Coldwell Banker Unlocks Vault to Proprietary Concierge
October 31, 2008
Coldwell Banker Opens Vault to Proprietary Concierge Service Through The Web; Conciergeservice.com Now Offers A Wealth Of Real Estate Data To Anyone
Los Angeles — Coldwell Banker has opened the vault to its proprietary Concierge Service by launching www.conciergeservice.com. Prior to this significant web-based initiative, Coldwell Banker’s comprehensive concierge data was only made available to the company’s network of agents, residential brokers and clients.
Www.conciergeservice.com provides a broad selection of carefully chosen home service companies and a wealth of information to help consumers improve the experience of buying, selling or maintaining a home. Better yet, the service is free and since it is web-based rather than call center centric, is available 24/7. The service also can be found at www.californiamoves.com.
“The Coldwell Banker Concierge Service was created by our Southern California Company in 1995 to help our clients and agents find the most qualified and experienced service providers in their local markets,” said Chris Crocker, Regional Vice President for the South-Western U.S of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. “It was the first program of its kind in the nation catering to clients’ home service needs and has been very successful. And, now that we’re giving it away for free, we’re confident that it will be very helpful to anybody involved in the real estate business, from the user to the broker.”
In addition to providing one-stop shopping for capable and tested home service vendors in Southern California, the site include moving services, utility connection assistance, mortgage, escrow, title and insurance services, and helpful tips and articles to assist in the buying, selling or remodeling of a home. The only data required by the user is a zip code, which brings up all relevant services available in that area. Thus, www.conciergeservice.com acts like zip code-based search engine, which finds the user information in real time.
Crocker added that the Concierge Service gives home buyers and sellers the confidence of knowing that Coldwell Banker has carefully screened the recommended vendors. The Concierge Service maintains the highest standards of vendor admittance and oversight, and requires that vendors maintain insurance, licensing and bonding where required. All qualified Concierge providers have signed agreements to certify that they will maintain the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.
The web site, developed by Los Angeles-based Ken Roth & Associates, already has garnered attention of industry analysts. Phil Hood, a founder of Transcend Strategy Group and former CEO of Digital 4Sight noted: “The Concierge service is a welcome addition to making home relocation easier. It takes the pain out of a lot of onerous tasks by answering questions quickly and enabling buyers to find needed services quickly. And, the Coldwell Banker name makes it a trusted online environment for important buying decisions during the relocation process.”
About Coldwell Banker Southern California
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Southern California, a leading residential real estate brokerage company, operates 82 offices with 5800 sales associates serving the communities of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Orange, San Diego and Ventura Counties. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (www.californiamoves.com) is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. NRT, a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation, operates Realogy’s company-owned real estate brokerage offices.
Local Firm Provides Options to Help Distressed Homeowners
October 28, 2008
With the rough real estate market hitting the Hampton Roads market, you might just expect to see Community House Investors running around wearing capes to help rescue distressed homeowners seeking to sale their homes as quickly as possible.
“To some local homeowners we really have come in the save the day at the last minute,” said Community House Investors aka “The we buy unwanted houses guys” founder EJ Harris. “It’s one thing to play a superhero on TV or in the movies. We get to be one in real life.”
Most homeowners in a distressed situation do not have the benefit of time on their side to list their house for sale with a realtor or try to sell their house themselves. They may be too busy earning money to try to make mortgage payments and simply need to get out from those payments right away due to a pending foreclosure, falling behind on payments, job loss or having to transfer for another job. The need to quickly sell a house under distressed terms can be very worrying and stressful for homeowners.
“Every now and then a situation comes up where truly super-human efforts have to be mustered up in order to buy someone’s home ( shortsale or takeover payments) and rescue their credit,” EJ said. “Best of all, when a homeowner needs to sell their home quickly we will eliminate a lot of the stress by handling all of the paperwork and making all of the arrangements with no commissions.”
Community House Investors is a network of pre-qualified investors with cash reserves ready for the purchase of houses in just days. Community House Investors are real estate investors who say “we buy houses for cash” and they can focus on a house in foreclosure and the distressed properties market to help people sell house fast. We do buy houses ugly on the outside and inside, but we are not HomeVestors, the company with the slogan of “we buy ugly houses.” If you’re interested in any of the following topics such as selling my home, home selling, house selling, sell house, sell my house fast, sell my house, buy my house, sell my home, selling homes, sell house quick, or anything else related to buying a home or selling a home, then you want to talk to us. Community House Investors’ investors are trained to evaluate each house that is for sale and make instantaneous recommendations for that house purchase. Because there are so many house sellers that need to sell quickly for various reasons, Community House Investors strive to find the right solution to any set of circumstances.
“We strive to create win-win solutions for people wanting to sell their house fast at a fair price,” Harris said. “We realize there were some bad apples trying taking advantage of homeowners who found themselves in a desperate financial situation. Our goal is to be people and community focused rather than profit focused. We truly make it easy to get an offer fast at a fair price.”
Distressed homeowners have nothing to lose by checking out their options. For more information on Community House Investors please visit them on the web at www.757webuyhouses.com or call EJ Harris at 757-593-1393.
Community House Investors is known and recognized as a home and house buyer. We provide a cash offer to buy which allows someone to sell a house quick to home and house investors. We buy houses in: Virginia Peninsula cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, York County- Yorktown, Williamsburg, and James City County and the Hampton Roads/Tidewater cities of Suffolk, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Smithfield, and Isle of Wight, and Richmond.
Find Your Perfect AZ Property @ Brewer Caldwell
October 25, 2008
This press release informs the readers that Brewer Caldwell Property Management firm offers best services to people looking for Arizona properties.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 24, 2008 – Brewer Caldwell is Arizona’s leading property management company that deals in all kinds of properties in and around Arizona. The company was established in 1998, and presently it has offices in most of the major Arizona cities like Tucson, White Mountains, Phoenix, and Gila Valley. The company provides personal attention to all the clients to ensure long-term association. Today, Brewer Caldwell is among the most preferred AZ property management company.
The company offers its clients a comfortable environment and best realtor services. They follow a streamlined process that makes all investments in Arizona real estate extremely easy for clients. Brewer Caldwell provides a detailed listing of Arizona real estate properties in all the prime cities in Arizona. Arizona residential properties include homes, land, farms, condos apartments and more.
What makes Brewer Caldwell Property Management firm different is that they also provide services and guidance related to house inspection, pest control, property maintenance, and insurance, etc. The property management experts at Brewer Caldwell manage over 2400 properties in Arizona and also take care of the entire paperwork from credit verification and initial research to negotiations and closing the deal.
Brewer Caldwell helps its clients get the best deals in the AZ property by taking into account all important factors including price and rate of appreciation. If someone is looking for property funding guidance, the company provides that too. The company also conducts monthly seminars for realtors and investors and has played a key role in the making many of them successful. The Brewer Caldwell seminars are attended by numerous realtors and investors every year.
For more information, please visit http://www.itsalreadysold.com.
Brewer Caldwell Contact Information
3303 E. Baseline Rd.#4-207
Gilbert, AZ 85234
877-834-9200
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For more information, please visit http://www.itsalreadysold.com.
Brewer Caldwell Contact Information
3303 E. Baseline Rd.#4-207
Gilbert, AZ 85234
877-834-9200
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Charles Town Families File Lawsuit Against Richmond American Homes
October 24, 2008
Alleged Fraudulent Radon Removal Systems Installed in New Homes
Charles Town, WV (Vocus/PRWEB) October 24, 2008 — Today, approximately one hundred homeowners in the Locust Hill subdivision in Charles Town (Jefferson County), West Virginia filed a lawsuit (Circuit Court of Jefferson County Case #08-C-431) against Richmond American Homes concerning the failure of Richmond American Homes to properly equip their homes with passive radon removal systems. This is the second such lawsuit against Richmond American Homes by residents of Locust Hill, with the first lawsuit (Case #08-C-204) filed this past May and currently in discovery. Both lawsuits state that Richmond American Homes, headquartered in Denver, Colorado with homes built in twelve states, including Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, failed to properly install passive radon removal systems. These radon removal systems are specifically required by local building code, since Jefferson County, West Virginia is located in a high radon area.
Radon is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that is created from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that over 20,000 Americans are killed each year by lung cancer caused by radon. Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer deaths behind smoking.
A passive radon removal system is intended to act as a safeguard to families, protecting them from breathing in this silent killer and preventing them from developing lung cancer. We have tested nearly 50 homes, and not one single home has complied with building codes. Not surprisingly, around a third had high radon levels.
The EPA seeks to achieve the lowest technically achievable and most cost effective levels of indoor radon in new residential buildings. One method of achieving this goal is to utilize a passive radon removal system in all new residential construction. A passive radon removal system allows the radon to be exhausted to the outside after being suctioned away from the soil surface. This is the method required in all new residential buildings by the Jefferson County, West Virginia Building Code.
According to the lawsuit, the first problem with the radon removal systems in Richmond American-built houses was discovered two years ago when one homeowner was attempting to sell his house. A radon specialist discovered that the pipe labeled “radon” in the basement was really for sewage from an upstairs toilet. There was no radon removal system. Gradually, other homeowners learned that their homes had incomplete or fake systems. Attorney Andrew Skinner of the Skinner Law Firm in Charles Town asked Richmond American Homes to inspect the radon levels and radon removal systems of all Richmond American Homes built in West Virginia. Richmond American refused, so Skinner, who also lives in a Richmond American-built house with a faulty system, attempted to inform as many neighbors as possible of the problem. “A passive radon removal system is intended to act as a safeguard to families, protecting them from breathing in this silent killer and preventing them from developing lung cancer,” said Skinner. “We have tested nearly 50 homes, and not one single home has complied with building codes. Not surprisingly, around a third had high radon levels.” According to the EPA, a properly installed passive radon removal system should reduce radon levels by half. “That these systems were never installed, or were installed improperly, in an area like ours with high radon levels, is simply wrong.” The Skinner Firm is willing to furnish legal documents, photos, and interview sources. Visit Andrew Skinner’s blog at www.radonlawyer.blogspot.com for more information.
October 20-26 is National Radon Action Week. The EPA urges that people take these important steps during National Radon Action Week: test your home, educate yourself about radon, attend a National Radon Action Week event, and spread the word about radon. To learn more about radon and how to protect your family, visit www.epa.gov/radon.
Media Contact:
Sandy Sponaugle
(304) 876-8321
sandy@platinumpr.com
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Ready Rental Property is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Burnett as Head of Sales and Marketing
October 24, 2008
Brian brings substantial experience in financial services and real estate to Ready Rental Property, having formerly held senior management positions with Barclays Bank in the UK, Bank of Boston, Fleet Bank and SunTrust Bank in the USA, and more recently, overseeing operations of several Spanish offices of German luxury real estate company Engel & Voelkers.
“The plan is to further enhance and expand the marketing, promotion and service available to clients for their properties to an even wider audience. The impact on overseas home owners who cannot afford to sell in the current financial climate mean that the need for efficient and strategic rental marketing is paramount” said Burnett.
Brian continued: “Regardless of economic conditions, people will always find time and money to take a holiday each year. Our packages allow overseas property owners the ability to tap into this market in a way which was not possible before through major wholesale holiday suppliers, as a result both sides benefit. The owners earn more rental income and holiday makers are able to stay in accommodation which meets their needs and suits their lifestyles accordingly.”
Ready Rental Property offers an overseas property rental solution for people wishing to rent their property to both the long and short term markets. By forming and utilizing relationships usually only seen within the travel industry, Ready Rental Property is able to offer to the public a service that was traditionally only available to the hotel trade.
By ensuring that quality properties are listed and industry standards are met, Ready Rental Property are seeing a rapid rise in the number of holiday bookings and property listings within its’ core areas of business in Spain, Cyprus and Portugal which is expected to grow further given the current world financial situation.
About Ready Rental Property.
Ready Rental Property is the preferred partner of the On Holiday Group, synonymous with high profile brands as Teletext Holidays, Travelsupermarket.com and Travelrepublic.co.uk
Public and Trade enquiries can be made to;
info@readyrentalproperty.com
Ready Rental Property S.L.
Pasaje la Camboria.
Fuengirola,
Spain.
29640
Telephone + 44 845 193 2318
Fax + 44 845 559 3842
Las Vegas Property Management Website Redesigned
October 19, 2008
Desert Property Group recently re-launched their redesigned Las Vegas Property Management website for easier use, added more features and a Las Vegas Property Management Blog.
Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) October 19, 2008 — In order to better server our Las Vegas Clients, Desert Property Group has redesigned and re-launched our Las Vegas Property Management website. The changes include easier navigation, more exposure for our client’s homes for rent and with the addition of our Las Vegas Property Management Blog, we can keep our clientele up to date on the current Las Vegas market conditions that could affect their investment property.
Potential tenants can now find our inventory of Las Vegas Homes for rent right on the homepage, which gives more exposure for homeowner’s wishing to get their Las Vegas Investment property rented quickly. Tenants looking to preview one of our rental homes and Homeowners that need to lease their home can schedule appointments with our staff directly from the website.
By launching our Las Vegas Property Management Blog, we are filling a void in the Las Vegas Property Management Market. There are not many choices for Homeowner’s to get up to date information on what is happening in the Las Vegas Market that could affect their Las Vegas Investment Property. By keeping our clients better informed, they can make concise decisions on whether to lease their home short term, long term or attempt to sell their Las Vegas Home.
About Desert Property Group:
Desert Property Group is a full service residential and commercial property management firm servicing the entire Las Vegas Valley including Henderson and North Las Vegas.
Desert Property Group can be reached 7 days a week at 702.376.0088 or visit us on our website at www.LasVegasPropertyManagements.com!
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United Country Real Estate Enters Exclusive Partnership with The American Outdoorsman
October 19, 2008
New partnership will expose America’s best recreational properties for sale across the nation to millions of outdoor enthusiasts who tune in to The American Outdoorsman television and radio programs.
Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) October 18, 2008 — United Country Real Estate®, the nation’s leader in recreational real estate, and The American Outdoorsman®, the longest running television program dedicated to outdoor recreation, have joined in an exclusive partnership that will expose America’s best recreational properties for sale across the nation to millions of outdoor enthusiasts who tune in to The American Outdoorsman television and radio programs.
Through this exclusive specialized marketing partnership, The American Outdoorsman will feature United Country listings during their television and radio shows, which reach nearly 83 million households each week, as well as on The American Outdoorsman web site: www.TheAmericanOutdoorsman.com. United Country Real Estate will serve as a primary sponsor of The American Outdoorsman programs.
“We are very excited as we embark on this partnership,” said Dan Duffy, chief executive officer of United Country Real Estate. “For more than 20 years, The American Outdoorsman has been showcasing the best of the outdoors through their television shows, radio broadcasts and web site content. Our organizations have a mutual enthusiasm for outdoor recreation and their reputation as a leading information source for millions of outdoor enthusiasts across the nation makes them the perfect partner for United Country.”
“The goal of our shows is to provide the most valuable hunting and fishing tips, techniques and tactics to help each viewer and listener become a better American Outdoorsman,” said Jim Mueller, president and host of The American Outdoorsman. “Our new partnership with United Country will allow us to expand our offering to our audiences by showing them some of the best hunting and fishing properties available today through United Country’s listing inventory of more than 30,000 properties.”
United Country properties will begin appearing on The American Outdoorsman shows in the fall of 2008.
About The American Outdoorsman
More than a show…an experience! Our country is full of hidden natural treasures and every week for the last 20 years, The American Outdoorsman® has been uncovering them one by one for millions of viewers who share our enthusiasm and yearning for the great outdoors. The list of adventures and the number of The American Outdoorsman® viewers grows every week as we delve into areas and species other outdoor shows ignore or pass by. The American Outdoorsman® weekly TV and radio shows currently reach into over 80 million homes from coast to coast, along with programming beginning in Russia and Europe in 2009.
About United Country Real Estate
United Country Real Estate® is the only national real estate franchise system specializing in properties in and around the small cities and towns of America. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the company has been an innovator in real estate marketing since 1925. United Country supports more than 700 offices nationwide with a unique, comprehensive marketing program that includes one of the leading web sites in the real estate market (www.unitedcountry.com), proprietary real estate catalogs, an extensive buyer database and national advertising of properties to over 90 million homes a week. United Country has been named as a Top 25 Franchise by the Wall Street Journal and among Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500®. In January 2007, the company introduced United Country Auction Services, becoming the nation’s largest integrated network of traditional real estate agents and real estate auctioneers.
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Sarasota MLS Board Dispute
October 18, 2008
The Sarasota MLS Board filed an ethics violation against one its members, Marc Rasmussen for his use of “MLS” in the domain of his website, www.TheSarasotaMLS.com. SAR (Sarasota Association of Realtors) used Article 12 as its reason for the ethics violation. On January 1st, 2008, NAR (National Association of Realtors) gave local associations the power to prohibit its members from using “MLS” in their domain names. Marc has owned the domain name since 2003 and has invested his time and large sum of money marketing the domain over the last 5 years, long before this ruling took effect.
After a hearing of his peers, Marc was found in no way attempting to misrepresent himself as the official Sarasota MLS or attempting to use his domain name to confuse the public. Subsequently, SAR filed a complaint with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).
Even though Marc was cleared of any ethics violation, ICANN ruled against him and ordered him to transfer the domain to the Sarasota Association of Realtors. As of this writing, Marc has redirected TheSarasotaMLS.com domain to his new website, www.LuxurySarasotaRealEstate.com.
If you are interested in helping Marc with his fight against SAR, click on the link below:
Unite Against the Sarasota MLS Board
Households Now in Danger from Record Debt They Cannot Handle
October 17, 2008
Many households don’t know how to handle the increased debt they have accumulated over the past few years. They want to know how to stay out of the bankruptcy court. David Wright from Simply Budgets has written a free report ”The 5 essential Steps to Drastically Reduce Your Debt”. Simply budgets announced it’s 25,000th customer this week, Lorelle and Ross Urquhart, from Margate, Queensland, Australia.
(PRWEB) October 17, 2008 — Many households don’t know how to handle the increased debt they have accumulated over the past few years. They want to know how to stay out of the bankruptcy court.
David Wright from Simply Budgets said many households and families have been content to cope from payday to payday because times were good and, with a bit more overtime or casual work, they managed to pay their bills. But that has all changed.
“I have seen more and more families struggle with managing their money. At my workshops I have spoken to hundreds of families who just don’t know what to do. They are getting desperate,” David Wright said.
“No one is taught how to look after money. Somehow we are just supposed to know. Well, clearly that doesn’t work. We are facing the most serious financial crises in 30 years. Now, more than ever, families must make the very best of every single dollar. And they can do it.”
“Very few families and households have effective money management in place. And it needn’t be that way.”
David Wright said he has been astounded by the quick and dramatic results achieved once people put in place a plan to manage spending.
Simply Budgets has a software system that takes the guesswork out of spending. It has now helped over 25,000 people take control and better manage their money.
Simply budgets announced its 25,000th customer this week, Lorelle and Ross Urquhart.
”We realized the truth about what we were really spending. It was a real surprise. Now we know exactly what money we have and we can pay our big bills when they arrive. Things like tax, rates and insurance”, Lorelle said.
Laurel and her family are the lucky winners of a trip to Fiji and other great prizes.
David is proud to have now helped over 25,000 families achieve financial freedom.
David Wright is the authority when it comes to managing money. He has been helping people with money matters for 12 years. David has presented workshops in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. He has been featured many times on national television. As well, David has been interviewed on radio stations throughout the USA and Australia.
“What makes my budget software so different is that it gives households a day-by-day plan for the next 12 months. It is forward looking. The plan covers what needs to be paid, how much households need in the bank and how to plan for long term debts. That way, they can put a little aside each week to manage one off debts.”
David has written a free report ”The 5 essential Steps to Drastically Reduce Your Debt”. It can be downloaded from his website www.simplybudgets.com.au/getoutofdebt/ . He is also offering free subscription to his weekly “Money Hints and Tips’.
About Simply Budgets
David Wright was working as a school teacher, the money was coming in week after week but he just wasn’t getting ahead. After trying many systems and budget packages he could not find anything that actually helped people to manage their future spending. Most systems relied on recording past expenses and made all sorts of suggestions to reduce or change spending habits. These systems are backward looking and don’t provide a clear plan for the future.
He was so frustrated that he decided to do something about it. David came up with his own solution and established his company, Simply Budgets. His budget systems help families and households take control of their budgets and plan their financial future.
David Wright is available for interviews.
For more information contact:
Gail Geronimos
Marketing Manager
Phone +61 7 3122 6022
www.simplybudgets.com.au
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Catylist Adds New Service Offering: Catylist Consulting
October 15, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Anna Winters
Catylist Inc.
Phone: (813) 784-9556
Fax: (888) 582-9998
Email: anna@catylist.com
Catylist Adds New Service Offering: Catylist Consulting
Chicago, IL (October 14, 2008) – Chicago-based Catylist Inc., recently introduced Catylist Consulting, a new service division aimed at enhancing the company’s suite of commercial real estate products by providing professionals with custom design and marketing consulting.
Catylist is designed to be a one-stop marketing source for commercial real estate associations, firms and professionals; the company’s solutions are engineered to increase broker and staff productivity while reducing overall marketing costs. With the addition of Catylist Consulting, Catylist offers commercial real estate professionals everything from listing search engines to fully custom property-level and corporate marketing campaigns. Catylist Consulting specializes in the creation of broker-centric marketing materials, including: property postcards, flyers and, offering memorandums; corporate identity collateral; and much more.
Dixie Divine, CEO/Broker for Prime Commercial, Inc, said, “Catylist Consulting did a wonderful job preparing our marketing brochure. We have received so many compliments and our client absolutely loves it. They were a pleasure to work with, extremely professional, creative, timely and most importantly patient as we worked through the process. I’ve already referred several colleagues and I’m glad to have finally found a company that we can count on to get the job done right, on time and within budget.”
Catylist’s complete and integrated solutions platform includes products such as SiteLink, which powers listings on your corporate or personal website; Catylist CRM, the most integrated and powerful customer relationship management software in the commercial real estate industry; and Cmail Marketing, an e-brochure advertising service with a database of more than 130,000 brokers and potential investors.
Founded in 2002, Catylist Real Estate Software, Inc. is a commercial real estate marketing company. Thousands of real estate brokers, investors, tenants, property managers, landlords and appraisers use Catylist to market and search commercial real estate. Catylist is the leading provider of Commercial Information Exchanges (CIE) solutions for real estate communities, developed and operates Commercial IQ (www.commercialiq.com), the national commercial real estate exchange and offers integrated marketing services for commercial real estate professionals.
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