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Springfield, MA - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Let the bidding begin! The City of Springfield will turn up the heat with their summer real estate auction to be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., at Springfield City Hall. With 44 City owned parcels slated for the auction block, this auction boasts to be one of the largest property portfolios the City has released for sale by public auction. Registration for individuals wishing to bid will open one hour prior to the start of the auction, at 5:00 p.m. Auction participation requires bidders to come prepared with a certified or bank check, made out to themselves, in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per property.

WALTHAM, MA - June 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that May single-family home sales increased again compared to the same time last year for the 11th straight month. Condominium sales were also up from May 2011. Single-family median prices were down compared to last year while condominium median prices rose for the third straight month.

EUGENE, OR - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Patricia Jackson has become the latest real estate professional to integrate a customized IDX solution onto her website, thanks to IDX, Inc. and the extraordinary IDX Broker software. Jackson, a Norwell, Massachusetts-based Realtor, now hosts a dynamic search page which extracts raw listing data from the Massachusetts MLS Property Information Network (MLSPIN) database and seamlessly syncs it to the comprehensive listings database she supports on her website. Potential buyers and clients are able to scan the MLSPIN listings knowing they have the most up-to-the-minute data from MLSPIN right on Jackson’s website

Concord, MA - June 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the addition of Docusign, Barrett & Company (http://barrettandco.com) today continues their 30 year legacy of innovation in customer service and forward-thinking real estate.

EUGENE, OR - May 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor Gabriel Freitas of Prime Choice Real Estate has opted to integrate the premier IDX technology, IDX Broker software, for his professional real estate website. Now, thousands of Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network MLS (MLSPIN) listings are displayed conveniently on the search page that he hosts. Freitas has chosen an IDX solution for his website, and in the process he has changed the online real estate market for himself, his business and countless potential Massachusetts buyers.

BOSTON, MA - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- WSP Flack + Kurtz, the international engineering firm, has promoted both Robert Goossens and Anastasia Vassos to vice president and William Hooley to senior associate, announces Allan J. Montpellier, PE, LEED® AP, managing director of the Boston office.

Concord, CA - March 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With 35 years of real estate experience, Barrett & Company Real Estate today continues their legacy of innovation with the launch of a new website at

EUGENE, OR - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce James Marsden, as the latest real estate broker to sync a custom IDX solution to his professional website. As the newest subscriber to the amazing IDX Broker software, Marsden now hosts a dynamic real estate search page and thousands of Massachusetts MLS Proterty Info Network (MLSPIN) property listings online. This innovative IDX solution extracts raw listings data from MLSPIN and seamlessly integrates it onto the Charlesgate Realty website Marsden hosts, creating a comprehensive database of Boston, Massachusetts area property listings for home seekers to search.

EUGENE, OR - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome the real estate expertise of Lou Hrono of Century 21 Northshore to the growing network of realty professionals dedicated to serving the needs of their clients. Luxury home seekers can now experience an unprecedented level of accessibility to thousands of Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) listings, on Hrono’s convenient and easy-to-use IDX-enabled Century 21 Northshore website. As the raw listings data of MLSPIN properties is now extracted and seamlessly integrated into the search functions Hrono hosts, IDX Broker has forever changed the way North Bay San Francisco area home seekers access the MLSPIN database and find the perfect property online.

January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Springfield has issued Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) for purchase and redevelopment of three historic homes in the Maple Street area. These vacant and deteriorated houses have been negatively impacting the neighborhood,” said Mayor Domenic J. Sarno. “We are excited to have the potential of their redevelopment while preserving Springfield’s historic assets. The City is especially interested in proposals where the end use is an owner-occupied home.”

WASHINGTON, DC - December 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Concerned that new analysis by the Department of Energy (DOE) shows that decisions by ConocoPhillips and Sunoco to idle or shutter completely three refineries in Pennsylvania could cause shortages and prices spikes of home heating oil for nearly 6 million families in the Northeast region, Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.), and Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.) today called on DOE Secretary Steven Chu to increase the size of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to two million barrels.

BOSTON, MA - December 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed $2.7 million in loans for the first phase of the Tri-Town Landing Apartments, a 66-unit rental development in a Smart Growth District in Lunenburg.

DANVERS, MA - December 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With today’s broad awareness that green buildings offer lower operating costs, increased value and improved ROI, the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification has become the framework of choice for achieving sustainability at commercial properties. Lighting, which accounts for 40 percent of energy use in office buildings, often dominates the opportunity for energy savings among all electrical systems and can potentially contribute up to 19 credits towards LEED certification, according to Encelium.

Concord, MA - December 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rhines writes on architectural history and interior design as well as real-estate issues. Her articles have appeared in Old-House Journal, Old-House Interiors, Wayside Magazine, Style 1900, Arts & Crafts Homes & the Revival, and Antiques & the Arts Weekly. Prior to turning to freelance writing full-time, Rhines worked for over 15 years in public relations promoting affordable-housing initiatives at the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, with articles appearing in Banker & Tradesman, Bay State Realtor, and various Federal Reserve Bank publications.

BOSTON, MA - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing recently recognized the efforts of 100 property management companies that make a concerted effort to do business with Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs).