Yearly Archives: 2012

MIAMI, FL - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cervera Real Estate has named Patrick Orloff as International Sales Director. Patrick is a recognized leader in the real estate industry, known for specializing in pre-construction condominium sales in Brickell and Miami Beach.

Orlando, FL - March 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CBRE Orlando office had a big night at the recent Central Florida NAIOP Best of the Best Gala. CBRE brokers received three of the six awards for individual broker recognition. Nan McCormick, David Murphy and Shelton Granade were honored as Office, Industrial and Investment Broker of The Year, respectively.

Boca Raton, FL - March 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE represented Capmark Bank for the sale of Fountains at Camino, a mixed use, Class B office and retail property, recently acquired by the bank via foreclosure. The seven-building property was purchased for $16 million by Boca Medical Plaza, LLC.

Newport Beach, CA - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- After months and months of trying to sell a recently closed OneUnited Bank branch in Lauderdale Lakes with traditional approach, the property is now being offered in an online auction on the Freedom Realty Exchange (FRE.com). The bank-owned building, just a few miles from Fort Lauderdale, is projected to sell quickly because of three important factors; location, price and a very motivated seller.

CLEARWATER, FL - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Xena Vallone Realty, a Sarasota, Florida-based residential and commercial real estate firm, has opened a Pinellas County office at 13575 58th Street N., Suite 200, Clearwater, FL 33760.

St. Petersburg, FL - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE brokered the purchase of a 96-acre vacant land parcel just north of Gandy Boulevard along I-275 by Great Bay Distributors for $9.75 million. CBRE Senior Associate Jarib Rodriguez and Senior Vice President John Jenkins marketed the site for sale and negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller, BB&T Bank. BB&T acquired the asset through foreclosure in early 2011.

Statewide, FL - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Group Inc. (CBRE) today announced that the Company has been named the top global brand in commercial real estate, according to a survey of industry professionals worldwide by The Lipsey Company. CBRE has been named the industry’s number-one brand by Lipsey for 11 consecutive years.

Florida - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brent Miller, CCIM, CPM from Sperry Van Ness - Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, MD recently attended the Sperry Van Ness “Doin’ Deals” Conference in Florida. Miller and Davis attended the conference and networked with Florida’s top producers in the state. Kevin Maggiacomo, president of Sperry Van Ness, discussed exciting enhancements to the SVN brand and publishing technology. Miller and Davis gained knowledge about Florida business at hand and connected with Advisors from all different cities in Florida, including Jerry Anderson, head of the Sperry Van Ness Florida offices, discussing what’s hot and what’s not when making deals

Crystal Beach, FL - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Various financial experts are slated to participate in the series of discussions, which would be held in schools such as Gibbs and Clearwater High. The last of these discussions would be held on March 20 at Northeast High

TAVARES, FL - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Extension is inviting residents to attend an educational program entitled “Closing Your Seasonal Home” on Monday, March 26 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Lake County Agriculture Center, located at 1951 Woodlea Road in Tavares.

Boca Raton, FL - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE announced today the addition of Russell Bornstein as Senior Vice President, to serve retail clients in South Florida. Bornstein will focus on providing landlord and tenant representation services, based in the firm’s Boca Raton office.

Crystal Beach, FL - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- To celebrate one of the most historically significant pastimes of the nation, Pinellas County short sale realtor Wendy Smith. invites locals and visitors alike to join in the festivities for National Quilting Day at the Pinellas County Heritage Village and Museum.

EUGENE, OR - March 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sarasota, Florida real estate agent Tamara Currey has teamed up with IDX, Inc. to enable her website with the revolutionary IDX Broker software. Currey, a member of the Mid Florida Regional MLS (MRFMLS), has had the ability to access thousands of area listings as a benefit of being a subscriber to the MRFMLS board. Now, her clients can experience the same levels of unprecedented access to detailed MRFMLS listings on the IDX enabled website Currey hosts. IDX Broker software extracts raw listing data directly from the MRFMLS database and seamlessly integrates it onto the website of Currey, creating a thorough, comprehensive and concise online real estate search page for Marin buyers.

Vero Beach, FL - March 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of Vero Beach Corners, a strategically located retail center, exceptionally well positioned in the Indian River Mall submarket for long-term growth and success. Situated at the “main and main” intersection of State Road 60 and Kings Highway, the center was acquired for $1.35 million from ORIX Capital Markets, based in Dallas, by Vero Beach Corners Retail Center, LLC.

Jacksonville, FL - March 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Senior Vice President Oliver Barakat and Senior Associate Joseph Ayers were honored at the 2012 NAIOP Awards Celebration held by the Northeast Florida Chapter of the commercial real estate development association on February 29th.

EUGENE, OR - February 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has forever changed the way Cape Coral, Florida home seekers find their dream home, by suppling Danny Fernandez with his own customizable IDX solution. The IDX Broker software integrated onto the website of Fernandez extracts raw listing data directly from the Fort Myers MLS (FortMyers) and displays it online. Dynamic search features help potential Florida buyers to narrow and focus their online property search, while simultaneously matching them with a concise group of real estate listings.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stiles Development has added three development managers to its staff, keeping pace with a growing number of projects underway in the Stiles portfolio, as well as consulting for other property owners.

Fort Lauderdale, FL - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE announced today the sale of Reef Plaza, a 112,500-square-foot shopping center, to Dacar Management, LLC for $11.2 million. CBRE represented Kimco Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates North America’s largest portfolio of neighborhood and community shopping centers, in the sale of Reef Plaza. David Donnellan and Todd Weintraub of CBRE’s Private Capital Group partnered with Dennis Carson of the National Retail Investment Group to provide exclusive representation to Kimco in the transaction.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a transaction pointing to rising demand for single-user, Class A space in Broward County’s Cypress Creek office market, Stiles Realty has closed the $10.8 million sale of a four-story building at 2200 West Cypress Creek Road to Nipro Diagnostics, Inc. The buyer, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of diabetes management products, will occupy the entire 78,339-square-foot building as its corporate headquarters.

EUGENE, OR - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Broker Helena Nordstrom and IDX, Inc. have teamed up to revolutionize the way Signature Sotheby’s Realty home seekers search for homes online with a custom IDX solution. IDX Broker software is synced to the search page Nordstrom hosts, creating a dynamic database of Mid Florida Regional MLS (MRFMLS) homes. Nordstrom’s Sarasota, Florida clients can now easily and quickly experience a comprehensive online real estate search without ever having to leave the convenience of his IDX-enabled website