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EUGENE, OR - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Collette Lester of Milbury and Company Real Estate 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. Lester, an Massachusetts-based Realtor, now hosts a dynamic search page which extracts raw listing data from the Massachusetts MLS Property Info 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 Lester’s website.

October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two preservation projects on property overseen by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department were recognized with 2011 Preservation Achievement Awards at the annual awards ceremony hosted by the Boston Preservation Alliance at the Paramount Center on October 6.

October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the winter months are fast approaching, the Inspectional Services Department (ISD) would like to remind homeowners and tenants to prepare for the winter early. According to the Massachusetts State Sanitary Code, the heating season officially begins on September 15 and runs through June 15^th, at which time landlords and property managers must supply functioning heating systems. These facilities must heat habitable spaces at a minimum temperature of 68° during the day, 7a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and 64° in the evening 11:01p.m. to 6:59a.m.

WESTFIELD, MA - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loans are not limited to just business owners. They are also a main source of aid for individuals and families with damage and losses from Tropical Storm Irene.

Concord, MA - September 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jacob Clayton, Executive Director of Business Development, at Barrett & Company Real Estate was a speaker at the recent Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Fall Workshop in Providence, RI. The meeting attracted brokers, managers and relocation professionals from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global network of 550 premier real estate firms. His session, Rental & Property Management Opportunities in Today’s Market, addressed a topic of vital interest in the real estate community, sharing insights to help educate fellow LeadingRE members.

EUGENE, OR - September 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Ryan Corvino have united to present Boston, Massachusetts home seekers with a unique online real estate solution. Corvino has enabled IDX Broker software on his professional website and created an innovative property search resource that gives his clients access to thousands of Massachusetts MLS (MLSPIN) listings. IDX Broker now extracts raw listing data from MLSPIN and seamlessly displays it onto the search page Covino hosts, simplifying the online real estate search process for agents, brokers and home seekers alike.

Concord, MA - August 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a resume that would dazzle even the most successful of entrepreneurs, Barrett & Company Real Estate is delighted to welcome Concord, MA native Betsy Veidenheimer to their growing family of agents serving home buyers and sellers of the Greater Boston area.

WALTHAM, MA - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that June sales were down from the same time last year, but up from this past May. Median prices for single-family homes were down less than two percent on a year-over-year basis, but continue to go up from the month before. While condominium sales were also down on a year-over-year basis, median prices were up for the third straight month. Condominium month-to-month sales and median prices were both up as well.

Westborough, MA - July 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Villages at Brookside, located at 52 Brookside Road, sponsored two CEU classes taught by Anita Hill Training & Seminars and accredited by the Higgins Group License School on July 19th to support the continuing education of local real estate agents.

Westborough, MA - July 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gordon's Woods Condominium's located at 990 VFW Parkway in West Roxbury reports an increase in demand for new construction within Boston Proper. In the past ten days, the complex reports five pending sales.

EUGENE, OR - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Easy-to-use IDX Broker software has now been integrated onto the website of broker/owner Andrew Nazzaro from Propel Property Company in Somerville, Massachusetts, automatically syncing thousands of Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) listings onto his search page. His clients and countless other Boston area home seekers can explore a ucomprehensive database of property listings without ever leaving the comfort of their home or the convenience of the website Nazzaro hosts.

Boston, MA - July 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Menino will declare a longstanding problem property and known site of drug use and prostitution as the first target of his Problem Properties Task Force.

Salem, MA - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman John Tierney and Professor Elizabeth Warren, Assistant to President Obama and a Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), met with a small group of local community bankers, mortgage bankers, and realtors yesterday. Congressman Tierney invited Professor Warren to our area to continue her conversation with community bankers as the CFPB begins its mission to protect consumers with reforms to the mortgage process.

Concord, MA - June 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Much like Hollywood, the real estate world has its award ceremonies as well, although instead of the Academy of Motion Pictures, the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (http://www.leadingre.com/ ) hosted the gathering. Congregated for the awards were over 850 real estate professionals, and other connected guests from around the world. Barrett & Company Real Estate (http://barrettandco.com/) was thrilled to accept several Member Achievement Awards.

June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Barrett & Company Real Estate is thrilled to welcome veteran Realtor and Massachusetts resident, Lisa Hales. Lisa began her real estate career 10 years ago after 20 years as a successful business owner and property manager. Her prior experiences contribute to her vast knowledge in the techniques of residential real estate construction, municipal requirements and condominium conversion.