Press Releases

June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two Countrywide mortgage servicing companies will pay $108 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they collected excessive fees from cash-strapped borrowers who were struggling to keep their homes. The $108 million represents one of the largest judgments imposed in an FTC case, and the largest mortgage servicing case. It will be used to reimburse overcharged homeowners whose loans were serviced by Countrywide before it was acquired by Bank of America in July 2008.

Atlanta, GA - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Atlanta real estate professional RichardPeterson is one of the first Realtors to joins Prudential Georgia Realty’s newBuckhead location. The office is located at 3221 Peachtree Road, just south of the Peachtree and Piedmont Road intersection

Wallingford, CT - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thanks to robust sales of single family homes at The Willows and despite tough economic conditions, VW Homes has announced the opening of Phase 3, the final phase of construction at this community. This announcement comes months ahead of schedule. The final twenty-two homes are slated to be completed by the spring of 2011

Topeka, KS - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas’ largest annual affordable housing event keeps growing bigger and better! This year the 2010 Kansas Housing Conference offers a total of 28 educational breakout sessions, specialized community development and property management trainings, housing tours and networking receptions. Topeka, KS - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas’ largest annual affordable housing event keeps growing bigger and better! This year the 2010 Kansas Housing Conference offers a total of 28 educational breakout sessions, specialized community development and property management trainings, housing tours and networking receptions. Presented in partnership by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation and NeighborWorks America, the 5th annual, three-day event starts Wednesday, Sept. 8th at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center located at 1717 SW Topeka Boulevard in Topeka.

Las Vegas, NV - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- First order of business in the short sale process is the Short sale Package Submission – All banks are different. Certain banks want the entire shorts ale package up front, while others won’t look at anything until there is an offer. We will submit all information including the authorization to speak on your behalf, the listing contract, and the package when the bank will allow the submission. Proof of all faxes or emails to the bank will be uploaded into the RELAY software for your viewing

West Hartford, CT - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Dave Lindahl, is announcing the CT REIA June 2010 monthly Connecticut real estate investors meeting. This event will take place on Monday, June 14, from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 100 Berlin Road in Cromwell, CT. This event is free for CT REIA members, and $30 for non-members

Destin, FL - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Consumer confidence in the housing market remains incredibly low, according to a new opinion poll conducted by Housing Predictor. The study shows little improvement in the way people think and feel about markets nearly three years after the housing market crashed

Dunwoody,GA - June 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate professional Carolyn Phillips-Long wasrecently honored by Prudential Georgia Realty as its #1 Individual Agent of2009. It is the third consecutive year she has earned this award for top sales production.

EUGENE, OR - June 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas City real estate professional, Gail Dicus, has joined with IDX, Inc. to revolutionize her realty website by adding IDX Broker software. As a member of Heartland MLS (HMLS), Dicus has long had access to thousands of listings around Leawood, Kansas. But now, thanks to the integration available with IDX Broker, Dicus' clients can also view and search in the HMLS database of property listings, all from the convenience of Dicus' website. This tool helps to simplify the home search process for both real estate agents and brokers and potential buyers by giving Realtors more control and giving buyers more freedom.

EUGENE, OR - June 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Creigh Hill of Southern Homes of the Carolinas to the group of agents and brokers who are revolutionizing the way potential buyers search for homes online. With the Carolina MLS (CMLS) listings on Hill's website, plus his own properties, he can draw more attention than ever from home seekers online. Now, Hill's website can deliver the most efficient search results due to the customized IDX solution implemented on his search page by the IDX Broker software, providing his clients with the most comprehensive property search around.

June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- EcoGreenHotel is pleased to announce that Mark R. Hahn has been appointed Vice President of Energy Solutions. Mr. Hahn will be responsible for providing comprehensive energy efficient solutions to the hospitality industry, expanding EcoGreenHotel's growing portfolio of clients who have reduced their energy use and operating cost

New York, NY - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Locked-out Co-Op City apartment building workers will be joined by hundreds of New York City building workers, elected officials and supporters to march and rally through the streets of Co-op City to demand an end to the worker lock out and a fair contract from RiverBay Corporation, the managing firm at Co-op City

New stores opening include Game Stop, Five Below and Performance Bike. Allentown, PA - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its exclusive representation of Airport Center in Allentown, PA, Metro Commercial announced that it has brokered 5 leases totaling over 22,000 square feet. Opening in the summer of 2010 are Game Stop, Five Below, Roma Ristorante, Namu Jewelery and Performance Bike.

EUGENE, OR - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gunnison County MLS (GCMLS) listings just got a whole lot easier to search through, with Sotheby's International Realty team member Corey Dwan's addition to the IDX, Inc. family. Now residents of Crested Butte, Colorado and of the neighboring Gunnison National Forest can easily scan thousands of listings right from Dwan's own website. With the innovative addition of IDX Broker software, Dwan is updating his real estate website while simultaneously making his business easier to manage.

EUGENE, OR - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jehns Real Estate professional, Serge Santos, has chosen to employ IDX, Inc. to simplify and improve the search options and capabilities on his real estate website. Through the Bay Area Real Estate Info Service (BAREIS) listings, Santos' website is constantly updated with a plethora of property listings, thanks to the integrated IDX solution that extracts raw listing data from BAREIS and displays it directly on Santos' search page for his clients' convenience

Marketing Agreement Provides Realogy Brands with Access to Global Channel of Vacation Home. Buyers and Sellers and Broadens Selection of Vacation Home Inventory on HomeAwayRealEstate.com. AUSTIN, TX - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeAway® Real Estate, the exclusive real estate arm of HomeAway, Inc. and the only online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling vacation homes with rental potential, today announced a marketing agreement with Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services.

EUGENE, OR - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Box Realty, Inc. and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to give residents of Charlotte, North Carolina the best online home search experience on the web. As a member of the Carolina MLS (CMLS), broker Chris Allen is able to provide his clients access to the thousands of CMLS listings from the convenience of Allen's website. The IDX technology utilized on Allen's website gives home seekers the unique ability to search all area homes to find the right property for them.

EUGENE, OR - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Bicoastal Realty and Theo Glorie to the growing network of agents and brokers updating their real estate websites with the innovative IDX Broker software. This tool allows agents like Glorie to display Florida Keys MLS (FLKMLS) listings directly on his website, with simplicity never before found during the online home search process. Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology extracts FLKMLS raw listing data and integrates it with Bicoastal Realty listings to give Glorie's clients the most comprehensive home search available on the web

Atlanta, GA - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prudential Georgia Realty has added dozens of experienced agents to itssales team in recent weeks. The latest is Realtor Rachel Patel, who is basedout of Prudential’s new Buckhead office, located on 3221 Peachtree Road, just south of the Peachtree and Piedmont Road intersection.

Washington, D.C. - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier today,Congressman Bill Shuster joined local civic leaders in a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the successful completion of renovations to the Emerald Estates housing development in Gallitzin.

NORFOLK, VA - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- ForRent.com, a leading apartment search website and a division of Dominion Enterprises, has announced the launch of its new, exclusive partnership with Chicago.com.

Dayton, OH - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of National NeighborWorks Week (June 5-12, 2010), St. Mary Development Corporation has launched ThankfulHome.tv, a Web site with the motto: “Be thankful for your home. Help others find a decent place to live.”

Destin, FL - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite being the worst deflationary downturn since the Great Depression, housing markets are showing improvement as the number of homes in default drops, according to new report on Housing Predictor.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Muskogee Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, a Class A, one-story long-term acute care hospital totaling approximately 37,00...

Irvine, CA - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In 1990, Jamboree Housing Corporation began in Irvine with just four homes, and one dream: to build quality housing that people could afford. Today more than 16,000 residents in dozens of communities across California call a Jamboree property home

Atlanta, GA - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prudential Georgia Realty’s recently opened Buckhead office hosted its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony onThursday, May 20th. The office is located at 3221 Peachtree Road, a block south of the busyPeachtree and Piedmont Road intersection

Las Vegas, NV - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Richard Ballen, A Realtor with Coldwell Banker Wardley Las Vegas Real Estate,  A leading Las Vegas Short Sale Specialist is negotiating a deal with a lender to accept a “short” amount on Las Vegas Real Estate, saving the sellers from being another Las Vegas Foreclosure [...]

New York, NY - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Co-Op City apartment building workers were locked-out by their employers at Midnight on Tuesday, effectively preventing them from performing their jobs, as their contract expired with Riverbay. The employer action took place hours before a planned worker strike was set to take effect. The contract, which expired at 12:01am Tuesday, covers the 500 porters, handymen, maintenance men, garbage attendants and groundskeepers who maintain the massive complex that is home to 55,000 New Yorkers.

Atlanta, GA - May 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) - Atlanta real estate professional AshleyErbesfield Battleson has rejoined Prudential Georgia Realty. She is based out of Prudential’s newBuckhead office at 3221 Peachtree Road, just south of the Peachtree andPiedmont Road intersection.

Las Vegas, NV - May 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) - The following summarizes the ways to avoid foreclosure but not keep the home. Even though you may not be able to keep your home, it is important to work with your servicer during this process. Walking away from your home without consulting with your servicer may result in a foreclosure reported in your credit file, tax consequences, and/or a deficiency balance for loan proceeds not recovered in a foreclosure sale. If keeping your home is not a viable option, your loan servicer may have alternatives available to absolve the mortgage and home