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EUGENE, OR - September 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is announcing today, the addition of Pete Riveiro to the growing number of real estate agents and brokers choosing to upgrade their professional websites with a customizable IDX solution. The IDX Broker software now enabled on the website of Riveiro extracts raw listing data directly from the Florida Keys MLS (FLKMLS) and displays these listings seamlessly on his search page. With the FLKMLS properties on his site, home seekers in the Florida Keys can scan thousands of listings without ever leaving the convenience of the website Riveiro hosts.

ORLANDO, FL - September 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Realtor, the Business Magazine of Florida Real Estate and monthly trade publication of Florida Realtors®, recently won five awards in the 2010 Florida Magazine Association’s (FMA) Charlie Awards competition.

Tampa, FL - September 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Because September is National Preparedness Month (NPM), the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is offering simple, inexpensive ways home and business owners can prepare their property to better withstand many different kinds of natural disasters

Tampa, FL - September 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The uptick in the number of hurricanes is a harsh reminder of the importance of having a business continuity plan, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).

ORLANDO, FL - September 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Realtors® has named Connie Johnson, a member of the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors®, as its 2010 Humanitarian of the Year. The award was presented during the state association’s recent 94th annual Convention & Trade Expo at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla

Tampa, FL - September 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) urges residents and businesses along the U.S. coastline from North Carolina to Maine to take steps now to minimize potential wind and water damage from Hurricane Earl.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

EUGENE, OR - July 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Orlando, Florida Realtor Brady Pevehouse and IDX, Inc. have updated the website of Perrone Realty by syncing each page with Mid Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS) listings. Now, the clients of Pevehouse can search through thousands of property listings from the convenience of his website. The unprecedented listing information on the MFRMLS database gives potential buyers the most thorough background of a property available during the online property search