Washington, DC - May 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) was informed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that Secretary Tom Vilsack has authorized the issuance of Conditional Commitments for USDA’s Section 502 Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program beginning immediately and continuing until $2.5 billion in loan limit is exhausted.

HOUSTON, TX - May 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today the structural completion of the 46-story, 972,000-square-foot office tower, MainPlace, located at 811 Main Street in downtown Houston.

AUSTIN, TX - May 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announced that beginning today the State will make available the first $50 million under an unprecedented $500 million in new mortgage revenue bond authority.

Los Angeles, CA - May 19, 2010 - Nearly 70% of U.S. retailers believe that the overall economy is improving, and 92% are planning to increase store openings, according to a new survey released by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.(CBRE). The report, "Shop Talk - A Retailer's Perspective", also finds that despite an improving economy, nearly all the retail executives surveyed believe that retail rents will either fall or remain flat throughout the rest of 2010

Houston, TX - May 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Smile Design Studios has leased 1,750 square feet at Colony Lakes Shopping Center, which is located at 6130 Highway 6 South in Missouri City. Russell Janicek, Alex Makris and Jazz Hamilton of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord, Colony Lakes Center, Ltd, in the transaction. Susan J. Rinyu of Susan J. Rinyu Interest represented the tenant.

AUSTIN, TX - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced a funding award to private developers constructing a new affordable rental property in Abilene that will help bring stability to the lives of older persons with disabilities while providing a shot in the arm to the local economy.

AUSTIN, TX - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and State Senator Kevin Eltife today announced two awards totaling $500,000 to the City of Texarkana to help promote and maintain homeownership while providing a shot in the arm to the local economy.

AUSTIN, TX - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced funding awards totaling $591,770 to two Lufkin-based organizations helping low income residents obtain decent housing while working toward financial and personal independence.

AUSTIN, TX - May 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Austin-based Mangum Custom Builders has launched a sister company, Mangum Modular Homes Inc., which will help Texans easily and quickly establish their homesteads without sacrificing quality or style

Washington, D.C. - May 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) announced that part of a national grant for $10 Million was recently awarded to develop eleven units of affordable housing in San Juan, Texas.

AUSTIN, TX - May 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the month of April drew to a close, so too did the offer of an $8,000 federal first time homebuyer tax credit for qualified borrowers.

EUGENE, OR - May 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sherron Properties and IDX, Inc. have teamed up to update the real estate website of agent Christopher Sherron. This partnership will bring the Hill Country real estate market listings to the fingertips of every potential home buyer in Texas Hill County. The three MLS databases that Sherron is a member of: the San Antonio MLS (SABOR), the Kerrville MLS (KVMLS) and the Gillespie County MLS (GCMLS), bring thousands of listings to home seekers in the area. IDX Broker software integrates this MLS data right onto Sherron's professional website, making searching for a home online monumentally more convenient

HOUSTON, TX - May 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last month, Rebuilding Together - Houston, a leader in preserving affordable housing for low-income homeowners, announced that it will be receiving a $400,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), specifically designated for Rebuilding Together – Houston’s Veterans Housing program

Houston, TX - May 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Compucom, an IT outsourcing company that provides infrastructure management services, application services, systems integration and consulting services, as well as the procurement and management of hardware and software, has leased 16,168 square feet of office space at Southwest Corporate Center.

EUGENE, OR - April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The constantly growing group of real estate professionals creating easy-to-use websites has grown yet again, as IDX, Inc. welcomes Texas Pride Realty's Leslie Wilson to the team. Located just outside of Dallas, Texas, Carrollton's Texas Pride Realty boasts a wonderful relationship with North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS). Thanks to the thousands of listings on the NTREIS database, Wilson is able to integrate area listings with his own properties, creating a unique pool of homes for his clients to search.

Washington, D.C. - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) this week, introduced the Housing Assistance Council Reauthorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5122).

EUGENE, OR - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams Realty professional, Fiona Mairs, has joined the constantly expanding amount of real estate agents and brokers choosing to renovate the functionality of their website, through the addition of a custom IDX solution. A Corpus Christi, Texas resident, Mairs is a member of the Coastal Bend MLS (CCARMLS). Potential home buyers throughout Nueces County can now browse through thousands of CCARMLS listings, right on Mairs' site, thanks to the customizable IDX Broker software, which integrates the raw data information of each listing, and displays it on the Keller Williams agent's site.

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX Dallas-Fort Worth Associates real estate professional Cande Green has chosen to employ IDX, Inc. to simplify and improve the search functions on her website. By creating a simpler, more effective and organized online resource for potential home buyers, Green's website takes property listings from the Frisco and Dallas-Fort Worth Area and displays them with an easy-to-use search tool. As a resident of Frisco, Green is a member of the North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS). Therefore, home seekers have access to thousands of the most current property listings and details on the market

ATLANTA, GA - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hotel Indigo announced today the opening of its second property of 2010 across from the historic Alamo in San Antonio.

EUGENE, OR - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Groove Realty's Meghan Matta has chosen to join the growing list of elite rank real estate professionals opting to renovate and modernize the search functionality of their websites by adding a custom IDX solution, making the online property search process much simpler and more informative for potential home buyers. As a resident of Austin, Texas, Matta is an active member of the Austin MLS (ACTRIS), therefore home seekers browsing her site can view a plethora of the most current property listings and details, helping them to find a property that meets their every want, need and desire. IDX Broker works by taking raw listing data from the ACTRIS, and then formats and transfers the information to indistinguishably match her already existing page preferences and specifications.