Archive for October, 2007

Arizona Association of REALTORS(R) Contributes $50,000 to Aid Victims of California Fires

PHOENIX, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ — The Arizona Association of REALTORS(R) has joined other National Association of REALTORS(R) organizations in contributing much-needed aid to the victims of recent California fires. The Arizona association is sending $50,000 in aid to the REALTORS(R) Relief Foundation.

VaultWare Launches First Consumer Mobile Messaging Service for Apartment Availability Alerts(TM)

Now Consumers Receive Immediate Notification When Apartments Become Available
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Realty DataTrust, the makers of VaultWare, announced today that it has launched Apartment Availability Alerts for consumers who opt in to the free service. For the first time, consumers searching for apartments online can sign up to receive Availability Alerts directly […]

Realty DataTrust Announces Spring 2008 User Meeting

VaultWare(TM) User Forum to Precede Industry’s Premiere Internet Marketing Conference
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Realty DataTrust, the makers of the industry’s premiere online leasing tool VaultWare, announced today that it will hold its user meeting April 23, 2008, preceding the Apartment Internet Marketing (AIM) Conference to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Macerich Debuts SanTan Village

Ground-up regional shopping center sets stage for Phoenix-area pipeline
PHOENIX, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ — The centerpiece of a flourishing retail corridor emerged today with the official Grand Opening of SanTan Village — a new super-regional shopping center at the core of a 500-acre, mixed-use development.

Mortgage crisis gives new life to once-handy FHA loans

On the national level, slow real estate sales and sinking prices are prompting some comparisons to the Great Depression.
Little wonder, then, that a home-buying program from the New Deal is beginning to make a comeback.

Apartment Internet Marketing Conference Acquired by Joshua Tree Internet Media

Industry’s Premiere Internet Conference Expected to Grow Under New Ownership of Steve Lefkovits
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Realty DataTrust, the makers of VaultWare, announced today that the Apartment Internet Marketing (AIM) Conference has been sold to Steve Lefkovits’ Joshua Tree Internet Media firm. The AIM Conference, which will be held next spring, is the […]

Sedona Vacation Rental Association Responds to Mayor's Attack on Visitors to National Red Rock Treasure

SEDONA, Ariz., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ — A national association of homeowners in the Sedona area is responding to mis-categorizations of Sedona commerce as non-tourist in nature and to its Mayor’s refusal to modify outdated ordinances prohibiting tourists from visiting less than a month in a Sedona vacation home — a promulgated prohibition of short-term or […]

Cole Companies Expands Staff to Meet and Drive Record Growth in Business

- Staffing Level Increases 60%; Positions Added in All Departments -
- Acquisitions in 2007 Nearly Double Total Assets Acquired in 2006 -
PHOENIX, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ — In a year mired by a dismal credit market and a less than favorable REIT market, one real estate veteran is finding ways to sustain significant growth.

The Shidler Group Signs Three Leases in US Bank Center Agreements Bring Occupancy to 87%

PHOENIX, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ — The Shidler Group has announced three leases in the US Bank Center totaling 23,697 square feet of office space.

Real estate ills expected to spread to offices

Fallout from the implosion of the residential-housing market will dampen what has been a white-hot commercial real-estate market, Valley economist Elliott Pollack told a group of commercial brokers and developers Thursday.