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Concord, MA - January 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Laurie Cadigan, broker/owner of Barrett & Company in Concord, MA was installed on November 30, 2010 as president of the 19,000-member Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) for 2011

WASHINGTON, DC - January 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), a longtime champion of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has released an additional $200 million in emergency funding to states for the critical home-heating program. The $200 million in emergency contingency funds released yesterday are in addition to the basic LIHEAP funding made available to states under the continuing resolutions since October 1 totaling $3.9 billion for Fiscal Year 2011. These additional emergency funds bring Massachusetts LIHEAP funding to a total of $182 million.

Washington, DC - January 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) responded to today’s ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Court in the Ibanez case, in which the court ruled that US Bancorp and Wells Fargo did not have standing to foreclose on a borrower because they failed to follow proper legal procedure in the mortgage transfer and securitization process

EUGENE, OR - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Boston, Massachusetts homes just became easier to search for online, with the latest partnership between IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Laura Cahill. Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) property listings are now conveniently displayed on the website of Cahill, giving her clients access to thousands of detailed property listings, which they can search through. Cahill, the number one real estate agent in Milton, has once again made the right decision for her real estate business and for her clients, by adding a customizable IDX solution to her professional website.

Washington, D.C. - November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Energy announced yesterday that as of September 30, 2010, Massachusetts has weatherized more than 6,900 homes with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Recovery Act, plus more than 2,800 additional homes with annual funding for the weatherization program. In total, the state has already weatherized more than 9,700 homes since the Recovery Act began. As a result of this progress, the state will now have access to an additional $61 million in Recovery Act weatherization funding to continue providing energy efficiency services to Massachusetts’ low-income families.

EUGENE, OR - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Brett Freedman of New England Home Realty as the latest real estate professional to enable a dynamic IDX solution onto his website. Thousands of Massachusetts MLS Property Information Network (MLSPIN) listings are now effortlessly integrated onto the search capability IDX Broker has synced with the website of Freedman. Home seekers can experience a Worcester, Massachusetts property search comparable to none with the IDX enabled website Freedman hosts.

BOSTON, MA - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing was honored with a Leader in Diversity Award today by the Boston Business Journal for the Agency’s dedication and success in promoting the use of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs)

EUGENE, OR - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has uploaded its revolutionary IDX Broker software to the website of real estate broker Louis Stephan, in an effort to make his professional search page easier to use. Now, the simple IDX enabled search allows home seekers to quickly and effortlessly craft their own personalized search on the website of Stephan. Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) listings have never been as simplified as they are for potential buyers with online real estate solution Stephan supports. With the tools IDX Broker software syncs to his search page, home seekers can browse thousands of MLSPIN listings at a time

WALTHAM, MA - October 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) today announced that the September REALTOR® Market Index (RMI) was down for the fourth straight month compared to the same time last year. While the September REALTOR® Price Index was also down again for the third straight month, it was up compared to this past August.“Uncertainty continues to be the theme echoed by REALTOR® members who responded to the September housing survey,” said 2010 MAR President Kevin Sears, broker/co-owner of Sears Real Estate in Springfield. “While their expectations on prices are down from last year, when activity amidst the first-time homebuyer tax credit was gaining critical mass, the RPI is up from August, most likely due to dropping interest rates.”

Bostn, MA - October 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tomorrow, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the City of Boston’s Waste Reduction Division will provide Boston residents a way to rid their homes of unwanted electronics, confidential documents, and hazardous waste in an environmentally safe manner

EUGENE, OR - October 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Suburban properties have long been the coveted prize for Boston, Massachusetts area home seekers. Now, IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Nikki Devaux have revolutionized the way potential buyers search for homes online with her IDX enabled website. Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) listings are seamlessly integrated onto the search page Devaux hosts, bringing thousands of Boston homes to the fingertips of buyers. The convenience and ease that her website brings to home seekers has forever changed the way buyers search for homes online.

WALTHAM, MA - September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that single-family home sales in August went down for the second month in a row compared to the year before. Single-family year-over-year median prices went up for the 10th straight month as condominium median prices crossed the $300,000 threshold for the first time since MAR has been tracking median prices.

EUGENE, OR - September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prestige Boston Realty and Timothy Sherman have joined forces with IDX, Inc. to update and transform the real estate website Sherman hosts. Home seekers can now scan the IDX Broker enabled page to search through Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) listings quickly and efficiently, thanks to the IDX solution Sherman has adopted. With the dynamic tools made available to Sherman, his clients and those just browsing the Boston real estate market, the online property search has been revolutionized. Homes around the Boston Back Bay and surrounding suburbs are now seamlessly displayed on the search page Sherman supports

EUGENE, OR - September 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Christine Pierce of Success Real Estate has adopted a customizable IDX solution for her real estate website. Thanks to the IDX, Inc. revolutionary technology, home seekers around the Massachusetts Cape can begin searching for a home from the comfort of their own residence. Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) listings are synced directly with her own properties to give potential buyers a dynamic database of homes to search through. The online property search experience just got simpler and more effective on the professional website of Pierce.

Bedford, MA - July 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate buyer specialist Beth Lucht brings her energy and expertise to Clayton Realty Group, Inc., a growing real estate firm specializing in the Northwest Boston suburbs. Formerly with Keller Williams Realty in Concord, MA, Miss Lucht first began her real estate career in 2005 with Buyer's Network, an exclusive buyer brokerage.