. According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR) second quarter 2010 report, Illinois home sales (which include single-family homes and condominiums) totaled 35,628 in the second quarter, up 27.7 percent from 27,890 home sales in the same period a year ago. The last quarter when sales totals were higher than second quarter 2010 was third quarter 2007 when home sales reached 39,904

NEW YORK, NY - August 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- JPMorgan Chase announced today that it has purchased a $3.5 billion portfolio of multifamily and commercial real estate loans from Citibank.

August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Courtesy of Gwen Inzer of Choi InternationalNow more than ever, it's time to recognize those outstanding sales professionals who, through determination and hard work, achieved incredible results in 2009.

August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Courtesy of Gwen Inzer of Choi InternationalNow more than ever, it's time to recognize those outstanding sales professionals who, through determination and hard work, achieved incredible results in 2009.

NEW YORK, NY - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Moody’s Analytics, a leading independent provider of economic forecasting and credit risk services, today announced the immediate availability of RealtyTrac Foreclosure Data, a service drawing on the extensive foreclosure, property, loan and home sales data from RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace of foreclosure information.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Obama Administration announced a plan to expand its Housing Finance Agency (HFA) Innovation Fund for the Hardest-Hit Housing Markets (the Hardest-Hit Fund) by providing $2 billion to HFAs in 18 jurisdictions that have experienced sustained unemployment rates at or above the national average over the last 12 months, through June 2010. The HFAs receiving the new funding include nine of those already participating in the Hardest-Hit Fund (California, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, and South Carolina), as well as the HFAs of Alabama, DC, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Tennessee.

August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New research funded by MacArthur and carried out by the Urban Institute suggests that families that moved from Chicago’s Madden/Wells public housing community, as part of the city’s plan to transform public housing, now live in better housing and safer neighborhoods. But, the report says, poor health is keeping many out of the workforce.

IRVINE, CA - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Marcy Torres, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Irvine, CA-headquartered Jamboree Housing Corporation, has been promoted to Executive Vice President and CFO, according to an announcement by Laura Archuleta, Jamboree President. With the promotion, Torres will continue to manage the company’s finance department and will now also oversee its extensive $1 billion property portfolio and Jamboree’s social services programs designed to enhance the health and welfare of its residents

BETHEL, CT - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Countdown To Buy, a next generation online real estate marketplace that offers fair and effective solutions to buy and sell properties, today provided a progress update and strategic commentary on its online marketplace that removes uncertainty and restores confidence in the real estate transaction model for foreclosure and distressed properties.

Phoenix, AZ - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Gibson Laughton Group, led by Scott Gibson, a real estate industry veteran and top-producing agent with RE/MAX Prosperity, was recently ranked in the top-five of the 2010 Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends Top 400 Rankings. The team joins an elite group of real estate professionals across the country recognized for their production in challenging market conditions.

New York, NY- August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Strategic Development and Construction Group and Lemle & Wolff, Inc. developers of Beacon Towers, a new cooperative residential development in Harlem, today announced that they are offering a cash incentive to buyer’s agents whose clients close on units at Beacon Towers. Brokers representing buyers who successfully purchase and close at Beacon Towers will now receive a $1,000 bonus paid for their first closing, $2,500 for their second closing and $3,500 for their third closing.

ANAHEIM, CA - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- August 11, 2010—Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $6.5 million sale transaction for a 39,747-square-foot office building in Crescent Corporate Center. The property sits on four acres and is located at 525 N. Muller St. in Anaheim

ALISO VIEJO, CA - August 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationally renowned management expert and financier Warren D. Fix has been appointed to the board of directors for CT Realty Investors

San Francisco, CA - August 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr Real Estate raised the bar in April with the launch of its new website, and continues moving ahead with expanded video profiles of 48 San Francisco neighborhoods.

San Francisco, CA - August 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr Real Estate raised the bar in April with the launch of its new website, and continues moving ahead with expanded video profiles of 48 San Francisco neighborhoods.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced his office has launched three new investigations into allegations of unfair and deceptive actions by Florida law firms handling foreclosure cases. The Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Division is investigating whether improper documentation may have been created and filed with Florida courts to speed up foreclosure processes, potentially without the knowledge or consent of the homeowners involved

Long Beach, CA - August 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) joined with financial institutions and community organizations on Saturday, August 7, 2010, to host a foreclosure prevention workshop and homebuyer education fair in Long Beach