Technology
Sustainable Design & Roofing Trade Show
March 18, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Roofing, waterproofing and exterior wall system experts share newest sustainable building design and industry practices. 25th RCI International Convention & Trade Show offers top-notch educational programs for the building envelope and the construction community. Orlando, FL - March 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The growing popularity of rooftop energy production systems, sustainable and vegetated roofs, and the impact of climate, fire and drainage on overall design standards are just a few topics to be explored during a 5-day, intensive, educational program taught by today’s leading authorities within the building envelope industry.
El Nino Fuels the Need to Prepare for a More Active Tornado Season, says IBHS
March 16, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Tampa, FL - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — With an El Nino winter almost behind us, it is time to start preparing for what forecasters predict will be an active spring for tornadoes, warns the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).
Florida Housing Launches Green Building Website
January 12, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TALLAHASSEE, FL - January 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) recently launched a new Web site aimed at encouraging green building practices in affordable housing across the state of Florida. The site, www.floridahousing.org/GreenBuilding, is another example of Florida Housing’s recent push to “Go Green.”
CFO SINK LAUNCHES SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF ‘FLORIDA HOUSING HELP WEB SITE
August 17, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Florida CFO Alex Sink today launched a Spanish language version of her ‘Florida Housing Help’ web site, which offers extensive resources for Florida homeowners, including help to prevent foreclosure and mortgage fraud and details about Housing Help workshops across Florida. The site also offers Floridians information on how to access CFO Sink’s volunteer lawyer program, Florida Attorneys Saving Homes.
Florida Association of Realtors® Announces Face of Foreclosure Project and Website
July 8, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
ORLANDO, FL - July 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Across Florida, people are struggling to deal with some of the aftershocks caused by the current economy, including the alarming rise in foreclosed homes now devastating families and communities
Florida Housing Launches New Communications WebBoard
May 13, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Tallahassee, FL - May 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Florida Housing is pleased to now offer a Communications Florida Housing’s WebBoard is an online forum where interested parties are kept up to date on the various goings on at Florida Housing. WebBoard users can also sign up to receive email notices once posts are published to the various sections.
Florida to Host World’s Second-Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant
April 16, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
April 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — By mid 2010, Florida Power and Light (FPL) will construct the Martin Next-Generation Solar Energy Center, a 75-megawatt (MW) plant that will sit on 500 acres near Indiantown, Florida—adjacent to FPL’s combined-cycle power facility. The solar plant will be the world’s first hybrid energy facility and the largest solar plant of any kind outside of California. Two other solar facilities have homes in Florida—one at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the other roughly 70 miles southwest of St. Petersburg—and with the new plant, they will collectively produce 110 MW of electric power.
Community Services alerts homeowners to new federal Web site
March 30, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TAVARES, FL - March 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Lake County Department of Community Services is alerting local homeowners to a recently launched federal government Web site (www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov) that outlines information about the President’s loan modification and refinancing program
Florida Housing Expands Online Affordable Rental Housing Locator
March 18, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Tallahassee,FL - March 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) recently announced its newly expanded free, web-based rental housing locator service—www.FloridaHousingSearch.org. This Web site links people with affordable and available rental housing throughout Florida.
Five technology predictions for real estate
May 19, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON – May 19, 2008 – Powerful mobile tools, voice-activated devices and a lot of video will better connect real estate practitioners with their customers in coming years, predicted a panel of technology experts at NAR’s Midyear Meetings.
Protect Your Home While You Travel, Says Florida Association of Realtors
March 13, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
ORLANDO, Fla., March 12, 2008 — Is spring fever prompting you to head for the beaches or some other vacation getaway? If you’re planning to travel during the spring holidays this year, you can help protect your home while you’re away by following these tips from the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR):
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 […]
Better-Connected Homes Increase Tornado Protection
February 12, 2008 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
IBHS says affordable options exist but aren’t implemented in inland areas of U.S.
Tampa – The devastating tornadoes that recently stunned five states are a reminder of nature’s power and unpredictability. But according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), houses in inland areas of the United States would have a greater chance of […]
Grassroots Organization Mobilizing Army of Citizens to Abolish Property Taxes in Florida
December 6, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Over 18,000 citizens have taken part in state-wide teleconferences to hear about group’s plan to abolish property taxes. State Representative Julio Robaina (R-Miami) pledges support.
Florida’s Technology Sector Attracting Skilled Workers Needing Homes
November 16, 2007 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ — With its warm business climate and appealing lifestyle, Florida is fast becoming one of the nation’s leading technology states.
