EUGENE, OR - May 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has been integrated onto the website of Jason Crouch, making him the latest real estate broker to adopt the innovative IDX, Inc. affiliated technology. Crouch now hosts thousands of detailed property listings on his website, thanks in part to his IDX solution, which extracts raw listing data directly from the Austin MLS (ACTRIS), of which Crouch is a member. IDX Broker syncs the ACTRIS database and the website of Crouch in an effort to make the online real estate search monumentally easier for home seekers around Austin, Texas. Buyers can experience an online property search like none other, thanks to Crouch and IDX Broker.

EUGENE, OR - May 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Internet Data Exchanged (IDX) technology has now been integrated onto the website of real estate broker Grant Howell, with his adoption of the IDX, Inc. premier IDX Broker software. Thousands of North Texas Real Estate Information Services (NTREIS) listings are seamlessly extracted from the database and displayed directly on the website Howell hosts. Home seekers can now experience an unprecedented level of freedom and control over the beginning steps of their online real estate search, thanks to the IDX enabled website of Howell.

Houston, TX - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Every year, Houston receives more than $35 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, as well as millions of dollars from other Federal funding sources to stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods across the City. These funds are made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and support an array of vital activities and projects benefiting thousands of Houstonians. Activities include the development of community centers, health clinics, schools, parks and multi-family housing, as well as providing home repairs for the elderly and down payment assistance to help families achieve the American dream. In addition, funding is used to provide crucial social services to countless community organizations serving the homeless, at-risk youth, seniors and persons with disabilities

Cotulla, TX - April 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- USDA Rural Housing Administrator Tammye Treviño today announced support for health care, public safety and education projects to create jobs and improve the quality of rural life in 15 Texas communities. “USDA is providing funds to help communities in rural Texas create jobs, attract businesses and provide improved services to their residents,” Trevino said. “The Obama Administration is helping Texas win the future by building the infrastructure needed for quality health care services, modern library facilities and school buildings, and reliable emergency services equipment.”

EUGENE, OR - April 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Larry Hall of Port Aransas Real Estate has adopted an IDX solution for his professional website, syncing thousands of detailed Coastal Bend MLS (CCARMLS) listings online. IDX Broker software makes it so simple for home seekers to scan the CCARMLS listings Hall hosts, by allowing them the same access to these property listings that was once strictly reserved and available for professional agents and brokers. Potential Port Aransas, Texas buyers can now experience a dynamic and innovative online property search, directly on the IDX enabled website Hall supports.

EUGENE, OR - April 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Managing a real estate website just became monumentally easier for Realtors like Laura Duggan, thanks to IDX, Inc. and the dynamic IDX Broker software they have integrated onto her website. In addition to drastically simplifying the behind-the-scenes aspects of the website of Duggan, her IDX solution has transformed the real estate search features she hosts online. Austin, Texas home seekers can quickly scan the Austin MLS (ACTRIS) to find their dream home. The IDX solution Duggan employs has forever changed the online real estate search for her business and her clients.

AUSTIN, TX - April 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Stefani Carter (Dallas) has passed House Bill 1343, which will expand the venues in which incidents of mortgage fraud may be prosecuted.

Washington, DC - April 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced two amendments which focus on housing counseling and the Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program to the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (H.R. 1473).

DALLAS, TX - April 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A 29-count indictment, returned last week by a federal grand jury in Dallas and unsealed this week, charges five individuals with various felony offenses related to a mortgage fraud scheme they ran for nearly three years in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas (NDTX).

April 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Crimson Real Estate Fund, L.P., and its co-investment partner, USAA Real Estate Company, have acquired the Aspen Lake office building located in far northwest Austin, Texas from Wells Fargo Bank.

Abilene, TX - March 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Perry today was joined by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Honorary Director Tom Perini and Abilene Mayor Norm Archibald to discuss legislation that would further protect private property owners' rights in Texas. The governor designated protecting private property rights/addressing eminent domain issues as an emergency item for the legislative session.

EUGENE, OR - March 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. announces Austin, Texas Realtor Scott True has become the latest real estate professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution. By adding the unique IDX Broker software to his REONine.com website, True has forever changed the way he does business and communicates with his clients online. As a member of the Austin MLS (ACTRIS), True's IDX-enabled website now extracts raw listing data from ACTRIS and seamlessly integrates it onto his search pages. Thousands of Austin property listings are now easily accessible to home seekers through True's comprehensive online real estate resource.

EUGENE, OR - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and broker Andrea McGilvray have joined forces to sync thousands of San Antonio, Texas properties onto the comprehensive search page McGilvray hosts online. Her newly IDX-enabled website gives potential buyers the unique ability to connect directly to the San Antonio MLS (SABOR) database, giving online home seekers the most up-to-date real estate listings available.

EUGENE, OR - March 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest real estate professional to adopt the dynamic IDX Broker software: Texas Realtor Becky Frey. Frey's customized IDX solution extracts raw listing data from the North Texas Real Estate Information Systems (NTREIS) and integrates thousands of listings onto Frey's search page displaying Dallas, Texas properties with ease. IDX Broker and the solutions it enables, has revolutionized the property search tools that Frey makes available to her clients online.

EUGENE, OR - March 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rodney and Sue Duplechain of Holly Realty in Big Sandy, Texas, have adopted the IDX, Inc. sponsored IDX Broker software. Their website now hosts a dynamic IDX solution which extracts raw listing data from the Tyler MLS (GTARMLS) and seamlessly integrates it onto the website the Duplechains support. By pulling hundreds of listings from GTARMLS database, the Duplechains can give their clients and other Dallas area potential buyers the unique ability to quickly and easily find a property without ever leaving the convenient search page IDX Broker and the Duplechains have created.

AUSTIN, TX - March 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- … Crescent Resources, LLC is bringing its innovative apartment-living concept to college students with the development of Circle West Campus at the intersection of West 25th and Longview Streets by the University of Texas

AUSTIN, TX - February 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Stefani Carter (Dallas) has filed legislation that will expand the venues in which incidents of mortgage fraud may be prosecuted. Carter worked with the Attorney General's office to craft House Bill 1343, which will enable cases of mortgage fraud to be prosecuted in multiple venues in an effort to alleviate the burden that high case loads are placing on our courts

EUGENE, OR - February 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dallas area properties just became easier to search for, thanks to the partnership of IDX, Inc. and Broker/Owner Joe Peterson of The Property Shop. North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS) are now fully integrated onto the search page Peterson hosts, giving Texas home seekers an easy-to-use real estate resource to utilize in their online property search. With his custom IDX solution, Peterson now hosts one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for Dallas area buyers.

Dallas, TX - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and First American Financial Corporation (First American) today partnered with the Dallas (Texas) Area Habitat for Humanity for a Habitat for Humanity homebuilding project in the Cedar Creek Ranch community in Dallas.

Upper Marlboro, MD - February 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Betenbough Homes, based in Lubbock, Texas, recently announced that it will have all its homes Green Certified by the NAHB Research Center to the National Green Building Standard™ this year. These Green Certified homes will be offered to buyers at no additional cost