Press Releases

PHILADELPHIA, PA - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial, the region’s largest full-service retail real estate firm, announced today that it has leased a former 9,343-square-foot freestanding building to Family Dollar at 1700 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. The property, formerly a Strauss Auto store is in the heart of South Philadelphia and near the booming neighborhood of Bella Vista.

Houston, TX - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ross Dress for Less has renewed its lease of 33,600 square feet at The Village of West Oaks, which is located at 2400 South Highway 6 in southwest Houston. In addition, Souper Salad has also renewed a lease of 4,500 square feet at the same location. Matt Keener, Alex Makris and Jazz Hamilton of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord, in both transactions

EUGENE, OR - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the owner of Chapa Realty, Steven Chapa to the growing team of dedicated real estate professionals choosing to update their websites with the innovative IDX Broker software. Now, Chapa can display the extensive Mid American Regional Info Systems (MARIS) listings directly on his website, giving his clients the most comprehensive listings database to search through. Now more than ever before, home seekers in Saint Peters, Missouri can access the listings they want to see, from the convenience of his website

EUGENE, OR - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The constantly expanding team of real estate professionals partnering with IDX, Inc. has increased yet again with the addition of Florida Realtor Scott Berry of Sand Castle Realty Group, Inc. As a member of the Naples MLS and Fort Meyers MLS, Berry has the ability to scan thousands of property listings daily. Now, potential clients have the unique ability to search through these listings on their own, in an effort to save both real estate professionals, like Berry, and potential home buyers time. Finding a home in Naples, Florida is now easier than ever thanks to his IDX Broker synced website

Tampa, FL - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today announced the availability of new guidelines to protect property from the effects of hurricanes. These guidelines have been updated based on information obtained from IBHS field research in the aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Millions of homeowners across the country are seeking loan modifications and HOPE LoanPort™, the groundbreaking new web-based housing counselor tool that streamlines submission of completed loan modification applications, is now at the forefront of making that dream a reality. Several organizations nationwide, including Neighborhood Housing Services

Canton, GA - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor Marilyn Sherlock recentlymade the switch to Prudential GeorgiaRealty. She is based out of Prudential Georgia Realty’s Cherokee office,located on Riverstone Parkway in Canton

Destin, FL - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A huge majority of those surveyed in the latest Housing Predictor opinion poll say that lower mortgage rates would help the housing market. The 30-year fixed rate mortgage has been at or near its record low for months, while the Federal Reserve keeps its rate near 0 in efforts to re-energize the real estate market.

Washington D.C. - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces the arrival of Ross. E. Eichberg as a real estate partner based in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. He joins Nixon Peabody from Patton Boggs LLP

Las Vegas, NV - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate School of Nevada, a Nevada Real Estate Licensing School and leader in Nevada Real Estate Education, is promoting a limited time Summer Special offering a $199.00 course to compete the required study to obtain a Nevada Real Estate License

Woodstock, GA - June 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prudential Georgia Realty’s Towne Lake office continues to expandits sales team with the addition of Realtor Harold Smith. The Prudential Towne Lake office is located at 2340 TowneLake Parkway in Woodstock.

Plainsboro, NJ - June 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --, Boyertown, PA, (Berks County), and Conshohocken, PA (Montgomery County) - June 15, 2010 - Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc., the region’s premier full-service retail real estate company announced today that it has negotiated three new leases for GameStop.

EUGENE, OR - June 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Barb Zeff of RSVP Real Estate as the newest addition to the expanding team of real estate professionals updating their websites to simplify the online home search process. Zeff has long been able to view the thousands of listings available on the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), but now with the addition of IDX Broker software, every home seeker in and around Seattle, Washington can also scan the NWMLS listings from the convenience of her website. With “up-to-the-minute” updates automatically synced with her website, potential buyers have, literally, every piece of information that is out there about a home

June 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At its meeting in conjunction with its Washington Policy Conference last week, the Board of Directors of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association unanimously elected Cheryl MacNally of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and John Nixon of Bank of America as its new Co-chairs.

Atlanta, GA - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor Betsy Meagher is the latestto make the switch to Prudential Georgia Realty. She joins the new Buckhead office of Prudential Georgia Realty, located at 3221 Peachtree Road, just south of the Peachtree and Piedmont Road intersection.

Westfield, NJ - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seven commercial properties throughout the New Jersey, including four former bank branches, will hit the auction block simultaneously on July 15

Ardmore, Pa - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Main Line residences with private balconies and access to an array of fine restaurants and shops will be going on the auction block July 14 with minimum bids at a fraction of their original asking price

Las Vegas, NV - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Richard Ballen, also known as The Wizard of Short Sales, specializing in Summerlin Short Sales, has negotiated and CLOSED a deal with a lender to accept a “short” amount on Las Vegas Real Estate, saving the sellers from being another Las Vegas Foreclosure statistic

EUGENE, OR - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome James Rutherford of Santa Fe Realty Partners to the team of real estate agents and brokers who are changing the way people search for homes online, with IDX Broker software. The Internet Date Exchange (IDX) technology uses raw listing data from the Santa Fe MLS (SFARMLS) and displays it directly on his website, giving his clients the most comprehensive listing database available online.

EUGENE, OR - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor Karen Schwieger has updated her professional website, thanks to IDX, Inc. and their IDX software. With the ability to draw raw listing data off of the Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) listings, the IDX Broker software then displays these properties conveniently her website. Now, it is easier than ever before for home seekers in Chicago, Illinois to get matched with a property that suits them, with the technology utilized on the Crane Chicago website.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- After getting the keys to their new homes, many first-time homebuyers are excited about finally having the opportunity to personalize and furnish their new house. From coffee tables to lamps to lawnmowers, many previous renters leap into homeownership quickly realizing they need to do a lot of shopping to truly make their house a home.

Atlanta, GA - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Atlanta real estate professional JamisonAlmand has rejoined Prudential Georgia Realty. She previously worked at the company’sGainesville office from 2001-2005. Jamison is based out of Prudential’s new Buckhead office at 3221 Peachtree Road, just south of the Peachtree and Piedmont Road intersection

EUGENE, OR - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Realtor Christi Reece of the GBR Team has adopted the IDX, Inc. IDX Broker software on her real estate website to bring her clients thousands more listings, and in turn to bring her more potential buyers. Her partnership with the Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN) gives her the ability to display all of their listings directly on her website. Now more than ever, her clients can have the most detailed and thorough online home search experience around.

EUGENE, OR - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eugene real estate broker Heather Romito joins with IDX, Inc. to launch the new and highly effective Heather Romito Team real estate website. With the addition of IDX Broker software, her website can now extracts raw listing data from the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) and displays the information directly on her website to give her clients and potential home buyers a more diverse and thorough search process. The RMLS properties and those represented by Romito give Eugene area home seekers a hugely beneficial real estate website to aid in their home search.

Agreement Provides Keller Williams with Specialized, Global Channel of Vacation Home Buyers and Sellers. AUSTIN, TX - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeAway® Real Estate, the only online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling vacation homes with rental potential, today announced a marketing agreement with Keller Williams® Realty, Inc. The partnership provides the third-largest real estate franchise operation in the United States with access to a global audience of vacation home buyers and sellers.

EUGENE, OR - June 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Weber of White Sands Realty in Naples, Florida has chosen to update his real estate website with a customized IDX solution. IDX Broker provides software that cuts down on search time for agents, brokers and potential buyers alike. The innovative technology of IDX Broker software allows the Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listings to be seamlessly integrated with listings of Mark Weber, giving his clients the most comprehensive database of property listings available.

EUGENE, OR - June 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Weber of White Sands Realty in Naples, Florida has chosen to update his real estate website with a customized IDX solution. IDX Broker provides software that cuts down on search time for agents, brokers and potential buyers alike. The innovative technology of IDX Broker software allows the Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listings to be seamlessly integrated with listings of Mark Weber, giving his clients the most comprehensive database of property listings available.

EUGENE, OR - June 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Weber of White Sands Realty in Naples, Florida has chosen to update his real estate website with a customized IDX solution. IDX Broker provides software that cuts down on search time for agents, brokers and potential buyers alike. The innovative technology of IDX Broker software allows the Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listings to be seamlessly integrated with listings of Mark Weber, giving his clients the most comprehensive database of property listings available.

EUGENE, OR - June 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Weber of White Sands Realty in Naples, Florida has chosen to update his real estate website with a customized IDX solution. IDX Broker provides software that cuts down on search time for agents, brokers and potential buyers alike. The innovative technology of IDX Broker software allows the Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listings to be seamlessly integrated with listings of Mark Weber, giving his clients the most comprehensive database of property listings available.

Irving, TX - June 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Days Inn & Suites DFW North, Irving Texas has been sold. Bert Stevens of CB Richard Ellis’ Hotels Group, announced that the sale of the 134-unit, rooms-and-suites hotel property occurred mid-May of this year. The Hotel, built in 1983, was marketed at a price of $4.3M, or approximately $32,000 per unit. Its proximity to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) as well as the multiple business and corporate demand generators in the area helped to generate interest on a national level from a large investor base. The new owners, Ambe Hotels, will retain the Days Inn & Suites flag and will spend over $750,000 in upgrades and renovations that will provide opportunities for an increased market share