Real Estate Press Releases

Nampa, Idaho - Commercial and residential flooring company Westma Commercial Services of Melba opened a new showroom in the Karcher Mall, showcasing its commercial and residential carpet selections. The Idaho flooring company works with a large list of commercial flooring suppliers and distributors, as well as flooring manufacturers.

Located conveniently off the I-84 just one mile from the Treasure Valley Marketplace, the Karcher Mall is easily accessible to clients in the area. However, John Brown, owner of the carpet installation company, says that commercial clients in particular still prefer onsite visits.

"We actually work with commercial clients like bank and medical centers anywhere in Southwest Idaho and beyond. We've been asked to send crews as far as Idaho Falls and Seattle because of our company's commitment to eliminating down time and keeping our clients operational."

San Antonio, Texas - Kurt Hudspeth, a Texas real estate agent, has teamed up with Housing For Military.com ® to provide military housing relocation services to Randolph Air Fore Base personnel and other military installations in the San Antonio area.

Hudspeth, who is a specialist in helping military families purchase new San Antonio homes in one of the many new home communities in the area, says that homes near Randolph Air Force Base are available in any price range.

"Many military families are surprised to find that they can afford a new home using their military Basic Allowance for Housing in combination with a VA loan."

San Jose, Calif. - Jerry Garrity of First Statewide Realty, one of Santa Clara County's leading property management companies is releasing a statement noting that year over year residential vacancy rates decreased in March 2010 compared to March 2009.

This has been a benefit to the firm's clientele of successful real estate investors who rely on the company's San Jose property management services to keep costs low and cash flow positive.

Los Angeles, Calif. - Ralph Guerin, a REALTOR® with Keller Williams Realty's Los Feliz office who specializes in Eagle Rock real estate says that Eagle Rock homes are doing exceptionally well at retaining their value because of a variety of factors that make the Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood unique.

He says that its location near Occidental College as well close proximity to Downtown L.A., the Burbank entertainment/studio industry, and Pasadena's Old Town, make it prime real estate. Many famous people have lived in Eagle Rock, from filmmakers to politicians. President Barack Obama even went to college at Occidental for a period of time.

Albuquerque, NM - Joe Maez earned top producer distinction for years as an Albuquerque real estate sales agent for national builder Pulte Homes. Now he shares the top producer stage with the brokerage he joined in 2009, and says it is a perfect fit.

The Coldwell Banker Legacy real estate office where Maez now calls home easily outsells all other firms doing business in the region. He says that the company is the largest real estate firm in Albuquerque, and sits at the top of the pack in sales volume.

Colorado Springs, Col. - Nicole Lee of the Ashford Group, a real estate team with the Masters Real Estate Group in Colorado Springs, has launched a new website with powerful search features for Colorado Springs homebuyers and renters.

She says the Ashford Group, which handles both real estate sales and rentals as part of its Colorado Springs property management business, wanted to greatly simplify the home search process.

Portland, Oregon - Portland Oregon real estate agent David Somerville, a REALTOR® who is an expert in area home values, has released the top five Portland metro areas in his Portland Home Appreciation Report to help those following the market understand trends in market activity.

Somerville says the report, which is designed to be helpful to Portland real estate professionals but accessible to the average homebuyer, gives a broad overview of market health broken down by regions.

10-March-2010 – San Antonio, TX – Texas real estate agent Kurt Hudspeth, a specialist in the new home market in San Antonio, sees increased market share for new homes vs. existing homes in coming months due to economic factors.

Hudspeth, who maintains a directory of San Antonio builders and follows the business, inventory, and special homebuyer incentives for new San Antonio homes, says that the economy and real estate market conditions have increased competition among builders.

Portland, Oregon - David Somerville, a Portland, Oregon area REALTOR® covering real estate in Portland, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Tigard, has launched an iPhone application to make it more convenient for buyers to search for Portland homes from their mobile phones.

The app, which is available for download in iTunes or from Somerville's website, http://www.maxwellsinclair.com, is offered free of charge to home buyers to search Portland's real estate listings by entering activation code 2370. He says users just need an iPhone and an iTunes account, and they can be browsing -- and bookmarking -- available real estate listings fast.

Omaha, Nebraska - John Powley, a Nebraska real estate agent with N.P. Dodge specializing in Omaha area homes for sale, has launched new home search tools on his highly ranked website covering Omaha real estate. The tools are geared to helping website visitors find listings that closely match their home shopping criteria.

One of the best new features is the ability to easily browse different types of listings without having to fill out complex search forms. "We have preset searches set up for many different property types, like homes, condos, foreclosures, and even schools and school districts."