Yearly Archives: 2013

WASHINGTON, DC - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) received the Chamber of Commerce’s “Spirit of Enterprise” award for his support of pro-business issues during the second session of the 112th Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Broward County Homeless Initiative Partnership has received a grant totaling more than $8 million to fund 17 local projects from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The federal government today disclosed it was launching an investigation of Florida’s $1 billion Hardest Hit mortgage assistance program, a probe requested by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson

EUGENE, OR - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Deborah Cullen of RE/MAX Realty Team to the growing network of agents and brokers that have adopted an IDX solution for their professional real estate search pages. As a member of the Florida Gulf Coast MLS (FGC), Cullen has long had access to the detailed property listings FGC supplies to real estate professionals. Now, potential buyers can experience the same level of accessibility to the FGC database by utilizing the IDX-enabled search tools Cullen hosts online.

EUGENE, OR - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Naples, Florida broker Lisa Poponea to the growing network of real estate agents and brokers who have adopted a customizable IDX solution for their professional websites. As a member of the Naples MLS (Naples), Poponea has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings. Now, her clients and other area home seekers attain the benefit of viewing the same listings that were once classified as available only to realtors, via her IDX-enabled search page.

EUGENE, OR - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Jorge Lerman, to the ever-expanding group of agents and brokers who have chosen to integrate an IDX solution onto their website. Lerman displays thousands of Miami, Florida area listings with ease and efficiency on his website. Now, potential buyers can effortlessly find the bay area home of their dreams online, without ever having to leave the search page Lerman hosts.

TAVARES - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lake County is cosponsoring the second-annual Regional Fair Housing Summit, with the theme of “One Community, Growing Together: Regional Approaches to Creating Inclusive Communities.” The featured speaker will be James H. Carr, senior fellow with the Center for American Progress and Distinguished Scholar with The Opportunity Agenda

EUGENE, OR - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest real estate professional to enable a customizable IDX solution on their realty website: Alexander Daane of 41 West Realty, Inc.. The Naples, Florida-based real estate company has chosen to employ IDX Broker software to sync directly to the Naples MLS (Naples) database. Home seekers can now experience unprecedented access to the Naples listings, giving them more freedom and control over their online property search. Daane has truly revolutionized the online real estate market for Naples home seekers, potential clients and himself, with his custom IDX solution.

EUGENE, OR - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Miami, Florida real estate market just became simpler and more accessible, through the partnership between IDX, Inc. and Broker Denise Madan. As a member of the Southeast Florida MLS (SEFL), Lewis has long had access to thousands of property listings. Now, her clients and other area home seekers can receive and view the same detailed listings with the click of a mouse, on her convenient and easy-to-use real estate search. Madan has drastically simplified the online real estate market by adopting IDX Broker software for her real estate website. Never again will potential Florida buyers be unable to find the perfect property online, thanks to her IDX solution

EUGENE, OR - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Chad Paulsen are pleased to announce the addition of an innovative IDX solution to the Waterfront Real Estate website. IDX Broker software extracts raw listing data directly from the Brevard MLS (BMLS) and displays it on the search function Paulsen hosts. Cape Canaveral, Florida home seekers can now experience a truly unique online property search with more dynamic tools than have ever been available to real estate agents and brokers to customize their professional website.

EUGENE, OR - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software now has a new home on the website of Steve Bacardi thanks to the IDX, Inc. premier technology. Bacardi has once again proven his dedication to serving his clients and their real estate needs by adopting a customizable IDX solution for his professional website. Naples MLS listings are seamlessly integrated onto his website, making the online real estate search simpler than ever before.

TALLAHASSEE - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s senior U.S. senator has called on President Obama’s special inspector general to investigate mismanagement and inaction by Florida officials administering the state’s $1 billion share of federal mortgage assistance money, as disclosed in a recent newspaper account.

EUGENE, OR - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has enabled an IDX solution on the professional website of MaryAnn Rundo, synchronizing thousands of detailed Emerald Coast MLS (ECARMLS) listings instantly with the search page Rundo hosts. Destin, Florida potential buyers can access a comprehensive Rundo now host one of the most helpful online real estate websites available online.

EUGENE, OR - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Ekaterina Hubbard has adopted her own customizable IDX solution for her real estate website. Fort Lauderdale, Florida home seekers can now find their dream home with the click of a mouse on the website Hubbard hosts. Thousands of Southeast Florida MLS (SEFL) detailed property listings are seamlessly integrated onto the website of Hubbard, giving potential buyers a variety of homes available for home seekers to search through.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - March 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement on the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development’s draft legislation regarding more than $200 million in National Mortgage Settlement funds.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Broward County's Human Rights Section, HOPE Inc. and Broward County Housing Finance and Community Development Division are sponsoring a Fair Housing Symposium “Rebuilding the American Dream” on Friday, April 5, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Signature Grand located at 6900 State Road 84, Davie. The purpose of the workshop is to educate the public on emerging issues and laws surrounding fair housing in Broward County

TALLAHASSEE, FL - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement on the passage of legislation relating to the remaining $200 million of the National Mortgage Settlement in the House Appropriations Committee

Washington, DC - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Brown made the following statement: “Assisting my constituents with their housing needs has always been one of my top priorities ever since I was first elected to Congress in the early 1990’s. In fact, I have held yearly housing conferences and workshops to assist my constituents to purchase a home of their own, as well as help Floridians to keep their homes if they fall into danger of foreclosure or having trouble paying their mortgage.

Jacksonville, FL - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE announced today that it has closed the $130 million sale of an eight-building, 1,018,218 square foot portfolio in Jacksonville, Florida.

MIAMI, FL - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $73,897,748to renew support for 332 local homeless housing and service programs in Florida. Provided through HUD’s Continuum of Care programs, the funding announced today will ensure these HUD-assisted local homeless assistance programs remain operating in the coming year.