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New Podcast Uses Innovative Format to Deliver Top Real Estate News

WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Words that Build is a new, crowdsourced podcast that publishes hot takes from industry professionals and transmutes written articles from top publications to audio.

Real estate professionals are invited to submit voice memos to the company's voicemail mailbox as a quick way to broadcast their opinions or share insights on the industry. This allows architects to be heard by developers, developers to be heard by financiers, and people from all regions to cross-pollinate their experiences and strategies. The hope is that contributors will find this as a way to form valuable relationships with like-minded people across different fields of the industry.

Topics range from updates on recent commercial and residential real estate projects to property tech and urban planning.

Words that Build is not only beneficial to people in the real estate industry, but also to groups that share content with the new platform.

"Converting the text to audio allows the publication to appear on audio search engines like Spotify and Apple Podcasts giving them more opportunities to be discovered," Zak Goldwasser, team member, Words that Build, says. "These search engines are less saturated due to the higher barrier of entry of audio."

For example, Urban Turf, the authority on real estate in the nation's capital, is one of the places that Words that Build aggregates content from and its news is now popping up in all popular podcast spaces.

Words that Build is the result of team members, Zak Goldwasser, a muralist who helps companies transform ordinary real estate into stunning, unforgettable spaces; and Reese Williams, a voice actor of 20 years; Reese has her own music podcast called "This Room Sounds Great."

"Our goal is to function as an audio-first industry publication," Goldwasser says. "We want to make getting and sharing industry information a frictionless process."

Listen to the podcasts on:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wordsthatbuild/urban-turf-surging-new-construction-could-ease-us-housing-crunch

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EQKDRYS5Y0QfahfmA23h7

-- or wherever else podcasts are available.

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Words that Build is a new, crowdsourced podcast that publishes hot takes from industry professionals and transmutes written articles from top publications to audio. Topics range from updates on recent commercial and residential real estate projects to property tech and urban planning.

Fairway America, LLC selects Pereview as its new asset management platform

PORTLAND, Ore. /ScoopCloud/ -- Commercial real estate and private equity investment firm Fairway America (fairwayamerica.com) has chosen Pereview Software (pereviewsoftware.com) to support its growing portfolio.

Fairway America is a full-service private equity and advisory firm specializing in commercial real estate asset-based investments across the United States middle market headquartered in Portland, Ore.

"We have always been very good at tracking our data and producing quality reports for our investors, but, with our growth it has simply become a time-consuming chore. Pereview will allow us to automate our asset reporting as well as now perform deeper analytics across our fund and asset level data, giving us greater insights as we continue to outperform our competitors," said John Wilson, CFO at Fairway America.

Wilson said Pereview's data validations will allow their users to now directly access trustworthy data, all in one place, creating efficiencies not previously achievable at Fairway America. "It gives us a centralized repository of all of our clean data with no more silos enabling us to confidently make data-driven decisions to drive value for 100% of investors," he said.

Pereview is the only all-in-one asset management platform that manages all of a client's data across the entire asset lifecycle from acquisition to disposition. By aggregating, integrating, and interpreting internal and external disparate data into a single source of truth, Pereview provides actionable insights while delivering unparalleled reporting and analytics capabilities.

Daryl Pitts, SVP of global sales for Pereview, said they will aggregate all of Fairway America's Operating Partner native property level data into the Pereview platform while also connecting to Fairway America's commercial, multifamily and self-storage valuation, underwriting, budget and waterfall Excel models to fully capture all historical and projected data in their ecosystem.

"We are very excited to expand the rapidly growing Pereview customer base into the Northwest and are honored to be partnering with such an experienced team of real estate visionaries that know the power of data and how they can continue growing their portfolio with it," he said. "Having all of their data in one place will allow the Fairway America transactions, asset management, fund/portfolio, IR, Marketing, and senior leadership teams to do more with their data across the Life of the Asset."

Learn more at: https://pereviewsoftware.com/

Commercial real estate and private equity investment firm Fairway America has chosen Pereview Software to support its growing portfolio. Pereview is the only all-in-one asset management platform that manages all of a client's data across the entire asset lifecycle from acquisition to disposition.

Related link: https://pereviewsoftware.com/

The Alliven Group Moves into New, 59,000 sq ft. Headquarters

LAKEWOOD, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- After two years of building and development, The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has moved into a striking, $14-million office tower at the edge of Lakewood. Known as The Nexus, the four-story building is 100-percent leased and 50-percent owner-occupied. The Alliven Group occupies the top floor.

A coordinated effort between John Saracco Architects, Nexgen Builders, and Susan Strauss Design, The Nexus is sleek, light-filled, and spacious, and the first office property in Lakewood with an above-ground garage. Shades of grey Trespa panels on the façade create a modern, geometric look, while the interiors are elegant and minimalist, with dark tile flooring and continuous windows for natural light on every level.

With a high-performance VAV system and light-blocking windows, the building is energy efficient, and includes a comprehensive security system.

"Building our new headquarters was a real team effort, and we're thrilled with the results," said Rachel Lasry, COO of The Alliven Group. "The Nexus gives us a lot of space to expand and room for growth."

About The Alliven Group

The Alliven Group is a private equity real estate firm headquartered in New Jersey with a diverse portfolio of select income-producing properties including multifamily, healthcare facilities, and office buildings. With over three decades of experience, we are known for our keen sense of market trends and timing. Our team successfully identifies opportunities and creates equity through diligent acquisitions, thoughtful development, attentive management, and targeted value-added capital improvements.

Learn more: https://alliven.com/

After two years of building and development, The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has moved into a striking, $14-million office tower at the edge of Lakewood. Known as The Nexus, the four-story building is 100-percent leased and 50-percent owner-occupied. The Alliven Group occupies the top floor.

Related link: https://alliven.com/

MC Companies and Move For Hunger Announce Collaborative Effort to Fight Hunger Nationwide

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- MC Companies - a leading Real Estate Investment and Management Company, and Move For Hunger - a national hunger relief non-profit organization, announced a new partnership that will fight hunger and reduce food waste nationwide. With estimates showing that the number of Americans facing hunger in 2020 increased by 46% due to the Covid-19 pandemic - that's 17 million more people - the collaborative efforts of MC Companies and Move For Hunger have never been more important than they are right now.

People throw away a lot of things when they move, including perfectly good food. Move For Hunger's network of more than 1,000 moving companies, more than 1,500 multifamily apartment communities, and many of the world's leading relocation management companies, volunteer to collect this unopened, non-perishable food and deliver it to their local food banks. To date, Move For Hunger's network of relocation professionals and multifamily properties has collected and delivered more than 20 million pounds of food - providing 17 million meals - to food banks and pantries across the United States and Canada.

The partnership will enable MC Companies to support Move For Hunger's food rescue programs and encourage their properties, associations, & vendors they work with to integrate the Move For Hunger model into the moving out process for residents. It will also provide the opportunity to continue to expand the Move For Hunger network: a robust community of engaged individuals that want to make a difference in the lives of others and have the resources available to create large scale change.

"Partnering with MC Companies both complements and advances our mission, so this collaboration was a natural fit," said Adam Lowy, Executive Director and Founder of Move For Hunger. "With such devastating hunger statistics all around the country, the support of MC Companies will help strengthen our efforts and allow us to provide meals to those struggling to put food on the table."

"The mission for MC Companies and our philanthropic arm the Sharing the Good Life Foundation is to improve the communities where we operate our Real Estate. The partnership with Move For Hunger gives us the opportunity to help provide meals to our communities in need," said Lesley Brice, President and Partner at MC Companies

Rates of household food insecurity are going to remain high for the foreseeable future. Food banks, pantries, and shelters are the only places millions of people can turn to for help. Through the support of partners like MC Companies, Move For Hunger and MC Companies are committed to doing their part to fight for the families, children, seniors, and vulnerable communities who lack reliable access to affordable, nutritious food.

Move For Hunger is a national non-profit organization that has created a sustainable way to reduce food waste and fight hunger. We have mobilized the leaders of moving, relocation, and multifamily industries to provide their customers, clients, and residents with the opportunity to donate their food when they move. Members of Move For Hunger also organize community food drives, participate in awareness campaigns, and create employee engagement programs. For more information, or to find out how you can host your own food drive, visit https://moveforhunger.org/.

MC Companies is a real estate investment, development, construction, and management company specializing in the multifamily properties and commercial markets. MC Companies has completed over $750 million in multi-family and commercial value-added transactions since 2001. For more information about MC Companies communities and developments, visit https://www.mccompanies.com/.

MC Companies - a leading Real Estate Investment and Management Company, and Move For Hunger - a national hunger relief non-profit organization, announced a new partnership that will fight hunger and reduce food waste nationwide. With estimates showing that the number of Americans facing hunger in 2020 increased by 46% due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Related link: https://moveforhunger.org/

OfferMarket Adds Auctions to Commission-Free Real Estate Marketplace

BALTIMORE, Md. /ScoopCloud/ -- Today, OfferMarket, a technology-enabled real estate marketplace announced the launch of OfferMarket Auctions. The company's real estate auction framework promotes buyer competition, reduces transaction costs and delivers faster closing times.

Traditional real estate transactions can be expensive, slow and frustrating for sellers. Sellers typically pay 5-6% commission to agents, spend an additional 1-5% on repairs and staging, and another 0-5% on inspection-related concessions. OfferMarket uses ecommerce marketplace principles and a streamlined, managed transaction flow (forms, titlework) to save money and time for buyers and sellers. Transactions on OfferMarket are as-is, and sellers avoid costly commissions and repairs.

OfferMarket receives a fixed service fee, typically $1,250 to $5,000, paid by the buyer at closing. A $250,000 house sold on OfferMarket would save at least $10,000 for the seller as compared to a traditional "on-market" transaction.

"It's amazing how much buyer competition we are generating and how much time and money we are saving the sellers who use our auction feature," says Daniel Sperling-Horowitz, CEO of OfferMarket. Sperling-Horowitz previously founded Zentail, an ecommerce marketplace software company backed by Y Combinator.

"With on-market housing inventory near record lows, buyers are increasingly looking off-market for their next purchase," added Sperling-Horowitz.

"I contacted OfferMarket with a bit of skepticism and very little expectation of selling my property but, within only 3 days, they had several prospective buyers inspecting the home. Very fortunately, one put in an offer which was [17% above] my asking price. From then on, their handling of the process was superb. We closed on the scheduled date. I would (and will) recommend them to anyone that I encounter who has a property to sell," said Tony Santaniello from Scranton, PA.

For additional information, please visit: https://www.offermarket.us/

VIDEO (YouTube): https://youtu.be/Sy8RMWsR_Qw

About OfferMarket:

OfferMarket is a real estate marketplace that uses technology to save money for buyers and sellers. The company currently has active deals in Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Illinois.

MEDIA ONLY CONTACT
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CEO, OfferMarket
443-492-9941
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Today, OfferMarket, a technology-enabled real estate marketplace announced the launch of OfferMarket Auctions. The company's real estate auction framework promotes buyer competition, reduces transaction costs and delivers faster closing times.

Related link: https://www.offermarket.us/

Developer Provides Update on Florence Project, Potentially Offering Massive Economic Impact to The Shoals

FLORENCE, Ala. /ScoopCloud/ -- After a year in the works, downtown Florence could face a new economic boom thanks to The Mandolin, a thriving residential, retail, and office development project Bobo Family Group has proposed for the heart of the city.

When Covid-19 hit, we had to hit pause, step back, and take a look at how things might be changing. We immediately knew that retail and hospitality were going to get hit, we just didn't know how long it would last. Thankfully, we've discovered that some retail sectors have become more resilient, with grocery being one of them.

"We've spent the last six months going back and forth with our architectural, engineering, and construction team to fine tune a project Shoal's residents say they want. It's involved a tremendous amount of time and thought. Now we know we can make this idea a reality if the City decides to make this type of development a priority."

The $45.5 million development will offer modern residential units, high-class office spaces, convenient parking and jobs, totaling over $100 million in proposed ongoing economic impact for the city. Since the initial reveal, developers have been in talks with a national grocery chain to create a large, ground-floor grocery experience with space for additional offices and retailers.

The Mandolin's primary purpose is to boost the local economy and offer resources that will aid in generating greater retention of recent University of North Alabama graduates, said CEO James Bobo.

The development is proposed to occupy the space between Tennessee Street, East Mobile Street, Walnut Street, and North Wood Avenue, across from Turbo Coffee and McDaniel Window and Door.

This much-needed resource for the Shoals area cannot happen without the public's help, though. "In order to attract, develop, and retain the jobs we need for our future, we need the types of developments that will attract and retain talented people," Bobo said. "We have to start thinking proactively as opposed to reactively."

Before this dream can come true for the Shoals, The Mandolin needs your help. Members of the community are encouraged to sign the petition on change.org to make this development a Florence City Council priority.

Petition link: https://www.change.org/mandolinflorence

Project website: https://www.mandolinflorence.com/

About Bobo Family Group

Bobo Family Group is a multi-generational real estate investment company with experience spanning single-family development and brokerage to direct investments in multifamily, office, retail, and undeveloped land. Their mission is to develop a real estate investment platform that will generate superior, risk-adjusted returns through investments built around positive social, environmental, and economic change. They seek to promote open-mindedness and collaboration within the community and offer stakeholders opportunities to learn, grow, and prosper.

Learn more at: https://bobofamilygroup.com/.

After a year in the works, downtown Florence could face a new economic boom thanks to The Mandolin, a thriving residential, retail, and office development project Bobo Family Group has proposed for the heart of the city.

Related link: https://bobofamilygroup.com/

SimpleShowing Inks Partnership with Expetitle to Create a Fully Digital Home Purchase Experience

MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleShowing, an online real estate startup disrupting the traditional real estate brokerage by changing the way buyers and sellers use real estate services, is pleased to announce its partnership with Expetitle, a Wynwood-based technology-driven startup, to bring a fully digital-first closing solution to reality.

SimpleShowing raised over $1 million through Republic.co, a private investment platform that curates investment opportunities with high-growth potential across real estate, gaming, startups, and crypto. SimpleShowing combines the home search and home tour processes into one integrated, streamlined experience. The company makes it easier and more affordable for clients to view and buy homes with help from full-service agents and modern technology, all while saving up to thousands of dollars on commissions.

Expetitle offers fully remote and hybrid closings through a secure platform and mobile app. Expetitle has performed closings throughout Florida and experienced nearly 400 percent growth since the pandemic. The company has raised millions of dollars from institutional investors to create a full stack tech closing experience across all of Florida and recently expanding into Georgia.

"We are excited to join forces with SimpleShowing - combining their tech-enabled, streamlined home search and selection process with our leading-edge technology and closing services to create an unparalleled real estate experience," said Sean Daly, Chief Executive Officer of Expetitle.

About Expetitle

Founded in January 2019, Expetitle was born out of the LAB Ventures startup studio. Expetitle is a multi-state title company that delivers fully digital and hybrid closings through one secure collaborative platform that adds transparency to the entire closing process. Expetitle's mission is to provide a better, transparent closing experience for buyers, sellers, and their agents and brokers. Today's consumer is used to doing everything on their phone in real-time, why should buying a home be any different? To learn more about Expetitle, visit https://www.expetitle.com/.

About SimpleShowing

Simple Showing is a full-service brokerage that's leveraged technology to create a new way to buy or sell your home- and keep more money in the customer's pocket during the process. The service is up and running in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, with licensed real estate agents active in the Atlanta, Birmingham, Orlando, Tampa, and Savannah markets. For more information about SimpleShowing, visit https://www.simpleshowing.com/.

SimpleShowing, an online real estate startup disrupting the traditional real estate brokerage by changing the way buyers and sellers use real estate services, is pleased to announce its partnership with Expetitle, a Wynwood-based technology-driven startup, to bring a fully digital-first closing solution to reality.

Related link: https://www.expetitle.com/

Omaha-Based Apartment Developers Complete Their First 1,000 Apartment Units

OMAHA, Neb. /ScoopCloud/ -- SB Communities, LLC, owned by Jerry Slusky and Bob Batt, is a privately-owned real estate development company known in Nebraska and Iowa for its focus on building new, first-class apartment communities since 2013, specializing in identifying Midwest communities with populations of around 50,000 where there is a particular need for amenity-filled apartments.

SB Communities, LLC fulfills this need and develops projects with resort-style pools, innovative clubhouses, full-size fitness facilities, and individual apartments with quartz island countertops, stainless steel appliances and washer/dryers as basic amenities. They have followed this model for the past seven years, and it has been a huge success.

The company has recently passed the milestone of completing one-thousand apartment units. Jerry and Bob put their decades of experience earned in real estate development and furniture sales and marketing to give SB Communities, LLC this extraordinary pace of growth.

Bob Batt grew up and went to college in Omaha. He retired from Nebraska Furniture Mart (now a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary) after a long and successful career in marketing and executive leadership. He then joined with Jerry to create SB Communities, LLC.

Attorney Jerry Slusky has been in real estate law practice for over 45 years, most of which have been spent assisting clients in all aspects of the development of commercial real estate. Jerry is the Founder of the CRE Summit - an annual commercial real estate conference now in its 32nd consecutive year; he is also one of only seven Nebraska Fellows of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).

Some of the company's widely recognized projects include The Sterling Apartments of Grand Island, The Sterling Apartments of Kearney and The Sterling Apartments at Prairie Trail in Ankeny, Iowa.

Speaking about their recent achievement, Jerry said, "A thousand units is an important number. It demonstrates that we were right to invest in research and move forward with providing these communities the products they were missing. SB Communities, LLC provides a first-class apartment living experience that is more like a home, set in an amenity-filled community campus".

This achievement opens many new doors for SB Communities, LLC. Bob Batt is very optimistic about the future of the company. He says, "Mrs. B, Founder of the Nebraska Furniture Mart, often told me, 'It's not what you want. It's what the customer wants.' And that's true for this business as well! The transfer of business ideas and theory applies as we consider what the customer is wanting, not what we want."

SB Communities, LLC is also a partner in a joint venture in the development of 300 units in Papillion, NE, Axis Apartments, which opened its first two buildings last August. The company is also planning to break ground on a new 404-unit apartment community in the Prairie Trail subdivision of Ankeny, IA in May 2021.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

SB Communities, LLC is a Nebraska owned and operated company, focused on bringing outstanding, home-like rental apartments to Midwest living. More details about SB Communities, LLC can be found on its website ( https://sbcommunities.com/ ) or via email ( dkline@smithslusky.com ) while inquiries can also be made via phone calls to 402-505-8105.

SB Communities, LLC, owned by Jerry Slusky and Bob Batt, is a privately-owned real estate development company known in Nebraska and Iowa for its focus on building new, first-class apartment communities since 2013, specializing in identifying Midwest communities with populations of around 50,000 where there is a particular need for amenity-filled apartments.

Related link: https://sbcommunities.com/

Choyce Peterson Publishes Year-End 2020 Lower Fairfield County Office Space Availability Poster

NORWALK, Conn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Choyce Peterson, Inc. (www.choycepeterson.com), a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm with a specialization in tenant representation, announced the release of its 22nd semi-annual Lower Fairfield County Office Space Availability Poster. While 2020 started with a high availability rate, it was widely expected that there would be a significant amount of available office space added to the market. This report shows otherwise as there was only a 2.0 percentage point increase in total availability, from 27.8% at Year-End 2019 to 29.8% at Year-End 2020.

The full-size poster depicts silhouettes of 96 buildings with a total inventory of 18.2 million square feet and tracks changes in office space availability from Year-End 2019 to Year-End 2020 in larger, primarily multi-tenanted Class A office buildings in Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich, and Westport. The unique study illustrates the absorption and give back of direct and sublease space, as well as overall availability statistics.

The following refers to the poster's "availability rate" at Year End 2019 vs. Year End 2020 in each market surveyed:

* STAMFORD increased from 30.2 to 34.1%. Of the 31 buildings surveyed, 16 experienced a decrease in available square footage, 12 had an increase and 3 were unchanged. Three buildings added a staggering 570,000 square feet of available space: 1 Harbor Point Square (sublease space), 201 Tresser Blvd (Purdue Pharma building) and 301 Tresser Blvd (direct space).

* NORWALK increased from 32.5% to 34.6%. Of the 20 buildings surveyed, 6 experienced a decrease in available square footage, 8 had an increase and 6 were unchanged. 200 Connecticut Avenue and 535 Connecticut Avenue added the most space (94,222 square feet).

* GREENWICH decreased from 18.1% to 16.1%. Of the 25 buildings surveyed, 11 experienced a decrease in available square footage, 6 had an increase and 8 were unchanged. 1 American Lane and 100 West Putnam Avenue combined, decreased their availability by 46,003 square feet.

* WESTPORT, the strongest of the four markets, decreased from 15.9% to 12.6%. Of the 20 buildings surveyed, 6 experienced a decrease in available square footage, 4 had an increase and 10 were unchanged. 55 Post Road West, 276 Post Road West and 285 Riverside Avenue combined, decreased their availability by 41,516 square feet.

"I'm sure this report will perplex many people," stated John P. Hannigan, a principal at Choyce Peterson. Hannigan continued, "I've had numerous conversations with area executives and read many reports about the demise of office space. To date, our regional market has weathered the storm of COVID-19. In fact, two of the four markets surveyed, Greenwich and Westport, have seen a decrease in availability rates. Greenwich benefited from NYC based companies leasing space, while Westport's absorption was mainly comprised of companies relocating within Fairfield County."

He added, "With an increase in available space in Stamford and Norwalk, landlords in these markets are now more flexible with financial and business terms when negotiating leases. In fact, in the second half of 2020 we obtained significantly favorable results for our clients including rental rates below the ask and a substantial amount of free rent, with landlords funding and providing a new office buildout based on a tenant's specifications."

Adam Cognetta, vice president at Choyce Peterson noted, "While there has been and remains a heavy focus on strong residential market dynamics, commercial office market activity was frozen for most of 2020 and since late fall has been thawing out. We expect the uptick in activity to continue through 2021, partially offset by the longer-term implications of work-from-home flexibility and post-pandemic workplace planning. As leases expire, executives will be focused on evaluating appropriate sizing and lease terms among other key considerations."

To view the poster visit: https://www.choycepeterson.com/officeposter2020ye

To order a copy of Choyce Peterson's comparative Silhouette Poster, please call 203-356-9600 or email info@choycepeterson.com.

About Choyce Peterson

Choyce Peterson, Inc., a full service commercial real estate brokerage and consulting firm with offices in Norwalk, CT and Rye Brook, NY, was founded in 1997 and has negotiated millions of square feet of transactions in 42 states and Canada. The Choyce Peterson process delivers comprehensive and creative real estate solutions to ensure clients derive maximum value from their real estate decisions.

Learn more at: https://www.choycepeterson.com/

MEDIA CONTACTS
John P. Hannigan
Principal
203-961-8175
Choyce Peterson, Inc.
jhannigan@choycepeterson.com

Adam M. Cognetta
Vice President
203-961-8173
Choyce Peterson, Inc.
acognetta@choycepeterson.com

Choyce Peterson, Inc., a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm with a specialization in tenant representation, announced the release of its 22nd semi-annual Lower Fairfield County Office Space Availability Poster.

Related link: https://www.choycepeterson.com/

Housing Finance Strategies Announces #HousingDC21

WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that the firm will host a 100% virtual housing summit on September 20-21, 2021.

"With focus today, we set our sights on delivering the nation's premier housing policy conference next fall. The event will include a robust discussion on the Biden Administration's housing agenda," said Faith Schwartz.

In planning #HousingDC21, and to ensure quality content and focus, Housing Finance Strategies has enlisted the venerable Washington, DC trade association Women in Housing & Finance (WHF) as a key sponsor and the related Women in Housing & Finance Foundation (WHFF) as a benefactor.

Suzanne Garwood, President of WHFF, commented on the opportunity to join Housing Finance Strategies in offering #HousingDC21: "Aligning with Housing Finance Strategies promotes opportunities for women in mortgage and supports our philanthropic mission."

Schwartz has a lengthy pedigree in putting together housing symposiums, think-tank lectures and national conferences and is a leading executive and sought-after speaker. Sponsors to-date of #HousingDC21 include FormFree, Caliber Home Loans, Freedom Mortgage, Black Knight Financial Services, First American Financial Solutions, Genworth, RiskSpan, Class Valuation, Mortgage Connect, USMI and ReverseVision.

Fintech innovator and direct-source data pioneer Brent Chandler, CEO of FormFree, said of #HousingDC21: "Faith Schwartz is an industry stalwart whose leadership has seen us through challenging markets and whose focus on mortgage modernization is helping chart a course for the future. We can't wait for #HousingDC21, and I encourage my peers to take advantage of complimentary registration and save their seats now."

With a focus on women executives in housing finance - but open to all who wish to attend, registration is now available by clicking here: https://www.housingdc21.com/

About Housing Finance Strategies

Housing Finance Strategies was established by Faith Schwartz in 2016 as a professional services and advisory firm specializing in mortgage modernization, housing policy and legislative and regulatory affairs. Schwartz serves on a number of bank and fintech boards and has a lengthy record of hosting and moderating housing industry events. Since 2019, Schwartz has partnered in creating and delivering multiple housing events and two national housing policy conferences. Learn more at: https://housingfinancestrategies.com/.

MEDIA ONLY CONTACT
Faith Schwartz, President
(202) 384-5887

Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that the firm will host a 100% virtual housing summit on September 20-21, 2021.

Related link: https://housingfinancestrategies.com/

Paramount Property Tax Appeal Offers Free Evaluation to Affluent Homeowners and Business Property Owners, RE: ‘Tax-Reduction Solutions & Overcoming Changes to Tax Laws’

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Now that California Proposition 19 has passed, Wes Nichols, president of Paramount Property Tax Appeal Service in San Diego has decided to offer a free evaluation to affluent families, business property owners and homeowners who are transferring property to heirs or simply wish to lower their property taxes, or appeal their tax bill.

Families & individuals are invited to call the firm directly, or to drop by the office, to receive a free property tax reduction or tax appeal evaluation. Mr. Nichols is advising upscale California property owners that, "Property tax relief will be severely limited by changes to Proposition 58's Parent-to-Child Exemption. There are only 8-weeks left to prepare, evaluate and potentially appeal property taxes - usually reducing property tax by 20% to 30%."

The Paramount firm is stressing the fact that homeowners and commercial property owners are running out of time to prepare for changes to California property tax relief, that, if not addressed in Dec or Jan, will cost families and businesses thousands of dollars in unexpected, additional property taxes. Mr. Nichols states this is why Paramount Property Tax Appeal is opening their doors & phone lines to California property owners and families inheriting real property - so they can take advantage of the firm's offer, for the first time in their corporate history, to get a free evaluation focusing on Property Tax Reduction; Property Appraisal; Real Property Tax Appeal, Business Property Tax Appeal, and Business Personal Property Tax Compliance.

Company president Wes Nichols announced this week: "We can't emphasize enough how important it is for families to get in right now - this week or next week - to see us, so we can evaluate their estate planning and property tax situation, and complete their paperwork to lock in their future tax base. With Proposition 19 becoming property tax law, Californians only have until Feb. 2021 to complete estate planning, in order to pass down low assessed values to their children.

"Proposition 19 is designed to eliminate the Parent-to-Child Exemption (or Exclusion), for properties that are not owner-occupied homes within 12-months. This means homes, apartment buildings and other commercial properties will all be assessed at current, full market value when you transfer title to your children. As for appeals, we have an 80% success rate, which is a testament to our dedication and hard work for our clients."

It is worth noting that Paramount Property Tax Appeal is one of the few property tax firms in California that provides a large staff and complex data-system for proprietary property tax reduction solutions and tax appeal programs - guaranteeing parents the ability to pass down their low assessed value in the future to their children. Even if property is held in an LLC or a trust.

Mr. Nichols goes on to explain: "This year, Californians face unprecedented tax challenges unlike any year prior; due in part to the Coronavirus shutdown and resulting economic crisis, severely impacting property values and estate planning. Families with estate planning needs have to realize they only have 8-weeks left before the doors for California property tax relief from Proposition 13 and Proposition 58 slam shut - when Proposition 19 becomes active. This will dismantle tax breaks protected by the Parent-to-Child Exemption, which allows you to avoid property tax reassessment at current market rates."

"Folks should understand that by engaging us now, you start the process of setting up your tax appeal; to reduce your overall tax burden. Waiting until you're too close to the appeals deadline can be a recipe for disaster! Bottom line, we truly enjoy helping people - no matter what their net worth or property values are."

To get a free evaluation for trusts, estate planning, property tax appeals and property tax reduction, property owners can call the firm's main line at (858) 225-1200 with the option to discuss over the phone, or to come in and review their property tax and/or business personal property tax needs with a property tax specialist.

Paramount Property Tax Appeal
* Call: President Wes Nichols at (888) 385-9203
* Email: wes@pptaxappeal.com
* Website: https://www.paramountpropertytaxappeal.com
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Now that California Proposition 19 has passed, Wes Nichols, president of Paramount Property Tax Appeal Service in San Diego has decided to offer a free evaluation to affluent families, business property owners and homeowners who are transferring property to heirs or simply wish to lower their property taxes, or appeal their tax bill.

Minnesota Property Management Firm Provides Property Owners Relief

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. /ScoopCloud/ -- According to Guardian Property Management, now is the ideal time for property investors and owners to hire a property management company to help them manage their investments.

"Self-managing an investment property is never recommended, but was easier in pre-pandemic times," Jennifer Spadine, president and CEO at Guardian Property Management, says. "Now, renters are losing jobs or dealing with stressful household situations. Some are facing financial barriers to paying the rent. They and their families are working and schooling from home, causing more day-to-day maintenance needed to keep things running smoothly. Finding time to collect rent, handle resident requests or maintain the property as needed has become burdensome."

For a small percentage of the rent, Guardian Property Management will manage the property for them and provide peace of mind in stressful times. It partners its experience with property owners' investments.

Guardian Property Management distinguishes itself from its competitors in a number of ways. It refers to them as the "Three Uniques."

They are:

1 - Trusted advisors on staff (not brokers or contractors): Leasing agents, maintenance technicians and project managers

2 - Transparency. Fees and expenses are discussed with clients early on and are included in the management contract. There are no additional fees for items such as lease renewals, rental license renewals or annual processing of "Certificates of Rent Paid."

3 - Excellent client communication.

"When a client calls, we answer the phone," Spadine says.

About Guardian Property Management

Purchased in 2004, Guardian Property Management is an established, award-winning property management firm. Guardian provides full property management, extensive leasing services as well as property maintenance and repair. It services the entire Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area, including Richfield, Robbinsdale, Maple Grove, Edina, Bloomington, Blaine, Roseville, Woodbury, New Brighton, and Shoreview, among others.

It also currently services more than 250 property owners with over 800 properties of all sizes from single-family homes to multi-unit apartment buildings. It's focused on building personal relationships with property owners and residents while being responsive to their unique needs 24 hours per day.

For more information: https://www.guardianprop.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GuardianPropertyManagement

According to Guardian Property Management, now is the ideal time for property investors and owners to hire a property management company to help them manage their investments.

Related link: https://www.guardianprop.com/

The Alliven Group Names Ari Rosenblum as Vice President of Asset Management

LAKEWOOD, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has named Ari Rosenblum Vice President of Asset Management. Mr. Rosenblum will play a crucial role in strategy execution for joint venture partners and The Alliven Group's investment portfolio of multifamily properties across the United States.

Prior to joining The Alliven Group, Mr. Rosenblum spent three years as Asset Manager at GMF Capital, a private equity and alternative investment platform and one of The Alliven Group's joint venture partners. There he successfully analyzed and projected the performance of GMF's multifamily, student housing and hospitality portfolios; created and implemented processes for tracking and reporting investment performance for stakeholders; and effectively scaled asset management and reporting operations to facilitate the company's growth from approximately 40 assets and $335 million AUM to more than 90 assets and $1 billion AUM.

Mr. Rosenblum was also a senior auditor at the financial services department at Ernst & Young, where his clients included Fortune 500 companies. There he learned different business processes from both an accounting and strategic standpoint, and he now applies that level of diligence and focus on the running of investments and joint ventures in real estate.

"After working with Ari at GMF Capital, we are excited to have him at The Alliven Group full time," said Mark Frankel, CEO of The Alliven Group. "His expertise, in-depth understanding of the real estate industry, and extensive knowledge of asset management will provide The Alliven Group's strong management team with additional insight and expertise. He is a great addition, and we look forward to his contributions."

Mr. Rosenblum takes a hands-on approach when reviewing the projected performance of each investment, ensuring the transparency of information and that expectations are being met.

"I'm excited to join such a sophisticated, growing company," said Mr. Rosenblum. "I am looking forward to building strong relationships with joint venture partners as we achieve the investment strategy goals of each asset."

About The Alliven Group

The Alliven Group is a private equity real estate firm headquartered in New Jersey with a diverse portfolio of select income-producing properties including multifamily, healthcare facilities, and office buildings. With over three decades of experience, we are known for our keen sense of market trends and timing. Our team successfully identifies opportunities and creates equity through diligent acquisitions, thoughtful development, attentive management, and targeted value-added capital improvements. Learn more: https://alliven.com/

The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has named Ari Rosenblum Vice President of Asset Management. Mr. Rosenblum will play a crucial role in strategy execution for joint venture partners and The Alliven Group's investment portfolio of multifamily properties across the United States.

Related link: https://alliven.com/

Coldwell Banker Elite Unveils Updated Global Luxury Look

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Today, Coldwell Banker Elite debuts the sleek modern update to our prestigious Global Luxury program branding, in alignment with the Coldwell Banker® network's "Project North Star" visual transformation. Coldwell Banker Elite is deploying all new yard signs, agent and listing marketing materials and more as part of the full network-wide rebrand which will continue into 2021.

Coldwell Banker's new visual identity gives us the opportunity to retell our brand story, solidify our mission statement and recommit to our core values. In today's mobile, social, and digital marketing environment, Global Luxury needed a sophisticated look and feel that matched the upscale properties in which affluent consumers live, work and play.

Coldwell Banker Global Luxury conducted a global quantitative survey of three potential logos in the top four countries for the program: Spain, France, Italy and the United States. With that feedback, Global Luxury then conducted formal focus groups comprised of group interviews, anonymous surveys, and one-on-one sessions with Luxury Brand Ambassadors across 10 countries, as well as with top agents and brokers from across the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury network.

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"Coldwell Banker Elite is excited to be an integral part of this journey. We look forward to showcasing the new, innovative visuals of the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program; this rebrand will be eye-catching in the greater Fredericksburg area market and we appreciate the opportunity to help guide the brand to success for the years to come," said Kevin Breen, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Elite.

"Research shows consumers closely associate the Coldwell Banker name with luxury real estate - after all, the Coldwell Banker brand sold more $1M+ homes in 2019 than any other national real estate brand. The Coldwell Banker Global Luxury name aligns the power and recognition of the Coldwell Banker brand with legacy in luxury to truly showcase the program for what it is: a leader in delivering excellence, performance and refinement. And with this rebrand, we proudly continue our service with some of the best affiliated agents in the world," said Craig Hogan, vice president of Luxury at Coldwell Banker Real Estate.

About Coldwell Banker Elite

Coldwell Banker Elite is the #1 Coldwell Banker Affiliate in Virginia with 9 offices around the Northern Virginia region. Family-owned and operated since 1980, Coldwell Banker Elite's creative marketing, cutting-edge technology and commitment to quality and unmatched service has helped countless families with their real estate needs. Coldwell Banker Elite provides residential, commercial, property management and relocation services. Each office is independently owned and operated.

Learn more at: https://coldwellbankerelite.com/luxury/

Today, Coldwell Banker Elite debuts the sleek modern update to our prestigious Global Luxury program branding, in alignment with the Coldwell Banker network's "Project North Star" visual transformation. Coldwell Banker Elite is deploying all new yard signs, agent and listing marketing materials and more as part of the full network-wide rebrand which will continue into 2021.

Related link: https://coldwellbankerelite.com/

NotaryCam Certifies Compliance with MISMO RON Standards for Real Estate Transactions

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R), the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that it has completed the Mortgage Industry Standard Maintenance Organization (MISMO) Remote Online Notarization (RON) Software Compliance Certification Program. The program was designed to increase adoption of RON-enabled digital mortgage closings and support the integrity and scalability of eMortgages. In addition, the certification provides clarity to mortgage industry participants regarding which providers comply with MISMO's RON standards and reduces the resource burden of executing duplicative assessment, certification and approval processes of RON providers.

"Recognizing the need for industry-wide RON standards, NotaryCam has been a long-time MISMO supporter and collaborator in the development of the RON standards to promote consistency across mortgage industry practices and state regulations," said NotaryCam founder Rick Triola. "As RON transactions become more commonplace in the mortgage industry, NotaryCam is proud to have earned its MISMO RON Software Compliance Certification, which serves as a signal to all industry participants that they can confidently rely on the NotaryCam platform to securely and compliantly execute mortgage closings remotely."

Within its eClose 360 platform and in accordance with MISMO standards, NotaryCam provides continuous, synchronous audio and video feeds that contribute not only to a smooth closing process, but also to the required credential analysis and authentication procedures. eClose 360 automatically securely records significant actions taken as part of the RON transaction as part of the Audit Trail. NotaryCam's security measures employ data protection safeguards as well as provide a tamper-evident method by which a notary can export the Notarial Records for functions such as county recording. Additionally, documents notarized by NotaryCam include a statement meeting the needs of both federal and state regulations affirming the use of RON technology.

For more information on MISMO's RON Standards and the Certification Program, visit the MISMO Digital Mortgage Resource Center.

About NotaryCam

After pioneering the world's first multi-party/multi-state remote online notarization (RON), career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam and completed the first mortgage remote online closing (ROC) in 2014. Today, NotaryCam is the leader in online notarization and mortgage eClosing solutions, having notarized documents worldwide for hundreds of thousands of customers in all 50 states and more than 146 countries. The company's patented eClose360(R) platform delivers the "perfect" online mortgage closing in every jurisdiction and supports all eClosing scenarios - RON, IPEN or Hybrids - with a flexible workflow for document recording and unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience. NotaryCam also proudly maintains an industry-leading 99.8 percent customer satisfaction rating.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that it has completed the Mortgage Industry Standard Maintenance Organization (MISMO) Remote Online Notarization (RON) Software Compliance Certification Program.

Related link: https://www.notarycam.com/

AVE Renews Partnership with Move For Hunger

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- AVE by Korman Communities, a leading hospitality-driven residential real estate brand, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, announced they have renewed their formal partnership for a sixth year to fight hunger and reduce food waste nationwide.

Due to the current pandemic and economic crisis, many families have been left struggling to put food on the table and are turning to food banks in record numbers. The Move For Hunger and AVE collaboration will help food banks across the country meet this unprecedented demand.

People throw away a lot of things when they move, including food - food that could be delivered to a family in need rather than just left behind. With this simple observation, Move For Hunger was born. In 2009, the organization started building a network among relocation professionals to collect those food items and deliver them to food banks across the country.

The network has grown to include more than 1,000 moving companies, many of the world's leading corporate housing providers, relocation management companies, and more than 1,500 multi-family apartment communities. To date, Move For Hunger's network has collected and delivered more than 19 million pounds of food - providing 16 million meals.

As a partner of Move For Hunger, residents at all 14 AVE properties located in the Greater Philadelphia Area, New Jersey, and the East Bay of California have the opportunity to donate their unopened, non-perishable food items rather than throw them away when they move out. The service is free to residents and offers a simple way to give back to the community.

AVE also organizes food drives regularly which helps educate their residents about the issues of hunger and food waste. Since joining in 2015, AVE has collected nearly 29,000 pounds of food - providing more than 23,500 meals to those facing hunger.

"AVE has been a tremendous ally in our fight to reduce hunger in our communities," said Adam Lowy, Executive Director and Founder of Move For Hunger. "With food insecurity levels rising every day, we have a lot of work ahead of us. AVE remains committed to taking action to help ensure we get food to those who are in great need."

"The AVE team is so proud of our long-term partnership with Move For Hunger," said Lea Anne Welsh, COO of Korman Communities and President of AVE. "Both of our organizations share a passion for taking care of our communities. Now more than ever, we remain committed to our friends at Move For Hunger to fight hunger and reduce food waste."

Before the pandemic, 37 million Americans struggled with hunger, with estimates showing that number could increase by 46% - 17 million more people this year - it has never been more important to come together to help those facing hunger. AVE's support allows the Move For Hunger network to continue being a lifeline to their food bank and food pantry partners across the country.

Move For Hunger is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has created a sustainable way to reduce food waste and fight hunger. We have mobilized the leaders of moving, relocation, and multi-family industries to provide their customers, clients, and residents with the opportunity to donate their food when they move. Members of Move For Hunger also organize community food drives, participate in awareness campaigns, and create employee engagement programs. For more information, or to find out how you can host your own food drive, visit https://moveforhunger.org/.

AVE is a brand of Korman Communities, a fourth-generation, family-owned-and-operated residential real estate brand specializing in luxury apartments and fully furnished, flexible-stay apartments. Their growing portfolio of 14 state-of-the-art communities in the Greater Philadelphia Area, New Jersey, and the East Bay of San Francisco offers the ultimate flexibility and convenience in living with flexible leasing, professional service teams on site, and unparalleled, on-demand business and resort amenities.

AVE by Korman Communities, a leading hospitality-driven residential real estate brand, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, announced they have renewed their formal partnership for a sixth year to fight hunger and reduce food waste nationwide.

Related link: https://moveforhunger.org/

Paramount Property Tax Appeal Offers Free Consultation to California Property Owners, RE: ‘Tax-Reduction Solutions & Overcoming Changes Limiting Tax Breaks’

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Wes Nichols, president of Paramount Property Tax Appeal Service, is reminding California property owners that property tax relief will be severely limited by changes to the Proposition 58 Parent-to-Child Exemption, as Prop 19 will soon become law.

The Paramount firm is inviting property owners and families looking to lower their property taxes and/or transferring property to heirs, to get a free consultation There are only 3 months left to prepare, evaluate and potentially appeal property taxes - typically reducing property tax bills by 20% to 30%. Residential and commercial property owners are urged to prepare for specific changes to long standing property tax relief in California.

Paramount Property Tax Appeal is inviting California property owners to take advantage of the firm's unprecedented offer of a free consultation focusing on Property Tax Reduction; Property Appraisal; Real Property Tax Appeal, Business Property Tax Appeal, and Business Personal Property Tax Compliance.

Company president Wes Nichols announced this week: "Families have to get in now to see us so we can complete their paperwork, in terms of locking in their future tax base. With Proposition 19 becoming property tax law, folks only have until Feb. 2021 to complete estate planning, in order to pass down low assessed values to their children. Prop 19 is designed to eliminate the Parent-to-Child Exemption for properties that are not owner-occupied homes within a year. This means homes, apt. buildings and other commercial properties are all assessed at full market value when you transfer title to your children."

Paramount Property Tax Appeal is one of the few property tax related firms in California that offers unique property tax reduction solutions and proprietary programs to make sure parents can pass down their low assessed value in the future to their children. Even if property is held in an LLC or trust.

Mr. Nichols explains: "This year, Californians face unprecedented tax challenges unlike any year prior; due in part to the COVID shutdown and resulting economic crisis, impacting property values and estate planning. However, families with estate planning needs have only 3 months before the doors for California property tax relief from Proposition 13 and Proposition 58 slam shut - as Proposition 19 becomes law. Thereby dismantling key tax breaks protected by the Parent-to-Child Exemption - avoiding property tax reassessment at current market value."

"Folks should understand that by engaging us now, you start the process of setting up your tax appeal; to reduce your overall tax burden. Waiting until you're too close to the appeals deadline can be a recipe for disaster! Bottom line, we truly do enjoy helping people - middle class and working families, not just wealthy folks."

For the first time since its inception, Paramount is offering a free consultation on trusts, estates, property tax appeals and property tax reduction issues, to all California property owners interested in lowering their property tax bill, as well as transferring real property to their heirs. Property owners can call the firm's main office at 858.225.1200 with the option to come in and sit down informally with a property tax specialist, and discuss their property tax and/or business personal property tax issues.

Paramount Property Tax Appeal
Call: President Wes Nichols at (888) 385-9203
Email: wes@pptaxappeal.com

Website: https://www.paramountpropertytaxappeal.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParamountPropertyTaxAppeal

Wes Nichols, president of Paramount Property Tax Appeal Service, is reminding California property owners that property tax relief will be severely limited by changes to the Proposition 58 Parent-to-Child Exemption, as Prop 19 will soon become law.

Nation’s Largest Hero Savings Program Homes for Heroes Establishes Local Website and Expands Service

STOCKTON, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, Homes for Heroes was started in Minneapolis, Minn. at the beginning of 2002. In 2009 it grew to become a national organization that has since helped over 40,268 heroes and given back over $68.4 million.

Homes for Heroes' mission is to provide extraordinary savings to heroes who provide extraordinary services to our nation and its communities every day. Heroes include: Firefighters, Law Enforcement, Military (active, reserves and veterans), Healthcare Professionals/EMS and Teachers.

Now our local area heroes can access their benefits directly at http://www.stocktonheroes.com/

In addition to the traditional line-up of heroes, local realtor affiliate Brian Nicolson, himself a US Navy Veteran, is expanding the benefits to include any essential workers who have served, in any way, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Interested parties simply need to register at www.StocktonHeroes.com

Homes for Heroes is comprised of affiliate real estate and mortgage specialists across the country along with local and national businesses committed to providing Hero Rewards(R) savings, which are easy ways for heroes to save significant money on a home. When working with Homes for Heroes real estate and mortgage specialists specifically, heroes are able to receive significant savings when they buy, sell or refinance a home. Hero Rewards is our way to say "Thank You."

"We're committed to giving back, serving and saying thank you to our local community heroes because they do so much to protect and contribute so much to our great community. They tirelessly serve and sacrifice for us so we feel it's the right thing to do, and we're excited to be able to give back and say thank you," says Brian Nicolson, local Homes for Heroes real estate specialist in downtown Stockton.

About Homes for Heroes, Inc.

Homes for Heroes, Inc. is the largest nationwide network of affiliate real estate, mortgage, and local business specialists; committed to providing easy ways for heroes to save on a home. Shortly after 9/11, Homes for Heroes, Inc. was established to give back to Firefighters, Law Enforcement, Military (active, reserves & veterans), Healthcare Professionals/EMS, Teachers and more for all they do.

Since 2009, Homes for Heroes, Inc., has helped over 40,268 heroes save over $68.4 million on their real estate transactions, sold over $4 billion in real estate to heroes, actively partnered with 2,600 like-minded real estate and mortgage professionals who've joined in the mission, and donated over $817,838 to heroes in need through the Homes for Heroes Foundation.

More information about the Homes for Heroes program can be found on the website: StocktonHeroes.com or by calling Brian Nicolson locally at (209) 689-0965

Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, Homes for Heroes was started in Minneapolis, Minn. at the beginning of 2002. In 2009 it grew to become a national organization that has since helped over 40,268 heroes and given back over $68.4 million.

Related link: http://www.stocktonheroes.com/

Iowa Manufactured Homes Stand Up to ‘Inland Hurricane’

DES MOINES, Iowa /ScoopCloud/ -- One thing Iowans are familiar with is wild weather, says the Iowa Manufactured Homes Association (IMHA). Positioned in the heart of the Midwest, Iowa's weather ranges from extreme cold and snow to temperatures in the triple digits. And let's not forget tornadoes. Iowans see virtually everything mother nature can throw, but on August 10, 2020, the state was in for a record-setting weather incident.

What has been compared to an "Inland Hurricane," a ferocious storm called a derecho swept across the state with winds equal to a Category 2 hurricane, taking down 100-year-old oak trees, stripping homes of roofs, destroying business complexes and more. But through it all, Iowa's manufactured homes, generally perceived an easy target for wind and storm damage, stood up to the derecho.

"We're blessed to say the least," said Troy Hames, General Manager and VP of Sales for Hames Homes. "But, honestly, we're not surprised."

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Hames manages three manufactured home developments totaling over 900 units, seemed to suffer the worst from Iowa's derecho. Striking an area with a population of just over 130,000, the damage was overwhelming. Businesses saw structural damage to buildings and signage. Parks and rural areas lost up to 80% of their trees, and thousands of acres of crops will need to be plowed under. Residential areas seemed to fare the worst. Over a month later, many residents are still cleaning up fallen trees and thrown debris. But Hames' communities, along with other manufactured home communities throughout the state, saw comparatively little damage.

While common perceptions of manufactured homes would lead one to think hurricane force winds would be catastrophic, reality and the recent derecho proved otherwise. Out of Hames' 900+ units, only three (3) were damaged beyond repair. That's less than 0.5% destruction. Most units, like the surrounding residential areas on the Southwest side of the city, saw shingles and siding damage. Some external buildings like garages or sheds saw worse, but the homes themselves were safe and secure. Why?

More than old school "Mobile homes," today's manufactured homes are subject to strict Federal HUD (Housing and Urban Development) construction guidelines. Based on HUD Code 3280 and 3285(2), "All ... manufactured homes built in the U.S. after June 15, 1976 must contain a certification label (commonly referred to as a HUD Tag) on the home. The label is the manufacturer's certification that the home section is built in accordance with HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards."

As it relates to the Midwest Derecho and why the manufactured homes in Iowa fared so well: section 3280.306 (a) on windstorm protection, states, "Each manufactured home shall have provisions for support/anchoring or foundation systems that, when properly designed and installed, will resist overturning and lateral movement (sliding) of the manufactured home as imposed by the respective design loads."

"This is where we have an advantage over homes built on foundations or even over basements," said Hames. "HUD requires manufactured homes to have another level of structural integrity - being anchored with galvanized steel straps, at a minimum of four feet into the ground at multiple places on each home."

Where other construction throughout the area saw devastating damage ranging from missing roofs to complete upper levels destroyed by the derecho, the manufactured homes anchored through their walls and floor joists into the earth saw little impact from winds that reached up to 140 miles per hour and lasted over 20 minutes.

According to a Cedar Rapids Gazette article from August 18, 2020, Lon Pluckhahn, City Manager of Cedar Rapids suburb Marion, Iowa said, "Ninety to 95 percent of all properties in the city sustained some degree of damage."

As Hames drove through his Summit View development in the southwest corner of Cedar Rapids, he saw the manufactured home community come together to help clean up the damage that did happen. Weeks after the storm, debris from the storm had all but disappeared from the streets of the community, but some units were still waiting on insurance and contractors to finish up minor repair projects.

"These are good, hard-working people," said Hames. "From first time homebuyers to retirees, we get to see every aspect of the community."

Chad and Laura Curl, who have been residents in the Summit View development for over 14 years, stopped Troy to give updates on the recovery process for their unit. The Curls property sustained minor roofing damage and cracked siding on the exterior of the home, but nothing more from the derecho. Directly across the street from the development stood a twisted heap of metal girders and splintered wood from a manufacturing plant that didn't survive the storm.

"Mobile homes have gotten a negative stigma over the years," said Laura Curl about their development. "Well, I rode a CAT3 hurricane out in mine, and it's still here," she continued with a wave of her hand.

The Curls were quick to point out that throughout their manufactured home community, it wasn't the actual structures that received the brunt of the storm damage, but the ancillary construction - decks, garages, car ports not included in the original structure - that were impacted most.

"We can deal with a little cracked siding," said Chad Curl. "It's good to know we have a strong home in a strong community."

While storms throughout the Midwest come with a litany of risks, the perception that manufactured homes are high risk investments because of these storms just doesn't hold true. With some models starting as low as the $30,000 range, first-time homebuyers have the advantage of "lower-than-renting" entry points. Others, like empty-nesters or retirees, find many more modern designs with over 2400 square feet of living space, granite countertops, hardwood flooring, all appliances and more.

"These aren't your grandfather's mobile homes," said Hames. "A manufactured home is as safe and secure as most of the houses in the neighborhoods surrounding us, but ours come with community services like snow removal and storm shelters and much less upkeep."

If you'd like more information on manufactured homes or how you can learn more about the manufactured home industry, you can contact Joe Kelly at the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association, 1400 Dean Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50316, visit them on the Web at: https://iamha.org or call 515-265-1497.

The Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA), established in 1947, is a not-for-profit board made up of elected officials to serve the association members. IMHA represents all segments of the industry: manufacturers of manufactured and modular homes, retailers, community owners, suppliers, and service companies.

More information about IMHA can be found at https://iamha.org.

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One thing Iowans are familiar with is wild weather, says the Iowa Manufactured Homes Association (IMHA). Positioned in the heart of the Midwest, Iowa's weather ranges from extreme cold and snow to temperatures in the triple digits.

Related link: https://iamha.org

Global DMS Integrates EVO Appraisal Management Software with ProxyPics, Enabling Remote Real Estate Inspections

LANSDALE, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Global DMS, a leading provider of cloud-based appraisal management software, announced that it has integrated its new EVO platform, an innovative valuation technology that shatters the constraints of yesteryear software designs, with ProxyPics to provide its clients with a secure method of facilitating the delivery of photographs of a subject property when access to the property is unavailable.

EVO(tm) ProxyPics allows lenders, AMCs, and appraisers to seamlessly request and receive high quality photos of both the interior and exterior of the subject property directly from the home occupant, who utilize ProxyPics' patented mobile app to easily take the required photos, answer pre-set questions about the quality, condition, and unique characteristics of their home, and submit the information back to EVO for immediate use.

The entire process is automated, secure, protects against fraud, and requires no additional work or oversight from those using EVO - who never have to leave the platform.

"In addition to providing outstanding appraisal management technologies, the safety of our clients is of top concern," said Global DMS(R) COO, Jody Collup. "This integration not only provides timely, cost-effective, and accurate values for all loan types, it allows those using EVO to efficiently complete their valuations without ever leaving their desk."

With EVO ProxyPics, lenders, AMCs, and appraisers can remain socially distant while still receiving the vital information they need for completing accurate valuations that are in full compliance with the temporary appraisal guidelines that were enacted by federal regulators in response to COVID-19.

"At ProxyPics, we agree that customer safety is a top priority," said Luke Tomaszewski, CEO of ProxyPics. "Integrating our innovative solution with a state-of-the-art appraisal management platform like EVO provides financial entities with the necessary tools for conducting remote inspections that still meet the demands of the highly regulated mortgage industry."

Though developed for today's unique mortgage environment, EVO ProxyPics will continue to serve its users well into the future by providing a simple and completely digital method for securing the primary photos of a subject property as quickly as possible - helping to streamline their appraisal process and decrease turn-times.

About Global DMS:

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pennsylvania, Global DMS is a leading provider of cloud-based commercial and residential real estate valuation solutions. The company's solution set is cost effectively delivered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) transactional basis that ensures compliance adherence, reduces costs, increases efficiencies and expedites the entire real estate appraisal process.

Global DMS solutions include its new EVO-Residential(tm) (EVO-Res) platform for residential lending, EVO-Commercial(tm) (EVO-C) platform for commercial lending, eTrac(R) Enterprise valuation management platform for residential lending, SnapVal(tm) appraisal pricing solution, eTrac WebForms, Global Kinex(R), AVMs, the MISMO Appraisal Review System (MARS(R)), ATOM (Appraisal Tracking on Mobile).

For more information, visit https://www.globaldms.com/ or call (877) 866-2747.

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Global DMS, a leading provider of cloud-based appraisal management software, announced that it has integrated its new EVO platform, an innovative valuation technology that shatters the constraints of yesteryear software designs, with ProxyPics to provide its clients with a secure method of facilitating the delivery of photographs of a subject property when access to the property is unavailable.

Related link: https://www.globaldms.com/

The Future of Appraisal Form Filling Has Arrived with Nexus Level Forms

RED DEER, Alberta /ScoopCloud/ -- Anow is excited to announce the launch of Nexus, a simple, but sophisticated cloud-based form filler that's designed to help licensed real estate appraisers collectively work on appraisals in a live, multi-collaborative nature.

"It's like Google Docs for appraisals," Marty Haldane, Anow, CEO says.

Nexus comes with multiple industry firsts such as a smart UAD error checker and automated picklists. The Nexus tools' suite includes:

* A mobile inspection application with built-in sketching tools, so users can easily draw floor plans and instantly calculate square footage from anywhere.

* CompVault, another stand-out feature that pre-fills data if a sale has been used before, makes comparables easy to share between teammates, and provides users with peace of mind that their comp data is private and secure.

* Smart UAD rules with real-time prompts to help reduce revisions.

* Every form needed to build a report, and more.

Thousands of appraisers from 60 countries across the world already rely on Anow to simplify and streamline their business processes and to complete more orders. With the addition of Nexus, appraisers will become even more productive, and elevate the quality of their reports while reducing duplicate data entry and Errors & Omissions.

"We want to revolutionize how appraisals have been done for years while keeping what is familiar and most important to appraisers. It's not another AVM or hybrid 'half' appraisal; it's a true end-to-end solution," Haldane shares.

Nexus streamlines, simplifies and supercharges the form-filling process.

A trial offer is available here: https://anow.com/product/nexus and people who share the hashtag #NexusLevelForms will be entered for a chance to win a free month of Nexus.

About Anow

Anow is an appraisal management software developer that simplifies the way real estate appraisers manage their businesses. Launched in 2011 by multi-generational appraisal professional Marty Haldane, Anow streamlines a wide range of everyday appraisal processes while offering unmatched business insights to help appraisers compete in today's digital environment. Powerful order tracking, job assignment, collaboration and scheduling tools allow appraisers and administrative staff to save time, assign appraisals more easily and deliver exceptional service to clients and mortgage lenders from any web-enabled device. Advanced reporting enables business owners to manage fee competition and turn times with ease.

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Anow is excited to announce the launch of Nexus, a simple, but sophisticated cloud-based form filler that's designed to help licensed real estate appraisers collectively work on appraisals in a live, multi-collaborative nature.

Related link: https://anow.com/

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Names Steiner Realty, Inc a Winner of the Pittsburgh Top Workplaces Award for the Second Year in a Row

PITTSBURGH, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Steiner Realty, Inc. announces their designation as one of Pittsburgh's 2020 Top Workplaces. Steiner Realty has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for the second year in a row.

The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.

"In times of great change, it is more important than ever to maintain a connection among employees," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. "When you give your employees a voice, you come together to navigate challenges and shape your path forward based on real-time insights into what works best for your organization. The Top Workplaces program can be that positive outcome your company can rally around in the coming months to celebrate leadership and the importance of maintaining an employee-focused culture, even during challenging times."

"To have received back-to-back Top Workplace honors is a great achievement!" remarked Casey Steiner, President and CEO. "Our employees are the heart of this business. They provide our tenants with clean and safe housing."

He added, "We are very proud of this award because it confirms our long-held belief that continuous investment in our employees is the key to our success. We regularly seek their input and make improvements to address their interests."

About Steiner Realty:

Steiner Realty, Inc. is a Pittsburgh-based real estate brokerage firm owned and operated by Clarence H. (Casey) Steiner since 1989. Steiner Realty, Inc. currently manages over 1600+ rental units in the Greater Pittsburgh area in a mix of luxury loft apartments, community apartment complexes, small apartment buildings and high-rises, as well as single-family homes and townhouses. In addition to office staff, Steiner Realty employs a full-service maintenance staff to handle all aspects of property maintenance, repair, and updating.

Learn more at: https://www.steiner-realty.com/
Twitter and Facebook: @SteinerRealty

About Energage

Energage offers a fully unified SaaS platform, plus support and professional services, to help organizations recruit and retain the right talent. As a B-Corporation founding member, Energage has committed itself to the purpose of making the world a better place to work together. Based on 14 years of culture research, the engine behind 51 Top Workplaces programs across the country, and data gathered from over 20 million employees at 60,000 organizations, Energage has isolated the 15 drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to the success of any business, and developed the tools and expertise to help organizations measure, shape and showcase their unique culture to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. For more information, please visit energage.com. Follow us on Twitter @teamenergage and Facebook and LinkedIn @energage.

Steiner Realty, Inc. announces their designation as one of Pittsburgh's 2020 Top Workplaces. Steiner Realty has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for the second year in a row.

Related link: https://www.steiner-realty.com/

New Phoenix Real Estate Podcast Empowers Homeowners by Educating Them About The Local Market

PHOENIX, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- Jeffrey Buettner, a real estate marketing expert and Phoenix native, today announced the launch of two new online resources for consumers looking to buy or sell real estate in the Phoenix Metro area.

AZDigest.com is a consumer-facing real estate portal where home buyers can search for homes for sale without registering their personal information.

Additionally, a new real estate podcast called Market Updates with AZ Digest will be hosted on AZDigest.com. The Market Updates podcast will educate local consumers on the numbers, statistics, and metrics that tell the story of how the real estate market is shifting.

The podcast will be available to the public via most channels where podcasts can be listened to. Video and written transcripts of the episode's dialogue will be provided exclusively on AZDigest.com.

"Too often, big tech companies are thinking more about the consumer than local agents. We hope to change that. We are excited to help empower today's home buyers with even more knowledge about the Arizona real estate market than they already have," said Buettner.

AZDigest and the Market Updates podcast will be hosted by Buettner and other local phoenix real estate Agents. To view the new search website or listen to the most recent episodes of the podcast, visit https://AZDigest.com.

Jeffrey Buettner, a real estate marketing expert and Phoenix native, today announced the launch of two new online resources for consumers looking to buy or sell real estate in the Phoenix Metro area.

Related link: https://AZDigest.com/

Executives Call for Congressional Action to Prevent Homelessness

WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Faith Schwartz, President, Housing Finance Strategies, Washington, D.C. and Lee Raagas, CEO, Skid Row Housing Trust, Los Angeles, Calif., issue statement on housing crisis:

With the Congress' inability to come together to pass a COVID-4 relief package, we and those that we collaborate and represent rise to give voice to what we see as an upcoming wrecking ball coming to a community and neighborhood near you. That significant impact is homelessness.

This is not a new challenge; it is one that has been on the radar for multiple years in multiple industries that have been advocating housing as a human right. This challenge spans all "housing" whether it is mortgage and homeowners to market rate renters all the way through affordable housing spectrums. A challenge we posit should have been addressed in the same manner the CARES Act addressed mortgage forbearance.

For homeowners impacted by COVID-19, Congress provided unlimited relief. Troubled mortgagors simply had to raise their hand, attest to a COVID-19 impact, and their federally-backed mortgage servicer was on the hook for mortgage payment relief for up to a year.

We applauded and supported this action for homeowners because it facilitated a process and safety net to ensure that homeowners did not lose their home and "housing." Even as the CARES Act was rolled out to a questioning mortgage industry, we saw the need as urgent and imperative and that mortgage companies needed to take swift action. In record time, mortgage servicers met the challenge and performed in a fastidious manner taking the worry and risk off of homeowners battling COVID-19.

And while we applaud the Centers for Disease Control action last month to halt evictions through year-end, we see this step as a half-measure. Yes, it postpones near-term evictions, but it provides no funding mechanism to support multi-family property owners or owners of rental properties - only the Congress can authorize such payment. This demographic and "housing" group represents a significant amount of our citizens and more importantly, represents those that are struggling due to COVID-19 financial, economic and health impacts.

We are learning with each new unemployment report that the coronavirus is hitting the service sector, retail and food and beverage industries harder than white-collar jobs. The contrast is even more significant when you compare high tech no collar jobs to those lower-income jobs and impacted employees who often pool a higher percentage of income to afford rental payments.

As housing professionals - one from the public policy side, and one from the development side - we implore the Congress to prioritize what we see a looming eviction risk driven by COVID-19 job loss.

The protections afforded to homeowners in the CARES Act must now be allocated to renters, in like size and fashion, especially as we witness the disproportionate job loss in sectors ravaged by COVID-19 week after week after week. That impact has disproportionately affected brown and black individuals and families.

Therefore we join together with 31 national organizations, including the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Alliance to End Homelessness in their August 21, 2020 letter to Congress; and we support their call for action including their statement:

"Failure to act will put tens of millions of renters at risk of being evicted, undermine the stability of our rental housing system, and needlessly prolong our nation's ability to fully recover from the economic damage that has been wrought by this pandemic."

We understand election year politics is contributing to the impasse surrounding the COVID-4 legislative funding package, yet we implore Members to reach across the aisle and fund federal relief for COVID-19 impacted renters. And while we acknowledge and appreciate the recent action by FHFA and HUD to extend eviction moratoriums, more must be done by the Congress through appropriation to address specific COVID-19 measures that afford rental relief.

With specific expertise in permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals and families, our street level view is that we are on the brink of a health crisis becoming a rental crisis leading to a surge in homelessness. Our vantage point at Skid Row Housing Trust leverages three decades of real estate development and more than 20,000 formerly homeless housed. The cliché of 'drinking from a firehose' is a daily reality for those of us serving growing homeless numbers compounded by a pandemic.

Data and experience from that organization and vantage point is key because it provides a threefold benefit; 1) a data driven verification of what is being communicated today, 2) an opportunity to look back and see what could have been modified to avoid current circumstances and 3) an opportunity to look forward to forecast what could happen if we do not take this combined crisis of how health meets housing seriously and expeditiously.

Fortunately, Skid Row Housing Trust has innovated development models that are replicable across the country, but time is not on our side. Skid Row's pipeline of development projects is like many other real estate businesses where five-year plans and strategic initiatives create a nexus of housing units delivered. Yesterday, as a nation, homeless providers were strapped by funding, resources and demand. Today, those needs are stretched beyond what we could have quantified just months ago. And the trend line is worsening.

It is our goal to avoid the trauma of a national housing crisis. Housing Finance Strategies knows all too well we have too many lessons learned from the 2008-2009 housing crisis not to see this one coming. Both Skid Row Housing Trust and Housing Finance Strategies are working together on proven and innovative resources of bringing together like-minded, solution oriented individuals to explore public, private, for profit, and non-profit entities together to forecast, create and execute on plans to solve housing and homelessness risks.

Please join us in calling attention to the plight of millions of renters perilously close to homelessness ... and join us in calling our Congressional leaders so they hear our bi-partisan voices. Finally, join us in caring for the needs of all of those impacted by job loss associated with COVID-19.

References in press release:
* https://housingfinancestrategies.com/
* https://skidrow.org/about/our-mission-values/
* https://nhc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Coalition-letter-FINAL-8-21-20-003.pdf
* https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-19654.pdf

Faith Schwartz, President, Housing Finance Strategies, Washington, D.C. and Lee Raagas, CEO, Skid Row Housing Trust, Los Angeles, Calif., issue statement on housing crisis.

Related link: https://housingfinancestrategies.com/

Coldwell Banker Elite Debuts Home Safe™ Certification

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Buying or selling a home is not easy, even in the best of times, but it's especially difficult during a global pandemic. In order to mitigate the myriad of risks that come with viewing homes, meeting with clients and in-person closings, Coldwell Banker Elite has launched Home Safe(TM) Certification.

This is the area's first COVID-19 safety-specific training and certification for agents who want to learn best practices regarding safe showings by using virtual tools and technology for the safest possible interactions. These agents commit to a Five Point Performance Promise designed to help clients stay safe during this health crisis.

Home Safe(TM) Certified agents promise to meet five primary performance goals that include Digital Transactions, Safe Showing Practices, Virtual Meetings as well as using safety-conscious industry partners throughout the transaction. Coldwell Banker Elite has always been on the cutting edge of technology and now, more than ever, these tools and resources are necessary to make the real estate transaction as safe as possible.

Executive Vice President, Matthew Rathbun, notes, "Coldwell Banker Elite is meeting the needs of our clients by creating specialized training to keep clients and their families safe during an unprecedented time, where a unique situation has called for an innovative and trained specialist. This program's advanced training helps our Associates meet and exceed the needs of our clients."

From paperless transactions to marketing that puts the buyers in the home, Home Safe(TM) agents are uniquely equipped to handle clients' needs and concerns and are committed to using the best safety practices known to the industry during this COVID-19 pandemic.

President and CEO, Kevin Breen, is thrilled to be able to offer this heightened level of service and safety noting, "We are committed to making each and every transaction as safe as possible for our clients and our agents. Buyers and sellers using a Coldwell Banker Elite Home Safe Certified agent can be assured that their agent is equipped with the latest technology and is trained in the best real estate practices to get the job done safely in this rapidly changing environment."

We're proud to help guide buyers and sellers home safely during this difficult time and we're committed to doing everything we can to promote healthy practices. To learn more about the Home Safe Program and to find a Certified Agent near you, please visit our website at https://coldwellbankerelite.com/homesafe.

About Coldwell Banker Elite

Coldwell Banker Elite is the #1 Coldwell Banker Affiliate in Virginia with 9 offices around the Northern Virginia region. Family-owned and operated since 1980, Coldwell Banker Elite's creative marketing, cutting-edge technology and commitment to quality and unmatched service has helped countless families with their real estate needs. Coldwell Banker Elite provides residential, commercial, property management and relocation services. Each Coldwell Banker franchise is independently owned and operated. More information: https://coldwellbankerelite.com/.

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Buying or selling a home is not easy, even in the best of times, but it's especially difficult during a global pandemic. In order to mitigate the myriad of risks that come with viewing homes, meeting with clients and in-person closings, Coldwell Banker Elite has launched Home Safe Certification.

Related link: https://coldwellbankerelite.com/

A New Measure of Home Condition Without Inspections – Pomar Lane Completes Condition Scores for 90,000 Homes

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Pomar Lane, a data analytics firm specializing in real estate modeling, today completed a demonstration project that estimated condition scores for over 90 thousand homes. Home condition is represented by the Pomar Condition Score, the first measure of home condition based on advanced analytics rather than expensive inspections or appraisals.

"Online real estate sites commonly present home prices, but have a tremendous blind spot when it comes to home condition. This changes with the availability of the Pomar Condition Scoring System. Our intent is to provide the home buyer with individual home condition scores and renewal costs for all major U.S. residential markets," said company CEO Peter Lufkin. "And the need for condition data extends beyond online search."

He adds, "We foresee a time when any transaction depending on the value of your house will require a condition rating. Apply for a mortgage, purchase homeowner insurance, or market a short-term rental-these all can depend on the Pomar Score as an objective and inexpensive measure of home condition."

The Pomar Score is based on the structural value of the home. Scaled from 1 to 100, a low value indicates little investment in maintenance and repair, while a high value indicates the homeowner is keeping up with wear and tear as the home ages. The predicted score comes from a unique learning model that incorporates changing home characteristics, neighborhood features and local economic data.

Developed over the last three years, the proprietary algorithm delivers for each home:

* a condition score that measures the remaining value of the home structure
* an average condition score for the vicinity
* a range of estimated renewal costs depending on maintenance style

The estimated scores are highly correlated with actual appraisal results, yet can be generated for a small fraction of appraisal costs. As a service, Pomar Lane will provide regular condition updates for homes in key U.S. markets.

About Pomar Lane

Pomar Lane LLC is developing a nationwide database of home condition scores and renewal costs. We use data science instead of costly inspections to score property condition. Pomar models can inform the choices of individual home buyers. Our tools can help reduce insurance claims, improve investor decisions, and make valuation models more accurate.

Learn more at: https://www.pomarlane.com/

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Pomar Lane, a data analytics firm specializing in real estate modeling, today completed a demonstration project that estimated condition scores for over 90 thousand homes. Home condition is represented by the Pomar Condition Score, the first measure of home condition based on advanced analytics rather than expensive inspections or appraisals.

Related link: https://www.pomarlane.com/

New How-to Guide Provides Key Tips for South Florida Home Sellers During COVID-19

MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- The All Florida Home Team, powered by Keller Williams Realty, has published a guide that dispels concerns and misconceptions around selling a home in South Florida during the pandemic. The "Guide to Selling Your Home During COVID-19" shows sellers why now is actually the best time to make a move.

Real estate agents, Denise Madan and Joel Freis, of the All Florida Home Team, wrote this guide for people who are sitting on the fence wondering whether this is a good time to sell or not.

Madan has more than 20 years' experience in the real estate industry and says that, "Anyone who is seriously considering selling within a year - now is the time to do it. Don't wait. Short sales and foreclosures are likely on the horizon."

Freis, who also has 20 years' experience, agrees and says that the, "South Florida real estate market is absolutely on fire right now. We're seeing quick sales and multiple offers over asking price."

Madan and Freis wrote this guide to help sellers better navigate selling a home during the pandemic. The guide addresses topics such as how to ramp up virtual tours including designing 3D open houses; staging; safety; inspections; pricing; and more.

The All Florida Home Team sells, on average, 100 homes per year and is confident that this guide will answer many questions homeowners have right now.

"We're selling homes and closing deals while adhering to all the safety rules regarding COVID-19," Madan says. "We want to ensure people feel comfortable and we hope this guide will help to alleviate any fears they may have."

Get the free guide to selling a home during COVID-19 here: https://www.allfloridahometeam.com/guide-to-selling-your-home-during-covid-19-2

About Denise Madan

Madan's experience in the public relations business contributed to her passion for helping others and has fueled her entrepreneurial spirit. She is committed to helping people find their dream home.

About Joel Freis

Freis is a Miami native. He is intimately familiar with all of South Florida. He specializes in selling luxury and bank-owned homes.

For more information about the All Florida Home Team: https://www.allfloridahometeam.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/denisemadan

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The All Florida Home Team, powered by Keller Williams Realty, has published a guide that dispels concerns and misconceptions around selling a home in South Florida during the pandemic. The "Guide to Selling Your Home During COVID-19" shows sellers why now is actually the best time to make a move.

Related link: https://www.allfloridahometeam.com/

SimpleNexus and MobilityRE Enhance Mobile Integration with Push Notifications, More Powerful Home Search Features

LEHI, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleNexus (https://simplenexus.com/), developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has enhanced its integration with MobilityRE with new features that improve the home search experience for borrowers and enable lenders and Realtors to respond more swiftly to borrower requests.

Available as an integrated tool within the SimpleNexus digital mortgage app, MobilityRE's white-labeled home search app is designed for Realtors and lenders to share with their clientele. MobilityRE pulls real-time property listings to ensure prospective homebuyers make decisions based on only the most accurate, up-to-date information. Homebuyers can save their favorite properties and set search criteria to identify homes that meet their personal preferences and credit capacity.

Unlike other home search apps, MobilityRE insulates homebuyers from the unwanted solicitation of opportunistic agents and lenders. Instead, a homebuyer's search history is visible only to their preferred Realtor and loan officer (LO), who receive instant, in-app notifications whenever the homebuyer requests a home showing or loan quote. Realtors and LOs are also alerted whenever the asking price of a saved property changes or a new listing hits the market that matches the applicant's search criteria.

"Real-time push notifications allow Realtors and loan officers to proactively assemble loan quotes, schedule home viewings and prepare pre-approval letters, saving customers valuable time in a competitive real estate market and ultimately converting more opportunities into closed loans," said SimpleNexus CEO Matt Hansen. "It's a win for everyone involved."

The enhanced integration also adds a filter to the home search experience that enables users to specify their preference for properties close to nightlife, public transportation and other "lifestyle" features, then view matching neighborhoods on a visual heatmap.

"The integration of MobilityRE and SimpleNexus brings together two award-winning technologies that empower lenders to capitalize on the central role of mobile devices in today's homebuying process," said MobilityRE CEO and Founder Ben Teerlink. "We're pleased to make this combined offering even more powerful with new features that give originators a serious edge when it comes to retaining prospects and closing deals."

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is the digital mortgage platform that enables lenders to originate and process loans from anywhere. The company's best-in-class, easy-to-use app connects loan officers to their borrowers, real estate agents and settlement service providers to easily communicate and exchange data in a single location throughout the entire loan life cycle. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals and sign disclosures - all on the go.

About MobilityRE:

MobilityRE is a rapidly growing technology company whose home search and real estate market intelligence solutions are used by nearly 150 mortgage lenders, including 17 of the top 25 retail lenders in the United States, and thousands of real estate professionals at leading U.S. and Canadian brokerages, including Berkshire Hathaway, Coldwell Banker, Keller Williams, Century 21 and RE/MAX. With MobilityRE, brokers and agents can give homebuyers a branded mobile app that makes it easy to search or view any property. Visit https://mobilityre.com to learn more.

Twitter: @SimpleNexus @MobilityRE #digitalmortgage #mortgagelending #domore #homesearch

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SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has enhanced its integration with MobilityRE with new features that improve the home search experience for borrowers and enable lenders and Realtors to respond more swiftly to borrower requests.

Related link: https://simplenexus.com/

One of a Kind 6.5-ACRE CAPE COD ESTATE now available to the Market at $1.5 MILLION

ORLEANS, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cape Living Now with Beach Road Properties is proud to announce this peaceful Cape Cod retreat in the center of BREWSTER, Massachusetts. Close to Cape Cod Bay Beaches, Kettle Ponds and all the beauty, shopping and dining of BREWSTER. Offered at $1.5 million, this exceptional property is being marketed by Guy Tunnicliffe, Broker/Real Estate Sales of Beach Road Properties in ORLEANS, Massachusetts.

This 6.5-acre estate is a peaceful sanctuary from the moment you ease onto the long, winding driveway and arrive at the stunning Nantucket-style farmhouse. Thoughtful architectural details of interior and exterior spaces make you feel instantly at home. Enjoy the complete privacy of the terraced gardens and surrounding woodlands.

The floorplan is ideal for entertaining. The first floor includes a lovely foyer, an elegant and welcoming formal living room with fireplace and stunning "twelve over twelve" paned windows; an alcove bar, a large library that doubles as a media room, and a home office. The flooring throughout the front of the house is beautiful white oak and the molding is custom-milled. The view when entering from the side farmer's porch looks straight through the large, round dining room and out to the beautifully landscaped gardens; this detail is not to be missed!

A double-sided fieldstone fireplace is at the center of the kitchen and family room. The gourmet kitchen features pickled cherry cabinets, mahogany and bluestone countertops, vaulted ceilings and wide pine floors and a commercial-style gas range with 4 gas/propane burners + grill+ griddle and double ovens, large butler's pantry, a greenhouse window overlooking the kitchen garden, and so many more ingenious features.

With vaulted ceilings, plenty of light, a dressing area, and direct access to the gardens and outdoor shower, the first-floor owner's suite is a dream. The bath includes a marble tiled shower and twin pedestal sinks, and the extra-large walk-in closet features a custom, built-in shoe rack. The back of the house can be shut off from the front when entertaining or working from home, providing an oasis unto itself.

The second floor has 3 spacious bedrooms, a full bath and plenty of storage. With the future in mind, this level is also rough-plumbed for 2 additional en suite bathrooms.

The large, unfinished basement is currently separated into 5 distinct areas and a finicky nose does not detect a whiff of odor! It currently serves as an architect's home office, kids' playroom, craft station, large storage area and huge home workshop. It also is also rough-plumbed for an additional full bathroom.

With an abundance of thoughtful design, the additional features of the house include 3-zone central air, central vac, whole-house sound system, solid bronze exterior hardware, integrated burglar and smoke detector system, exterior light timer system, three zoned irrigation system, oil heat with 2 double-walled tanks, new indirect water heater and new well tank.

Outside you have 6.5+ acres separated into 3 lots (one of the 2 additional lots may be buildable but the buyer must do due diligence with the town), French drain surrounding the house (no need for gutters), 4-acre inactive cranberry bog, kettle pond, kids' play area, 3 out buildings, formal terraced gardens with bluestone patio and steps, an outdoor screened family area, outdoor shower and a custom laundry yard behind the house for summer drying. Included with the property are architectural plans for a two story, 2-car garage.

Your new home is near everything Brewster has to offer: wonderful shopping, restaurants, beaches (just 1.3 miles to Paine's Creek Beach, 2.2 miles to Sesuit Beach and 1.9 miles to Upper Mill Pond Landing) and, of course the joy of living in paradise!

About Beach Road Properties:

Beach Road Properties is a boutique real estate office located on Cape Cod in Orleans, Massachusetts specializing in Luxury Properties. Serving Lower Cape Cod for over 20 years. Visit https://www.capelivingnow.com/ to learn more.

Videos of 634 Main St, Brewster
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Cape Living Now with Beach Road Properties is proud to announce this peaceful Cape Cod retreat in the center of BREWSTER, Massachusetts. Close to Cape Cod Bay Beaches, Kettle Ponds and all the beauty, shopping and dining of BREWSTER. Offered at $1.5 million, this exceptional property is being marketed by Guy Tunnicliffe, Broker/Real Estate Sales of Beach Road Properties in ORLEANS, Massachusetts.

Related link: https://www.capelivingnow.com/

One of a Kind 10+ Acre Cape Cod Resort-Style Estate now available to the Market at $25 Million

EAST ORLEANS, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Beach Road Properties is proud to announce: A rare find on Cape Cod is now being introduced to the market - a stately Family Compound on more than 10 verdant acres in East Orleans, less than a half-mile from world famous Nauset Beach.

This captivating Estate includes a luxurious, yet comfortable Main House at nearly 8,000 sq. ft., spacious separate guest or caretaker's cottage, pool cabana, barn with four stables, state of the art climate-controlled greenhouse, artist's studio, resort-style grounds, and a museum-quality memorabilia collection.

"A truly magical Cape Cod retreat that balances privacy, comfort and grace with easy access to the Atlantic Ocean and downtown Orleans. From the moment the entrance gates open, you feel as if you have arrived at your own very private 5-star Resort," says Jennifer Holmes of Beach Road Properties in Orleans.

She adds, "Orleans is a town rich in history and a fabulous place to live. We have Cape Cod Bay, the Atlantic Ocean as well as lakes and ponds. Downtown offers lovely shops and numerous restaurants."

Gated and hidden from the road down the 1/4-mile-long driveway through lushly landscaped grounds comparable to Central Park, the main house embraces Cape architecture with a classic shingle-exterior framed by an elegant front porch with stately columns. Grand spaces within are highlighted by pitched ceilings and two-story walls of windows. The living room, family room, dining room, and library are all warmed by fireplaces. The chef's kitchen is fully equipped with professional-grade appliances and includes a granite island and peninsula bar, family style dining room with exquisite views of lush greenery, walk-in pantry, and full butler's pantry with wine refrigerator and Miele built-in espresso machine.

Seven private bedroom ensuites includes three first floor guest rooms, three more bedrooms with balconies make up the second floor children's wing and a sumptuous primary wing with private office complete the upper level. The primary suite is replete with a fireplace, private balcony, cedar lined walk-in closets, custom built-in cabinetry, a large bathroom with dual sinks, an oversized steam shower, and a deep-jetted tub.

Designer furnishings throughout and a collection of rare Americana memorabilia is also included in the price. This collection was passionately researched and collected by Ring's late husband, James. In 2012, the Robb Report profiled the vastness and expert curation of the museum quality collection, which features vintage derringers, gramophones, antique American flags and artifacts from historic moments in sports, such as a ticket to the first ever World Series in 1919, and a ticket to the game where Babe Ruth "called his shot."

This Estate has its own unique aesthetic appeal filled with so many novelties that catch the eye, perfectly set in an area of the country so rich in Colonial History,

Recreational amenities for indoor celebrations include a home theater that seats 10 with luxury leather seating, a game room with billiards, ping-pong, Skee-Ball, a recording studio, and a two-lane bowling alley complete with fog and laser show! Other amenities included in the lower level are a fully equipped gym, complete kitchen with popcorn machine, eight-person sauna, 1⁄2 bath with steam shower, and a climate controlled 600 bottle custom wine cellar.

An elegant front porch overlooks exquisite landscape of manicured lawns, breathtaking array of award-winning flowers and a variety many full-grown specimen trees and offers hiking and biking trails, tennis court and beach sand volleyball court, a private pond with gazing platform, bronze sculptures throughout property grounds and Zen meditation area. Pool House with living room, 1⁄2 bath with separate teak shower, and walls of glass opens to a heated swimming pool, large spa with jets and waterfall, and a state-of-the-art Kalamazoo outdoor kitchen and separate stone pizza oven.

Quintessential and private one bedroom guest house/caretaker home with a full kitchen and bath as well as a separate artist's studio are also nestled on the compound. Detached 4-car tandem garage includes 2 Jeeps - 2012 top of the line Jeep Rubicon in pristine condition with under 8000 miles and a 1997 Jeep Wrangler beach recreation vehicle with under 6000 miles ready to go explore the outer beach of Nauset. Also included, are two kayaks, beach gear and numerous bicycles - even a bicycle built for two!

"For more than 20 years, my family and friends have enjoyed this magnificent home and its beautiful gardens. It is a true oasis, walking distance to Nauset Beach but offering everything you need to entertain at home, intimately or on a grand scale," said Homeowner Raina Ring.

Offered at $25 million, this exceptional property is being marketed by Jennifer S. Holmes, Owner/Broker of Beach Road Properties specializing in luxury properties in Orleans, Massachusetts and Global Luxury Ambassador Ricardo Rodriguez in partnership with Joyce Rey, a Beverly Hills-based Coldwell Banker Global Luxury specialist, also a Barbara Corcoran Company.

About Beach Road Properties:

Beach Road Properties is a family owned and operated boutique Real Estate office specializing in luxury properties located on Cape Cod in Orleans, MA downtown at 41 Main Street. Serving Lower Cape Cod for over 20 years.

Visit http://www.87BeachRoad.com or https://www.beachroadcapecod.com/ to learn more.

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Beach Road Properties is proud to announce: A rare find on Cape Cod is now being introduced to the market - a stately Family Compound on more than 10 verdant acres in East Orleans, less than a half-mile from world famous Nauset Beach.

Related link: https://www.beachroadcapecod.com/

Ursula Weinkauff and Focus Group are Joining Local Real Estate

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Local Real Estate, LLC., today announced that Ursula Weinkauff and Focus Group are joining Local Real Estate, a business pairing that promises to be successful for years to come.

Focus Real Estate has been owned and operated by Mrs. Weinkauff for the past 20 years servicing the communities of Bonita Springs, Estero, Naples, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, and Cape Coral. Her expertise in real estate has resulted in a thriving business and has been distinguished with numerous referrals from satisfied past clients. She has consistently been a top producer in the industry by providing excellent attention to her clients as well as critical leadership to her agents. A member of the board for Bonita Springs Estero realtors, she has served as president and has chaired numerous committees.

Broker of Local Real Estate, Angie Parker, comments, "We are thrilled with the addition of the Focus Group to Local Real Estate, a new and successful brokerage established in August 2018 and steadily growing."

Mrs. Parker also adds: "Local Real estate is excited that Ursula and her team will continue to provide the personal and local support that her agents and their clients demand, while providing additional resources of a quickly growing brand with a strong local presence. The new real estate combination will continue to ensure that all home buyers and sellers receive the best service available and that their agents are afforded every opportunity to maximize their businesses."

To learn more visit https://www.livelocalre.com/

About Local Real Estate, LLC

Local Real Estate, founded in 2018 by Angela L. Parker and Andres G. Sanchez, is a full-service general real estate brokerage with an emphasis on the purchase, sale, rental and marketing of select residential new developments, commercial and premier resale properties. We specialize in condos, high rises, homes in Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Cape Coral, Marco Island, Sanibel and Captiva, Florida.

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Local Real Estate, LLC., today announced that Ursula Weinkauff and Focus Group are joining Local Real Estate, a business pairing that promises to be successful for years to come.

Related link: https://www.livelocalre.com/

The Alliven Group Names Yehuda Newman as Vice President of Acquisitions

LAKEWOOD, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has announced the arrival of Yehuda Newman as Vice President of Acquisitions. Mr. Newman will be focusing on all aspects of new transactions with Joint Venture partners, as well as growing an in-house multifamily platform to complement The Alliven Group's already robust portfolio of joint venture properties.

"Following an extensive search, we are excited to welcome such an experienced, capable, and passionate leader to our team," said Rachel Lasry, COO of The Alliven Group. "Yehuda's background in multifamily investments is a great fit with our focus on the multifamily market, which has been very successful for us."

Prior to joining The Alliven Group, Mr. Newman spent five years at The Lightstone Group, a New York City private equity firm. His responsibilities included sourcing and underwriting potential acquisition opportunities, particularly value-add multifamily and development sites. He worked closely with the executive team, performing market research of new target MSA's; developed investment recommendations; and managed the transaction due diligence and closing processes. Mr. Newman has been instrumental in closing multimillion-dollar deals across the country, including hotels, development sites, and multifamily assets.

When sourcing new deals and reviewing the projected performance of an investment, Mr. Newman always makes it a point to visit each location and learn about it from the ground up, working to build relationships with the people behind the deal. He brings that development philosophy to The Alliven Group, which has pursued opportunities across the country. "I like to get to know the place and meet the people there, because ultimately, it's not the numbers that make the deal happen, it's the people who do it," Mr. Newman said.

"This is an exciting opportunity to develop new relationships and explore new structures," Mr. Newman added. "I look forward to leveraging my experience to create value with The Alliven Group."

About The Alliven Group

The Alliven Group is a private equity real estate firm headquartered in New Jersey with a diverse portfolio of select income-producing properties including multifamily, healthcare facilities, and office buildings. With over three decades of experience, we are known for our keen sense of market trends and timing. Our team successfully identifies opportunities and creates equity through diligent acquisitions, thoughtful development, attentive management, and targeted value-added capital improvements. Learn more: https://alliven.com/

The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has announced the arrival of Yehuda Newman as Vice President of Acquisitions. Mr. Newman will be focusing on all aspects of new transactions with Joint Venture partners.

Related link: https://alliven.com/

Top of Mind Networks partners with MobilityRE to fuel mortgage loan officer/real estate agent collaboration through SurefireCRM

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, has added game-changing real estate market intelligence, collaboration and analytics tools from MobilityRE to its flagship SurefireCRM.

"Mortgage lenders and real estate agents who forge mutually productive relationships deliver a better homebuying experience, which in turn instills consumer loyalty and feeds growth through word-of-mouth and social sharing," said Top of Mind EVP of Strategic Partnerships Jonas Kruckeberg. "Top of Mind's integration with MobilityRE is among our most exciting, because it gives loan officers the market intelligence they need to seek out highly productive referral relationships - which SurefireCRM then makes easy with built-in solutions for referral partner co-branding."

SurefireCRM provides access to the most extensive property listing coverage of any CRM, allowing lenders to generate Realtor-co-branded websites for individual properties using data and images pulled straight from a listing. As these Single Property Sites collect leads, SurefireCRM automatically goes to work nurturing those leads with co-branded, multi-channel marketing campaigns.

"In today's mortgage market, everyone is using a mobile device to search for a home. With MobilityRE, Realtors can provide a top-quality, mobile-optimized home search experience in a branded app that insulates borrowers from opportunistic competitors," said MobilityRE CEO and Founder Ben Teerlink. "Mortgage originators can then use data insights from our Mortgage Market Intelligence to identify the most productive agents and bring them into SurefireCRM to start building mutually beneficial relationships. Loan officers who follow this approach are seeing tremendous success and really growing their production volumes."

With MobilityRE's Mortgage Market Intelligence (MMI), SurefireCRM customers can assess current marketplace productivity and act on competitive intelligence to build the networks that best support their marketing strategies. For instance, lenders can identify which real estate agents are closing the most loans of a given type within a given geographical area. Lenders can even track agent activity in real time, receiving alerts as Realtors post new listings.

MobilityRE first made a name for itself with its white-labeled home search app. Designed for Realtors and lenders to share with their clientele, the app pulls property information directly from MLS databases, ensuring data accuracy for a superior consumer experience. When new listings hit the market that meet the prospective homebuyer's criteria and credit capacity, MobilityRE automatically alerts Realtors and loan officers so they can proactively schedule home viewings and prepare pre-approval letters.

About Top of Mind Networks:

Founded in 2003, Atlanta-based Top of Mind Networks (https://www.topofmind.com) started as a bootstrapped direct-mail marketing company. Today, the company is recognized as the mortgage industry's most-relied-upon provider of marketing automation and creative content solutions. From individuals to enterprise lenders, Top of Mind's SurefireCRM helps thousands of mortgage professionals win new business, earn repeat business and deserve referral business. With intuitive, "set it and forget it" workflows and award-winning content, mortgage professionals are able to effortlessly maintain and deepen their emotional connections with clients.

About MobilityRE:

MobilityRE is a rapidly growing technology company whose all-in-one mobile real estate technology solution(tm) is used by thousands of real estate professionals at leading U.S. and Canadian brokerages, including Prudential, Coldwell Banker, Keller Williams, Century 21 and RE/MAX. With MobilityRE, brokers and agents can give homebuyers a branded mobile app that makes it easy to search or view any property on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Visit https://mobilityre.com to learn more.

Twitter: @mortgagecrm @MobilityRE #homesearch #mortgagemarketing

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Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, has added game-changing real estate market intelligence, collaboration and analytics tools from MobilityRE to its flagship SurefireCRM.

Related link: https://www.topofmind.com/

The 64th Annual Parade of Homes is Officially Live as a Virtual Event

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- The Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and The Reserve at Lake Travis, a McCombs Properties development, along with the Parade builders release the first-ever virtual Parade of Homes video tours. The Parade of Homes, which is typically held over consecutive weekends and draws over 6,000 visitors, was reimagined for the current climate to ensure the homes could be viewed in a safe way.

From now through the 26th, website visitors can "tour" each luxuriously decorated Parade home through virtual walkthroughs, HGTV-inspired video interviews with builders and designers, and curated photo galleries. At the end of the tours, visitors can cast their ballot for their favorite home.

"Imagine getting a personal and highly detailed tour of these luxe homes from the team that planned, built and decorated them," said Harry Adams, Managing Partner McCombs Properties, developer of The Reserve at Lake Travis. "The films are a fun and friendly curated tour guided by experts who will point out all the cool features, new home tech and fabulous finishes," he added.

This year's lineup of award-winning builders includes: Arbogast Custom Homes with their modern Farmhouse and courtyard oasis; Dalainey Performance Homes and their eclectic, multi-level custom home that combines art, music and architecture; Legacy DCS Homes with their perfect relaxation sanctuary that blends modern Farmhouse and Texas Hill Country aesthetics; Sterling Custom Homes and their luxurious lake house designed for the entertainer; and the Cypress Cove Treehouses, The Reserve's own one-of-a-kind collection designed to be the ultimate retreat for easy living.

For visitors interested in purchasing a Parade Home or building a custom home, private one-on-one tours with these builders are available by appointment.

To take part in this exciting event, visit http://www.ParadeOfHomesAustin.com.

ABOUT THE GREATER AUSTIN HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

The Home Builders Association of Greater Austin has served as the leading not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to residential construction and remodeling in Central Texas. With more than 800 member companies and thousands of community members, the HBA works with government, public, business and community organizations around the Greater Austin area so that all people in the Greater Austin area live in homes that enable them to thrive.

ABOUT THE RESERVE AT LAKE TRAVIS

The Reserve at Lake Travis is Austin's premier luxury waterfront community. Located just west of Austin, The Reserve is nestled among 310 lush acres of rolling Texas Hill Country. With its world-class amenities and miles of pristine shoreline along the south side of Lake Travis, The Reserve offers primary and second-home residents' privacy, exclusivity and a Lake Life Without Equal.

To learn more about the Reserve, please visit https://www.ReserveAtLakeTravis.com/.

Twitter: @TheReserveLT @HBAAustin

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The Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and The Reserve at Lake Travis, a McCombs Properties development, along with the Parade builders release the first-ever virtual Parade of Homes video tours. The Parade of Homes, which is typically held over consecutive weekends and draws over 6,000 visitors, was reimagined for the current climate to ensure the homes could be viewed in a safe way.

Related link: https://www.hbaaustin.com/

Crawford Entertainment Announces an All New Season of ‘Flip My Florida Yard’ and They’re Looking for Yards to Flip

LAKE MARY, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Crawford Entertainment, producers of the television series "Flip My Florida Yard" are currently searching for Florida homeowners and their family members to be on the show and have a portion of their yard replaced with a Florida-Friendly landscape.

Emmy(R) award-winning director Chad Crawford has teamed up with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to show how homeowners can create a landscape that is more in tune with Florida's natural environment using the 9 Florida-Friendly Landscaping(tm) principles including Right Plant Right Place and techniques for protecting water quality and quantity.

"Most people want an environmentally-friendly yard, they just don't quite know how to go about doing it," says Crawford. "Well, this series is going to show you how to do it step-by-step."

"Flip My Florida Yard" will be filmed in ten different locations throughout Florida, including areas near Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Tallahassee, and Orlando. They want to showcase a wide variety of landscape settings, including small urban developments, waterfront residences, and neighborhoods with strict HOAs.

Are you a Florida resident and interested in having your yard flipped? Visit our website at https://www.FlipMyFloridaYard.com to apply today. There is no cost to participate. Also be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on upcoming air times in your area.

About Crawford Entertainment:

Crawford Entertainment produces nationally-syndicated television programs and Emmy(R) award-winning original television series, including "how to Do florida" and "The Outsiders Club." "Flip My Florida Yard" will air on television stations across Florida and will stream on Discover Florida Channel(R) in the spring of 2021.

More information: https://www.crawfordentertainment.tv/

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Crawford Entertainment, producers of the television series "Flip My Florida Yard" are currently searching for Florida homeowners and their family members to be on the show and have a portion of their yard replaced with a Florida-Friendly landscape.

Related link: https://www.crawfordentertainment.tv/