Yearly Archives: 2010

EUGENE, OR - September 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate broker Dennis Stevick of DND Realtors has chosen to adopt the dynamic IDX, Inc. product of IDX Broker software. This unique technology automatically draws raw listing data from the Fort Lauderdale MLS (FAR) and displays it on the website Stevick hosts. By enabling such an innovative IDX solution, Stevick has simplified the online home search for home seekers shopping around Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Finding the perfect waterfront or vacation property on the beaches of coastal Florida town has never been easier than now, thanks to Stevick and his adoption of IDX Broker software.

Tampa, FL - August 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home and business owners can reduce their chances of property damage by taking measures ahead of time to protect their unoccupied house or business, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)

EUGENE, OR - August 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tony Price, Owner and Broker-in-Charge of Priceless Realty, has begun to utilize his very own customized IDX solution for his professional website. The IDX, Inc. premier service seamlessly syncs the listings Price represents with the Fort Myers MLS to deliver home seekers around Florida with an informative and efficient database of property listings to search through. Potential buyers can rest assured that by using the website of Price to search for a home, they will be getting the latest market listings and the best customer service available online.

EUGENE, OR - August 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce that Linda Granata, of the Jackie Sweet Team in Naples, Florida, has updated her real estate website with IDX Broker software. Now, Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listings are seamlessly displayed on her website, giving home seekers the most comprehensive database of listings around. Granata has a reputation of delivering her clients a successful and pleasant property purchasing experience, and now her professional website reflects that idea.

Tampa, FL - August 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With Hurricane Danielle churning out in the Atlantic, and the recollection of the massive destruction wrought by Hurricane Andrew on this date 18 years ago, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) urges residents to take the necessary precautions to minimize wind and water damage from potential hurricanes.

ORLANDO, FL - August 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of existing condominiums in Florida rose 11 percent in July, with a total of 5,557 condos sold statewide compared to 4,991 units sold in July 2009, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®.Eleven of Florida’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) reported higher existing condo sales in July, according to Florida Realtors. The statewide existing condo median sales price last month was $87,200; in July 2009 it was $108,500 for a 20 percent decrease. The national median existing condo price was $181,300 in June, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR

EUGENE, OR - August 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sarasota, Florida real estate agent Valerie Telfair has adopted the IDX, Inc. premier software, IDX Broker, to create a quick, efficient and well-designed real estate website. As a Michael Saunders Agent, Telfair has long provided her potential buyer clients with a variety of properties to search through. Now, Mid Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS) listings are available directly on the website of Telfair, making the online home search process all the more simple and easy for home seekers around Sarasota

ORLANDO, FL - August 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Realtors® and four other state Realtor organizations successfully negotiated with Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the new Gulf Coast Claims Facility handling the British Petroleum (BP) Oil Spill Fund, for a special allocation for real estate professionals’ claims for loss of income or loss of sales due to the Gulf oil spill.

EUGENE, OR - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the help of IDX, Inc., Realtor Sally Stribling has customized the property search function of her website to make the home search process easier and more efficient for her clients. Stribling, Florida Keys agent and Realtor with Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Company has long had access to thousands of area property listings as a member of the Florida Keys MLS (FLKMLS). But now, thanks to IDX Broker software, potential buyers around southern Florida and the nation can access the FLKMLS database through her website

Tampa, FL - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five years after Hurricane Katrina, building codes along the Gulf Coast today are, for the most part, inadequate, according to a report from the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)

TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida CFO Alex Sink today sent a letter to Scott Wallace, executive director of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, calling on Citizens to implement contract reforms to ensure accountable and competitive contracting, and allow all qualified businesses the opportunity to compete for work available from Citizens. Wallace is scheduled to meet with CFO Sink’s staff about contracting procedures at Citizens next week.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced his office has launched three new investigations into allegations of unfair and deceptive actions by Florida law firms handling foreclosure cases. The Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Division is investigating whether improper documentation may have been created and filed with Florida courts to speed up foreclosure processes, potentially without the knowledge or consent of the homeowners involved

Tampa, FL - August 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As new and existing home sales remain sluggish, one way sellers can increase appeal of their homes is by adding disaster-resistant retrofits, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)

TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Pinellas County woman pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $8 million in a real estate fraud scheme. Cheryl Wehlau, owner of Gulf Coast Title Offices, entered her plea yesterday in a case prosecuted by the Office of Statewide Prosecution.

EUGENE, OR - August 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Andrew Nowak and Power South Realty to the growing group of real estate professionals proving their dedication to customer service by updating their realty websites with a customizable IDX solution. Now, thanks to theaddition of IDX Broker software on the website of Nowak, home seekers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida can search through thousands of South Broward MLS (SouthBroward) listings conveniently on his search page. The innovative technology of IDX Broker automatically syncs SouthBroward listings with his page and updates the listing information with up-to-the-minute price fluctuations, and listing changes. Never before has there been such a comprehensive property search tool available online

ORLANDO, FL - July 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The latest gadgets and gizmos, motivating advice from leading real estate trainers and a chance to network with other real estate professionals: That’s what the Florida Realtors’® 2010 Convention & Trade Expo has to offer – opportunities to learn new practices, gain fresh approaches and boost business.

Washington, DC - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) called for action to stabilize the commercial real estate market in order to help small businesses grow and create jobs. At the hearing, entitled ‘Alternatives for Promoting Liquidity in the Commercial Real Estate Markets, Supporting Small Businesses and Increasing Job Growth,’ Kosmas addressed the need to help small businesses who are facing a lack of available credit and are being denied the ability to renew the commercial real estate loans that are critical to their operations.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida CFO Alex Sink today issued the following statement after meeting with Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator of the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund, about the lost-income claims process for small businesses and real estate professionals.

Tampa, Fla. (July 27, 2010) – The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) offers residents and small business owners the following guidance on returning to flood-damaged properties.

EUGENE, OR - July 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Florida Global Realtors, Inc. have joined forces to deliver realtor Shobe Barran with the latest Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology. The IDX Broker software now enabled on the website of Barran extracts raw listings data from Fort Meyers MLS and displays it directly on her website, giving her clients the most comprehensive listings database to search through. Now, Barran and her clients can sit back and relax as they scan thousands of Fort Meyers properties from the comfort of home and the convenience of thewebsite on their iPhone or personal computer.