The Carlyle Residences: Extraordinary Luxury. Extraordinary Style

A development of The Elad Group, The Carlyle Residences is the last luxury hi-rise to be built on the Wilshire Corridor. Data from the Multiple Listing Service shows that the number of properties sold in Los Angeles County is up 10% year to date over 2008 while properties over $3 million are down slightly from 2008. According to Valerie Fitzgerald, Exclusive Sales Agent at The Carlyle, “This event marks the total completion of an extraordinarily... 

Consumer Search Trends Show Increased Interest in Real Estate by Potential Home Buyers

In the midst of one of the most challenging housing markets in recent history, the October comScore Media Metrics report[1] shows visitors on Realtor.com® are spending more time and viewing more pages as they closely track the pulse of the real estate market. Realtor.com, the official website of the National Association of Realtors, is operated by Move, Inc. “We’re encouraged to see continued increases in page views and the time our users... 

BC’s multi-family investment market faces repricing as global economy downshifts

Shaken by the global credit turmoil, BC’s multi-family investment market faces a repricing of properties, according to Avison Young (Canada) Inc.’s “Fall 2008 BC Real Estate Multi-Family Investment Report”, released today. “There is now a standoff between purchasers, who in the wake of the global credit meltdown have changed their pricing expectations; and vendors, who are looking for yesterday’s pricing in a much... 

ZipRealty Appoints Lanny Baker as Chief Financial Officer

ZipRealty, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIPR ) announced that Lanny Baker has agreed to join the Company and will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 1, 2008. David Rector, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, will remain with the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Rector has been with ZipRealty since 2002 and has served in the role of Chief Accounting... 

Trulia.com and Placecast Partner to Increase Relevance of Ads With Audience Targeting and Dynamic Messaging

As advertisers and publishers seek ways to improve performance to compensate for shrinking budgets, new technologies like location-based advertising provide a means of improving relevance and response rates. Today, leading real estate site, Trulia.com, and interactive media company, 1020 Placecast, have announced their partnership, using location information to target specific audiences for advertisers and deliver more relevant messages to them on... 

ZipRealty to Present at the 2008 UBS Global Technology and Services Conference

ZipRealty, Inc announced that the Company will be presenting at the 2008 UBS Global Technology and Services Conference on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City. The presentation will begin at 3:45 PM Eastern Time. Investors and interested parties may listen to a live webcast of the presentation by visiting the Company’s website at www.ziprealty.com under the investor relations section. About ZipRealty, Inc. ZipRealty... 

N-Play Brings Needed Changes to Real Estate Industry

N-Play RE LLC, a real estate service company, has launched a new way for homebuyers, sellers, and real estate agents to conduct business online. The Company had been in beta since July and has now launched nationally. N-Play provides an online service for buyers to make offers on homes in a transparent, engaging and competitive online environment. The service eliminates the traditional gauntlet that buyers must go through to simply make an offer on... 

MLSListings Launches Strong Authentication System

MLSListings Inc, a Silicon Valley-based regional Multiple Listing Service (MLS), announced the launch of an innovative online security initiative featuring the A-OK On-Demand service from Arcot Systems. Selected for its ease of use and powerful capabilities, the A-OK On-Demand service transparently protects the identities and data of MLSListings’ users. MLSListings is using this solution for user identity verification as part of MLS data security...