Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - April 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE) today announced the extension of its seller assistance incentive on all Fannie Mae-owned HomePath properties. Buyers will receive 3.5 percent of the final sales price to be used toward closing cost assistance or their choice of selected appliances. The offer is available to any owner-occupant who closes on the purchase of a property listed on www.HomePath.com by June 30, 2010.

ROSWELL, GA - April 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cindy Simpson, who headsthe Simpson REO Team with Prudential Georgia Realty, was honored as a 2009 PinnacleAward winner for residential units by Prudential Real Estate and RelocationServices, a Prudential Financial, Inc. [NYSE:PRU] company, during its annualSales Convention in Austin, Texas, in March.

Atlanta, GA - April 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor MarthaMassey is the latest experienced agent to make the switch to Prudential Georgia Realty. She is based outof Prudential Georgia Realty’s new Buckhead office, located on 3221 PeachtreeRoad, just south of the Peachtree and Piedmont Road intersection.

April 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today announced that its AgentFirst™ app for iPhone®, iPad™ and iPod touch® devices is now available for free download from the App StoreSM.

EUGENE, OR - April 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The IDX, Inc. team eagerly announces today its newest client addition, Doyle Properties very own Scott Doyle of La Quinta, California, to the constantly growing database of real estate agents and brokers choosing to upgrade, enhance and modernize the search functions of their websites, with the incorporation of a custom IDX solution. This innovative and one-of-a-kind Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology works by extracting raw data from the Desert MLS (DTMLS), and then formats and transfers the information to indistinguishably match Doyle's already existing page preferences and specifications, enabling home seekers to execute the most simplistic, efficient and convenient real estate search on the web.

EUGENE, OR - April 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. eagerly announces today the addition of RE/MAX Elite's Jennifer McCoy of Cocoa Beach, Florida, to its ever growing real estate client roster. This innovative and enhanced IDX Broker software and support system will allow easy consumer access to a multitude of property listings on McCoy's website, smoothing and simplifying the online real estate search process for potential home buyers and Realtors alike. This custom IDX solution addition simplifies and attractively presents Brevard MLS (BMLS) listing information onto her website, which can then be altered and personalized by McCoy, to best fit both her and her clients wants and needs.

San Francisco, CA - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is now accepting applications for its 2010 Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development (AHEAD) Program, which allows members of the Bank to support economic and housing projects during their critical conception and early development stages. Since the program was launched in 2004, more than $2.5 million in AHEAD Program grants have been awarded to support 94 projects in Arizona, California, and Nevada.

EUGENE, OR - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With new clients being added on a daily basis, IDX, Inc. is happy to welcome yet another real estate professional, Corneau & Associates very own Perry Corneau of Sarasota, Florida, who has chosen to incorporate a custom IDX solution into the search functionality of his website. This innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software enables Corneau to provide potential home buyers with a truly unique and personalized online real estate search experience, where they can browse thousands of properties and utilize detailed search features to quickly and easily find what they want and need out of their new home. IDX Broker has the one-of-a-kind technology to extract raw listing data from the Mid Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS), and then formats the information to be viewed as a seamlessly integrated form on Corneau's website

April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) will hold public hearings at two different locations in May to discuss 14 affordable housing development proposals submitted by developers. Developers applied for these funds in response to the 2010 Round 2 Notification of Funding Availability issued in December 2009.

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Low interest rates, record affordability and the likelihood of home prices on the rise look like the right recipe to entice perspective investors into real estate.

Irvine, CA - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The organizers of Orange County’s annual Affordable Housing Award (AHA) selected Jamboree Housing Corporation’s The Arbor at Woodbury community as the 2010 Project of the Year. The Affordable Housing Award presentation is co-hosted by the Kennedy Commission, Orange County Housing Corporation, and the Affordable Housing Clearinghouse, three of the county’s leaders in the affordable housing industry.

Miami, FL - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Condo.com, the world’s largest marketplace has appointed Cristian Sturek as their Chief Technology Officer. The announcement marks an exciting time for the Company as its technology platform has positioned the Company into an industry-leading domain and world-class search site. Choosing the right IT leader was of vital importance to Condo.com as their IT strategy so closely aligns with their overall corporate strategy and objectives. Hiring an industry expert like Mr. Sturek will greatly impact operations since site development and technological components have been a leading forefront to much of the Company’s success to date. Mr. Sturek’s addition to the team opens a new window of growth and opportunity yet to be discovered by the Company and its category domain

EUGENE, OR - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc., the nation’s leading Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software provider, is pleased to welcome Lee Rabanal with Savvy Realty & Loans in Honolulu, Hawaii, to the rapidly expanding network of elite rank real estate professionals who have chosen to integrate IDX Broker search tools into the search forms of their websites. With the addition of this highly customizable search tool application, Rabanal is able immediately link potential home buyers interested in Honolulu area properties, to an endless amount of listings from his local Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the Hawaii Central MLS (HiCentralMLS). This will enable home seekers to search literally each and every characteristic and detail of a home, on their own time, from their own personal computers, creating an effortless, simple and convenient online real estate search experience.

EUGENE, OR - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the help of IDX, Inc., Bob Dratler with Team 1 Real Estate, has recently incorporated a custom IDX solution into his site, developing a truly custom and user-friendly search experience for prospective home buyers browsing properties in Naples, Florida and its surrounding areas. This innovative and advanced Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software and its unique relationship with the MLS of Naples (Naples), enables Dratler to provide home seekers with the ability to view thousands of the most up-to-date property listings on the market, in a simple and timely fashion. IDX Broker gives him the resources to quickly and prominently display properties matching consumers specified search preferences, by extracting raw data from Naples, and then displaying the information on his own personal website, in a seamlessly integrated format

EUGENE, OR - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams Realty professional, Fiona Mairs, has joined the constantly expanding amount of real estate agents and brokers choosing to renovate the functionality of their website, through the addition of a custom IDX solution. A Corpus Christi, Texas resident, Mairs is a member of the Coastal Bend MLS (CCARMLS). Potential home buyers throughout Nueces County can now browse through thousands of CCARMLS listings, right on Mairs' site, thanks to the customizable IDX Broker software, which integrates the raw data information of each listing, and displays it on the Keller Williams agent's site.

Santa Fe, NM - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Canyon Gate Real Estate Services, an Associa company, is excited to announce the opening of its Santa Fe office, the second Canyon Gate office in New Mexico

BETHEL, CT - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Countdown To Buy, a next generation online real estate marketplace that offers fair and effective solutions to buy and sell properties, has opened the door for home buyers in Illinois to easily purchase an affordable and recently foreclosed home right in their local community. Declining prices, record inventories and the current favorable interest rate environment, has made homes more affordable. However, many potential home buyers in Illinois remain on the sidelines because of the lack of trust, transparency, and the increased risk and anxiety surrounding purchasing an “as-is” property in foreclosure.

Albany, NY - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York state housing market continued its strong start to 2010 compared to a year ago as first quarter sales were up nearly 18 percent compared to the 2009 first quarter, according to preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS.

Brooklyn, NY - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- 184 Kent, the new rental building on the Williamsburg waterfront, announced today that it has signed 100 leases since it began renting in February. The building, located between North Third and North Fourth streets at the edge of the East River, offers a collection of 340 lofts in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations.

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX Dallas-Fort Worth Associates real estate professional Cande Green has chosen to employ IDX, Inc. to simplify and improve the search functions on her website. By creating a simpler, more effective and organized online resource for potential home buyers, Green's website takes property listings from the Frisco and Dallas-Fort Worth Area and displays them with an easy-to-use search tool. As a resident of Frisco, Green is a member of the North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS). Therefore, home seekers have access to thousands of the most current property listings and details on the market

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Big Sur Real Estate professional Hillary Lipman of Monterey, California, has recently upgraded and enhanced her website, by adding the highly customizable IDX Broker software. This new software will allow potential home buyers to search a multitude of the most current listings on the market, through five innovative search features, including: basic, advanced, map, address and listing ID categories. Each search option withholds its own unique and distinctive characteristics and traits, enabling home seekers to complete the entirety of their real estate search online, and on their own personal time, if they so choose

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With new accounts being set up daily, IDX, Inc. is happy to announce the addition of Brandis Meeks, of Keller Williams Downtown Realty in Denver, Colorado, to the large group of real estate professionals revolutionizing the way people find homes online. Through the use of the custom IDX Broker software, Meeks and other agents and brokers that have chosen to revamp their websites have made the online property search process monumentally easier. Visitors to Meeks' website will have access to the most up-to-date listings on the Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) online property database, without ever having to leave his page

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX Inc. is proud to announce that Doug Patterson of Park Place Real Estate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has joined the large group of real estate professionals changing the way people search for houses online. As a member of the Triad MLS (Triad), Patterson's website now actively incorporates listed properties in the area with homes he is a broker of, to supply home seekers with the most effective and accurate list of homes. Along with these listings, there are unique search tools, which can help cut down the time spent on an online home search. These features help make Patterson's website a quick and concise tool throughout the home search process.

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is eager to announce today's addition of Rector-Hayden Realtors' Tim Wilson to the constantly expanding group of real estate professionals choosing to update their real estate websites with customized IDX Broker software, allowing them to simplify the online home buying experience for their clients. As a member of the Lexington Bluegrass MLS (LBAR), Wilson can extract listing data for properties in and around Lexington, Kentucky, to post on his website. This feature gives home seekers the ability to examine all homes in the area, which is often lost in the online home search.

New York, NY - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --– Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced proven success in search engine marketing campaigns for real estate developments through its partnership with Ai Media Group

ORLANDO, FL - April 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s existing home sales rose in March, which means that sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparison for 19 months, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®.Existing home sales increased 24 percent last month with a total of 16,294 homes sold statewide compared to 13,090 homes sold in March 2009, according to Florida Realtors. Statewide existing home sales last month increased 37 percent over statewide sales activity in February. Also noteworthy: While March’s statewide existing-home median price of $137,000 was down from the same time a year ago, it was 4.3 percent higher than February’s statewide existing-home median price.

EUGENE, OR - April 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. publicized today, the addition of Richard Palmano with Palmano Group Real Estate in Winter Park, Floria, to the growing list of real estate agents and brokers using their primary software application, custom IDX Broker. This new and modernized IDX addition will enable Palmano to immediately and directly link potential home buyers with a plethora of realty prospects, from houses to lots, and everything in-between, making the initial real estate search much more simple and efficient

Atlanta, GA - April 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- April 21, 2010— Atlanta real estate professional Bill Murray hasrecently joined Prudential Georgia Realty. He was hired to open and leadPrudential Georgia Realty’s new Buckhead office at 3221 Peachtree Road. The Buckhead sales team Murray hired,now at 25+ and growing, moved into the newly renovated office space last week. AnAtlantanative, Bill has 25+ years experience with person-to-person sales, marketingand management. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Georgia State University.Bill most recently served as associate managing broker with Harry Norman,Realtors.

Atlanta, GA - April 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor RyanThompson is the latest to make the switch to Prudential Georgia Realty. She is based out of Prudential GeorgiaRealty’s new Buckhead office, located at 3221 Peachtree Road, just south of thePeachtree and Piedmont Road intersection.

New York, NY - April 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing and RGS Holdings, LLC, in conjunction with Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and JP Morgan Chase Community Development, today announced the opening of three on-site model apartments at 2280 FDB in Harlem