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EUGENE, OR - April 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker real estate professional David Barr has elected to incorporate a custom IDX solution into the search portion of his real estate website, in efforts to create a simple, user-friendly and comprehensive online property search for prospective home buyers. Home seekers in Sarasota, Florida and its surrounding areas will now have immediate and directly access to a multitude of property listings, photo galleries and virtual tours, thanks to this unique Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software, and its relationship with the Mid Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS). IDX Broker works by taking raw data from the MFRMLS, and then formats the information to be displayed as a seamlessly integrated part of Barr's website.

EUGENE, OR - April 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mike Fagan with John R. Wood- The Fagan Team of Bonita Springs, Florida, has recently chosen to employ IDX, inc. to improve, advance and simplify the search functionality of his real estate website, with the addition of a custom IDX solution. This particular Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software is the most highly customizable of its kind, enabling potential home buyers to create personalized search quarries, all the while viewing the most current and up-to-date property listing information on the market. Fagan is an active member of both the Fort Myers MLS (FortMyers) and the Sunshine MLS (SSMLS). This IDX Broker software has the capabilities to extract raw data from the SSMLS and FortMyers, and then formats the information to be viewed as a seamlessly integrated part of Fagan's website

EUGENE, OR - April 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is excited to include their newest client addition, Scott Nappier with Real Estate Brokerage & Consultation, Inc. to the rapidly growing database of elite rank real estate professionals benefiting from the usage of their primary application, custom IDX Broker software. Potential home buyers interested in Miami, Florida and surrounding area properties will be able to search from the convenience of their own personal computers, at any point in time, through the search tools provided on Nappier's website. This custom IDX solution has the technology to extract raw data from the Greater Miami and the Beach MLS (GMBMLS), and then formats the information to be displayed as a seamlessly integrated and easily searchable form on Nappier's website, making the online property search much more simplified and efficient.

ORLANDO, FL - March 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s existing home sales rose in January, marking 17 months that sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®.Existing home sales increased 24 percent last month with a total of 10,465 homes sold statewide compared to 8,444 homes sold in January 2009, according to Florida Realtors. January’s statewide sales of existing condos rose 81 percent compared to the previous year’s sales figure

TAMPA FL - February 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the Mid-Atlantic region begins to dig out from under one blizzard, and faces another serious snowstorm this week, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is offering guidance on how business and home owners can protect their property from winter weather-related perils, such as roof collapse due to heavy snow loads.

UMATILLA, FL - December 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Extension is partnering with Florida’s Forest Stewardship Program to host a property tour of the 1,500-acre Promise Ranch in Umatilla on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 9 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - December 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) recently received a report stating the funds from the NeighborWorks® America’s National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program (NFMC) is a success with helping Floridians facing foreclosure in the state

ORLANDO, FL - December 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida high school seniors: Are you filling out college applications and poring over potential scholarship programs? Then make plans to enter the Florida Realtors®’ 2009-2010 Scholarship/Essay Contest for High School Seniors for a chance to win up to $6,000 in scholarship funding

TAMPA, FL - November 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today announced that President and CEO Julie Rochman, along with representatives from Travelers and Ceres, will present “Mean and Green: The Need for Disaster Resistant Green Building,” Thursday, Nov. 12 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET at the Greenbuild 2009 Conference in Phoenix.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - November 4, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida CFO Alex Sink today commended the contributions of her Division of Insurance Fraud in the “Mortgage Fraud Surge”, a nine-month joint effort with the U.S. Attorney Brian Albritton, the FBI and numerous other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to secure as many mortgage-fraud related indictments and arrests as possible.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - October 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida CFO Alex Sink’s Bureau of Unclaimed Property continued its record-setting pace this weekend by netting over $1.24 million at the annual Unclaimed Property Auction held Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale. This is the most ever garnered by Florida’s Bureau of Unclaimed Property at the annual auction. CFO Sink’s push in the week leading up to the Unclaimed Property Auction also helped return to people a staggering $7.23M through over 20,000 accounts in just seven days.

FT. MYERS, FL - October 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Attorney General’s Office and the Florida Interagency Mortgage Task Force today hosted a Ft. Myers community forum to discuss the housing crisis. The event, designed to present a comprehensive approach for dealing with housing-related issues, provided community education and assistance to over 100 attendees. Participating agencies included state agencies, law enforcement, and regulatory authorities

TALLAHASSEE, FL- October 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Housing's upcoming Board of Directors' Meeting will be held on Friday, October 23 in Tallahassee. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. For Board Package information,

TALLAHASSEE, FL - October 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reports recently received by Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) show a significant increase in the number Floridians finding affordable rental housing using www.FloridaHousingSearch.org, which is the Corporation’s FREE online rental housing locator. According to the data in the report, provided by Socialserve.com®, 39 percent of the rented units on the state’s Search.org affordable rental housing locator were located by consumers using www.Floridahousingsearch.org or the Locator's call-center.

TAMPA, FL - October 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today praised the work Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is doing to ensure that Americans are prepared for disasters. As National Preparedness Month (NPM) comes to a close, Secretary Napolitano is delivering a major speech today challenging all Americans to view disaster preparedness as a shared responsibility, and urging communities to build a year-round culture of readiness and resilience.

ORLANDO, FL - September 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Realtor, the Business Magazine of Florida Real Estate and monthly trade publication of Florida...

New York, N.Y. - August 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading general builder, has been selected by the City of Jacksonville to serve as the design/builder of the $224 million Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, FL. Construction is currently underway and the project is scheduled for completion in May of 2012.

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.

Initial Sustainability Goals Exceeded on Turner Projects. Miami, FL - August 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Turner Construction Company, the nation’s largest builder of Green buildings, is leading the Green building effort in the South Florida market through the company’s commitment to sustainable building practices.

ORLANDO, FL - August 3, 2009 - (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 Association of Realtors’® (FAR) 2009 Convention & Trade Expo has to offer – opportunities to learn new practices, gain fresh approaches and boost business.