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Bespoke interior bedroom design offers everything that is individual and maximises the use of any space, awkward corner or otherwise inaccessible space. The many advantages of fitted furniture over free-standing vary from those who simply want to plan their own individual design, look and finish, different to that of their friends and neighbours, to those limited on space who want to make the most of the available room they have. 
The full length floor to ceiling cupboards make use of all the available space, avoid awkward cleaning, and leave no useless gaps where the free-standing furniture does not quite fit. Ideal for attics, extensions or rooms with irregular shape, it really does make use of the space. Sloping ceilings can be hidden away, indented walls, or you can  integrate other features. Even for those with a regular shaped room, the feeling of luxury of an individually designed bedroom promotes  the beneifts of time spent relaxing. Complimented with lighting which can be mounted into the furniture or the ceiling and walls and your choice of furnishings to coordinate with your theme and colour, it is the ultimate in style and comfort. 
Contemporary or traditional, your bespoke furniture can be chosen in a wide variety of materials, colours and finishes. These are best viewed using samples to truly appreciate the level of quality and standard and how it differs from self-assembly furniture. It is well worth taking into consideration the value that the furniture will add to your property and the likelihood of making the property more desirable to prospective buyers if you should decide to sell in the future.

The versatility and range of selections inside the furniture are countless. Choosing where to put drawers and shelving can largely depend on individual choice and what best suits your storage needs. Tie, scarf and shoe racks can all be added as necessary, along with a range of other accessories. For the children more hanging rails can be used to maximise space inside cupboards and wardrobes. Over bed storage is often a practical use of space to store less frequently used items such as suitcases, quilts or other bulky things. Bed heads and bed frames can often be integrated with  the rest of the furniture, also a practical storage space if required. Accessories can be supplied to compliment the furniture too for example free standing mirrors, chairs, stools and wall shelves. All designed to give a truly co-ordinated and individual appearance.

Having thoughts and ideas in mind is the best way to start with your plan. Considering practicalities are important, such as space for opening doors and drawers and walking round the room. Having an idea of colour and style is also important. With that in mind, a bedroom planner can visit and measure the room, and help with suggestions on the best way to maximise the use of space and demonstrate the versatility that fitted furniture has to offer. The quality and workmanship provided by skilled fitters is second to none. Beginning to end the personalised service, making certain your stylish bespoke bedroom suits all your requirements, is designed to suit everyone.

By Elite Bedrooms North West

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

Attorney Bradley Winston of Winston, Clark & Wigand, P.A., successfully represented the owner of West Sunrise Development Corporation, a Broward County corporate shopping plaza, in a case involving legal malpractice. The jury trial, Case No: 08-12961 (25), was held in the Broward County 17th Judicial Circuit Court.

The clients original real estate attorney mishandled the sale, unfortunately, and locked the receiver into accepting a below-market sales price of $ 4,250,000,” said Brad Winston, founding partner. “A prior offeror flipped the property for $ 4,800,000 on the same day as the receiver closed for $ 4,250,000.

Selling the property for the highest price possible was a top priority for the plaza owner, and multiple buyers took an interest in purchasing the property.

The jury agreed that the original attorney was guilty of legal malpractice and awarded Mr. Winstons client $ 550,000, which represented the difference between the two sales. Total damages are over $ 800,000 after interest and expenses.

Schedule an Interview: Attorney Bradley Winston is available to discuss the case. He can be reached at 954-475-9666.

About Winston, Clark & Wigand, P.A.

The Fort Lauderdale personal injury law firm of Winston, Clark & Wigand, with offices in Plantation and Fort Lauderdale, has been defending consumers injured by auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, dog bites, and slip and fall cases since 1989.

Accident victims across South Florida and Broward County, including Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania Beach, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale, Hollywood, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Lighthouse Point, Margate, Miramar, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Parkland, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Sunrise, Tamarac, Weston, and Wilton Manors, can set up a free consultation. Details at http://www.WinstonLaw.com.

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Arlington, VA (PRWEB) November 17, 2011

ComplianceTechs, managing director Maurice Jourdain-Earl will be a speaker at the upcoming State of Housing in Black America Issues Forum hosted by The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB).

The State of Housing in Black America Issues Forum (SHIBA) will be in Atlanta on Saturday, November 19th, 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel on the campus of Morehouse College in Southwest Atlanta. The event is free and open to the public.

The conference will present a discussion forum to offer solutions to preserving the legacy of homeownership in minority communities.

Jourdain-Earl will participate in a panel discussion and a “Town Hall discussion” with industry professionals, and local and national political and community leaders, who will provide an in-depth analysis of research data, along with possible solutions, as it relates to foreclosure mitigation, disaster recovery and neighborhood blight.

Jourdain-Earl will address the forum and speak about the dual mortgage market where black and Hispanic borrowers disproportionately received subprime rate loans and how those loans have led to disproportionate mortgage defaults and foreclosures in minority communities. Jourdain-Earl will specifically discuss mortgage defaults and foreclosures by zip codes in Fulton County, GA. He will present data and maps that provide compelling evidence of how the black community is being devastated by the meltdown of the mortgage market.

Five years ago (2006) subprime rate lending reached its apex, five years later (2011) defaults and foreclosures are in full bloom; where will we be five years from now? asks Jourdain-Earl. The answer will have a direct impact on the wealth of the African American community as homeownership is the foundation for building wealth and the foundation is crumbling he said. The crisis is real and requires immediate and decisive intervention.”

Maurice Jourdain-Earl, Managing Director of CLC Compliance Technologies, Inc. (ComplianceTech) has over 36 years of experience in providing financial services to individuals, businesses, and institutional investors.

Jourdain-Earl is a noted author and speaker on lending and banking issues, particularly on HMDA and fair lending practices. Three recent studies The Foreclosure Crisis and Racial Disparities in Access to Credit, The Demographic Impact of the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown and Politics and the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown: An Examination of Disparities by Congressional District, Political Party, Caucus Affiliation and Race received national exposure.

For more information,please visit http://www.ComplianceTech.com or contact Dana Ginsburg at danaginsburg(at)compliancetech(dot)com.

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Slough is situated in Berkshire, approximately 22 miles west of the capital and 5 miles away from Heathrow. The growth of Slough in past times has led to a number of close by settlements being absorbed and becoming outlying districts of Slough, such as Wexham, Upton, Colnbrook and Cippenham. It’s feasible to rent a broad variety of houses and flats in these suburbs, including in the town centre itself.
The centre of Slough is very modern and has benefitted from a good amount of development in the past decade. As well as new developments underway, for example the Heart of Slough Project, current amenities have seen further improvement and enhancements, for example, the Queensmere Shopping Centre. Slough will also receive additional investment into the local transport facilities due to enhancements to the towns train station due to the London 2012 Olympics. However, there has been criticism, however, of the demolition of many noted buildings, such as Art Deco styled factories dating back to the early part of the last century.
Transport routes to Slough are outstanding, and a frequent train service runs to the capital in one way, and to Reading in the opposite direction. Nearby motorways are easily reached starting with the M4, including the M25 London Orbital and the M40 which provides access to Oxford, Banbury and Birmingham. Slough Trading Estate has been in operation since the early part of the last century and is still a major commerce and industrial centre, and even has its own power station. This helped Slough to survive the global recession.
For those interested in property to rent in Slough there is a broad range of options. For those wishing to live in close proximity to the central amenities such as transportation routes into the capital, you will find a considerable number of flats to rent in Slough in the numerous new apartment buildings. Slough has rapidly become a popular location for people who work in the capital and the journey by train to Paddington takes around half to three quarters of an hour dependant on whether you are travelling in peak hours. Apartments in Slough are competitively priced and Slough compares favourably to nearby towns in terms of price and what it has to offer.
If you are a landlord in need of a letting agents Slough is home to many which can assist with the property management on your behalf.

Slough is a suitable place for families and the towns choice of of large employers means that good quality housing is readily available. If you are looking for houses to let in Slough there is a broad selection of family houses in villages,for example, Langley and Cippenham Village.

Sliding wardrobe doors offer a contemporary alternative, individual in style they offer convenience and practicality with no clearance needed for the opening and closing of doors.  This can be ideal where space saving is required, in an area with restricted room. People often simply choose them as an alternative to more traditional styles. 
The liberty of enabling the disguising of alcoves, chimney breasts, awkward shaped rooms and walls, sloping ceilings and areas which would be impractical to allow for free-standing furniture are among the countless benefits. They are ideal for non-standard shaped rooms, attics and extensions. They are also widely chosen in regular shaped rooms because of their style and modern look. 
The doors may be mirrored, frosted glass, reflective, wood, high gloss or mixed panel, providing the flexibility of choice to create just the look you require. A range of runner systems and frames can then be selected. Complemented along with your decor and furnishings, you can create your room individual to that of your neighbours, family and friends. It can be worth taking into consideration that lighter colours and reflective panels can give an illusion of spaciousness. Lighting is essential to transform the overall look. 
With all the excellent quality and benefits of fitted furniture, they will utilise all available space, with flexible storage solutions, providing the capability to choose internal fixtures and fittings. Hanging rails, drawers, shelving, tie, belt, shoe and scarf racks can certainly be included within the interior of your wardrobes for all your storage requirements. Tailor made to measure they utilise all of the available space. From a walk-in dressing room to a built in wardrobe, Sliding wardrobe doors can offer the ultimate in design and practicality and transform your home. 

(PRWEB) September 23, 2011

Theres a football adage that says if somethings working, you keep doing it. The same can be said for supporting a worthy cause. With September being Hunger Action Month, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America announced a $ 50,000 gift to Indiana Porks Million Meals for the Hungry initiative. This marks the second straight year of FCS support for the program.

My colleagues and I feel this is really something special, said Craig Blume, Regional Vice President for Northwest Indiana. Our customers raise a lot of that pork, and this program gets some of it to those who need it most. Ive been around this business for 38 years, and Ive experienced very few programs as rewarding as this one.

The Million Meals program was launched late 2009 as a partnership between Indiana Pork and agricultural industry partners and individuals. Together they committed to donating one million servings of whole-hog ground pork to Feeding Indianas Hungry (FISH), the organization that operates Indianas nine regional food banks. The program will deliver its millionth meal sometime in October.

Not only did Farm Credit sign on to donate to Million Meals for a second year, but believed in the program so strongly that it doubled last years gift. Half of this years funding will come from FCSs 26 field offices in Indiana, and half will come from the ag financial services cooperatives corporate office in Louisville. With this years donation, Farm Credits contribution will have provided 300,000 four-ounce servings of the high-quality protein.

Indiana Pork executive director Mike Platt was instrumental in originally helping to cast the vision for a program to feed the states hungry.

Indiana produces enough food to feed everybody in the state, said Platt. There was no reason, from a production standpoint, that anyone needs to go hungry. The hang-up was in the logistics.

A little over two years into the program with the original goal of a million meals in sight, Platt has no regrets about having taken on a project of this magnitude.

This is one of the most satisfying projects Ive been involved with in my career, he said. Its not all about pork producers and pork, but rather a way for the pork industry to take a leadership role in bringing a lot of players together to meet a huge need. To have been able to see some of the actual deliveries at the food banks and witness the appreciation from their staff and clients has been a tremendous blessing. We could have never have gotten to this place without the help of partners like Farm Credit. We at Indiana Pork have truly appreciated the enthusiasm with which they have embraced the major goals of the program.

So with the goal in sight, whats next for the Million Meals program? As the wake of the recession lingers and the demands on food banks continue to grow, there are no plans for Indiana Pork and its partners to call it a day.

With the Million Meals program were glad for the opportunity to play a small part in trying to meet the bigger goal of making Indiana the first hunger-free state in the nation. We have the resources and believe we can do that, said Platt.

About Farm Credit Services of Mid-America:

Farm Credit Services of Mid-America is a $ 17.1 billion financial services cooperative serving over 92,500 farmers, agribusinesses and rural residents in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee. The association provides loans for all farm and rural living purposes including including real estate, operating loans,equipment loans, and housing loans. FCS also provides an array of financial services, including crop insurance and leases. For more information about Farm Credit, call 1-800-444-FARM or visit them on the web at http://www.e-farmcredit.com.

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Green Bay, WI (PRWEB) November 05, 2011

The FDIC is holding a real estate auction series featuring approximately 60 properties in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia during the week of December 2 through December 4. The portfolio contains mostly single family residences and many will be sold absolute!

Micoley & Company will be managing the real estate sales of the FDIC auction series. We are very excited to offer these properties to the public. With many properties selling absolute, this will be a wonderful opportunity for home buyers and investors. The inventory of homes has a wide range of styles and amenities. With great pricing and mortgage rates at an all time low, this event will be looked upon as a well placed strategic purchase for real estate buyers throughout the Northeast Coast, says Wade T. Micoley, president of Micoley & Company.

Interested buyers are encouraged to attend an Online Bidder Seminar on Tuesday, November 15th at 12pm EST or Wednesday, November 30th at 3pm EST. These free seminars are extremely informative regarding the auction process, how to register for the Auction, the bidding process, and auction terms & conditions. Contact Micoley & Company to register for these seminars.

The auctions will be held in three different cities over the first weekend in December:

Boston, Massachusetts- Friday, December 2, 2011, 2pm EST, Boston Marriott Copley Place. The Boston Auction will include 11 properties in total.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Saturday, December 3, 2011, 11am EST, Hampton Inn Center City Philadelphia. The Philadelphia auction will include 33 properties in total.

Norfolk, Virginia- Sunday, December 4, 2011, 1pm EST, Norfolk Waterside Marriott.

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

Today, Virgo Business Centers announced that the company offers month-to-month leases for NYC office space. Clients can now sign up for 1 month and stay as long as they want with a 30 day notice.

Theres almost no commitment. Theres little cost up-front, and its easy to move out if you have to, so its virtually risk-free, says Sarah Klein, Co-CEO of Virgo Business Centers. You only pay for what you need and nothing more.

Save on Manhattan Office Space

New York City is the 9th most expensive city in the world in which to rent office space, according to a September 2011 study by Jones Lang LaSalle, a commercial real estate research firm.

Nevertheless, Virgo Business Centers manages to make New York City office space affordable. The company offers interior offices for $ 700/month, workstations for $ 500/month, window offices and team rooms for $ 1,000/month, and virtual offices for only $ 50/month.

Clients can choose from four convenient New York City locations:

The Empire State Building

350 Fifth Avenue

59th Floor

New York, NY 110118

(212) 601-2600

The Chanin Building at Grand Central

380 Lexington Avenue

17th Floor

New York, 10168

(212) 551-1000

Flatiron District

304 Park Avenue South

11th Floor

New York, NY 10010

(212) 590-2300

Midtown

575 Lexington Avenue

4th Floor

New York, NY 10022

(212) 600-2300

Each location features fully furnished offices, administrative support staff, high-speed internet access, conference room facilities, and copy/fax/printing/scanning services.

About Virgo Business Centers

Virgo Business Centers offers a variety of office solutions, including furnished offices, conference room rentals, and New York virtual office services. For additional information, call (212) 601-2700.

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Boston, Massachusettes (PRWEB) November 11, 2011

Homes.org, a fast growing real estate search portal, is now teaming up with local professionals to bring buyers and sellers information on the Boston real estate market. Overall the Boston area real estate market has seen second quarter declines in single family homes compared to 2010, however the condo market is looking a bit stronger, especially in the luxury market during the third quarter.

“The downtown Boston condominium market has shown sign of marked improvement year-to-date in 2011, particularly in the higher price segments, ” says R. Wayne Lopez, principal at RESIS, a real estate consulting service in Boston, MA.

“The high-end of the market is steady performing: as of 3Q reports, sales over one million dollars are up 6% from last year and account for 14% of total sales year-to-date. Sales in the $ 500,000-$ 999,999 price segment are also up 6% from last year,” Mr. Lopez added. An example of this trend can be seen at 45 Province, a development Lopez and RESIS are selling in Midtown, where 34 sales this year are a huge increase from the 12 sales at this time last year.

But Lopez adds that not all market segments are enjoying such an upswing. “,The under $ 500,000 price segment is down 2%. The lower price segment continues to suffer from the new lending restrictions, which often require 20% or more down payment for purchases. Prices seem to be stabilized due to limited inventory supply, and with mortgage interest rates still low there are opportunities to be had by savvy buyers who have cash to purchase or have the down payment needed for financing. With the high cost to rent in downtown Boston continuing to escalate, more and more people who were reluctant to buy in the last few years due to global economic factors have found a sense of comfort with the local market fundamentals and are re-entering the market as buyers.”

Boston, MA Real Estate Market Information and Statistics

County: Suffolk

Zip Codes in the City: 0210802137, 02163, 02196, 02199, 02201, 02203, 02204, 02205, 02206, 02210, 02211, 02212, 02215, 02217, 02222, 02228, 02241, 02266, 02283, 02284, 02293, 02295, 02297, 02298

Population (city): 617,594

Total Households (2005-2009): 237,397

Greater Boston Real Estate Board Sales Data

Median Home Value (2005-2009): $ 404,500

Median Sales Price (Single Family Homes in 2nd Quarter): $ 360,000

Median Sales Price (Condos in 2nd Quarter): $ 386,750

Average Days on Market (Single Family Homes in 2nd Quarter): 105

Average Days on Market (Condos in 2nd Quarter): 99

Homes Sales in 2nd Quarter (condos and single family): 1,383

RESIS 3Q Downtown Boston Condominium Report Sales Data

Average price (3Q 2011): $ 669,650 (up from $ 653,679 last year)

Median price (3Q 2011): $ 470,000 (up from $ 460,000 last year)

Foreclosures (September 2011): 1 in 1,886

Renters vs. Owners: 62.7% vs 37.3%

Type of Home:

5% Single Family

9.8% Condo

85.2% Other

Popular Neighborhoods Seeing Improvements:

New York, NY (PRWEB) December 19, 2010

Peter Schiff has made a number of accurate economic prediction over the last half decade from the real estate crash in December 2006 to the bullish rise of precious metals. For 2011 he offers three key investment themes 1) US dollar demise, 2) Buy emerging markets and foreign currencies 3) Buy precious metals and commodities. Below we offer a synopsis of Shiff’s investment ideas for 2011. Peter Schiff did not offer specific investment vehicles to capitalize on his 2011 themes however Market Equities Research Group offers below some possible ways for exposure to gold including a review of Metnaor Resources Inc. a new gold producer in the making utilizing their 100% owned Bachelor Lake Gold Mill with two projects of significance located in stable, mining friendly Quebec that together are expected to take the company to mid-tier producer status (between 150,000 oz – 200,000 oz Gold per annum) within 2.5 years.

A full review of Metanor is available at http://www.miningmarketwatch.net/mto.htm online.

Peter Schiff’s Three Investment Themes for 2011:

1) US dollar demise: Schiff does not see much safety in the US dollar. Recently we saw the long end of rates rising because the bond vigilantes are coming out of a coma as they realize the Fed is out of ammunition here. All the Fed can do is try to boost the economy artificially with cheap money; they brought interest rates down to zero, they couldn’t do anything else so they tried quantitative easing to try to get the long rates to go down but instead they shot up (see 30 Year T-Bond rates) — it was a complete failure and now much higher interest rates are in order (The Fed would argue the rates are up because the outlook for the economy is more favorable). In response all the US will do is keep borrowing and printing more money which is not good for the economy and not good for the dollar. Schiff thinks the bear market in bonds is finally here with legs to it and that foreigners will not want to keep dollars as the Fed prints cash. Schiff says it is not just a dollar collapse, it is a bond collapse too; “avoid any kind of long term bonds, avoid treasuries, and avoid municipal bonds.”

2) Buy emerging markets and foreign currencies: Stay invested in companies that are exposed to the growth that is occurring outside the USA; you want to look at the new emerging consumers, the people that have been saving their money and producing — those are the consumers of the future. You have to stay with businesses that are going to benefit from this change in global wealth as the world moves away from a US centric model towards other nations. Schiff is focusing on Asia where people work hard, are producing and have savings. You want to invest around the world where there is legitimate economic growth based on savings, under consumption, and capital investment so you get a lot of value and you stay out of the US dollar – because when you are investing abroad not only do you get the growth of those stocks you get protection; foreign stocks with foreign earnings offers you protection from US dollars demise. Schiff is also focusing on countries that have a lot of natural resources that they are able to export to take advantage of the strength in other markets.

3) Buy precious metals and commodities: The Fed will print a lot of money to slow the rise of interest rates and that will be terrible for the dollar so you will want to own the precious metals – stay with gold, stay with silver.

Simple ways to gain exposure to gold are to buy a senior producer focused ETF such as Market Vectors-Gold Miners (GDX), or a junior focused ETF such as Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ). However the problem with these ETFs is that they funnel attention to a select few companies whereas there is a large universe of fast growing gold stocks that offer exceptional risk-reward scenarios. One such company that appears poised for upside share price appreciation in 2011 is Metanor Resources Inc. which has two projects of significance located in stable, mining friendly Quebec that together are expected to take MTO.V to mid-tier producer status (between 150,000 oz – 200,000 oz Gold per annum) within 2.5 years. Metanor is a new gold producer in the making utilizing their 100% owned Bachelor Lake Gold Mill in the prolific Abitibi Mining District of Quebec with large resource growth prospects on several fronts. The Barry property alone justifies a market cap for MTO.V several times the current as Metanor has found the gold system and is now tracking it — the independent international professional geological firm SGS Geostat has now identified Metanor’s Barry deposit as comparable in potential to rival other major deposits in the area such as Osisko’s Malartic gold deposit (currently at 8.87 million ounces in the proven and probable gold reserve category) or Detour Lake’s Detour deposit (currently at an open pit mineral reserve of 11.4 million ounces of gold).

Metanor Resources’ 100% owned gold milling facility is readily capable of producing a projected ~60K oz gold per annum once the high grade underground ore at Bachelor Lake is accessed, has infrastructure replacement value of ~$ 150M, and sits geographically as the only mill located within 200 km in a gold rich district that possesses additional resources exceeding 1.5M oz. Metanor has amassed properties within this area, near their Bachelor Lake Gold Mine & Mill and the Barry open pit, and will play a central role mining the resources in this region for decades. With only 144,410,739 shares outstanding and currently trading under CDN$ 0.60/share, the current valuation appears to present exceptional opportunity.

A full review of Metanor is available at http://www.miningmarketwatch.net/mto.htm online.

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 Completely managing project for your bathroom from start to finish, can completely eliminate all the stress of combining the arrival of the plumbing company, to correspond with the tiling firm you arranged, which must then fit with the electrical contractor to install the lighting.  Choosing one company to fully manage the project removes the need for independent contractors which often can be unreliable and complicated to plan. 
From the initial planning, to incorporate everything you need, to coincide with the plumbing which may be repositioned, make sure that you get expert tips and a personal service to ensure your new bathroom is more than merely a room to bathe and shower, but a calming atmosphere to unwind at the end of the day. With your selection of lighting to inset into false ceilings, or placed over mirrors for convenience, you can create the perfect place to unwind. With a wide variety of alternatives for your sanitary ware, you may choose a whirlpool or jacuzzi bath or more classic designs. The selection of style and colour can be suited to your particular taste and accented with your preference of tiling or wall boards and bathroom accessories. Showers can be installed over the bath in rooms with limited space, or you may choose a wet room shower or cubicle shower. 
Ordering your bathroom from a firm who also specialises in fitted furniture and storage alternatives can provide you the additional benefit of including bespoke furniture into the room. This can be useful when space is restricted to maximise the use of all space and fill any otherwise useless space and awkward corners. It is also excellent in the larger bathroom, to provide drawers and cupboards to store toiletries, bathroom towels and dressing gowns for your convenience. As with all customised designed furniture you can decide on the positioning of rails, shelves and drawers to best suit your storage requirements inside the room. The style of the units, again is entirely of your personal choice. High gloss or reflected designs can be perfect in bathrooms, one can also find corresponding wall shelves or mirrors to give an individually designed look. 
Showrooms and selection of catalogues is the ideal way to fully appreciate the selection of products and the features of an individually designed bathroom. Your designer should be happy to offer all the necessary advice and their expert bathroom advisors will measure the room and explore your plans and thoughts, in order to make certain a specific and bespoke service through to the completion of your new bathroom.
By Heavensent Bathroom Fitter Manchester

Vancouver, Canada (PRWEB) November 08, 2011

Lasso Data Systems, the leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for the home building industry, is pleased to announce that their client, Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach, Hawaii has surpassed current real estate market expectations with 20 residences closed since opening in late 2010. These closings represent approximately $ 28 million in volume with at least another three closings scheduled to be completed before the end of the year, bringing the projected closing volume to an estimated $ 32 million.

Donna Apisa, Broker at Oceanfront Realty International Inc., accredits much of Koloa Landings success to their use of Lassos CRM Software. Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach has used Lasso since our project launch in 2007. Lasso has assisted us with managing our database which is composed of potential buyers, purchasers, and realtors. Their program is set-up to assist us from the very beginning of the sales process through closing, and even beyond as we continue to communicate with our homeowners. Lasso is versatile in that we have ability to track all communication history, add notes, and make appointments for prospects which is a foundation for sales process. In addition, we take advantage of the e-marketing component that Lasso offers with specialized templates and mass e-mails.

We congratulate the Koala Landing team on their sales success and it reinforces that now more than ever, CRM software is a core pillar for successful new home sales and marketing, stated Dave Clements, Lasso Data Systems CEO. Koloa Landing has leveraged our software extensively to manage their leads, prospect and purchasers, added Clements.

Since the official opening of Koloa Landing Wyndham Grand, the resort has exceeded its occupancy projections by approximately 20% during late summer and early fall and is anticipating very strong occupancy numbers in the fourth quarter, as well as early 2012.

The developer, Poipu Beach Villas, LLC, completed Phase One last year with five residential buildings. Work will begin on Phase Two of the project in mid-November with new construction of Building One East by the General Contractor, Layton Construction. With this undertaking comes more resort amenities to enhance the guest experience even more.

About Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach:

Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach is an exclusive ocean-side resort community located in one of the most coveted locations in the Hawaiian Islands. Nestled next to legendary Poipu Beach and the new Kukuiula Shopping Village, its setting ideally positions one to share in the abundance of natural and cultural treasures of Kauai. Koloa Landing offers ownership through Oceanfront Realty and resort rentals through the Wyndham Grand Collection operated by Azul Hawaii Resorts.

About Lasso Data Systems:

Lasso Data Systems is the leading developer of on-demand CRM real estate software for new home builders and developers. Lasso, deployed on thousands of projects globally, equips home builders and sales agencies to convert prospects to purchasers and to sell their developments faster and easier. The companys software manages potential homebuyers online from interest list to occupancy including marketing, sales, inventory and contract management. Lasso works equally well for diverse developments from urban high-rise to suburban townhomes, single and master planned communities, and destination resorts. Lasso is designed for ease of use, rapid deployment and pay by usage to maximize each clients ROI and reduce their technology and financial risk. http://www.lassodatasystems.com.

Contact:

Angela McKay, Marketing Director

Lasso Data Systems Inc.

amckay(at)lassodatasystems(dot)com

1.866.526.9955 Ext 8557

Jennifer Cole-Conner, RA

Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach

jcoleconner(at)koloalanding(dot)com

808-240-6633

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Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) November 11, 2011

Bob Dunlop, co-founder of Carson, Dunlop & Associates Ltd. announced his retirement after 33 years with the company. Bob Dunlop and Alan Carson founded the company in 1978 and have successfully built one of the premier names in the home inspection field in North America.

Bob brought numerous skills and extraordinary intelligence to the profession, and his vision and insight were instrumental in developing Carson Dunlop into an integrated and diversified North American service provider. Bob was the recipient of numerous awards over his career recognizing his passion and commitment to the building inspection and real estate industries.

The professions light burns a little less brightly with one of the pioneers stepping down. It has been a real pleasure working with Bob over the years, commented Alan Carson. We have a strong succession and corporate plan to continue building and strengthening the Carson Dunlop brand as a uniquely diversified and integrated North American inspection company, added Alan.

Alan Carson assumes sole control of the company, serving as President of Carson Dunlop.

About Carson Dunlop

Carson, Dunlop & Associates Ltd. has been a leading Inspection Consulting Firm since 1978. They are one of the largest independent property inspection companies in North America that leverages their extensive technical knowledge across six integrated business lines that include – Home Inspection, Commercial Inspection, Report Writing, Energy Audits, Career Training and Continuing Education for inspectors and allied professionals.

For media or press inquiries, please contact:

Brian Bell

bbell(at)carsondunlop(dot)com

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New York, NY (PRWEB) November 18, 2011

Profit Confidential, the popular stock market and economic e-letter, says that rapid inflation will become a big problem for America in the months and years ahead.

According to Profit Confidential, To get us out of the credit crisis, the Fed opened the money taps in 2008 and has been expanding the money supply aggressively since then. There are those who believe that the economy has simply been kept alive the past three years because the Feds proverbial printing presses have been running overtime. And there certainly is a lot of money in supply. Corporate America has a record $ 2.0 trillion in the bank, as they prefer to conserve their cash rather than expand their businesses. The Fed has gone through two rounds of quantitative easing and may be getting ready for a third.

Profit Confidential quotes a statistic from the American Farm Bureau Federation, which says that the cost of this years typical Thanksgiving dinner will jump 13% from the previous yearthe biggest percentage jump in 20 years. And, according to the United Nations, world food prices are up an astonishing 68% (talk about an accelerated inflation rate) over the past five years.

Even the U.S. government is predicting that the inflation rate this year will be between 3.5% and 4.5%the fastest pace in three years.

Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, writes, The more a country prints of its currency, the higher the eventual inflation rate in that country. Lombardi believes the government and the Fed want the inflation rate to accelerate to reduce the risk of falling into deflation. But this massive amount of monetary stimulus could eventually lead to an inflation rate reminiscent of the early 1980swhich ultimately led to sharply higher interest rates. It may be difficult for investors and consumers to envision a sharply higher inflation rate and higher interest rates in 2012 and 2013, but thats what Lombardi sees. This is a similar situation to 2005 where it was difficult for people to understand that the real estate market would crash. The 10-year old bull market in gold is screaming Higher inflation rate ahead!

Profit Confidential, which has been published for over a decade now, has been widely recognized as predicting five major economic events over the past 10 years. In 2002, Profit Confidential started advising its readers to buy gold-related investments when gold traded under $ 300 an ounce. In 2006, it begged its readers to get out of the housing market… before it plunged.

Profit Confidential was among the first (back in late 2006) to predict that the U.S. economy would be in a recession by late 2007. The daily e-letter correctly predicted the crash in the stock market of 2008 and early 2009. And Profit Confidential turned bullish on stocks in March of 2009 and rode the bear market rally from a Dow Jones Industrial Average of 6,440 on March 9, 2009, to 12,876 on May 2, 2011, a gain of 99%. To see the full article and to learn more about Profit Confidential, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com.

Profit Confidential is Lombardi Publishing Corporations free daily investment e-letter. Written by financial gurus with over 100 years of combined investing experience, Profit Confidential analyzes and comments on the actions of the stock market, precious metals, interest rates, real estate, and the economy. Lombardi Publishing Corporation, founded in 1986, now with over one million customers in 141 countries, is one of the largest consumer information publishers in the world. For more on Lombardi, and to get the popular Profit Confidential e-letter sent to you daily, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com.

Michael Lombardi, MBA, the lead Profit Confidential editorial contributor, has just released his most recent update of Critical Warning Number Six, a breakthrough video with Lombardis current predictions for the U.S. economy, stock market, U.S. dollar, euro, interest rates, and inflation. To see the video, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com/critical-warning-number-six.

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(PRWEB) January 3, 2011

Camino Land Corporation recently released this report on inflation and how buying land compares to other types of investments. According to a recent Gallup poll taken earlier in 2010, more than half of Americans (55%) are very concerned about inflation and another 29% are somewhat concerned. And for good reason. The drastic steps taken by the federal government to boost the nations sagging economy also concern many economic experts and financial analysts. Before the year 2010 even began, The National Inflation Association considered the possibility of inflation to be a major economic threat and was especially concerned about the rising cost of fuel and food.

While no one can predict the future with certainty, we do know a few simple facts:

1. We know that the federal government has been rapidly creating money along with enormous budget deficits.

2. We know that both of these measures are classic indicators of coming inflation.

3. We also know that inflation is temporary low because banks are still not lending money and the economy remains weak.

The writing is on the wall. As the nation recovers, banks will start loaning out their hoards of reserves. When the available money outpaces the available goods, inflation is inevitable. Prices rise and the purchasing value of the dollar falls. We just dont know when inflation will hit and how quickly it will climb. We only know that it is coming. In fact, you may have noticed a difference in your grocery bills over the past several months.

Higher food prices are here, and dont expect a break soon was the headline of an article published by USA Today on November 30, 2010. Authors Erika D. Smith and Dana Hunsinger reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture as predicting that food prices will increase by 2% to 3% next year. However, that is an overall increase. Certain categories of food are already way up, including pork (13% up from a year ago), butter at 25%, and milk at 6%. The national and world demand for grains is on the rise so prices are up. Farmers use grains as food for livestock. With the cost of fuel on the rise, so is the cost of delivering products.

What can the average consumer do to prepare for inflation?

Dont bother listening to so-called financial advisors who say to stock up on canned and dry food while the prices are still low. Smart people will be doing more than saving a few dollars on groceries to prepare for future inflation. Smart people will be taking full advantage of a chance to leverage inflation in their own favor. They will be looking for quality, affordable investments and watching those values rise with inflation.

One of the safest ways to gain and not lose during an inflationary period is to buy quality land at todays discounted prices. Ricardo Pomar, President of Camino Real Land Corporation, states that he has never seen a better time to purchase the right cheap land: I have been in the land business since 1977 and I know firsthand how rapidly the market of affordable, quality real estate is dwindlingparticularly in rapid-growth states like Arizona where only 17% of the land is even available for private purchase.

Pomar goes on to explain that land has been and will always be a solid, safe investment because the supply is limited. No one is making any more land, he says. The price of land rises as the population grows, as urban areas sprawl, and as available land vanishes. Now add inflation to that equation! The value of land rises even more quickly. With todays depressed prices and tomorrows inflation, new buyers are looking at a once-in-a-lifetime golden opportunity.

He went on to explain that Camino Real is dedicated to offering only the finest pre-developed lots in the path of growth, surrounded by natural beauty, amenities, and world-class recreation: We have always been committed to having the right place and this is definitely the right time!

For more information on Camino Real Land Corporation and the selection of premier view lots that are still available at rock-bottom prices, visit http://www.sunsiteslandrush.com.

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 27, 2011

LANDFLIP.com, an exclusive land real estate marketing platform, is proud to announce the launch of LOTFLIP.com. This new lot-specific website, currently in beta, will showcase lots for sale fewer than 20 acres in size and complement LANDFLIP.com, which has experienced rapid growth in recent years due to quality content, far-reaching exposure and user-friendly interface.

Approximately 38% of the land for sale on LANDFLIP is less than 20 acres. LOTFLIP will provide buyers and sellers with an easier way to search for smaller tracts of land and small residential home sites. We invested a great deal of time in examining and defining the needs of our customer, said Ryan Folk, founder and CEO of LANDFLIP. Increasingly, people are turning to the Internet when beginning their search for land. Our goal was to offer a streamlined, faster approach to connect buyers and sellers of small acreage lots.

Showcasing lot listings on LOTFLIP will be at no additional cost to existing LANDFLIP customers, which means more listing exposure at one low price. At this time, advertising lots for sale on LOTFLIP is limited to LANDFLIP customers, but once LOTFLIP exits beta, sellers can choose to advertise only on LOTFLIP.

To locate their dream piece of property, potential land buyers can search LOTFLIP based on location, lot features and price. The new, more concise site also features lot auctions, lots for lease, and foreclosed lots. LOTFLIP caters to a large segment of land buyers and investors, explained Folk. There are significantly more buyers of smaller lots than larger tracts of land. In uncertain economic times, people are wary of jumping in and making a large investment. A lot more people can afford 20 acres, where 20 or more acres is out of their comfort zone.

Folk added that the increasing number of foreclosed development and lifestyle lots is unprecedented and that means deals for buyers. LOTFLIP was created to segment those properties for buyers and provide lot sellers a targeted platform to reach those buyers.

LANDFLIP will continue to expand its portfolio of land related media sites while continuing to offer more value to customers and subscribers and promoting the land industry along the way. Visit the new site LOTFLIP.com and follow @LOTFLIP on Twitter. Also, “like” LANDFLIP on Facebook and join the LANDFLIP group on LinkedIn.

About LANDFLIP:

LANDFLIP Inc. is headquartered in Madison, Georgia and specializes in developing innovative real estate marketing platforms. Since 2004, the company has launched LANDFLIP.com, LandThink.com, and LOTFLIP.com to help landowners, real estate brokers, agents, auctioneers, buyers and investors navigate the land buying and selling process with ease. LANDFLIP.com offers an easy and affordable way to list, market and search for land. For more information or to subscribe to LANDFLIP, visit http://www.landflip.com.

About LOTFLIP:

LOTFLIP.com makes it easy for potential land buyers to find lots for sale under 20 acres, such as beach lots, commercial and development lots, estate lots, golf, lake lots, mountain, residential and rural lots. LOTFLIP offers a streamlined approach to connect buyers and sellers of small acreage lots and features lot auctions, lots for lease, and foreclosed lots. LOTFLIP is an addition to a network of complementary sites, including LANDFLIP.com and LandThink.com.

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

San Francisco’s property sales general brokerage, Climb Real Estate Group, is gearing up for Mission Bay’s most anticipated new development community, Nat Bosas Madrone, a 329-unit high-end condo development on the waterfront.

Bosa Development has topped off the 16-story Madrone, which industry observers say is the biggest urban condo project currently under construction in the U.S. The project, which will open in a little less than a year, is counting on a combination of aggressive pricing and historically low interest rates to drive sales. Rates for 30-year fixed mortgages remain below 4.5 percent.

The finishes and amenities at Madrone are very high quality, says Dirk Kinley, Senior Broker Associate who has been actively showing his buyers this new development. With a premier Mission Bay location, excellent pre-construction prices, and historically low rates, Madrone is going to be a great community.” With the office’s close proximity to Mission Bay, Climb Real Estate Group is eagerly anticipating Madrones opening in the summer of 2012.

For more information on Climb Real Estate Group, call (415) 431-8888 or visit them online at http://www.climbsf.com. Climb Real Estate Group is located at 251 Rhode Island #105 San Francisco, CA 94103.

About Climb Real Estate Group

Climb Real Estate Group is a San Francisco-based real estate company specializing on luxury homes. They focus on urban-style properties, specializing on new construction, historic loft conversions, live/work spaces, Victorian flats, modern condominiums, and stylish single-family home sales.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

Profit Confidential, the popular stock market and economic e-letter, says that the October U.S. job numbers were worse than expected and that the underemployment rate in the U.S. is at 16.2%.

According to Profit Confidential, Last months job numbers disappointed again. But its worse than what the job numbers tell us. The U.S. Labor Department says only 80,000 jobs were created in October, bringing the unemployment rate in the U.S. to nine percent. But we need to look at the underemployment rate, not the unemployment rate, to get a real picture of what is happening in America.

Profit Confidential says that the underemployment rate includes people who can only get part-time work and who want full-time work and people who have given up looking for work. When we include these statistics in the job numbers, the real unemployment rate, the underemployment rate as it is referred to, is 16.2%. To get sustainable economic growth, the U.S. needs to create between 150,000 and 200,000 jobs a monthjob numbers we are nowhere near securing.

According to Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, when he looks at last months job numbers, what he finds startlingand what he sees few in the media talking aboutare the 22,000 jobs cut by state, city and local governments in October. Hes been writing in Profit Confidential about state and local governments needing to balance, or get close to balancing, their 2012 budgets. They are doing it by cutting payroll costs, which ultimately means that services to citizens are either delayed or cut back. The cuts to government jobs at the state and local levels are in their infancy.

Profit Confidential, which has been published for over a decade now, has been widely recognized as predicting five major economic events over the past 10 years. In 2002, Profit Confidential started advising its readers to buy gold-related investments when gold traded under $ 300 an ounce. In 2006, it begged its readers to get out of the housing market… before it plunged.

Profit Confidential was among the first (back in late 2006) to predict that the U.S. economy would be in a recession by late 2007. The daily e-letter correctly predicted the crash in the stock market of 2008 and early 2009. And Profit Confidential turned bullish on stocks in March of 2009 and rode the bear market rally from a Dow Jones Industrial Average of 6,440 on March 9, 2009, to 12,876 on May 2, 2011, a gain of 99%. To see the full article and to learn more about Profit Confidential, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com.

Profit Confidential is Lombardi Publishing Corporations free daily investment e-letter. Written by financial gurus with over 100 years of combined investing experience, Profit Confidential analyzes and comments on the actions of the stock market, precious metals, interest rates, real estate, and the economy. Lombardi Publishing Corporation, founded in 1986, now with over one million customers in 141 countries, is one of the largest consumer information publishers in the world. For more on Lombardi, and to get the popular Profit Confidential e-letter sent to you daily, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com.

Michael Lombardi, MBA, the lead Profit Confidential editorial contributor, has just released his most recent update of Critical Warning Number Six, a breakthrough video with Lombardis current predictions for the U.S. economy, the stock market, the U.S. dollar, the euro, interest rates, and inflation. To see the video, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com/critical-warning-number-six.

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A suspended ceiling, or dropped ceiling, usually takes the form of a matrix of steel supports with square or rectangular tiles positioned in between, which is hung beneath the roof structure or next floor to provide a space for air supply, wires and cables and water lines, and to create an appealing appearance with no noticeable clutter.

The suspended ceiling was devised in 1958 by an American called Donald Brown and it has altered little since. Suspended ceilings are hardly ever seen in domestic situations, but they are frequently found in business office and industrial environments where building construction methods are different and a lot of services such as air-con, loudspeakers and fire detection are made use of.

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Stretch ceilings are a new advancement which may be a superior alternative to suspended ceilings in many cases.

A stretch ceiling is a PVC sheet that is attached at all perimeters to the walls and placed under stress such that it will become flat. A stretch ceiling has several of the benefits of a suspended ceiling, in terms of masking unsightly roof supports or aged plasterwork, but provides a more beautiful finish and neater installation all around pillars and other irregular features. The ceiling could also be arched or curved to take advantage of the space available, and could be offered in a wide variety of shades or even illuminated from above by coloured lights. They’re also resistant to mildew and mold because water just runs off them, making them appropriate for use in damp environments.
Stretch ceilings are an attractive contemporary substitute to old fashioned suspended ceilings and are growing in popularity.

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Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

IXACT Contact Solutions Inc., the leading real estate CRM, and Gary David Hall, the foremost real estate CRM Consultant in North America, launch IXACT Contact Trans-Plans, designed to be one of the most thorough and advanced listing and closing Activity Plans on the market today. IXACT Contact subscribers can purchase Trans-Plans on Gary David Halls website and get these plans automatically transplanted into their IXACT Contact real estate contact management software.

Though IXACT Contact already has pre-loaded Activity Plans in the real estate CRM software that subscribers can use free of charge, Trans-Plans are a new set of Activity Plans that were specifically developed by top industry Consultant, Gary David Hall. They are also the most advanced and thorough real estate transaction management plans currently available.

Trans-Plans are like having a personal Transaction Management Assistant by your side who reminds you to send all relevant letters and emails, print out closing reports, enter data into your real estate CRM, make follow-up calls, and more. The plans are key to staying organized, saving you time, and reducing your overall stress level, commented Gary David Hall.

Together, Trans-Plans contain over 500 activities, most with extensive notes. They also include 28 letters REALTORS

Boca Raton, Fl (PRWEB) November 14, 2011

Boca Raton, Fla. November 14, 2011 – Bluegreen Vacations, a leading provider of Colorful Places to Play, today announced its New York City managed resort, The Manhattan Club, is a prime location to stay while attending the Josh Groban concert, Nov. 14.

Owners looking to add to their vacation experience will be able to make the short walk from The Manhattan Club to Madison Square Garden and attend the Groban concert. The Straight to You Tour will stop in the heart of New York City and will begin at 7:30 p.m. Groban has had a career most singers can only dream about. Since teaming up with music arranger, David Foster, Groban has had four solo albums each earning multi-platinum status and selling more than 24 million albums worldwide. At his appearance in NYC, Groban will not only sing his fans past favorites, but also promote his newest album, Illuminations. On the Illuminations album, Groban wrote 11 out of the 13 songs himself.

Bluegreens The Manhattan Club is the perfect hideaway in the heart of New York City, and within a short distance of the Madison Square Garden. Before or after the concert, The Manhattan Clubs prime location is also within walking distance to some of New York City’s finest attractions: the hottest bars, restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, and more. The luxurious suites will provide the perfect backdrop to prepare for or unwind after the nights activities.

ABOUT BLUEGREEN CORPORATION

Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE:BXG) is the leader in providing Colorful Places to Live and Play through its vacation ownership resort and residential real estate business segments. Our more than 3,500 employees are passionate about delivering extraordinary experiences for our owners, travelers and business partners. Since 1996, Bluegreen has managed, marketed and sold a flexible, real estate-based vacation ownership plan with more than 160,000 owners, over 57 owned or managed resorts, and access to more than 4,000 resorts worldwide. For more information, visit us online at http://www.bluegreencorp.com. See what Bluegreen owners are saying on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

San Francisco’s homes sales general brokerage, Climb Real Estate Group, is expanding with new agent associates creating real estate jobs and success in the South of Market areas. Three seasoned real estate agents, Edie Narrido, Ray Poole and Ana Rubke, have joined Climb’s roster of new agents.

Edie Narrido is a real estate professional who has a pulse on the Bay Area real estate market. She has sold multitude of homes in several of San Franciscos premier residential communities including SOMA Grand, Heritage on Fillmore, Odeon, Symphony Towers, and The Ellington.

Ray Poole arrived in San Francisco after a successful real estate career in Atlanta. He was prominent during the escalating construction boom of that city. After successfully marketing and selling five new construction communities throughout San Francisco, his sales record totals more than 500 homes including Shipley Square, Park Terrace, and Symphony Towers.

With over 25 years of selling new communities in the Bay Area, Ana Rubke has a deep knowledge of the neighborhoods in and around South Beach and Mission Bay. She is an experienced negotiator who thoroughly researches homes so that she can give her clients realistic assessments of their homes value.

“We’re extremely excited to have some very senior agent talent which adds depth and experience to our team,” says Tiffany Comb, Managing Broker at Climb Real Estate Group.

For more information on Climb Real Estate Group, call (415) 431-8888 or visit them online at http://www.climbsf.com. Climb Real Estate Group is located at 251 Rhode Island #105 San Francisco, CA 94103.

About Climb Real Estate Group

Climb Real Estate Group is a San Francisco-based real estate company specializing on luxury homes. They focus on urban-style properties, specializing on new construction, historic loft conversions, live/work spaces, Victorian flats, modern condominiums, and stylish single-family home sales.

Since January 2007, Climb Real Estate has been a leading property sales group. Buyers and sellers enjoy access to the strengths of one of San Francisco’s most prominent brokers providing: unparalleled marketing services, access to developer specials and new development projects, and experienced broker support.

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Port St. Lucie, FL (PRWEB) January 4, 2011

T & K Futures and Options, Inc. believes that investors may have to face many dangerous investment scenarios in 2011. Inflation and maybe even hyperinflation may be a problem soon. The weakening U.S. dollar may also affect dollar-denominated investments. The European Union is still in the midst of having members potentially becoming insolvent and the U.S. cannot seem to solve its unemployment and deficit problems.

The Federal Reserve Bank says it will continue to implement its quantitative easing regimen. The continuous printing of U.S. dollars coupled with higher commodity prices will most likely lead to inflation or potentially hyperinflation by the end of 2011. This can become a self-fulfilling prophecy because each dollar is worth less and less and is chasing around a finite amount of available commodities which in turn pushes those prices even higher.

The Federal Reserve Bank has promised to keep interest rates low as long as possible to help stimulate the economy by making it so cheap to borrow money. The abundance of money being printed coupled with the low interest rate environment pushes international investors to currencies paying higher interest rates such as the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars. This in turn pushes investors to sell U.S. dollars weakening the currency even more.

The P.I.I.G.S., which are Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain, are still struggling to stay solvent and may eventually tear the European Union apart. Talk that the strength of the region, Germany may become tired of bailing out the weaker countries and revert back to the Deutsche Mark may spell the demise of the Euro Currency.

The two major obstacles facing the U.S. economy are the huge deficit and the 10% unemployment rate. Neither of these problems seems to have an immediate solution. Companies are not hiring because of the uncertainties of future health care and tax liabilities. This trend may continue through 2011 and beyond.

During the crash of 2008, the real estate and the stock markets lost as much as 50% of their values over the following 12 months. Only two asset classes made money in 2008 and they were 30 year treasury bonds and managed futures. Managed futures are non-correlated to stocks, bonds and real estate and can lower a portfolio’s risk while at the same time increasing returns but most investors are unaware of this potentially portfolio saving asset class. Visit http://www.tkfutures.com/managed-futures-trading.htm to learn more.

The author of this article is a 17 year veteran of the futures and options markets and the president of T & K Futures and Options, Inc. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Futures, options and foreign exchange products carry significant risk of loss.

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Troy, MI (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

MiRealSource, the largest broker-owned multi-listing service (MLS) serving Michigans real estate agents and brokers, announced theyve signed with Front Street PR of Farmington to re-brand their website (http://www.MiRealSource.com), as well as their Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube sites.

Were launching this strategic, social media marketing campaign focused at Michigan REALTORS to let them know we have the latest and largest collection of Michigan MLS information available in one location, as well as up-to-date real estate software and online educational materials and classes, said David DeRees, CEO at MiRealSource. We want Michigan REALTORS to know that MiRealSource.com is their single-source, go-to website.

Were expanding our social media efforts because the way REALTORS do business today has changed dramatically from the way we did it yesterday. For example, 71% of homebuyers use the internet to search for listings and services, 85% of real estate transactions start online, 77% of internet homebuyers use a real estate agent, and we all know to save time and money, we search for just about everything on the internet.including our future home or office space, added DeRees.

In these economically challenging times, its essential to provide our agents and brokers with the necessary training and tools they need to list and sell houses as quickly as possible, said DeRees.

MiRealSource recently joined with other Michigan multi-listing services from nine counties to establish The Great Lakes Repository, which shares the most current MLS data. By sharing our information with other MLS, we can reduce costs, save time, generate better data, increase competition, and standardize and secure the material while maintaining autonomy. We hope to eventually collect and make available all MLS data from throughout the state, added DeRees.

In addition to its MLS listings, our website will also provide REALTORS with important software tools and necessary hands-on training classes and webinar tutorials for Paragon. Paragon is a new state-of-the art REALTOR software that can sometime be confusing, so well provide both webinars and classroom education and tutoring, said DeRees.

The new MiRealSource website will also feature a calendar with important dates, real estate statistics, documents, forms, Listing Hub, zipForm Online, Homes Magazine, and even provide email access.

I chose Front Street PR to help us with this important rebranding transition because they specialize in website design and development focused specifically at the REALTOR, said DeRees.

The real estate websites weve designed are not only attractive, but also very effective. Well work closely with MiRealSource to combine graphic website design and the power of our proprietary technology, with strategic marketing, to produce a powerful web presence for them, said Cheryl Heppard, CEO, Front Street PR.

Front Street PR, a visibility, marketing and branding firm located in downtown Farmington, MI, provides consulting, design, and development projects for small and medium-sized companies and organizations. For more information about Front Street PR and a partial client list, go to http://www.FrontStreetPR.com

For more information contact

Cheryl Heppard, Front Street PR at

248-592-0869 or

Cheryl(at)FrontStreetPR(dot)com

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