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SEATTLE, WA - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Technology-powered real estate broker Redfin today released its Real-Time Price Tracker for May 2012, showing an annual price gain of 2.2% and a monthly gain of 2.7% across the U.S. Inventory levels were down 23.5% compared to last year, and down 1.7% compared to last month. Sales volumes were up 7.4% over this time last year, and pending sales were up even more, by 10.7%. The May 2012 Redfin Real-Time Price Tracker is the broker's first monthly analysis of home prices, sales volumes and inventory levels across the 19 markets Redfin serves nationwide.

Tulsa, Okla. - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former Delta Air Lines President and COO Hollis Harris’ classic Southern estate and carriage house will be auctioned on Friday, June 29 at 6 p.m. EDT by Williams & Williams, the premier brand in real estate auction. Built for Southern living and entertaining, the custom home in Peachtree City, Ga. sits on 2.5+/- acres and is located in a quiet cul-de-sac on the fourth hole of the Flat Creek Country Club golf course.

Northbrook, IL - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Walgreens portfolio consisting of nine properties located on the east coast for $68,700,000. The properties are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New Jersey.

Washington, DC - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, along with the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), today announced their Energy+Health program—committing to make 2,400 older, run-down homes of low-income homeowners, safer, healthier, and more energy efficient. The team will also train 500 Rebuilding Together volunteers nationwide in the Energy+Health practices.

DALLAS - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- There's more than one reason to tune into Dallas this month. The just-released survey of the Best 100 U.S. Markets to Invest in Rental Property shows that Dallas (16th place) and its neighbor Fort Worth (15th place) are two of the hottest markets in the country both for expected returns on rental properties and job growth.

NEW YORK, NY - June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Genpact Limited (NYSE: G), a global leader in business process and technology management, today announced William “Bill” Mitchell has joined the company as assistant vice president of Business Development for the company’s Quantum Mortgage Origination System (MOS) technology platform. In his role, Mitchell will be responsible for the sales and marketing of Quantum to mortgage lenders and financial institutions and brings more than 18 years of strategic sales experience to Genpact Mortgage Services

San Diego, CA - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ San Diego office has successfully directed the $5.6 million sale of a 31,421 square-foot office building located at 9980 Carroll Canyon Road in San Diego, Calif., on behal...

ATLANTA, GA - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agents, staff members, contributors and advertisers gathered to celebrate the launch of Harry Norman, REALTORS® luxury HOME magazine May 9, at the home that graces the cover of their 2012 spring edition.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) urged Congress today to strengthen FHA’s affordable multifamily lending capacity by enhancing its already successful partnership with state Housing Finance Agencies (HFA). NCSHA advocated for authorizing Ginnie Mae to securitize Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured multifamily loans under the FHA-HFA Risk-Sharing program to help address the nation’s growing need for rental housing. These remarks were made during testimony before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity hearing on FHA multifamily mortgage insurance programs.

INDIANAPOLIS - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) has unveiled key details surrounding the CEDIA EXPO 2012 Future Technology Pavilion. This future home environment will feature technology solutions that will be integrated to create the next generation of the smart home, the fully intuitive home, set to arrive in the next four years.

NEW YORK, NY - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Racebrook, and its auction affiliate Sheldon Good & Company, will conduct an auction on June 28, 2012, to sell 2 Riverview Drive, a three-story, 79,485 square foot, Class-A office building sitting on a beautifully landscaped 6-acre lot in Somerset, New Jersey, which is regarded as a premier commerce and industry hub in the Northeast Corridor. The multi-tenant office building is located in one of central New Jersey’s most desirable office and distribution locations, just 41 miles from New York City, 72 miles from Philadelphia and a few hours from Boston and Washington, D.C. The auction will take place at the property and will commence at 10:00 am.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With housing prices and mortgage interest rates at record lows, now is a good time to explore buying a home. "Buying a home is the single largest investment that most people will make in their lifetime," said Frank Keating, president and CEO of the American Bankers Association. "An honest evaluation of your finances and thorough planning for a mortgage are essential to making a wise buying decision."

CHICAGO, IL - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global network of more than 500 top independent real estate firms, has named Emphasys Software to its exclusive list of preferred service providers in its Solutions Group program

CHICAGO, IL - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chicago real estate executive Noah D. Shlaes, CRE, FRICS, senior managing director, Global Corporate Services, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, has been elected 2013 second vice chair of The Counselors of Real Estate®, an organizational leadership role that sets in motion his election as Chair of the Board in 2015. Shlaes’ election took place at the CRE® Midyear Meetings in Chicago in April.

Seattle, WA - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin, the technology-powered real estate broker, today released the results of a new quarterly survey, "The Redfin Real-Time Home-Buyer Tracker." For the second quarter of 2012, the survey reached 1,208 Americans in 18 major metropolitan markets seeking to buy a home in the next 12 months, all of whom had toured a home since March 1. Three months prior, Redfin had surveyed 1,457 home-buyers to provide a baseline for comparison.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Safe work practices of small building companies play an important part in reducing injuries and fatalities in the residential construction industry. BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released the third edition of its Jobsite Safety Handbook which explains what builders can do to comply with OSHA requirements.

Washington, DC - June 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- T he White House, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted a Nevada White House Forum on Housing to discuss programs and initiatives promoted by the Obama Administration that help responsible homeowners and struggling communities hit hardest by the housing crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage Industry has Completed 5.46 Million Total Mods Since 2007 (WASHINGTON, DC) – HOPE NOW, the oluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors, released its April 2012 loan modification data. An estimated 43,000 homeowners received permanent, affordable loan modifications via proprietary programs from mortgage servicers during the month.

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAI Capital’s Tim Steuernol and Rob Zaharia with the West L.A. office represented the Seller, Argyle Ave LLC, in the sale of a vintage English Tudor 7 Unit multifamily property located at 2062 Argyle Ave. to the Buyer, Nick Sasano. The value of the sales transaction was over $1.8M.

CHICAGO, IL - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Luxury Portfolio International™ continues to innovate with the recent introduction of its iPad app, which includes a showcase of properties for consumers as well as a powerful Listing Presentation tool for agents within the Luxury Portfolio network