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WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- House Bill 2864 protects homeowners by mandating that banks cannot foreclose on a property unless they show proof that the borrowers received the foreclosure notice by certified mail. This bill also requires that the mortgage servicers provide one point of contact for all dealings with consumers, thus reducing communication issues between the mortgage servicers' offices and the borrowers.

EUGENE, OR - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker is pleased to announce that Laura Fore of Fore Commercial has chosen to employ the innovative IDX broker software to improve the functionality and ease of her professional website. By seamlessly integrating her website with IDX Broker software her website now provides thousands of properties for the specific area interested in. As a long time member of the Kerrville MLS (KVMLS), Fore now is able to provide her clients with the same accessibility to raw data of KVMLS that once was only accessible for brokers

DENTON, TX - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in the Texas counties of Calhoun, Jackson and Refugio are encouraged to look over newly released preliminary flood maps in order to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions

Washington, DC - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the recently named Chairman of the Tax Reform Working Group on Real Estate, Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) encourages constituents and stakeholders to share their comments about the tax laws affecting real estate. The Tax Reform Working Group on Real Estate is one of eleven bipartisan groups that will review current law as well as identify and compile feedback as part of the committee’s tax reform effort. Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) is serving as Vice-Chairman.

AUSTIN - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Van Taylor filed HB 1496, which will amend state law to include a land owner's mineral rights in the definition of private real property. Current law protects only the property rights of surface owners, this bill expands provisions to any action a municipality may take regarding mineral interests.

EUGENE, OR - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. welcomes Francisco Garcia to the growing network of agents and brokers who have chosen to integrate the dynamic IDX Broker software onto their real estate websites. Garcia, a member of the San Antonio MLS (SABOR), now hosts a thorough and comprehensive database of listings online, supplying his clients with a complete online real estate website and resource for their property search. With advanced search capabilities and the unmatched customer service Garcia offers his home-seeking clients, the IDX-enabled website he hosts reflects his professionalism and forward-thinking logic

COLLEGE STATION, TX - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Conroe commercial Realtor-broker Mario A. Arriaga has been elected chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. He succeeds Amarillo Realtor Joe Bob McCartt.

EUGENE, OR - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Austin, Texas real estate team of Holand & Edgeman Realtors have adopted a customizable IDX solution for their professional website. The Holand & Edgeman Realtors team now host a dynamic IDX-synced search page, which seamlessly displays Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings right on their website.

EUGENE, OR IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce their newest client addition, Edward Allison with RE/MAX Select, to the growing list of real estate professionals choosing to give their websites a competitive advantage, by incorporating the highly customizable IDX Broker software. Allison is an active member of the Bryan-College Station MLS (BCSMLS), and now potential home buyers browsing properties in Bryan, Texas and its surrounding areas will now be granted instant access to a multitude of the most up-to-date property listings, details and photo galleries on the market, right on Allison’s website. The innovative and original Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software has the technology to extract raw data from the BCSMLS, and formats and transfers the information, to indistinguishably match Allison’s already existing page preferences and specifications

EUGENE, OR - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome the real estate expertise of Dennis Estep of ERA Sellers Buyers to the growing network of realty professionals dedicated to serving the needs of their clients. Home seekers in El Paso, Texas can now experience a dynamic online real estate search conveniently on the ERA Sellers Buyers website.

AUSTIN, TX - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) welcomes Cathy Coneway as chairman of the organization’s board of directors for 2013. Broker Associate with Stanberry & Associates, Coneway has a long track record of leadership and service within the real estate industry locally, statewide and nationally

AUSTIN, TX - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS®, the volume of Austin-area home sales continues to rise as December became the 19th straight month of sales volume increases—the most home sales in December since 2006—and year-end figures show momentum in Austin real estate coursing steadily into 2013

AUSTIN, TX - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott released the following statement after Travis County Commissioners vote to allow gun shows to continue on county property

El Paso, TX - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- River Oaks Properties is pleased to announce the purchase of the Coronado Shopping Center, in El Paso Texas from Rich Development. The 137,386 SF shopping center sits on 12 acres and was built in 1957. The Grocery anchored center is 100% occupied and leased to national credit tenants such as Anna's Linen, AutoZone, Big 8 Grocery, Dollar Tree, Eraser Dust, Harbor Freight, Goodwill, Sally Beauty Supply, Rent A Center as well as other regional tenants.

DENTON, TX - January 08, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in Jefferson County, Texas are encouraged to look over newly released preliminary flood maps in order to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions.

DENVER, CO - January 04, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As of December 31, 2012, RE/MAX of Texas, with its 4,300 agents and 260 offices, becomes the 11th Company Operated Region owned by RE/MAX, LLC of Denver. Richard and Jeanne Filip, owners of RE/MAX of Texas since 1996, agreed to transfer ownership of the Master Franchise for the state of Texas, but remain the owners of several individual RE/MAX brokerages.

Torrance, CA - November 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., one of the largest owner-operators of shopping centers in the U.S., has purchased the 14,500-square-foot Carrollton Retail Center in Texas. Westwood closed the transaction from start to finish in only three weeks.

COLLEGE STATION, TX - October 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Texas is wealthy, and real estate is a big reason. Texas’ 2011 real estate wealth was valued at $1.6 trillion or $65,432 worth of real estate for every Texan, regardless of age. That’s up 86.7 percent from the $35,055 in 1997.

Torrance, TX - October 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, brokered the lease of 38,000 square feet in a 152,000-square-foot industrial building at 5300 George McVay, McAllen, Texas.

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., one of the largest owner-operators of shopping centers in the U.S., has purchased Waterside Marketplace, a Kroger-anchored retail center in a suburb of Houston, Texas. The sale price was undisclosed.