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Harrisburg - September 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Since taking office in January 2009, State Treasurer Rob McCord and his Return Team have reunited Pennsylvania’s 14 State System of Higher Education universities with more than $91,000. Today, the Treasurer highlighted a remaining $262,000 in unclaimed property that is up for claim by colleges and universities throughout the Commonwealth.

Harrisburg - September 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Greeting cards can say a lot, but a check in the mail can make a difference in the lives of your loved ones, State Treasurer Rob McCord noted today. With Grandparents Day right around the corner, the Treasurer today urged Pennsylvanians to search www.patreasury.gov to find out if their grandparents are owed unclaimed property – with the average claim amount totaling $1,200, it could be a truly meaningful gift.

EUGENE, OR - August 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tyrone, Pennsylvania properties just got easier to find online, thanks to the partnership between IDX, Inc. and real estate professional Briana Pincherri. The IDX solution employed on her website now allows home seekers to quickly and effortlessly scan thousands of Allegheny Highland MLS (AHAR) property listings right from the convenient real estate website Pincherri hosts. The five unique search functions IDX Broker uploads onto her site give potential buyers a dynamic tool to help narrow the AHAR listings and match them with their dream property.

Torrance, CA - July 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Auction.com (www.auction.com), the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, has successfully auctioned a large industrial complex in Carlisle, Pennsylvania using a specially-tailored version of its online auction process.

Harrisburg - July 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pennsylvanians who open their mailboxes and find a letter from the State Treasury in coming weeks may have unclaimed property waiting for them, Treasurer Rob McCord announced today as his department issued more than 60,000 notification letters to the owners of the newest unclaimed property in its database

EUGENE, OR - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The IDX, Inc. team happily welcomes Brenda Thompson with Special Finds in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to the rapidly expanding list of elite rank real estate professionals opting to incorporate IDX Broker into the search function of their websites, enhancing and improving the overall online real estate search experience for potential home buyers. These newly added and innovative IDX search tools make it easy for Thompson to provide an invaluable service to home seekers; an immediate and direct connection to an abundant amount of properties within the Metropolitan Regional Info Systems (MRIS), and all without ever having to veer from her site

EUGENE, OR - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania Realtor Jeremy Pilkerton have teamed up to revolutionize the online real estate search process for home seekers. The convenient IDX enabled website Pilkerton hosts has been integrated with the dynamic IDX Broker software, which seamlessly extracts and displays thousands of detailed property listings from Fort Lauderdale MLS (RAGFL), directly on the website of Pilkerton.

HARRISBURG - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced today the settlement of a case against Hilltop Mobile Home Park in State College, PA. Under the terms of the deal, the owners of the park will pay $26,700 to the Commonwealth. $21,700 will be distributed to residents of the park, and $5,000 will go to the state to pay court costs and attorney's fees. An additional $10,000 will initially be set aside in case other residents file valid claims in the next 30 days, and this additional fund will be supplemented if valid claims exceed the initial set aside.

Pittsburgh - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- During a visit today to the headquarters of Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania, State Treasurer Rob McCord presented officials with a mock check representing the more than $3,000 in unclaimed property the organization claimed earlier this year. The Treasurer noted that $180 million in lost and forgotten money and valuables is available to claim by residents, businesses and organizations in the eight-county region served by Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

EUGENE, OR - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Linda Johnson have joined forces to deliver Springfield, Pennsylvania home seekers with a thorough and dynamic online real estate resource. As a member of the Trend MLS (Trend), Johnson has long had access to thousands of area property listings. Her IDX solution now affords potential buyers the same level of access to Trend listings that was once only reserved for agents and brokers, simplifying the online home search for all parties. IDX Broker software has upgraded the search capabilities of the website of Johnson, making the online real estate search quick, efficient, and effective.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA-13) issued the following statement at today’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing on tax reform and incentives for residential real estate.

Harrisburg - April 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than $232,000 in unclaimed property is waiting to be claimed by libraries, books stores and literacy organizations across Pennsylvania, State Treasurer Rob McCord announced today during National Library Week

Harrisburg - April 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Businesses and organizations have until April 15 to report dormant financial assets and unclaimed tangible items to the Pennsylvania Treasury. This important annual deadline allows Treasury to return unclaimed property to the rightful owners or heirs

HARRISBURG - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Registration is now open for the 2013 Commonwealth Housing Forum planned for May 2-3 at the Hilton Harrisburg. This biennial event is presented by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and provides housing professionals in the state with opportunities for continuing education and networking with peers. Attendance is expected to top 650.

Harrisburg - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Public Welfare and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency will use $5.7 million in federal rental assistance to make some accessible housing more affordable for 200 low-income individuals with disabilities

Reading - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than $20.3 million in unclaimed property is available to claim in Berks County, State Treasurer Rob McCord announced today as he presented officials of the Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association of Reading with a mock check representing more than $73,000 in property the organization claimed last year.

Harrisburg - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Rob McCord returned more than $17,700 in unclaimed property to the United Steelworkers today, as he encouraged businesses and organizations across Pennsylvania to search www.patreasury.gov to see if they too are owed some of the $1.9 billion in unclaimed property Treasury currently holds.

EUGENE, OR - February 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eric Shryock of Wolfe & Company is now part of the growing network of agents and brokers who have chosen to integrate the dynamic IDX Broker software onto their real estate websites. The innovative and advanced search tools within the Internet Data Exchange (IDX) system will open up thousands of listings and details to prospective homebuyers browsing Shryock’s site. IDX, Inc. will enable Shryock to supply his clients with a complete online property search in the Carlisle, Pennsylvania real estate market and beyond.

Harrisburg - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Treasury currently holds nearly $62,200 in unclaimed property that belongs to African American organizations and institutions, State Treasurer Rob McCord said today as he encouraged these groups to search and claim what is theirs

EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Lori Mills to the growing network of agents and brokers who have chosen IDX Broker software, as a way of revolutionizing their real estate websites. Lancaster, Pennsylvania area properties can now be found on Mills’ IDX-enabled website, where clients can search quickly and easily for their dream home. As a member of the Keystone MLS, Mills has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings, and now, her clients can experience unprecedented access during the online search, with the IDX solution Mills hosts.