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EUGENE, OR - May 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents and potential buyers in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania suburb of Carlisle can now find the perfect property with the click of a mouse. IDX, Inc.'s revolutionary software pairs with the Central Penn Multi-List (CPMLS) to bring Realtor Joan Wolfe's clients the most extensive home search around. Through these tools, Wolfe can spend less time searching through thousands of CPMLS listings and more time creating personal and professional relationships with potential home buyers

EUGENE, OR - May 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Shelia Salvitti, a member of Coldwell Banker Premier Properties in North Wales, Pennsylvania, has joined IDX, Inc.'s growing group of talented real estate agents and brokers who are changing the way people search for homes online. The IDX Broker technology extracts raw listing data from the Trend MLS (Trend) listing database and displays it directly on her website, bringing the most comprehensive search to her potential home buying clients

EUGENE, OR - May 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Select Professionals' Steve Bickford has teamed up with IDX, Inc. to employ a new and unique online home search experience for his buyers. The personalized IDX (Internet Data Exchange) technology that is now integrated on Bickford's website now partners with the Central Penn Multi-List (CPMLS) to deliver the multitude of diverse listings to the fingertips of home seekers in the Central Pennsylvania area who are searching for their property online. Finding the perfect home in the Harrisburg area is now easier than ever, thanks to the search tools on Bickford's professional website. IDX Broker software has eliminated the hassle and stress real estate websites used to cause potential home buyers by making the process simple for both real estate professionals and buyers.

Eugene, OR - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Peter Weigher is head of a team of six agents and had need of IDX display software that best fit the needs of his focused team within Re/Max Realty Advantage of Pennsylvania and rightly decided upon IDX Broker. Weigher’s IDX account will automatically display all the current listings from Central Penn Multi-List for his web users to view. The software provided by IDX Broker allows Weigher to customize his search options on the team website by providing a variety of search tools to choose from. Weigher chose an integrated layout that allows him and his agents to automatically send daily emails to clients, if they so choose, of any new listings that meet their criteria. Included in this new integrated IDX display is way for the client to search by city, price, size and number of bedrooms or a more Advanced Search option, which can be customized to include even further details, such as municipality and school district. There is also a way to search by a map, address or MLS Listing number. IDX Broker even provides a quick search option for maximum effectiveness of time.

Conshohocken, PA - May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial announced today that it has brokered a 51,320-square-foot lease for the Oklahoma based Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. at the Lebanon Valley Mall in Lebanon, PA

Old Navy to open in Willow Grove, PA. Willow Grove, PA - May 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its ongoing representation of Gap, Inc. in the Greater Philadelphia Region, Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc. has negotiated a 17,757 square foot lease for Old Navy in Willow Grove, PA

MILFORD, CT - May 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Total Mortgage Services, LLC, a leading mortgage lender and broker announced that it received its state of Pennsylvania Mortgage Lender License from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and can now originate residential mortgage loans throughout Pennsylvania.

EUGENE, OR - May 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. eagerly announces today that they have added yet another real estate professional to their expanding list of fulfilled customers; Peter Weigher with RE/MAX Realty Associates in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, has purchased the one-of-a-kind IDX Broker services, as a time-saving way to instantly link potential home buyers browsing his website, with thousands of property listings within his local Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the Central Penn Multi-List MLS (CPMLS). Home seekers are being granted access to valuable real estate information, that previously was solely available to real estate agents and brokers, providing them with a truly unique and user-friendly way to execute their online real estate search.

Pittsburgh, PA - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of Pittsburgh is contributing $500,000 to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) to assist the Agency in its effort to help at-risk homeowners refinance their first mortgages to more affordable terms to avoid foreclosure.

EUGENE, OR - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With more and more new accounts being set up on a daily basis, IDX, Inc. happily welcomes their newest client addition, Scott Irvin with RE/ MAX 440 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. With this innovative and advanced Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology addition, Irvin will be able to completely personalize and simplify the total online real estate search experience for each individual consumer. With access to five comprehensive search features, home seekers are supplied with all the resources necessary to narrow their search results, and ultimately find their ideal property, in an efficient and hassle-free manner. IDX Broker works by extracting raw data from Irvin's local Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the Trend MLS (Trend), and then formats the information to be displayed as a seamlessly integrated portion of Irvin's website.

SMG SportsPlex of Warminster and Appliance Solutions Now Open – La Bella Vida Italian Restaurant, Monster Mini-Golf, and STS Auto Opening Soon. Warminster, PA - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial, one of the region’s largest full-service retail real estate firms, announced today that it has wrapped up five lease transactions for Warminster Plaza.

Pittsburgh, PA - March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A lawsuit settled today in Pennsylvania by the Education Law Center-PA and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) ensures the continued enrollment of homeless children in school and significantly revises state polices to better protect the rights of homeless students.

February 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Bucks County estate featuring an enchanting stone farmhouse on 2.86 acres of manicured property is scheduled to go on the auction block next month. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co., a national auctioneer of elite properties, has scheduled the auction for Thursday, March 18 at 1 p.m. at the estate, 6739 Upper York Road, New Hope (Solebury Township). Bidding will start at $750,000. The estate was originally listed at $1,495,000.

CONSHOCKEN, PA - February 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) PA/Southern NJ/DE state director and president of Metro Commercial Real Estate, Steven Gartner, will host the annual Economic Review and Forecast on February 9, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel Valley Forge

Bethlehem, PA - February 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charlie Dent (PA-15) announced today that the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) is making a $250,000 grant to a Bethlehem-based nonprofit so it can complete work on the renovation of a property in Downtown Allentown and expand its outreach to the chronically homeless.

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA - January 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial announced today that they have been selected by GIANT Food Stores to sublease five of their surplus locations in Pennsylvania. The Giant-Carlisle Division of Ahold USA, headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is a leading supermarket chain in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia with grocery stores operating under the names of GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN'S Food Markets.

Melville, NY - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Susan D. Cunningham, CPA, has been named Partner in the Tax Advisory Services and Real Estate Services groups at Marcum LLP. She is responsible for providing a wide-scope of tax services including planning, consulting, structuring, research and compliance to large and small business owners.

Priscilla of Boston and Denim Habit join America’s first shopping center. Ardmore, PA - November 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial, one of the region’s largest full-service retail real estate firms, announces the addition of two new retailers to the world-class lineup at Suburban Square, America’s first shopping center, in Philadelphia’s Main Line suburb of Ardmore, PA.

Govberg Jewelers joins exclusive Walnut Street retail row. Philadelphia, PA - November 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial, one of the region’s largest full-service retail real estate firms, announced today that it has negotiated a lease for Govberg Jewelers to locate its flagship store at 1521 Walnut Street in the heart of Philadelphia’s “Rittenhouse Row”

Tilden Township, PA - August 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tilden Township, home of the largest and most successful Cabela’s Worlds Foremost Outfitter store in the nation, is about to become home to another large commercial project. Construction officially began today at the site of the Tilden Ridge Shopping Center – soon to become the home of a Wal-Mart Supercenter, Lowe’s Home Improvement Store and approximately 100,000 square feet of other complimentary retail stores.