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HARRISBURG, PA - December 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord today announced new, innovative financing options available through the Keystone Home Energy Loan Program (HELP). Qualified Pennsylvania homeowners can now take advantage of lower-rate, fixed-term loans for whole home energy efficiency projects – upon completion of a home energy audit designed to identify the most effective energy conserving improvements in each home.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Philly Apartment Company, headquartered in Philadelphia, today announced the opening of a new Washington, D.C. office that will be led by Director of Sales Eric Suissa.

PITTSBURGH, PA - November 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A resident of New Brighton, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of bank fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. William Buchko, 59, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge David Cercone

Harrisburg, PA - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The House Finance Committee approved legislation authored by Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) that would freeze property taxes for senior citizens.

September 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc., the Philadelphia region's premier full-service retail real estate company, has negotiated a lease for the region’s largest home furniture and manufacturing company, Ashley Furniture, to occupy the former 33,000-square foot Circuit City at Lincoln Court located at 102 Alan Wood Road in Plymouth Meeting. The store is scheduled to open in December.

EUGENE, OR - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce West Chester, Pennsylvania real estate agent Holly Gross has joined the ever expanding group of real estate professionals utilizing a customizable IDX solution to display thousands of properties online. Home listings from the Trend MLS can now be found seamlessly integrated onto the website of Gross, giving her clients a comprehensive database of homes to search through. Now, Gross and her clients can begin the property search process quickly and efficiently, thanks to her IDX enabled website

Lehigh Valley, PA - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAI Summit represented First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union in the sale of 2804 William Penn Highway.

Allentown, PA - September 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment firm with equity in assets valued at more than $2 billion, has announced the acquisition of an 84,000-square-foot retail building located at 1135 Airport Road in Allentown, Pa. from an affiliate of the Rosen Group, Inc.

EUGENE, OR - July 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the newest addition joining the team of real estate professionals updating their websites, David Giovanniello and For Sale By Owner Plus Realtors. With the latest adoption of IDX Broker software, the clients of Giovanniello can now easily search through thousands of Central Penn Multi-List (CPMLS) property listings, in an effort to match each potential buyer precisely with their dream home. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania homes are now available from the convenience of the website of Giovanniello, further simplifying searching for a property online for both Realtors and home seekers.

Quakertown, PA - June 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc., the region’s premier full-service retail real estate company, has announced that it has negotiated a new 10,100 square foot lease with Ulta, the nation’s leading beauty retailer, at Richland Marketplace in Quakertown, PA.

EUGENE, OR - June 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ed Kelly, of Long & Foster Real Estate, has teamed with IDX, Inc. to bring Gettysburg, Pennsylvania homes to potential area buyers, with the addition of IDX Broker software to his real estate website. As a member of the York and Adams County MLS (RAYAC), Kelly has long had access to thousands of local listings. Now, his clients can also view and search through the RAYAC listings from the convenience of his website on their personal computers, iPhones and even the new Apple iPad. The addition of IDX Broker software to the website of Kelly has forever changed the way Gettysburg home seekers search for properties online.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial, the region’s largest full-service retail real estate firm, announced today that it has leased a former 9,343-square-foot freestanding building to Family Dollar at 1700 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. The property, formerly a Strauss Auto store is in the heart of South Philadelphia and near the booming neighborhood of Bella Vista.

Plainsboro, NJ - June 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --, Boyertown, PA, (Berks County), and Conshohocken, PA (Montgomery County) - June 15, 2010 - Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc., the region’s premier full-service retail real estate company announced today that it has negotiated three new leases for GameStop.

Ardmore, Pa - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Main Line residences with private balconies and access to an array of fine restaurants and shops will be going on the auction block July 14 with minimum bids at a fraction of their original asking price

Berwyn, PA - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial, the region’s largest full-service retail real estate firm, announced today that it has completed a 40,135-square foot lease on behalf of ownership for hhgregg Appliances & Electronics store in Berwyn, PA.

New stores opening include Game Stop, Five Below and Performance Bike. Allentown, PA - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its exclusive representation of Airport Center in Allentown, PA, Metro Commercial announced that it has brokered 5 leases totaling over 22,000 square feet. Opening in the summer of 2010 are Game Stop, Five Below, Roma Ristorante, Namu Jewelery and Performance Bike.

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.