Technology

Washington, D.C. - January 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Winter’s chill pervades much of the nation, and escalating gas prices are putting their own chill down the spines of U.S. consumers. But until the spring thaw arrives, simple energy-efficiency steps at home and on the road – potentially supplemented by federal income tax credits for specific energy-efficiency home improvements – can take the sting out of high energy bills, says the Alliance to Save Energy

EUGENE, OR - January 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Searching the Santa Fe MLS (SFARMLS) just got easier for home seekers, thanks to the partnership between IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Teddie Sue Mooday. Potential buyers can now experience an online home search unlike any other with the IDX solution now employed by Mooday. By utilizing the unique search features on search page Mooday hosts, home seekers can engage in a thorough and comprehensive online property search. Never before has a simpler or easier to use real estate website been available to Los Alamos, New Mexico buyers.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - January 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) will deliver industry-leading educational sessions at the 2011 NAHB International Builders' Show January 12–15 in Orlando. CEDIA will offer three of its most popular courses for design and build industry professionals and will exhibit in booth #W5047.Visitors to the CEDIA booth can learn about working with a professional electronic systems contractor (ESC) to execute home technology projects. CEDIA representatives will also share information about the Home Technology Alliance, of which CEDIA is a founding partner. In addition, visitors to CEDIA’s booth can enter to win tickets to the 2011 Indianapolis 500

EUGENE, OR - January 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The iPhone enabled IDX Broker software is now also available on the website of Sylvia Sotomayor, thanks to her collaboration with IDX, Inc. Now simpler than ever before, IDX Broker extracts raw listing data from the East Bay Regional Data/MAX MLS (MAX/EBRD) and displays it seamlessly on the website Sotomayor hosts. The once complicated online property search is now simpler than ever, when potential buyers utilize the incredible IDX enabled website Sotomayor manages

EUGENE, OR - January 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert English and IDX, Inc. have teamed up to simplify the real estate website English hosts, with the dynamic IDX Broker software. By creating an easy-to-use search page, English can give his clients and other Arlington, Texas home seekers the thorough online property search experience they deserve. Syncing North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS) listings with the search results page English supports, means thousands of detailed NTREIS listings are instantly available to potential buyers. The once complicated and stressful online home search is now simple and effective, thanks to the IDX enabled website of English

WASHINGTON, DC - January 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today launched WaysHome, a free, interactive multi-media tool designed to educate homeowners about their options to avoid foreclosure, empower them to make informed decisions and motivate them to take action and seek help in 2011. As part of Fannie Mae's "Know Your Options" initiative to help struggling homeowners, the WaysHome video uses innovative technology to allow homeowners to put themselves in real-life situations, make informed choices and immediately see the outcomes of those actions

Las Vegas, NV - January 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Effective January 31, 2011, The Federal Trade Commission has banned loan modification companies from charging up-front fees for negotiating modifications of residential mortgage loans. According to Eric Witksoki, Chief of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and the state consumer advocate, “Money spent on mortgage modification consultants is a bad bet for consumers.” Additionally, Witkoski commented that spending money on loan modification is “worse than some of the odds at the casino tables.”

EUGENE, OR - January 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mankato Minnesota now offers a powerful IDX property search resource. IDX, Inc. and Jen True have partnered to deliver IDX predefined neighborhood searches using IDX Broker software. Thousands of Southern Minnesota MLS (SMMLS) listings now display on Jen True’s website.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - January 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced it will participate as an event sponsor at the launch event for Hollywood Hi-Tech, an upcoming show on the DIY Network that will show sophisticated technology installations in celebrity homes. CEDIA will support the show and will work closely with its host to help illustrate the benefits of working with a professional electronic systems contractor

EUGENE, OR - January 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City suburbs are now easier to find a home in, without ever leaving you own, thanks to the joint partnership between IDX, Inc. and Igor Krasnoperov. Krasnoperov has adopted the amazing IDX Broker software, giving him the unique ability to display thousand of Westchester-Putnam MLS (WPMLS) listings directly on his search page. Home seekers around Manhattan can now quickly search for homes all over Long Island and beyond, without ever stepping foot outside or riding the subway, on the new IDX enabled website of Krasnoperov.

IRVINE, CA - January 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Western States Technologies Inc. (www.westernstatestech.com) has signed a five-year lease valued at more than $1.5 million with Graphtec America Inc. for 44,000 square feet of space at 17462 Armstrong Ave. in Irvine, Calif., near John Wayne Airport. Graphtec America (www.graphtecamerica.com) will occupy 100 percent of the space.

EUGENE, OR - December 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. welcomes real estate agent Bill Saedlo to the growing network of real estate agents and brokers dedicated to forever changing the online property search with an IDX enabled website. The immensely thorough tools extract raw listing data from the Greater Miami and the Beaches MLS (RAMBMLS) and seamlessly integrate it onto the website Saedlo hosts. IDX Broker software simplifies the search process while revolutionizing the website it is employed on.

EUGENE, OR - December 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Ro Malik is the latest real estate professional to adopt IDX Broker software for his website. Now more than ever before, Chicago, Illinois home seekers can experience a thorough and comprehensive online property search right on the IDX enabled website Malik supports. The convenient search capabilities are backed by the Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) listings, which display thousands of detailed property listings instantly on the website Malik has synced with an IDX solution. He can now give his clients the most innovative property search experience available to potential buyers searching for homes online.

BOSTON, MA - December 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Melrose-based realty trust and its manager violated Massachusetts law by allegedly posting a discriminatory rental advertisement on the popular classified advertising website Craigslist.org (“Craigslist”), according to a lawsuit filed by AG Coakley’s Office. The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court against Mt. V.M. Realty Trust (“Mt. V.M.”) and Nicholas Keramaris, alleges that they violated state anti-discrimination, lead paint, and consumer protection laws by placing an advertisement on Craigslist which referred to the lead status of an apartment and refused to rent it to families with young children

EUGENE, OR - December 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Donald Olson has adopted a custom IDX solution for his website. He can now supply his clients with the home search they deserve, thanks to his newly IDX enabled website. Trend MLS listings are now seamlessly integrated onto his search page, giving potential buyers utilizing his website thousands of options and detailed listings conveniently on his website.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - December 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State officials are warning that, as the cold weather continues, so do the increased dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. These dangers are most commonly associated with alternative heating sources, such as small gasoline engines, stoves, generators, lanterns, gas ranges or by burning charcoal and wood.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Senate today cleared the way for an additional $10.8 million for home heating assistance for about 27,000 Vermont households, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced.

DALLAS, TX - December 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MRG Document Technologies (MRG), a provider of mortgage document preparation software and compliance technology to banks, credit unions and other lenders nationwide, has developed the forms needed for compliance with upcoming 2011 regulations that mandate changes to both the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and risk-based pricing disclosures. Both updates are meant to provide consumer clarification in regards to loan decisioning and final terms.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A press conference on green product trends featuring speakers from Green Day sponsors BASF, Kohler, Marvin Windows & Doors and The Council for Responsible EnergyA press conference on new-home energy-efficiency breakthroughs from builders participating in the Department of Energy's Builders Challenge and the National Green Building Certification programA Meet and Greet with members of the 20 university teams from around the world chosen to participate in the 2011 Solar Decathlon. See scale models of the designs and talk to the winning students as well as a select group of green builders and remodelers who can talk about real-world application of these cutting-edge technologies

December 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steve Slepecvic is the founder and also the CEO of Paramount Disaster Recovery Inc. which is a disaster recovery company. Steve Slepcevic established Paramount Disaster Recovery in 1989. Steve Slepcevic by his hard work and a deep care for their clients made paramount a very recognized disaster recovery firm not in only US but all over the world. Paramount firm helps their clients to recover or to reconstruct from the disaster

December 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Boston City Council approved a proposal by Mayor Thomas M. Menino to encourage the use of solar technologies by reducing building permit fees for building owners implementing solar photovoltaic rooftop technologies. The new solar permitting fees are the latest initiative in the mayor’s plan to make Boston one of the greenest cities in America. The City has also developed an online Solar Map and released a comprehensive Solar Permitting Guide that aim to streamline the design and permitting process and motivate property owners to install solar systems.

EUGENE, OR - December 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes agent Joanne Rudowski to the growing group of real estate agents and brokers adopting a customizable IDX solution for their websites. Rudowski, a member of the Pinellas MLS (PROMLS) has long had access to thousands of Tampa Bay, Florida property listings. But now the same listings that were once classified for only real estate professionals are accessible to home seekers on the website Rudowski hosts. Never before has such a dynamic and easy-to-use search been available to potential buyers.

EUGENE, OR - December 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Palm Beach, Florida homes just got easier to search for online, thanks to the partnership between IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Bonnie Tomljanovic. Thousands of properties are now synced to the search page Tomljanovic hosts with the innovative the IDX Broker technology, which extracts raw Palm Beach Regional MLS (RMLSFL) listing data and displays it flawlessly onto the website of Tomljanovic. Never before has such a simple solution been utilized to bring ease and efficiency to the online property search

EUGENE, OR - December 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A custom IDX solution is now available on the Denver, Colorado real estate website of Carl Borrmann. Thanks in part to the revolutionary IDX, Inc. technology, thousands of Metrolist Denver MLS (MTOMLS) listings are seamlessly integrated onto the search page Borrmann represents. With IDX Broker software, Borrmann can utilize a dynamic set of search functions online, in an effort to supply his clients with a comprehensive and complete property search conveniently on his website.

EUGENE, OR - December 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- oday, IDX, Inc. welcomes Robert Gholl to the growing network of real estate agents and brokers updating their realty websites with the easy-to-use and efficient IDX Broker software. By adding a customizable IDX solution to his website Gholl has solidified his devotion and dedication to serving his clients and their real estate needs. With IDX Broker, searching for a home online has never been easier, thanks to their innovative search capabilities. Gholl has forever changed the way home seekers in and around Washington DC and southern Maryland search for properties online.

GREENSBORO, NC - December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Greensboro residents and contractors have a new business ally with the formation of the City’s Development Services Center, at 300 W. Washington St. Celebrating its grand opening January 3, the office makes the building permit and planning process more efficient by offering customers’ convenient access to City representatives and technology involved in reviewing submissions

EUGENE, OR - December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has enabled another real estate website with the dynamic IDX Broker software. This time, Napa, California real estate agent Frank Trozzo has adopted the comprehensive and thorough technology. Internet Data Exchange (IDX) solutions, such as the one enabled by Trozzo, simultaneously extract raw listing data from the Bay Area Real Estate Info Services (BAREIS) and display the detailed listings on the search page of the website of Trozzo. Now, thousands of properties can be searched through by his clients and those just beginning their home search in northern California.

EUGENE, OR - December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate agent Manuel Singh and IDX, Inc. have supplied San Diego, California potential buyers with a concise and complete online solution for finding the perfect home. Singh now hosts a customizable IDX solution on his website, instantly syncing his search page with thousands of San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) listings. Home seekers utilizing his website, can experience a dynamic online property search from the convenience of the IDX search page Singh has upgraded to. With all of the benefits for real estate professionals and potential buyers, it is no wonder Singh has chosen to adopt such a revolutionary technology

SAN DIEGO, CA - December 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MDA DataQuick®, a division of MDA Lending Solutions and the nation’s largest independent provider of property data to real estate and mortgage professionals, updated PropertyFinder 2G, the company’s flagship property and ownership research tool

EUGENE, OR - December 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Realtor Connie Addison to the growing network of real estate professionals adopting a customizable IDX solution for their real estate websites. Addison and the whole team at Re/Max Sundance in Naples, Florida, have made it easy to find a property online, with the membership Addison has to Sunshine MLS (SSMLS). IDX Broker software automatically extracts raw listing data from SSMLS and syncs it with the website Addison hosts, making thousands of Florida property listings available to home seekers online. The buying and search processes are immensely simplified for agents, brokers and home seekers alike, thanks to the IDX enabled website of Addison.