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	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Real Estate Agent Website Launched, 2/15/2007 - We are proud to announce the launch of our new state of the art Real Estate Services Web site today. The new site is powered by a la mode, inc. net.X technology, which integrates and leverages a range of desktop and Internet applications and data sources to extend the network to better serve our clients. This new site provides streamlined services for existing as well as potential new clients, while also providing our staff with technology integration that allows us to be more effective in our daily operations. Not only can clients view our listings, but they can also search for a home or get pre-qualified for a mortgage and much more. The new site also provides rich multi-media content for potential new clients, showing them the benefits of hiring a professional Agent in an engaging, highly professional presentation format that will create new demand for our services. Going forward, the underlying a la mode net.X platform of our new site means that we are automatically going to be adding features and capabilities to meet our changing business requirements and keep up with the technology curve in Real Estate. We are a full service Real Estate Services firm and a recognized leader in the local market. Our firm combines a focus on customer service with the utilization of technology to provide clients with the highest quality and fastest turnaround times in the market. ###
	Kallisto News
	Station Resorts now owns the land on which Kallisto was to be built. It is unknown if they intend to keep this project.
		Kallisto is a twin tower luxury high rise condominium project planned for a 4.4 acre site on Sirius Avenue, previous home of the Scandia amusement park. The $550 million project has 700 units in two 50 story towers and will be priced from the low $300,000s to $4 million. Kallisto will offer four levels of parking with 1,400 spaces, 20,000 square feet of resident oriented retails shops and a 3 acre pool and amenity deck six stories above ground. Floor plans for the one, two and thee bedroom units will range from 800 sq ft to 4,200 sq ft with the two top floors occupied by two story penthouses.
	More information on: www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com
	CCAA articula medidas para impulsar crecimiento de Centroamérica y el Caribe Miami, FL- Con el objetivo de impulsar el desarrollo de Centroamérica y el Caribe y facilitar su acceso a los mercados globalizados actuales, la XXXI Conferencia  de la Acción Centroamérica y Caribe (CCAA por sus siglas en inglés) articuló una serie de medidas en los temas de Bio-combustibles, las pequeñas y medianas empresas, la salud y educación, que contribuirán significativamente al progreso de la  región, dijo Manuel Rosales, presidente de la CCAA. Leer Más Noticias:   Sabes como Sellar o Eliminar su Caso Criminal en Los Estados Unidos Katherine Fernandez Rundle - Fiscal Estatal Tener una segunda oportunidad en la vida es algo que no debe dejar pasar. Esta es la razón por la cual yo, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, su fiscal estatal y mi oficina conduciremos un taller para sellar o eliminar un caso criminal para aquellos que califiquen. Leer Más   UNCTAD, CEI-RD y PNUD presentan el informe “Análisis de las Políticas de Inversión” Santo Domingo, Rep. Dominicana -  El informe “Análisis de las Políticas de Inversión de República Dominicana” (Investment Policy Review –IPR-), elaborado por la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas para el Comercio y el Desarrollo (UNCTAD) a solicitud del Gobierno dominicano, fue presentado oficialmente el pasado jueves 6 de diciembre en un acto organizado conjuntamente por el Centro de Exportación e Inversión de República Dominicana (CEI-RD) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD). Leer Más   RCRS celebra gran apertura de 50 Biscayne Miami, FL— RCRS, conjuntamente con The Related Group y Cousins Properties, fue anfitrión de más de 1000 invitados VIP para la celebración de la gran apertura de 50 Biscayne. La construcción de este condominio de lujo ubicado en Downtown Miami ya ha concluido y se encuentra en proceso de cierre de unidades.  Leer Más   La Cumbre de las Americas 2008 La 1ra Cumbre Inmobiliaria de las Américas se presentó esta semana a la prensa en Miami, Florida. Ha sido diseñada para convertirse en la primera reunión inmobiliaria global en las Américas y propone a sus invitados combinar un programa de actividades con el objetivo de atraer hacia el continente Americano a grandes inversionistas internacionales con un mensaje muy directo: La OPORTUNIDAD está en América, y esta oportunidad no se va a hacer esperar. Leer Más   Estas Buscando Casa en la Florida?    Clic Aquí   Calendario de Eventos en Miami y el Mundo: Seminario para Sellar o Eliminar su Caso Criminal Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney Miami, FL Diciembre 15, 2007 Para más información, llamar al (305) 547-0724   Networking on the Holiday BP Media & Partners Miami, FL Diciembre 19, 2007 Miercoles de 7:00 - 11:00 PM Para más información, llamar al (305) 418-9494   The Americas Summit Real Estate Forum Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables, Florida Marzo 25 al 29 del 2008 Para mas información: info@TheAmericasSummit.com www.TheAmericasSummit.com   US Real Estate Expo & Market Septima Edicion Miami, FL Febrero 1 y 2, 2008 Para más información, llamar al (305) 412-0000 www.usreexpo.com   US Home Improvement Expo Miami, FL Febrero 1 y 2, 2008 Para más información, llamar al (305) 412-0255   Seminario G*R*A*T*I*S para Primeros Compradores Flex Mortgage Group 30 Enero del 2008 Miami, Florida (Información  para todos los profesionales de Bienes Raíces de Miami) Para mas información: (786) 621-6505
	Real estate investments: real estate market trends - "Investing in Real Estate - the Scoop!" By: B. Nachman Well, the scoop on real estate investment came about accidentally; no-one kindly put together a market projection simply for investors. Luckily though, a private mortgage insurance company has had to research and project the future risks in the realty market for their own insurance purposes. This week PMI published their national 'risk list', which ranks cities of America by the relative riskiness of owning a property in those main realty markets. The company needs this kind of information - albeit guesswork and projected analysis - before they decide whether or not to underwrite a home loan. However, for real estate investors, and those wondering if they should buy and where, it is another little tidbit to throw into the formula of where might be a good place to buy realty. The table starts with a one per cent reckoning that an area will not de-value in the next two years and moves all the way up to as high as a ninety-four per cent chance that it will! If you are an active investor, one who likes to keep a close eye on the financial situations and 'pounce' when the chips are at their lowest, you will probably want to earmark the cities who are on the falling list. This way, when prices are rock bottom, you can clean up. Sounds heartless - but it is also good business. In these falling areas, sellers may be already motivated as some of them took a beating in the 2007 drop, but the forecast projects that within the next two years, they will be even more 'motivated'. Of course, often the places near the bottom were the ones that had inflationary prices in the mini-boom, and they now have to drop down again. The top ten riskiest markets were all high flyers during the crazy boom - some cities in California, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. The riskiest place in the nation right now, according to PMI is in California. Riverside-Bernadino is given a 94% chance of suffering declining prices. Las Vegas is a surprising close second on the table, with an 89% chance of declining prices. Los Angeles has a 79% ranking and Fort Lauderdale is at 78%. Moving over slightly Arizona is next up, with Phoenix and Mesa coming in at 83%; as both these areas are prime retirement spots, there could be a bargain to pick up there soon. These are the nation's top possibilities for decline in house prices in the opinion of PMI. It is probably not too surprising to anyone that the Lone Star state is carrying a lot of the success stories on the real estate chart. If you are a more conservative investor, and you look for steady markets with solid employment and cash-flow backgrounds, you may be interested in PMI's 'safe' investment areas. Five of the Texan towns are in the top ten. Reasons for so many may be partly because Texas's economy is growing and it has maintained moderate residential prices, but also it never did get caught up in the crazy boom of the last few years. Among good steady investment towns are Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston and San Antonio. However, Texas does not hold the only top honors; the east coast also gets a good rating. Other cities with a less than one percent chance of realty price decline are listed as: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Charlotte, North Carolina and Kansas City, Missouri. Well, that's the scoop, it's up to you what you do with it! Article Source: http://www.realestateinvestmentarticles.net This article was written on behalf of Bob Nachman. Bob is consistently ranked as one of the top agents in the Phoenix Arizona real estate area. To find the Gilbert AZ home right for you, visit Bob at www.MoveToArizonaHomes.com.
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