ELIZABETH, N.J. - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The logistics sector of New Jersey continues to deliver the goods for the state's economy, and that sector will be the focus of Transportation & Logistics Regional Update: Opportunities for the Real Estate Industry. Presented by NAIOP New Jersey, the commercial real estate development association, the program is slated for December 2, 2011 at the New York Shipping Association Training Center, Elizabeth, N.J.

November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The phrase “buyer’s market” has probably been driven into your head by now. For those who are looking to move up to a larger home, or those on the lookout for their first home, the time is right. But another market has also been blooming for those already comfortable in their current housing situation; the second home market.

TRENTON, NJ - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that a lawyer from Westfield was indicted today on charges that he stole $189,660 in closing funds related to a home sale that were entrusted to him as the settlement agent.

Edison, N.J. - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Governmental Research Foundation (GRF) today released a group of three reports on methods of controlling property taxes in New Jersey. The first two studies show the benefits associated with consolidating either services such as police, fire, municipalities or school districts. The third report details how property taxes can be controlled and ultimately lowered by the new 2.0 percent property tax cap that took effect at the beginning of this year. The reports listed below were conducted for NJAR®GRF by the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research:

Hamilton, NJ - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA), the voice of New Jersey’s building industry, is pleased to announce that Timothy J. Touhey, its Chief Executive Officer has been included on NJBIZ’s Power 50 list of the most influential people in real estate. Touhey has been included on the list since NJBIZ started ranking the most powerful people in real estate in 2010

EUGENE, OR - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtor Scott Gleason of RE/MAX Properties Unlimited has opted to integrate the premier IDX technology, IDX Broker software, for his professional real estate website. Now, thousands of Garden State MLS (GSMLS) listings are displayed conveniently on the search page that he hosts. Gleason has chosen an IDX solution for his website, and in the process he has changed the online real estate market for himself, his business and countless potential Westfield, New Jersey buyers.

SHORT HILLS, N.J. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 250 commercial real estate professionals were on hand for the 7th Annual President's Awards Dinner of NAIOP New Jersey, the commercial real estate development association, honoring the accomplishments of chapter members. The event also marked the induction of the initial three members of the chapter's Hall of Fame, established this year.

November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Linda Schwarz, Realtor with Gloria Nilson, Realtors®, Real Living® of South Brunswick was honored by the Middlesex County Multiple Listing Service (MLS) with its prestigious 2011 Presidents’ Award. This award acknowledges the top four real estate professionals in the Middlesex County MLS who have the highest number of listings that sell/close during the fiscal year. The award was presented at the annual stockholders’ meeting held at the Pines Manor in Edison.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nominations are now open for the most prestigious awards in the real estate community: The New Jersey Chapter of NAIOP, the commercial real estate development association, will present the 25th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards at the Gala on May 17, 2012 at the Palace at Somerset Park.

EAST HANOVER, N.J. - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has negotiated a 16,000-square-foot, long-term lease renewal for GfK HealthCare at 120 Eagle Rock Ave. in East Hanover. The market research company has housed a regional office there since 2001.

November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The turnarounds in multi-family market fundamentals and investment sales, which both can be traced to an inflection point in the first half of 2010, have continued at an impressive pace through the first three quarters of 2011. Should the current positive trending continue, we could be on pace to revisit pre-recession conditions in the near term.

NEWARK, N.J. - November 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York Jets Linebacker Calvin Pace will be the guest of honor during a broker open house at The Berger Organization’s 570 Broad office tower in Newark. The event, slated from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, will feature tours; a buffet lunch; and a raffle to win a personalized jersey or football, iPad2, or one of three iPods.

PINE BROOK, N.J. - November 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has been named leasing agent for First Industrial Realty Trust’s Montville Business Center in the Pine Brook neighborhood of Montville Township. The brokerage team led by Stan Danzig, Jules Nissim, Stephen Elman and Robert Adams has been tapped to market approximately 130,000 square feet at the 700,000-square-foot business park.

NEWARK, N.J. - November 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A flurry of leasing and expansion activity has brought The Military Park Building to 98.5 percent occupancy this fall. The Berger Organization’s flagship Newark office property, the 250,000-square-foot, 85-year-old historic landmark is located in the city’s central business district at 60 Park Place.

EUGENE, OR - November 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has updated the latest real estate website to adopt a customizable IDX solution. Veronica Billington now hosts a dynamic online property search function simply and conveniently on her DBB Realty Group website. As a member of the Hudson County MLS (HCMLS) and Garden State MLS (GSMLS), Billington has long had access to thousands of listings, and now with IDX Broker, her clients and other New Jersey home seekers can experience the same level of freedom and accessibility to these detailed listings, directly on the search page Billington supports.

WYCKOFF, N.J. - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Inserra Supermarkets, a leading owner/operator of 21 ShopRite supermarkets throughout New Jersey and New York State, is eager to bring the residents of Wyckoff, N.J., new choices when it comes to grocery and non-grocery items. The Mahwah, N.J., based family-owned company is pursuing plans for a 62,042-square-foot ShopRite redevelopment of a 7.6-acre site in the heart of the Township’s central business district.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released $72.1 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in New Jersey. The program provides critical assistance to low-income families who struggle each winter to pay their energy bills.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today appeared at a press conference with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to urge passage of the “Rebuild America Jobs Act,” a proposal that would put hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work rebuilding aging roads, bridges, and airports across the country.

SOMERSET, N.J. - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With strong interest in New Jersey's data center market, members of the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area Inc. (IOREBA) received a detailed briefing on the state of the market and an inside look at one of the region's newest Data Center facilities. The program on data centers was presented at Sentinel Data Centers' NJ1 facility in Somerset, N.J.