Monthly Archives: June 2013

Tampa, FL - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- – Jonathan Hipp, President & CEO of Calkain Companies and Dan Shannon of Morgan Stanley literally rolled out the red carpet for the exclusive event An Evening of Giving, Networking and Beautiful Fast Cars held on June 20 at Ferrari of Washington in Dulles, Virginia. Over $5,000 was raised to benefit local charities Backpack Buddies of Loudoun County, Humane Society of Loudoun County, and the Virginia Chapter of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

EUGENE, OR - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Bonita Springs, Florida Realtor Ryan Chiodo have teamed up to revolutionize the online real estate search process for home seekers. The convenient IDX enabled website Chiodo hosts has been integrated with the dynamic IDX Broker software, which seamlessly extracts and displays thousands of detailed property listings from Sunshine MLS (SSMLS), directly on the website of Chiodo.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement on the National Mortgage Settlement Monitor’s Report concerning the Monitor’s review of the banks’ compliance with the settlement’s servicing standards.

Washington, DC - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cong. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) is pleased that the House has passed the Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act (H.R. 2167) which provides more protections for seniors using the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Reverse Mortgage loan protection program.

EUGENE, OR - June 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces John Sekely as the latest real estate professional to join the growing network of agents and brokers who have chosen to update their websites with IDX Broker software. Sekely, a Barefoot Beach, Florida agent, has adopted a customizable IDX solution for his dynamic search page, automatically synchronizing it with thousands of Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listings. Home seekers can now experience a revolutionary online property search by utilizing the IDX enabled search functions Sekely hosts

Miami, FL - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of America’s Gateway, a 306,924-square-foot industrial complex in Doral, Florida, for $23,725,000. CBRE’s Capital Markets Institutional Group represented the seller. CBRE has also been retained by the buyer to handle Property Leasing and Management

EUGENE, OR - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today IDX, Inc. and John Pelling are pleased to announce the integration of IDX Broker software onto the website of Pelling, giving potential Naples, Florida buyers a completely new resource for finding their dream home online. With his own customizable IDX solution, Pelling has updated the search capabilities of his professional website, making it monumentally easier to manage. While his IDX synced website makes his job simpler, it simultaneously eases the complications home seekers experience throughout many online real estate searches. The IDX enabled search tools Pelling supplies to his clients makes it so simple to find the perfect Florida home without ever leaving the convenience of his website

EUGENE, OR - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arshan Borhan of Iconic Properties Inc has joined with IDX, Inc. to upgrade his professional real estate website with a customizable IDX solution. IDX Broker software integrates the Miami Beach, Florida property listings Borhan represents with thousands of Southeast Florida MLS (SEFL) listings, creating a thorough and comprehensive database of homes for potential buyers to search through. The IDX enabled website Borhan hosts has simplified the online search capabilities for all those involved in the real estate market, from agents and brokers to home seekers.

EUGENE, OR - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has been integrated onto the website of Christopher Bluntzer, making him the latest real estate broker to adopt the innovative IDX, Inc. affiliated technology. Bluntzer now hosts thousands of detailed property listings on his website, thanks in part to his IDX solution, which extracts raw listing data directly from the Southeast Florida MLS (SEFL), of which Bluntzer is a member. IDX Broker synchronizes the SEFL database and the website of Bluntzer in an effort to make the online real estate search monumentally easier for home seekers around Miami, Florida. Buyers can experience an online property search like none other, thanks to Bluntzer and IDX Broker

TALLAHASSEE, FL - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi announced today that more than 72,000 eligible Floridians who lost their homes due to foreclosure between 2008 and 2011 and who submitted valid foreclosure claims through the national mortgage settlement will receive checks this month for approximately $1,480. The $1,480 payment amount is uniform for all eligible claimants throughout the country. To be eligible, borrowers must have lost their homes to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011, suffered certain foreclosure abuses, and had mortgages serviced by Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase or Wells Fargo. This direct relief provided to eligible claimants is one of the facets of the $26 billion settlement entered last year between 49 state attorneys general, the federal government and the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers

TALLAHASSEE, FL - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi today joined Governor Rick Scott for the signing of Senate Bill 1852, which appropriates the remaining $200 million of Florida’s portion of the national mortgage settlement for housing-related purposes. The $200 million is part of the total estimated $8.4 billion in relief that Attorney General Bondi obtained for Floridians. The funds will be used in accordance with the settlement agreement, which includes: legal assistance, housing-related counseling, housing rehabilitation, housing assistance for the homeless, and housing assistance provided to the elderly and people with disabilities

TALLAHASSEE, FL - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi will join Governor Rick Scott for the signing of Senate Bill 1852, which appropriates the remaining $200 million of Florida’s portion of the national mortgage settlement for housing-related purposes.

Hollywood, FL - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stiles, a Florida-based full-service commercial real estate firm, today started construction on West Lake Commons, an approximate $35 million Publix grocery store-anchored retail shopping center in Hollywood, Fla.

Miami, FL - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Paul Weimer, Vice President with CBRE Hotels, and Robert Given, Vice Chairman with CBRE’s Institutional Group, Multi-Housing, are on this year’s program for the Urban Land Institute’s Florida Summit. The two-day summit takes place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Naples, Florida on June 6 and 7, 2013.