Technology

EUGENE, OR - November 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Drew Parker, real estate broker from Greenville, South Carolina, has joined forces with IDX, Inc. to bring thousands of property listings instantly to home seekers around South Carolina. Greater Greenville MLS (GGMLS) listings were once available to only a select few. But now, Parker has made thousands of detailed home listings available to every potential buyer on his real estate website. Between Parker, his dedication to serving his clients and their real estate needs, and the thorough GGMLS listings, home seekers utilizing the website Parker hosts will have the best online property search experience around.

EUGENE, OR - November 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Jennifer Wehner is among the latest group of real estate agents and brokers to enable their websites to host the innovative IDX Broker software. The customizable IDX solution Wehner now hosts extracts raw listing data directly from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) and integrates it onto the search page Wehner presents to home seekers. By adopting a custom IDX solution, Wehner has demonstrated her dedication to serving her clients and providing them with a unique and informative online property search.

EUGENE, OR - November 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sarasota, Florida luxury homes are now available with the click of a mouse, thanks to the partnership of real estate agent Barbara Mei and IDX, Inc. Mei now hosts a custom IDX solution on her search page, giving her clients and other home seekers utilizing her website a concise and quick online property search. Mid-Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS) listings are integrated into the properties Mei represents, allowing home seekers to search through thousands of amazing, detailed property listings without ever leaving the comfort of their homes or the convenience of the website of Mei.

EUGENE, OR - November 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce real estate agent Ian Reekie has adopted his own customizable IDX solution, to enable his realty website with a powerful property search. Reekie has made the online home search monumentally easier for himself and his clients by syncing his website with IDX Broker software, which in turn syncs with Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) to extract raw listing data and seamlessly display it on the search page Reekie supports. Finding a property in Portland, Oregon has never been easier, especially online, for home seekers

EUGENE, OR - November 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michele Harrison, a Realtor from Naples, Florida, has paired with IDX, Inc. to deliver thousands of detailed property listings to potential buyers online, through her real estate website. Harrison can now integrate Naples MLS listings directly onto her website with the dynamic IDX Broker software. Extracting raw listing data and displaying it online has never been easier for an agent, and in turn finding homes online with such detail has never been easier for potential buyers. Harrison has truly upgraded the search capabilities of her website by utilizing the efficient and effective IDX Broker software

EUGENE, OR - November 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Scott Riddle, a Naples, Florida real estate agent, to the growing network of professionals choosing to revolutionize the online property search for both potential buyers and agents and brokers. Riddle has adopted a custom IDX solution for his website, syncing thousands of Naples Multiple Listing Service (MLS) listings to online home seekers. These detailed property pages were once only available to certain real estate professionals, and now those utilizing the search page Riddle employs can quickly scan this amazing and innovative listing database.

EUGENE, OR - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tyler MLS (GTARMLS) listings just became easier to search through on the newly upgraded real estate website of agent Misty Reynolds. IDX, Inc. has enabled IDX Broker software on the website of Reynolds in an effort to bring thousands of listings to the fingertips of her clients and home seekers utilizing her website throughout their online property search. With her customizable IDX solution Reynolds can offer potential buyers around Tyler, Texas a unique and thorough home search on her website.

EUGENE, OR - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Boston, Massachusetts homes just became easier to search for online, with the latest partnership between IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Laura Cahill. Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) property listings are now conveniently displayed on the website of Cahill, giving her clients access to thousands of detailed property listings, which they can search through. Cahill, the number one real estate agent in Milton, has once again made the right decision for her real estate business and for her clients, by adding a customizable IDX solution to her professional website.

EUGENE, OR - November 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Sue Westergard to the growing team of real estate professionals choosing to enable a custom IDX solution on their realty websites. Agents and brokers, like Westergard, have long had access to detailed property listings. Now, thanks to IDX Broker software, Westergard can support thousands of Spirit Lake MLS (SLMLS) listings directly on her real estate search page. Her website serves home seekers and their every need, by hosting a thorough and comprehensive database of property listings online.

Detroit, MI - November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online lender and top-five retail mortgage lender, and Quizzle LLC, a free online tool that helps consumers better manage their home, money and credit, today announced they ranked #1 in the Detroit Free Press’ Top Workplaces in Michigan 2010 list

EUGENE, OR - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate professional Scott Grant has adopted the IDX, Inc. dynamic IDX Broker software for his realty website. The unique technology of the IDX solution Grant integrated onto his website extra...

EUGENE, OR - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today IDX, Inc. welcomes Mike Mondy to the growing network of real estate agents and brokers updating their professional websites with a customizable IDX solution. Mondy has adopted the IDX Broker software in an effort to effectively sync Metropolitan Regional Info System (MRIS) listings onto his search page. By doing so, Mondy can enable his clients and other potential buyers around the Washington DC area to participate in a unique online property search experience. The IDX solution Mondy has utilized has simplified the real estate search process for himself and for home seekers around the nation.

EUGENE, OR - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey real estate agent Frank Bagnato has teamed with IDX, Inc. to bring Holmdel, New Jersey home seekers a unique online property search. Bagnato has adopted his own customized IDX solution in an effort to integrate Monmouth Ocean MLS (MOMLS) listings directly onto his search page. Potential buyers can now experience the online home search in a new and more comprehensive way, on the website Bagnato hosts. Thousands of MOMLS properties are available with the click of a mouse, thanks to Bagnato and his IDX enabled website.

EUGENE, OR - November 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has synced real estate agent Valarie Littles with a customized IDX solution. Now, her website seamlessly integrates North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS) property listings onto her website, giving her clients a unique and comprehensive database of detailed home listings to search through. By adding IDX Broker software, Littles has revolutionized the online property search for both herself and her clients. Home seekers can now experience an online search like never before available to potential buyers through a real estate website. Littles has done herself and all Plano, Texas home seekers a favor by upgrading her professional site.

EUGENE, OR - November 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mary Bennett, principal broker of Bennett & Dean Real Estate, has embraced a customized IDX solution for her real estate website. Now, the IDX, Inc. dynamic IDX Broker software is enabled on her search page, syncing her website to the database of Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) listings. Thousands of properties are now available instantaneously on the search page Bennett supports. Eugene, Oregon home seekers can now experience an online property search like never before, with the convenient online real estate solution Bennett has developed for her business

EUGENE, OR - November 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces Mary Carlisle as the latest real estate professional to adopt her own customizable IDX solution. By syncing her website with Greater Greenville MLS (GGMLS), Carlisle has made thousands of properties available for her clients to search through day or night, on her website. Enabling an IDX solution on her website has made finding a home in and around Greenville, South Carolina monumentally easier. Carlisle and her clients can rest assured that IDX Broker software has given her the best search features available online, when searching for a home in South Carolina

WASHINGTON, DC - November 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is providing loans and grants for over 500 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to help farmers, ranchers and owners of rural businesses reduce energy costs and develop new sources of renewable energy. Funding is provided through USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager made the announcement on behalf of the Secretary

WASHINGTON, DC - November 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At a Middle Class Task Force event today, Vice President Biden announced a series of federal actions designed to lay the groundwork for a strong, self-sustaining home energy efficiency retrofit industry. These actions include a new Home Energy Score program that will help homeowners make cost-effective decisions about home energy improvements and a new retrofit financing program called PowerSaver. The Vice President was joined by Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy (DOE); Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor (DOL); and Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

November 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Atlantic Builders Convention (ABC), now in its 62nd year, is offering a wide variety of budget-friendly and cost-effective advertising and marketing opportunities. Exhibitors can maximize their return on investment in the convention by increasing their exposure at ABC. From direct mail to banner ads to on-site displays and new sponsorship packages, ABC has something for everyone to attract prospective customers in the homebuilding and remodeling industries. With 500 plus exhibitors and more than 7,000 attendees, ABC is the largest convention of its kind in the Northeast. The three-day tradeshow and conference will be held April 6-8, 2011 at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, NJ.

EUGENE, OR - November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes real estate professional Jana Bradford to the growing team of agents and brokers adopting customizable IDX solutions for their realty websites. Bradford can now supply a thorough and detailed online search for her clients and other home seekers looking to buy property around Carmel, California. These coastal properties can now be seamlessly integrated onto the search page Bradford supports, thanks to her IDX solution and MLSListings. Never before has such a dynamic online property search been simpler or easier to use.

EUGENE, OR - November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Simplifying the online property search has never been easier than now, with the IDX, Inc. revolutionary IDX Broker software. Real estate broker Cliff Hahn has adopted his own custom IDX solution to display Austin MLS (ACTRIS) property listings on his website. Hahn and his clients are now part of an elite group of real estate professionals and home seekers that can experience the amazing IDX Broker software from the convenience of the website Hahn supports. Never before has a simpler online real estate search page been available for potential buyers to utilize throughout their property search.

Jackson, MS - November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The expected first freeze of the year greatly increases the risk for home heating fires. Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney urges the public to be mindful of the fire risks associated with home heating

November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Jack Tarburton and U.S. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6) to announce that USDA Rural Development is providing grants for 13 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Maryland under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The announcement was made at Sunnyside Farms, Inc., a major chicken-egg production facility in Carroll County. Sunnyside will receive a $220,500 grant from USDA for a solar system project.

New Orleans, LA - February 1, 2010 - (TrainingRama) -- A dynamic mix of economic conditions and new technologies are transforming the way Realtors® work with buyers, sellers and investors in today’s real estate market. Realtor® Mike Aubrey, host of HGTV’s Real Estate Intervention, shared his insights into “What’s Changing in Real Estate” today at the 2010 REALTORS® Conference & Expo.

New Orleans, LA - November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home buyers today have affirmed a long-term view of home ownership, the typical seller is experiencing positive returns and the vast majority of home owners see their property as a good investment, according to the latest consumer survey of home buyers and sellers. The study was released here today at the 2010 Realtors® Conference & Expo.

New Orleans, LA - November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtors® are ready to meet the challenges of the coming year head-on, according to Ron Phipps, 2011 National Association of Realtors® president. Phipps shared his perspective and insights into some of the key issues facing the real estate industry in the coming year during the 2010 REALTORS Conference & Expo today.

November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- NARI and CEDIA have formed the Remodeling & Home Technologies Council. The mission statement is “to advance home technology awareness within the remodeling industry and to expand business opportunities via partnership between CEDIA and NARI members.”

EUGENE, OR - November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor Kathy Sheehan has enabled the IDX, Inc. premier technology, IDX Broker software, onto her real estate website, creating an unparalleled database of Greater Greenville MLS (GGMLS) listings, conveniently on her website. Sheehan has made it so simple for South Carolina home seekers to experience an online property search that is both effective and efficient at matching buyers with their dream home. The IDX solution Sheehan has adopted has forever changed the way she does business online.

EUGENE, OR - November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Edward Milan to the growing group of real estate professionals updating their realty websites with the innovative IDX Broker software. This Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology has revolutionized the way Hinesville MLS (HMLS) listings can be displayed on the website Milan manages. His personalized IDX solution simplifies the online property search by seamlessly integrating HMLS listings onto the search page used by clients of Milan. Now, it is easier than ever to find a home Hinesville, Georgia, thanks to the immensely productive IDX enabled website of Milan

Washington, DC - November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) applauded the approval of the Genesis Solar Project by the U.S. Department of Interior, which will be located 25 miles west of Blythe. The Congresswoman has been a leader in Congress on the issues of solar, alternative and renewable energy production, and has worked tirelessly to support the increased use of these technologies throughout the 45th Congressional District. According to Bono Mack, the Genesis Solar Project will produce 250 megawatts of energy, enough to power 75,000 to 187,000 homes with clean energy.