Development
Realtors Help Bring an Orlando Family Home
November 6, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
ORLANDO, FL - November 06, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Orlando resident Martina Dunston has spent more than 300 hours over the past two years helping build houses for other families while working toward her goal of someday owning her own home. Her dreams of homeownership were realized today when the National Association of Realtors® and […]
Universal Cycle to Hold Second Rule Development Workshop in Orlando
October 24, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Tallahassee, FL - October 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Florida Housing’s Universal Cycle will hold a Rule Development Workshop on Thursday, October 30, 2008 in Orlando.
Baldwin Park Wins FAR’s 2008 ENVY Award
October 16, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
ORLANDO, FL - October 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Baldwin Park, a traditional neighborhood development on 1,100 acres near Orlando’s thriving downtown, has won the 22nd Residential Environmental Award from the Florida Association of Realtors®’ (FAR).
The Lee Building Industry Association Wins Seven Association Excellence Awards!
September 1, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Fort Myers, FL - September 1, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Lee Building Industry Association (Lee BIA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded seven Association Excellence Awards!
Housing starts and building permits decline in May
June 17, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON – The Census Bureau reported this morning that May housing starts fell by 3.3 percent compared to April numbers. Privately-owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 975,000 compared to the revised April estimate of 1,008,000. Compared to May 2007, starts declined 32.1 percent.
HUD Approves Demolition of Dunbar Village One Year after Vicious Attack
June 5, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Portion of apartments at complex where mother and son were brutally attacked will be torn downWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today gave the West Palm Beach Housing Authority (WPBHA) approval to demolish 13 buildings at the notorious Dunbar Village public housing complex in West Palm Beach.
NAHB Research Center Releases New Findings from Study of Soft Housing Market’s Impact on Product Manufacturers
April 2, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
New Findings from 2008 Survey of Home Builders Reveals Recent Changes in Business Operations, Promotional Tactics, and Attitudes toward New Product Purchases
Orlando, Fla. - While the U.S. housing market continued its slide through 2007, home builders have implemented some dramatic changes in how they build and sell homes to remain competitive and profitable. As a […]
HUD UNVEILS NEW CONCEPT HOME VISION
February 27, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Charleston home to be a model for sustainability and green building
ORLANDO, FL - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today unveiled its new vision for a sustainable, hurricane-resistant and energy-efficient home at the National Association of Home Builders’ International Trade Show in Orlando. HUD’s Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) revealed the […]
Eco-Friendly Waterway Village Pays Homage to Bald Eagle with Expansive Conservation Area
December 17, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Florida one of nation’s top eagle havens
VERO BEACH, Fla., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Homebuyers are flocking to Waterway Village, DiVosta Homes’ master-planned community in Vero Beach, to live near among the nation’s most coveted species … the bald eagle.
Project7ten To Be The First Ever Famed Los Angeles Certified “ECO-HOME” To Be Sold On eBay
December 12, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Developers of famed project7ten home team up with Auctionwire to offer worldwide eBay buyers a unique Platinum Certified eco-home admired by Hollywood Celebrities.
Toronto, December 12, 2007 — Auctionwire online auction agency announces today that it will launch the first-ever worldwide online auction of an eco-home called project7ten on eBay, starting on December 15, 2007 at […]
NATIVE COMMUNITIES’ EXPERTS TO GATHER IN MIAMI
December 12, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
NATIVE COMMUNITIES’ EXPERTS TO GATHER IN MIAMI TO FOCUS ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, JOBS, ASSET BUILDING STRATEGIES
Miami, FL///December 11, 2007///Nearly 100 representatives from more than 40 Native communities across the United States will gather in Miami, FL on December 11, 2007 to promote entrepreneurship development, affordable housing opportunities, job creation and expanded Native asset […]
Tallahassee Home Builder to Receive Highest ‘Green Building’ Rating In Florida
November 29, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
K2 Urbancorp meets U.S. Green Building Council requirements for the first Silver LEED-certified home in the State of Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ — K2 Urbancorp, a leading advocate of new urbanism and one of the state’s most innovative developers and home builders, today unveiled the first green-built home in Florida to reach a silver […]
Presidio Networked Solutions Aids Realtors Association and County Clerks Office with Key Networking Infrastructure
November 13, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Realtors Organization Now Thwarts Hackers at Their Point of Entry; Court Reduces Network-Server Backup Times by Over 80%
GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Presidio Networked Solutions, the nation’s largest independent Value Added Solution Provider (VASP), today announced that it has completed major networking infrastructure projects for The Florida Association of Realtors and the Lee County […]
Florida Homebuilder Among First Nationwide to Build only LEED Certified Homes
November 8, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Tallahassee-Based K2 Urbancorp, Demonstrating LEED Does Not Have to Cost More, Joins USGBC in Chicago for Unveiling of New ‘LEED for Homes’ Program
CHICAGO, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ — A leading advocate of new urbanism in north Florida and one of the state’s most innovative development companies, K2 Urbancorp LLC, announced today that it will henceforth only […]
Lawyers Realty & Auctions Announces Development Agreemen
October 30, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
HALLANDALE, Fla., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Lawyers Realty & Auctions, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to spearhead real estate brokerage and assist in obtaining financiers for one of the largest developers in the southeast on a billion-dollar resort and casino development project in Mississippi.