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EUGENE, OR - May 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. welcomes Nashville, Tennessee real estate professional Steve Dukes to the growing network of agents and brokers who have updated their realty websites with a customizable IDX solution. As a subscriber to IDX Broker, Dukes receives the ability to seamlessly integrate thousands of area listings onto his website. In fact, IDX Broker extracts raw listing data directly from RealTracs MLS (RTMLS) and displays it on the website Dukes hosts. Clients of Dukes can now experience unprecedented access to Nashville property listings, making the online real estate search simpler than ever before. By adopting his own customized IDX solution, Dukes has proven himself as a smarter agent.

LAS VEGAS, NV - May 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faris Lee Investments, the nation’s largest retail-specialized investment sales and advisory firm, has been named the exclusive broker to market The District at Green Valley Ranch, a 384,107-square-foot landmark retail community center located in Green Valley Ranch, a leading master planned community located near Las Vegas at Green Valley Parkway and Interstate 215.

Phoenix, AZ - May 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The admonition, “Go west, young man!” was taken to heart by William Shirley Fulton from his Waterbury, Connecticut home and lucrative manufacturing business. 1600 acres sprawling amidst the desolate beauty of Texas Canyon in Cochise County, Arizona was Fulton’s find, becoming home and investment. The Amerind Foundation became the passion of Fulton’s life as he established it in 1937. Fulton’s life and accomplishments are more than his personal and family legacy; they function as a primer on how to survive and thrive in today’s economic domestic climate. The Amerind Foundation in its structure, organization, scope of work and active research and programs well illustrates the vitality of contemporary non-profit practice in America.

New York, NY - May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a transaction completed today, 280 Park Avenue equity partners Broadway Partners and Investcorp have executed a recapitalization agreement with mezzanine debt holders SL Green Realty Corp (NYSE: SLG) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO). The transaction merges the parties' respective equity and debt positions to form a new ownership structure for the Class A office property and includes funding for an approximate $150 million repositioning and re-tenanting program

ROCKVILLE, MD - May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) and Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP) today announced a new program to provide patrons in Washington, D.C. and the metropolitan area access to the world’s leading car-sharing network from the Trust’s shopping centers. The cost-effective and convenient transportation amenity is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to members of the community, ages 21 and older

NEWPORT BEACH, CA - May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Another bank-owned building, another auction: a common story in the Las Vegas area. So what makes this auction different? It is conducted entirely online, as have many hundreds of other successful auctions on the Freedom Realty Exchange®, the global online real estate auction marketplace.

May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Celebrity couple Katy Perry and Russell Brand have decided to sell their luxury Los Angeles home after living in the property for just two years. The couple, who married in October last year, have put their 1922 Mediterranean style property on the market for US$3.395 million. The house comes complete with a three car garage, four bedrooms, a swimming pool and views over Los Angeles

Las Vegas, NV - May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lori Ballen, Team Leader for The Ballen Group, is diligent about hiring the right talent for her team. With Richard Ballen leading the listing team, Lori is able to focus now on expanding the home buyers and investment divisions. "Our recent move to Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas has allowed us more freedom and motivation to build. An expansion that includes the right agents, and with the proper guidance, will allow us to work with more first time home buyers, investors, military relocations, and so on.”

NEWPORT BEACH, CA - May 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Lucescu, President of Lucescu Realty, one of the most active real estate investment brokerage firms in the U.S., announced today that the firm has closed, or currently has in escrow, approximately $500 million in retail property transactions and has opened a new office in Las Vegas to better serve its clients. Lucescu Realty most recently represented separate sellers, and procured the buyers, in the sale of Park West Place, a 757,000 sq. ft. power center in Stockton, Calif., which was acquired for $92.5 million; and Gilroy Crossing, a 474,000 sq. ft. power center in Gilroy, Calif., which was acquired for $68.5 million.

Mt. Laurel, NJ - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MAMCO Property Management, an Associa company, is pleased to announce that is has expanded its already diverse New Jersey client base and will now offer full management services to Kings Crossing Townhomes and financial management for the Meadows at Greentree.

EUGENE, OR - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Matt Gibson has become the latest real estate professional to join the growing network of agents and brokers who have employed the dynamic IDX Broker software. Gibson now makes the Laredo, Texas property search monumentally simpler for area home seekers. As a member of the Laredo MLS (LBRMLS), Gibson has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings. Now, Gibson gives his clients and other potential buyers unprecedented accessibility to the LBRMLS database of homes. Never before have buyers been able to experience such innovative real estate search tools from the convenience of the website of Gibson, or the IDX Broker application for iPhone and iPad.

SHELTON, CT - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Early sales success at Shelton’s Cranberry Hill Estates has accelerated the start of Phase 2 construction at the Armstrong Road community, announced John Tarducci, Senior Vice President of the New Homes Division at William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance.

CHICAGO, LONDON, SINGAPORE - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle’s second quarter 2011 Global Market Perspective, which assesses the impact of economic forces on the world’s major real estate markets, predicts this year will be the strongest performance and real estate trade volume since the market height of 2007.

Miami, FL - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. has been named to the FORTUNE 500 list of the largest U.S.-based companies for the fourth straight year. CB Richard Ellis is the only commercial real estate services firm ever to be included in the FORTUNE 500.

Edison, NJ - May 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. (REMN), a national mortgage lender based in River Edge, N.J., is pleased to announce the launch of Menlo Park Funding, a new branch opportunity for select independent brokers and bankers. Menlo Park Funding will be the fourth business channel in REMN’s existing wholesale, retail and consumer direct divisions.

NORWALK, CT - May 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Seller’s Extravaganza of the eight remaining condominium units at Lockwood Terrace in Norwalk will be held Saturday, May 21st from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the site at 130 Main Street, William Raveis Real Estates’ New Homes Division announced.

MILFORD, CT - May 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Total Mortgage Services, LLC, a leading mortgage lender, announced today the hiring of Victoria Bextel as the Company’s head of national operations for both its retail and wholesale channels. Ms. Bextel brings to this newly-created senior management position over 22 years of operations, underwriting and management experience within the mortgage industry. In her role as Executive Vice President of Operations, Ms. Bextel will be responsible for managing all operations for Total Mortgage’s retail and wholesale channels, from the time the loan application is received until the time the loan is sold to investors. Ms. Bextel will be based in Milford, Connecticut and report directly to John Walsh, President of Total Mortgage.

Greenbelt, MD - May 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bozzuto Group today announced that it has earned LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for two residential developments in its portfolio. The Fitzgerald, a mixed-use community in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon district, has received LEED Silver Certification and Riverwalk at Millennium, an apartment community in suburban Philadelphia, has received LEED Certification.

DENVER, CO - May 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kentwood City Properties, one of three leading real estate offices that comprise Kentwood Real Estate, celebrated its 12th anniversary on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at a unique listing located at 1820 Blake Str...

EUGENE, OR - May 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces Sean Endecott as the latest real estate professional to join the growing network of agents and brokers who have chosen to update their websites with IDX Broker software. Endecott, a Kansas City, Missouri agent, has adopted a customizable IDX solution for his dynamic search page, automatically syncing it with thousands of Heartland MLS (HMLS) listings. Home seekers can now experience a revolutionary online property search by utilizing the IDX enabled search functions Endecott hosts