EUGENE, OR - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Linda LaFaro to the ever-expanding networks of agents and brokers dedicated to transforming the online real estate search on their professional websites. As a member of the Empire Access MLS (EAMLS), LaFaro has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings. Now, his clients and other Mamaroneck, New York home seekers can experience the same level of accessibility to the EAMLS. IDX Broker has forever changed the way potential buyers search for homes online

WASHINGTON, DC - April 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) issued the following statement on the upcoming FDA ruling on allowing generic opioids, such as OxyContin and Opan, to hit the market this Tuesday

Albany - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many local REALTOR boards/associations and their members across New York State and the country will be showing homes to the public as part of the REALTOR Nationwide Open House Weekend, April 20-21, 2013. REALTORS from Long Island to Buffalo will assist local sellers in showcasing their homes and interested buyers will have an opportunity to visit houses in their area without having to make an appointment for a showing.

NEW YORK, NY - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City residential sales market got off to a strong start in 2013 with an increase in activity and a jump in median sales prices citywide, despite the lack of inventory, according to The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)’s First Quarter New York City Residential Sales Report.

New York, NY - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced the sale of a 110,000 square foot parcel of underutilized, City owned property in the Mill Basin neighborhood of Brooklyn to Bical Development, Inc. The developer will construct a 114,000 square foot building and a separate 4,000 square foot building at the site, located next to an existing Toys “R” Us store at 2875 Flatbush Avenue. The new buildings will be used to house Kristal Auto Mall, which includes an automobile dealership, repair center, inventory storage area and related office space. Currently located in Canarsie, Kristal Auto Mall will move their operations to Mill Basin as part of this transaction, creating approximately 80 construction jobs while maintaining and ultimately expanding their current workforce.

ATLANTA - April 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] one of the world’s largest hotel companies announces the opening of the new Holiday Inn® NYC - Lower East Side, in the thriving Lower East Side neighborhood close to major businesses, universities and Manhattan attractions.

EUGENE, OR - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and real estate professional Sophia Tseng East Coast Realtors have enabled a remarkable IDX solution on her professional website with the premier IDX Broker software. Long Island MLS (MLSLI) listings are displayed directly on the search page Tseng hosts online, giving area home seekers a comprehensive and efficient way to search through thousands of properties on the market without ever leaving the convenience Tseng’s website

Hauppauge, NY - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- County Executive Steve Bellone today announced that the County is extending the deadline to apply for 52 new affordable rental apartments located in the new Summerwind Square development in downtown Riverhead until May 1, 2013

New York, NY - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has recognized Monroe County Public Safety Crime Lab with a High Performance Building Plaque for energy efficiency measures that will cut energy costs by $75,000 annually.

NEW YORK, NY - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tenants & Neighbors commends the New York State Legislature for taking action to raise the minimal wage. This much needed move will help many low income households stay afloat in difficult economy. It is imperative, however, that as legislators act to raise wages for workers, they also take steps to protect these same individuals from unaffordable rent increases.

Albany, NY - March 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - In a move that reinforces Nixon Peabody LLP’s health care practice as one of the preeminent practices in New York State, the firm is pleased to announce that veteran health care attorneys Philip Rosenberg and Laurie Cohen have joined the firm’s Albany, NY, office as new partners. Mr. Rosenberg and Ms. Cohen, who left Wilson Elser, an Am Law 100 firm, will be working along with current Nixon Peabody partner Peter Millock, a former general counsel at the New York State Department of Health, and counsel Barbara Asheld, a former house counsel at the Department of Health.

New York, NY - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The nomination forms are out for The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)’s coveted Retail Deal of the Year Awards, which annually recognizes the most creative and significant New York City retail deals. Submissions are due Thursday, April 25 at 5:00 pm and the winners will be announced at the Retail Committee’s Deal of the Year Cocktail Party on Tuesday, June 11.

EUGENE, OR - March 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Newburgh, New York realtor Michael Jones has joined the elite group of real estate agents and brokers who have adopted a customizable IDX solution. As a subscriber to IDX Broker software, Jones can synchronize her website automatically with his membership with Empire Access MLS (EAMLS) displaying thousands of properties instantly on the website he hosts. With his IDX solution, New York home seekers can explore an immense database of detailed property listings without ever leaving the convenience of Jones’ website.

Albany, NY - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State housing market sustained its ongoing recovery in February, posting a 4.8-percent growth in the statewide median sales price for existing single-family homes, condos and co-ops, according to the housing market report released today by the New York State Association of REALTORS. Year-to-date closed sales are 3.3 percent ahead of the 2012 start, despite a sales decline in February.

New York, NY - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brown Harris Stevens of the Hamptons and North Fork held its Annual Meeting at the legendary John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Terra Holdings Co-Chairman William Lie Zeckendorf and Christie's International Real Estate Vice President Kathy Coumou were amongst those making presentations describing the robust year Brown Harris Stevens as well as Christie's real estate affiliates enjoyed in 2012.

The Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill Only Required Feds to Pay For 65% Of the Projects, Leaving States & Local Governments On The Hook For Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Without Full Federal Funding, Many of These Projects Likely Wouldn’t Have Been Completed – Cost To Local Governments Would Have Been Too Great Projects Include Higher Dunes, Stronger Beaches, Seawalls, Jetties, Raised Homes and More Along Over 100 Miles of Coasts

NEW YORK, NY - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the arrest of a 25-year-old Certified Nurse Aide from Centereach, New York, who shared a humiliating cell phone picture of a resident in his care at the Woodhaven Center of Care in Port Jefferson Station. David Rover is accused of surreptitiously taking a picture with his cell phone of the resident’s genital area covered with feces and texting that picture to a nurse aide student without the patient’s permission and for no legitimate purpose. Rover was charged with two felony counts and faces up to 1 and 1/3 to 4 years imprisonment if convicted.

CHICAGO, IL - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City real estate executive Howard C. Gelbtuch, CRE®, will address an audience of international real estate professionals Tuesday, March 12 at MIPIM, the world's largest real estate conference, held annually in Cannes, France

NEW YORK, NY - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Real Estate Board of New York has announced the submissions for the industry’s most coveted commercial honors, the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Awards. The awards will be presented on April 23rd at the annual cocktail party of the Sales Brokers Committee at the 101 Club. Nineteen of 2012’s most creative deals -- completed by 37 top notch real estate dealmakers -- are competing for REBNY’s first, second and third place prizes.

ROCHESTER - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the arrest of Groven Glenn, a certified nurse aide, for assaulting an 83-year-old female resident at Park Ridge Living Center nursing home in the Town of Greece. Glenn was charged with one felony count of Endangering the Welfare of a Vulnerable Elderly Person or an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person in the Second Degree and related misdemeanors after a surveillance video captured him viciously throwing a chicken bone at the resident and slamming her wheelchair into the door of her room.

NEW YORK, NY - February 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hines, the international real estate firm, along with partners Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc. and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, held a groundbreaking ceremony today on the site of 7 Bryant Park, an iconic new trophy-class office tower in Midtown Manhattan.

Albany, NY - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the deadline for residents living in one of the thirteen disaster-declared counties to register for FEMA assistance has been extended to March 29, 2013. The previous deadline was February 27, 2013.

Albany, NY - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The recovery of the New York State housing market continued into 2013 as January sales of existing single-family homes, condos and co-ops were 9.5 percent ahead of January 2012, according to the housing market report released today by the New York State Association of REALTORS. The statewide median sales price grew by 5 percent compared to a year ago and available inventory continued to decrease

New York, NY - February 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- February 19, 2013 - SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that it has closed on a $900 million first mortgage refinancing of 1515 Broadway.

Bridgehampton, NY - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - Saunders & Associates, a leading independent real estate firm in the Hamptons, reports record sales of residential properties for 2012. This is the most activity the agency has seen, in terms of contract signings, property showings, and investor and developer capital commitments, since 2006