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CHICAGO, IL - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Luxury Portfolio International™, the luxury face of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, is honored to report a successful second quarter of recruiting with the announcement of several prestigious domestic and international members to the program. These new members are top firms, both in terms of sales volume and number of agents in their select markets.

CHICAGO, IL - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), the world's largest network of leading independent real estate brokers, achieved continued progress in its quality-focused membership growth strategy in recent months, welcoming several highly regarded independent brokerages to the network.

Princeton Junction, NJ - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Franklin Group, including Sally Franklin, Samuel Franklin and Peter Franklin, sales associates with Gloria Nilson, Realtors, Real Living in Princeton Junction are currently marketing Cross Creekat Chesterfield, 318 extraordinary homes in 7 neo traditional designs with community parks and tot lots, as well as The Estates at Cross Creek, an intimate enclave of only 23 homes located on a quiet cul-de-sac street.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents who want to make their homes and businesses more storm resistant can get advice from FEMA staff at local building supply and retail stores from Aug. 9 to Aug. 13 in Birmingham, Gadsden and...

STAMFORD, CT - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The former General Reinsurance Corporation headquarters at 695 East Main Street in Stamford, currently being marketed by Cushman & Wakefield's Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group (CMG), has generated considerable interest since the offering was announced recently. Recognized as the premier office asset in Connecticut, the 560,000-square-foot property offers frontage and high visibility from I-95.

EUGENE, OR - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces Erin Catron has become the latest real estate agent to adopt a customizable IDX solution for her real estate website. Her IDX solution now seamlessly integrates thousands of Mid Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS) listings onto her search page, creating a thorough database of properties for her clients to explore and experience online. IDX Broker software has been added by Catron to her website, and in the process, completely revolutionized the way Catron presents listings to her clients and other potential Port Charlotte, Florida buyers

EDISON, N.J. - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate industry veteran Marc Petrella of Belmar, N.J., has joined Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. in Edison as a senior director in the firm’s Central New Jersey industrial practice. He most recently served as first vice president/market officer at Prologis, where he was responsible for the overall performance and profitability of the company’s 18.6 million-square-foot New Jersey industrial real estate portfolio.

BARNEGAT, N.J. - August 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Walters Group, a leading residential and commercial real estate developer, has announced that it has promoted Carrie Adragna of Manahawkin to community manager of Atlantic Heights at Barnegat, a luxury apartment community in southern Ocean County.

DENVER, CO - August 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Liz Richards and Deviree Vallejo, leading real estate professionals with Kentwood City Properties, will co-host the Fourth Annual Highlands Modern Home Tour on Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 1:00-4:0...

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- More REALTORS® characterized closing short-sale transactions as “difficult” or “extremely difficult” than late last year, indicating that lenders’ and servicers’ short-sale procedures have shown little improvement in the past six months, according to the latest Lender Satisfaction Survey conducted by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).

WEST ORANGE, N.J. - August 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In preparation for the launch of two new furnished models on the north side of the property this fall, Vizcaya, the luxury residential community in West Orange, NJ, has moved its sales center. The sales center is now located in the furnished model of the community’s Maisonette home, which gives home buyers a chance to see a unique floor plan that combines the best aspects of penthouse and brownstone living.

EUGENE, OR - August 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Doug Taber, Jr. continues to bring modern technology to his clients with the addition of IDX Broker, Inc. to the Taber Realty, Inc. website. IDX Broker software is the most highly customizable product of its kind, providing prospective home buyers with the most comprehensive real estate search on the web. This technology will enable seamless integration with local realtors' Multiple Listing Service (MLS) systems, allowing Taber to service Taber Realty clients searching for property in Moosup, Connecticut and beyond

EUGENE, OR - August 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eric Lichtenheld and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to bring thousands of Tuscon MLS (TAARMLS) listings to the fingertips of online Arizona home seekers. As a member of the TAARMLS, Lichtenheld has long had access to thousands of Pima County area listings. Now, his clients can experience the same levels of accessibility, once reserved only for agents and brokers, conveniently on the website Lichtenheld hosts. His custom IDX solution has forever changed the way his clients search for homes around Tuscon, Arizona

BEDMINSTER, NJ - August 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Chapter of NAIOP, the commercial real estate development association, has opened registration for the NAIOP NJ Jeffrey J. Siegel Golf Classic, to be held September 19 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster.

CHICAGO, LONDON, SINGAPORE - August 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle’s new Global Market Perspective, which assesses the impact of economic forces on the world’s major real estate markets quarterly, reveals that despite some economic uncertainties global real estate markets have continued on a resilient recovery path during the second quarter.

Washington, DC - August 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the National Association of Realtors® Home Ownership Matters bus crosses Missouri this week, a stop in Joplin, Mo., today will underscore Realtors®’ commitment to rebuilding the local community.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - August 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A consortium led by Hudson Realty Capital LLC, a Manhattan-based real estate fund manager, has won the FDIC Small Investor Program (SIP) RADC structured-sale. The group acquired a $139 million Colorado portfolio of 97 acquisition, development and construction (ADC) loans in partnership with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Hudson is partnering with Soundview Real Estate Partners of Stamford, Conn., and JCR Capital Investment Corp. of Denver, Col., in the joint acquisition.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Apartment market conditions continue to improve across the board, according to the National Multi Housing Council's (NMHC) latest Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions.

NEW YORK, NY - August 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- ADG Langsam and Halstead Property Development Marketing announced today that 27 contacts have gone out in just seven weeks at ONE48, a new residential condominium located at 148 East 24th Street. With 11 contracts fully executed, 20% of the building’s units have been sold in just nine weeks on the market, signaling that the development’s offering plan has been declared effective by The New York State Attorney General’s Office.

New York, NY - August 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (the "Company") (NYSE: SLG) announced today that the Company, SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., the Company's operating partnership, and Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., as co-obligors (collectively, the "Co-Obligors"), priced $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% senior notes due August 15, 2018 (the "Notes"). The offering is expected to close on August 5, 2011, subject to customary closing conditions