Yearly Archives: 2013

EUGENE, ORE - September 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has enabled another real estate website with the dynamic IDX Broker software. This time, Wharton, Texas real estate agent Charles Muegge has adopted the comprehensive and thorough technology. Internet Data Exchange (IDX) solutions, such as the one enabled by Muegge, simultaneously extract raw listing data from the Houston MLS (HARMLS) and display the detailed listings on the search page of Muegge’s website. Now, his clients and those just beginning their home search in northern California can search through thousands of properties

AUSTIN, TX - September 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) announced plans to begin construction on an approximately 33,000-square-foot new member facility. The new building will provide multiple new technologies and member services for ABoR’s nearly 9,000 members across Central Texas, along with staff offices

Houston, TX - August 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- I can now attest that Cindy Blustein is a non-stop first class real estate agent having recently had her successfully and pleasantly guide us through the sale of our house in Woodstone III, a happy ending with total satisfaction on both sides

EUGENE, OR - August 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Scott Magyar has chosen to revitalize his real estate website with the IDX, Inc. dynamic IDX Broker software. Thousands of North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS) listings are now available for home seekers around Dallas to search through. Magyar has long had access to the NTREIS listings, but now the revolutionary IDX technology brings property listings to the fingertips of those looking for homes. Never before has a simpler or easier-to-use online real estate solution been available to home seekers on the go

EUGENE, OR - August 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Karen Parker has made running her business easier with the addition of her IDX solution from IDX, Inc. Now, thousands of Houston MLS (HARMLS) properties are seamlessly integrated onto her real estate search page. With the latest addition of IDX Broker software, Parker has made searching for and selling homes online monumentally easier for all parties involved, including those just beginning the property search process

AUSTIN, TX - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) announced its support of affordable housing initiatives by partnering with Keep Austin Affordable, a coalition of business and community leaders who support a $65 million bond package on the November 13 ballot. If approved, the bonds would create needed affordable housing for low-income households and protect Austin’s economy

AUSTIN, TX - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) held its first Fan Fare Friday on August 2nd to raise funds and fans for Family Eldercare, an Austin non-profit organization providing a range of services, including heat relief to older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.

Washington, D.C. - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today-Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15) announced the Alamo Housing Authority was awarded $113,829 in federal grant funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

EUGENE, OR - August 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has collaborated with Kelly Richardson of Collin County Area Homes in Plano, Texas to bring thousands of property listings to area home seekers. With her new IDX enabled website, Richardson can let the customizable technology work for her and her clients, retrieving hundreds of homes in under a second. The unique IDX Broker software seamlessly integrates North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS) listings onto the real estate website Richardson hosts, giving potential buyers the opportunity to find the perfect home without leaving theirs or the convenience of website of Richardson.

EUGENE, OR - August 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southlake, Texas real estate agent Lori Stewart has adopted the IDX, Inc. dynamic IDX Broker software for her professional website, giving her an advantage over her competition and their real estate websites. With the addition of a customized IDX solution, the website of Stewart synchronizes North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS) with her properties to display the most comprehensive online property database around. Finding a home in Southlake, Texas is easier than ever, thanks to her IDX enabled website.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with representatives from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development division, held a videoconference today on federal housing loans and grants opportunities. This informational session provided attendees with an overview of federal housing assistance grants and programs, as well as federal resources and funding opportunities available to facilitate affordable housing projects.

AUSTIN, TX - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR), Austin-area year-over-year housing inventory fell to 2.9 months in June, a decrease of 1.5 months from June 2012. Mid-year statistics for 2013 reinforced a strong demand for the market, including a 19 percent increase in home sales and 25 percent less days on the market compared to the first six months of 2012.

EUGENE, OR - July 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The IDX, Inc. team is excited to welcome today, their newest client addition of Corali Realty’s very own Cornell and Alice Monroe in Kingwood, Texas. The Monroe’s have incorporated a custom IDX solution into the search functionality of their website, helping them to provide prospective home buyers with a truly unique and custom online real estate search experience, that they will not find elsewhere. This innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software has the technology to take raw listing data from the Monroe’s local Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the Houston MLS (HARMLS), and formats the information to be displayed as a seamlessly integrated and easily searchable part of their site

Washington, DC - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leaders on the Financial Services Committee today announced the PATH Act – the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act – to create a sustainable housing finance system. The proposal

EUGENE, OR - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Houston, Texas real estate market just became simpler and more accessible, through the partnership between IDX, Inc. and Broker LeAnn Rissler. As a member of the Houston MLS (HARMLS), Rissler has long had access to thousands of property listings. Now, her clients and other area home seekers can receive and view the same detailed listings with the click of a mouse, on her convenient and easy-to-use real estate search. Rissler has drastically simplified the online real estate market by adopting IDX Broker software for her real estate website. Never again will potential Texas buyers be unable to find the perfect property online, thanks to her IDX solution.

EUGENE, OR - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has teamed up with San Antonio, Texas Realtor Rosemarie Segura to integrate the dynamic IDX Broker software onto the professional website Segura represents. Her customizable IDX solution has made finding the perfect Texas area home online monumentally easier for herself and her clients. As a member if the San Antonio MLS (SABOR), Segura has long had access to the detailed listings only available to agents and brokers.

Katy, TX (Covering Katy) - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Katy single-family homes market has low inventory heading into the summer months that are typically the most active for home sales.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents living at Houston Housing Authority’s Kelly Village Apartments can expect to have a park right outside their front doors in a couple of months. Today, Mayor Annise Parker and the Houston Housing Authority completed the first step in creating a community park on the property by demolishing 63 vacant units, which were offline as a result of hurricane damage. Construction of the park is expected to begin this fall. When completed, the three-acre park will feature new playground equipment, jogging/walking trail, exercise stations and a community garden area.

AUSTIN, TX - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damages from the April 17 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas have two weeks left to register for disaster assistance from the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The registration deadline for FEMA disaster assistance is

AUSTIN - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, Gov. Rick Perry is urging Texans to prepare their families and homes for the 2013 hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 through the end of November. The governor today was joined by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw and State Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd at the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) State Response Activation Exercise to assess the readiness of state emergency management personnel and resources.