Bealls Opens at Buffalo Ridge in The Villages : — Retailer Unveils New Store Prototype, Golf Cart Accessible Location –

The Villages, the largest single site residential development in the U.S., announces the opening of Bealls Department Store at Buffalo Ridge Plaza Shopping Center on CR 466 in the heart of The Villages. Doors opened on Friday, Sept. 19 at the 80,000 square foot department store with the grand opening scheduled for October 10.

THE VILLAGES, Fla. (Business Wire EON) September 29, 2008 — "Buffalo Ridge is a great location choice for Bealls," said John M. Crossman, CCIM, president of Crossman & Company and retail spokesperson for The Villages. "Linked directly to the golf cart paths, this new location will be convenient and more accessible for the over 70,000 residents of The Villages."

This is Bealls’ second location in the market but first location inside The Villages, based on the retailer’s success, they chose a location that can truly serve the community and offer golf cart access. This location also serves as the retailer’s newest prototype. The interior is brighter, more colorful and the aisles are designed to be wider than other Bealls stores. The only similarly designed store is in Bradenton, site of the company’s headquarters.

"It’s going to be a great store," Kay Wallace, store manager promised. "We are going to make it a great store — No. 1 in the chain. Count on it."

About The Villages/Crossman & Company

Crossman & Company handles the retail leasing for The Villages, FL including the town centers of "Lake Sumter Landing", "Spanish Springs", plus the "Buffalo Ridge" and "Antrim Dells" shopping centers. The Villages is the largest single-site mixed-use real estate development in the U.S. and currently home to major retail and restaurant tenants including: Publix, Fresh Market, Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, Barnes & Noble, Belk, Bealls, Bonefish Grill, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Sweet Bay, TGI Friday’s, Chico’s, Ruby Tuesday’s, Target, Outback, Carrabas, Bass, Izod, JoS. A. Bank and Red Lobster.

For more information please visit www.thevillagescommercialproperty.com, or call 352-753-6654.

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Protestor Takes to Virtual Streets, Launches Online Petition, Blog

Eminent Domain Activist Finds Protest Planning in the 21st Century is a Whole New Battle

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 29, 2008 — Activists of yesteryear assembled on college campuses, petitions and pickets in-hand; attending secret meetings in abandoned buildings with acts of civil disobedience playing out in the streets as Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger crooned in the background. But for Nick Sprayregen, a landowner leading the battle against Columbia University’s 17-acre expansion into Manhattanville using eminent domain, leading a crusade is more virtual than physical with Facebook taking over door-to-door activism and a blog (www.mylandismine.com) as his soapbox for the outspoken.

Sprayregen, owner of Tuck-it-Away self storage, has used some of the elements of a traditional campaign to stop Columbia University from taking away his family’s property–penning op-eds, holding press conferences, hanging banners from his buildings, and linking up with other remaining business owners in the neighborhood. For Sprayregen, though most of his battle is fought online.

Though online petitioning has been around for years, protestors are moving their entire campaigns to the World Wide Web. A week ago, Sprayregen launched the blog www.mylandismine.com, to serve as a public forum and jump-off point for his campaign. He has put up a Facebook page, to connect with others about his cause, posted YouTube videos and linked up with other eminent domain bloggers. He launched an e-petition to rally support. In just one week, nearly 200 people from all over the U.S. have signed the petition, with many people adding comments which recount their own battles against eminent domain abuse.

"In New York state eminent domain proceedings, business owners only get 15 minutes to state their case," said Sprayregen. "I am using the Web to get more than 15 minutes and to galvanize other Americans who are facing the loss of their businesses and homes due to abusive practices of eminent domain nationwide." In the coming months Mr. Sprayregen, along with the noted civil rights attorney, Norman Siegel, will be taking their battle to the courts where they expect the lawsuit to be a test case of numerous constitutional issues.

For protestors of the 21st century the rules are the same, it’s the tools that have changed. Social media can carry a message to the right people in an instant; viral video can give back a voice to the muffled protestor; and big goals can be reached with just the click of a button.

Contact:
Marijane Funess
mj@theonswitch.com
914-773-4225

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Digital Topographical Base Mapping Service Sets New Industry Standard for Accuracy, Speed, and Price

New View Digital Mapping has developed an innovative software application that incorporates accurate digital data from multiple sources to produce extremely precise topographic maps, meshes, 3D solids, hydrological studies, flow arrow maps, and earthwork studies.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 30, 2008 — New View Digital Mapping’s team of surveyors and engineers has developed an innovative software application that incorporates highly accurate and reliable digital data from multiple sources into the production of extremely precise topographic maps, meshes, 3D solids, hydrological studies, flow arrow maps, and earthwork studies. This technological breakthrough increases accuracy, lowers costs, and results in faster delivery time. New View Digital Mapping is currently offering their digital mapping services to a limited number of land developers, civil engineering firms, government agencies, and environmental engineering firms.

In the past, surveyors employed photogrammetry or GPS lock points, logging between ten and several hundred data points per acre over a site to create a conventional topographical map. These results were then compared to nearby benchmarks and assigned specific values. If these "golden landmarks" were inaccurate, the map maker had to find other spots via bearings, which could introduce even more inaccuracies. The data set was then sent to a contour generating program and 3-6 weeks later, a topographical map was delivered for $2,000 – $8,000 per acre, sometimes uncoordinated and without the digital data in CAD format.

Today, with the advent of digital satellite imaging, the bar has been raised when it comes to creating topographical maps. Gone is yesterday’s standard of 50-150 points – which may be relatively exact (as compared to a landmark), with the rest coming from interpolation that can be as far as 20% off from true elevation. That has been replaced by today’s standard set by New View Digital Mapping services that produce topographical maps with 5,000 data points within 0.2% of true elevation via a DEM (Digital Elevation Model).

For a limited time, New View Digital Mapping is offering new clients a high quality digital topographic map of any property (up to five acres) anywhere on the planet for $2,000. The company’s engineers will run proprietary analyses on the parcel/project, and within 72 hours produce a topo map ready for review on the company web site. Upon receipt of payment a high quality digital map and coordinated aerial images with boundary lines will be delivered to the client. For more information visit: New View Digital Mapping or call (858) 273-0882.

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Carmel Partners Selects Rainmaker revolution LRO Revenue Optimization Solution for 57 Communities

LRO pilot test in eight communities delivers a 3.55% lift in revenue billed per unit.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 29, 2008 — The Rainmaker Group, the world leader in automated revenue management software and services to the multifamily housing and gaming hospitality industries for total property profitability, announced that Carmel Partners with over 19,000 units will implement the revolution LRO multifamily housing revenue optimization solution after a successful 12-month pilot test in eight communities.

The communities that used LRO in the pilot realized a 3.55% increase in revenue billed per unit (RBPU) over non-LRO Carmel Partners communities in the same markets with similar occupancy and exposure.

"LRO creates a centralized pricing discipline that improves revenue," said Don Campbell, Carmel’s Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer. "It is consistent with our philosophy to standardize and centralize as many processes as possible. This allows our community teams to focus on what they do best which means providing top customer service and maximizing the operating potential of our apartment communities."

Carmel Partners conducted the pilot from June 2007 to July 2008 at:
• Six communities in the Denver region with a total of 2,166 units
• Two California communities with a total of 414 units
Carmel will roll out LRO across 57 communities totaling nearly 14,500 units in late 2008.

Spillover benefits to non-LRO communities
"Maximizing revenue per unit is essential to operating success and it was the most objective measurement of LRO’s benefits during the pilot program," said Campbell. "The increase in revenues on the test properties was the primary benefit but we also noted a spillover effect with the non-LRO communities as the residential services team began to adopt the LRO pricing mindset. This really proves to us how important a disciplined pricing process is to our organization. LRO provides the tool that is required for this process."

LRO’s pricing methodology enables rapid development of rate optimized pricing models, taking into account such factors as:
• Availability
• Seasonality
• Renewal rents
• Renewal pace
Objective, conclusive data
While some software providers measure pilot test results against their own data, Rainmaker and Carmel Partners agreed to compare only data from Carmel Partners during the pilot test. "We decided that comparing the revenue changes at the LRO properties against the non-LRO control properties was the most objective way to measure the effectiveness of the LRO program. The data we used came from our own system. There were no third parties involved and our results were objective and conclusive," said Campbell.

According to Campbell, Carmel Partners selected LRO because it was a more fully evolved product used by many respected multifamily operators, and also because it provided a two-way interface with Carmel Partners’ MRI property management and accounting systems.

The pilot verified the effectiveness of LRO and also helped Carmel Partners establish how to get the best results from the system. "LRO is not a black box that extracts information from your database and automatically comes up with pricing," said Campbell. "It is a tool that requires regional and community managers to establish a revenue-focused dialogue about their markets and goals. Throughout the pilot we established ways to improve the quality of information entering the system which enabled LRO to produce the most profitable results for us."

About Carmel Partners:
Based in San Francisco, Carmel Partners is a private real estate investment firm, specializing in multifamily investments across the United States. Carmel Partners owns and operates about 19,000 units and also maintains offices in Irvine, Denver, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Honolulu.

About Rainmaker Group:
The Rainmaker Group is a software and services company that provides the revolution LRO profit optimization solution that enables multifamily housing operators to maximize revenue from apartment leases. revolution LRO is used by more than 60 percent of the companies deploying revenue management systems in the industry and, uniquely, LRO’s lease/rent revenue optimization success has been verified by independent third party consulting firms. For more than six years revolution LRO has delivered optimized leasing rates to the largest operators in the industry including Archstone, Equity Residential, Post Properties, Laramar Group, Home Properties, Simpson Housing, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Carmel Partners and other leading multifamily housing companies.

The Rainmaker Group also provides revenue management for more than half a million units in the gaming hospitality industry. Rainmaker implements and supports the revolution product suite, which maximizes total property profitability for operators of casino hotels and other hospitality enterprises. The company enables clients to identify and maintain availability for their most profitable revenue sources through revenue management implementations. The Rainmaker Group helps casino hotels increase profitability through the accurate, instantaneous ability to determine the minimum acceptable value of each guest. This increases client profitability by securing the most profitable customers and developing more effective business processes. Hospitality clients include Boyd Gaming, Harrah’s Entertainment, Omni Hotels, MGM MIRAGE, Trump Entertainment Resorts and other leading hotel companies.

The Rainmaker Group
Tammy Farley
5755 North Point Parkway
Suite 77
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Phone: 678-578-5777
Email: sales @ letitrain.com
http://www.letitrain.com/?Campaign=PRWebCarmelSept292008

Carmel Partners
1000 Sansome Street, Suite 108
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 273-2900
www.carmelpartners.net

Media Contact:
Julie Keyser-Squires, APR
Softscribe Inc.
180 River Springs Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Phone: (404) 256-5512
Email: Julie @ softscribeinc.com
http://www.softscribeinc.com

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Digital Topographical Base Mapping Service Sets New Industry Standard for Accuracy, Speed, and Price

New View Digital Mapping has developed an innovative software application that incorporates accurate digital data from multiple sources to produce extremely precise topographic maps, meshes, 3D solids, hydrological studies, flow arrow maps, and earthwork studies.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 30, 2008 — New View Digital Mapping’s team of surveyors and engineers has developed an innovative software application that incorporates highly accurate and reliable digital data from multiple sources into the production of extremely precise topographic maps, meshes, 3D solids, hydrological studies, flow arrow maps, and earthwork studies. This technological breakthrough increases accuracy, lowers costs, and results in faster delivery time. New View Digital Mapping is currently offering their digital mapping services to a limited number of land developers, civil engineering firms, government agencies, and environmental engineering firms.

In the past, surveyors employed photogrammetry or GPS lock points, logging between ten and several hundred data points per acre over a site to create a conventional topographical map. These results were then compared to nearby benchmarks and assigned specific values. If these "golden landmarks" were inaccurate, the map maker had to find other spots via bearings, which could introduce even more inaccuracies. The data set was then sent to a contour generating program and 3-6 weeks later, a topographical map was delivered for $2,000 – $8,000 per acre, sometimes uncoordinated and without the digital data in CAD format.

Today, with the advent of digital satellite imaging, the bar has been raised when it comes to creating topographical maps. Gone is yesterday’s standard of 50-150 points – which may be relatively exact (as compared to a landmark), with the rest coming from interpolation that can be as far as 20% off from true elevation. That has been replaced by today’s standard set by New View Digital Mapping services that produce topographical maps with 5,000 data points within 0.2% of true elevation via a DEM (Digital Elevation Model).

For a limited time, New View Digital Mapping is offering new clients a high quality digital topographic map of any property (up to fifteen acres) anywhere on the planet for $2,000. The company’s engineers will run proprietary analyses on the parcel/project, and within 72 hours produce a topo map ready for review on the company web site. Upon receipt of payment a high quality digital map and coordinated aerial images with boundary lines will be delivered to the client. For more information visit: New View Digital Mapping or call (858) 273-0882.

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Carmel Partners Selects Rainmaker revolution LRO Revenue Optimization Solution for 57 Communities

LRO pilot test in eight communities delivers a 3.55% lift in revenue billed per unit.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 29, 2008 — The Rainmaker Group, the world leader in automated revenue management software and services to the multifamily housing and gaming hospitality industries for total property profitability, announced that Carmel Partners with over 19,000 units will implement the revolution LRO multifamily housing revenue optimization solution after a successful 12-month pilot test in eight communities.

The communities that used LRO in the pilot realized a 3.55% increase in revenue billed per unit (RBPU) over non-LRO Carmel Partners communities in the same markets with similar occupancy and exposure.

"LRO creates a centralized pricing discipline that improves revenue," said Don Campbell, Carmel’s Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer. "It is consistent with our philosophy to standardize and centralize as many processes as possible. This allows our community teams to focus on what they do best which means providing top customer service and maximizing the operating potential of our apartment communities."

Carmel Partners conducted the pilot from June 2007 to July 2008 at:
• Six communities in the Denver region with a total of 2,166 units
• Two California communities with a total of 414 units
Carmel will roll out LRO across 57 communities totaling nearly 14,500 units in late 2008.

Spillover benefits to non-LRO communities
"Maximizing revenue per unit is essential to operating success and it was the most objective measurement of LRO’s benefits during the pilot program," said Campbell. "The increase in revenues on the test properties was the primary benefit but we also noted a spillover effect with the non-LRO communities as the residential services team began to adopt the LRO pricing mindset. This really proves to us how important a disciplined pricing process is to our organization. LRO provides the tool that is required for this process."

LRO’s pricing methodology enables rapid development of rate optimized pricing models, taking into account such factors as:
• Availability
• Seasonality
• Renewal rents
• Renewal pace
Objective, conclusive data
While some software providers measure pilot test results against their own data, Rainmaker and Carmel Partners agreed to compare only data from Carmel Partners during the pilot test. "We decided that comparing the revenue changes at the LRO properties against the non-LRO control properties was the most objective way to measure the effectiveness of the LRO program. The data we used came from our own system. There were no third parties involved and our results were objective and conclusive," said Campbell.

According to Campbell, Carmel Partners selected LRO because it was a more fully evolved product used by many respected multifamily operators, and also because it provided a two-way interface with Carmel Partners’ MRI property management and accounting systems.

The pilot verified the effectiveness of LRO and also helped Carmel Partners establish how to get the best results from the system. "LRO is not a black box that extracts information from your database and automatically comes up with pricing," said Campbell. "It is a tool that requires regional and community managers to establish a revenue-focused dialogue about their markets and goals. Throughout the pilot we established ways to improve the quality of information entering the system which enabled LRO to produce the most profitable results for us."

About Carmel Partners:
Based in San Francisco, Carmel Partners is a private real estate investment firm, specializing in multifamily investments across the United States. Carmel Partners owns and operates about 19,000 units and also maintains offices in Irvine, Denver, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Honolulu.

About Rainmaker Group:
The Rainmaker Group is a software and services company that provides the revolution LRO profit optimization solution that enables multifamily housing operators to maximize revenue from apartment leases. revolution LRO is used by more than 60 percent of the companies deploying revenue management systems in the industry and, uniquely, LRO’s lease/rent revenue optimization success has been verified by independent third party consulting firms. For more than six years revolution LRO has delivered optimized leasing rates to the largest operators in the industry including Archstone, Equity Residential, Post Properties, Laramar Group, Home Properties, Simpson Housing, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Carmel Partners and other leading multifamily housing companies.

The Rainmaker Group also provides revenue management for more than half a million units in the gaming hospitality industry. Rainmaker implements and supports the revolution product suite, which maximizes total property profitability for operators of casino hotels and other hospitality enterprises. The company enables clients to identify and maintain availability for their most profitable revenue sources through revenue management implementations. The Rainmaker Group helps casino hotels increase profitability through the accurate, instantaneous ability to determine the minimum acceptable value of each guest. This increases client profitability by securing the most profitable customers and developing more effective business processes. Hospitality clients include Boyd Gaming, Harrah’s Entertainment, Omni Hotels, MGM MIRAGE, Trump Entertainment Resorts and other leading hotel companies.

The Rainmaker Group
Tammy Farley
5755 North Point Parkway
Suite 77
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Phone: 678-578-5777
Email: sales @ letitrain.com
http://www.letitrain.com /?Campaign=PRWebCarmelSept292008

Carmel Partners
1000 Sansome Street, Suite 108
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 273-2900
www.carmelpartners.net

Media Contact:
Julie Keyser-Squires, APR
Softscribe Inc.
180 River Springs Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Phone: (404) 256-5512
Email: Julie @ softscribeinc.com
http://www.softscribeinc.com

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Eco-Luxury Resort in Panama Entices Investors and Tourists

The Emerald Monkey Eco Resort in Bocas Del Toro, Panama will be one of the world’s first zero-carbon footprint resorts

Bocas Del Toro, Panama (Bluehost) September 29, 2008 — ‘Zero-Carbon Footprint’ resort is a revolutionary development in the exploding Panama real estate market.

The Emerald Monkey Eco Resort in Bocas Del Toro, Panama will be one of the world’s first zero-carbon footprint resorts, slated to begin construction in late September 2008 for a grand opening in 2010. This innovative development boasts electricity provided by the hydropower of a rushing river, solar powered golf carts, and drinking water from natural mountain springs. When completed, The Emerald Monkey Eco Resort will be the premiere resort hotel in Panama.

This vision to create an ecologically-balanced lifestyle will come to fruition on the Caribbean coast of western Panama, which has become an emerging haven for tourism and a hotspot for real estate investment. With bungalows hand-crafted in Bali and set in the serene purity of the Panamanian landscape, guests of the resort will enjoy the 1,2 and 3 bedroom villas which include private plunge pools, garden terraces and indoor-outdoor living space.

Preferred Hotel Group will manage this 5-star resort on Panama’s Caribbean coast. The developer is offering special financing for investors interested in the stable and growing economy of Panama. Information about investment in the eco-luxury property as well as images of the resort are available at emerald-monkey.com.

For more information or to schedule an interview, contact: alan @ emeraldmonkey.info.

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Atlanta Retirement Communities Host Active Aging Week

Parc Communities provides full week of activities at its Atlanta retirement communities for active seniors.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 28, 2008 — Parc Communities, owner of four Atlanta retirement communities, is pleased to announce that it served as Atlanta’s exclusive host of Active Aging Week. Active Aging Week 2008 took place on September 21 – 26, 2008, and was promoted by the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA).

Parc Communities planned a full week of activities to celebrate this annual event, which is designed to give older adults the means to experience activities and exercise in a safe, friendly and fun atmosphere.

"We were thrilled to offer this service to active seniors in Atlanta," commented Roy Dickson, President and CEO of Parc Communities. "By staying active and involved in life, aging adults are more healthy, happy and able to contribute to the community."

Events were held at Parc at Buckhead, Parc Alpharetta, Parc at Piedmont, and Parc at Duluth. Ranging from health fairs and seminars to exercise classes and senior proms, the events provided a wonderful way for active seniors to enjoy this special week.

About Active Aging Week:
Active Aging Week is an annual event held the last week of September (culminating on October 1, International Day of Older Persons) with the goal of giving as many older adults as possible the means to experience activities and exercise in a safe, friendly and fun atmosphere. During the week, host organizations provide a variety of free activities, such as classes, educational seminars, access to fitness facilities, health fairs and community walks.

About International Council on Active Aging:
ICAA is the world’s largest association dedicated to changing the way we age by uniting professionals in the retirement, assisted living, recreation, fitness, rehabilitation and wellness fields. The council supports these professionals with education, information, resources and tools, so they can achieve optimal success with the growing population of people who are 50 years and older. ICAA is one of more than 50 of the most prominent health and aging organizations working to implement the National Blueprint on Aging.

About Parc Communities, Atlanta Retirement Communities:
Parc Communities (Parc) is an Atlanta, GA based company that was founded in 2001. The company is a partnership among Prime Development Corp., Roy L. Dickson, John A. Williams and Minerva Investments. It specializes in the design, construction, and management of upscale senior housing in the Southern United States.

Parc Communities currently owns completed communities in the Buckhead, East Cobb, Duluth and Alpharetta areas of metropolitan Atlanta. The company is also in the process of pre-development design and approvals in Florida and Texas.

Dedicated to the proposition of providing the ultimate lifestyle experience, Parc Communities has established itself as the leader in hospitality oriented Atlanta retirement communities for active and affluent seniors.

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15 Reasons to Bailout Homeowners Over Banks

America, like congress, is split on how or if we should spend a trillion dollars to save our economy. ROOPA presents these 15 reasons to see if we can find a greater degree of common ground between both Republicans and Democrats as well as Wall Street and America’s Home Streets. Whether this is taken up as a final proposal is secondary to presenting important considerations overlooked so far in the discussion such as the $500 billion in Wall St. write-offs that will be reactivated by simply refinancing the homeowner.

(PRWEB) September 27, 2008 — America, like congress, is split on how or if we should spend a trillion dollars to save our economy. ROOPA presents these 15 reasons to see if we can find a greater degree of common ground between both Republicans and Democrats as well as Wall Street and America’s Home Streets. Whether this is taken up as a final proposal is secondary to presenting important considerations overlooked so far in the discussion such as the $500 billion in Wall St. write-offs that will be reactivated by simply refinancing the homeowner.

This is sponsored by ROOPA under its Save Our Homes March effort that has been activated specifically for this occasion and headed and footed by Mr. Raghu Giuffre. This will culminate with ROOPA’s Sept. 28th Day of Prayer for fellow homeowners with a 12 noon rally at Thompson Square Park in NY City. This occasion will be observed with a fast from food, water and man-made shelter by Mr. Raghu Giuffre in solidarity for America’s homeowners.

This will be preceded with a trip this Fri. and Sat. (Sept. 26 and 27) to Washington DC, wherein Mr. Raghu will present this proposal to congress and assembled media. This will be followed by an internet march wherein ROOPA requests that readers ‘march’ (email) this presentation to 10 of their friends, who in turn also share it with just 10 of their friends along with their local and national media and political leaders. ROOPA’s hope is to have a assembled a million notices (sent) to congress and the national media within the next couple/few days.

1) Bailing out homeowners will immediately reinstate up to 80% of the $500 billion already ‘written off’ by Wall St. as ‘toxic loans.’
(Recoup lost value by refinancing homeowners rather than bailing out banks. Gov’t puts in $500 billion and instantly gets back $500 billion in new market value. Better return than bank bailout)

2) Double or triple value bailing out homeowners then banks.
(Bailing out homeowners refinances 100% of loan thereby giving banks 100% value on corresponding securities holdings. If securities sold to gov’t, only get 30% to 50% of value.)

3) Refinance 5 Loans for same price as one ‘toxic loan.’
(Get 5 times greater market reach for the same money)

4) $700 Billion (bailout) can instead be used to refinance $3.5 Trillion in real estate loans. Transform all ‘toxic loans’ into income producing assets for banks.
($1 trillion bailout will equal $5.5 trillion in refinancing. Gov’t recoups up to $200 billion in taxes from sale of properties and their corresponding securities. Fredie, Fanie Mae & AIG and all mortgage holding institutions fully refinanced returning $300 billion in loans made to them by fed. The $500 billion will be fully recouped by gov’t. within months over today’s bailout proposal which is likely to lose $.)

5) Refinancing owners will stabilize entire real estate market
(Market settled in 60 to 90 days. Bank bailout only makes problem worse by foreclosing on owner)

6) Two market prices: Homeowner (for 80%) vs. Investor (just 20%)
(Sell foreclosure to investor for 80% less or refinance homeowner for just 20% less. Get 60% more $ by refinancing to homeowners over foreclosure.)

7) Higher price (refinancing home owner) keeps lower priced owners in home
(A Higher Price Tier creates equity for Lower Price Tier homes. However, a lower market price creates next wave of foreclosures because no equity left for lower priced homes either. Real estate’s Tier Down or Tier Up Pricing Principle discussed in next article)

Higher price sets ‘Market Bottom’ at a higher Pricing Tier
(The ‘market bottom’ can only be set at the neighborhood level, not Wall St.)

9) 30% to 70% greater monetary return
(taxpayers now own these mortgages so get better returns helping homeowners vs. banks)

10) Properties paid off months or years sooner than foreclosure process
(Many foreclosed properties never resold, so often lose 100% value therefore banks only get 20 cents on the dollar. Refinance homeowner at 20% discount, only lose 20%. We finally know market bottom and find it months or years sooner)

11) Lower monthly mortgage leaves homeowner more likely to pay on other debts & taxes providing equivalent of stimulus package too.
(Refi homeowners with lower mortgages will help other distressed industries like credit cards, student & auto loans, local & state taxes, etc. Great stimulus package, but will lower inflation for it reduces owners debt by 30% while giving them 30% more spending power. Dollar rises, gas & food prices fall.)

12) Foreclosure leaves owner defaulting on all other debts
(Helping homeowner helps all other industries, while losing home owner hurts all other industries. Bailing out auto industry, banks or student loans will not save industries, only buy them time.)

13) Entire family also defaults on all other personal debts
(One foreclosure = 4 People defaulting – wife, kids, grandma – on all other debt obligations)

14) Greater public support for homeowner then banks
(Finally a program that can win both public & bi-partisan support quickly)

15) ‘Two for one’ deal: stabilize banks & real estate market for same $
(vs. only buying banks a few months of time as Pres. Bush’s plan would do.)

ROOPA ends its list with these thoughts: "Secretary Paulson referred to homeowners as the ‘root cause’ of this economic crisis. Simply water the root and the rest blossoms naturally. We will have stabilized both markets (financial & real estate) for the same price as stowing away this first wave of foreclosures. The moral: Wall Street’s value is but a reflection of ‘Home Street’s’ value. Banks therefore get more by helping the home owner then by us helping banks. Today, that truth is revealed in unmistakable clarity. Continue to ignore our American family and our problems will only multiply," Raghu says.

10 West ST. Apt. 21E, NY NY 10004, ssriraghu@yahoo.com (roopa.org) 808 277-1120
 
http://roopa.org

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Former Kudner Estate to be Sold at Auction Talisman Farms to be Sold October 14th

Higgenbotham Auctioneers International (HAI) of Lakeland, Florida, working in cooperation with IronPlanet Real Estate of Pleasanton, California, announced today that their firm has been retained to offer at auction Talisman Farms and its picturesque 1091± acres in Grasonville, Maryland.

The auction will be held at 6:00 pm Tuesday, October 14th at the Four Points Sheraton, which is situated at 7032 Elm Road in Baltimore, MD. The property may be toured during public open houses, which are scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 4th from 10am to 4pm and Sunday, Oct. 5th from 11am to 3pm.

Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) September 27, 2008 — Higgenbotham Auctioneers International (HAI) of Lakeland, Florida, working in cooperation with IronPlanet Real Estate of Pleasanton, California, announced today that their firm has been retained to offer at auction Talisman Farms and its picturesque 1091± acres in Grasonville, Maryland.

The auction will be held at 6:00 pm Tuesday, October 14th at the Four Points Sheraton, which is situated at 7032 Elm Road in Baltimore, MD. The property may be toured during public open houses, which are scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 4th from 10am to 4pm and Sunday, Oct. 5th from 11am to 3pm.

Talisman Farms is the former estate of renowned Maryland newspaperman Arthur H. Kudner Sr. and has been passed down through three generations of the Kudner Family.

The estate is being offered in seven parcels, ranging from 610± acre Prospect Bay home and preserve to a .31± acre home-site. Five parcels are being offered absolute to the last and highest bidder.

The property is divided along natural boundaries with Parcel A featuring nearly four miles of shoreline along Prospect and Eastern Bays with more than 26 miles of unspoiled Chesapeake Bay vistas. This parcel also features the 8000± sq. ft. Kudner manor home, a large pool, tennis and basketball courts, Talisman Airfield with three runways, horse stable and seven other separate residences. The tract is heavily wooded and acts as a refuge and preserve for many types of waterfowl, goose, turkey and trophy deer.

The remaining six parcels feature mature forest, farmland and home sites. This is a public auction, each parcel is available separately or the entire estate may be purchased as a whole.

"This turn of the century jewel is nestled along the shores of Chesapeake Bay and offers all who pass through its gates the serenity of nature and the freedom of the sea. Rich in tradition, Talisman Farms links the present with days gone by. This is a wonderful opportunity to live and play by the sea. For more than a century, Talisman Farms has remained a coastal hide-a-way beyond compare", stated Angie Poole, Auction Manager for Higgenbotham Auctioneers International.

Complete information about the Talisman Farms Auction is available at www.higgenbotham.com. Information includes a full color brochure, complete due diligence documents and online virtual tour. Live real time online bidding is available. For interviews and other details contact Angie Poole at Higgenbotham Auctioneers (800) 257-4161.

A Bit of History

With sandy beaches, Chesapeake Bay access, and its state regulated shooting area, Talisman Farms has more than 70 years of colorful history. The estate has been a Kudner family retreat and gathering place for a virtual who’s who of early turn of the century New England.

It was originally established in the early 1930’s by Arthur H. Kudner Sr., who is remembered as a publishing giant and founder of Erwin, Wasey and Company Ad Agency. Mr. Kudner patented many techniques used in the era’s illustrative design and print media. He was an accomplished concert singer and a celebrated aviator. His love of aviation was the driving factor in the development of Talisman Farm Airfield, a unique triangular configuration of three 2000′ runways that are still used presently for fly-ins.

Kudner’s love of flying and that of good friends coupled with Talisman Farm’s rejuvenating qualities, opened the estate to visitors such as Tom McKnew, President of National Geographic Society who worked with Amelia Earhart on a National Geographic Explorer project before her disappearance in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, Edna Woolman Chase Newton, Editor and Chief of Vogue Magazine, who’s relationship aided in Talisman Farms being featured in the January 15, 1945 issue of Vogue. It was also visited by Gene Tunney, the world heavyweight-boxing champion from 1926-1928. Tunney defeated acclaimed boxer Jack Dempsey twice in fights that are considered classics. Other renowned visitors include the then sitting New York Governor Averill Harriman, who later was appointed as United States Secretary of Commerce and Ambassador to Russia, Red Curtice, President of General Motors and Roy W. Howard, President of United Press International.

Family traditions and renown within the publishing industry continued with Arthur H Kudner Jr., President of Tidewater Publishing and Cornell Maritime Press. Tidewater Publishing specializes in direct-mail advertising while Cornell Maritime Press provided books for recreational boaters and the merchant marine services. They boast 222 separate titles on their lists.

Arthur Jr. shared his father’s love of sea and air and worked diligently to protect the interest of Talisman Farm’s waterfowl. He was a trustee for the Wildfowl Trust of North America and a member of both the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and the Corisca River Yacht Club.

About Higgenbotham Auctioneers International Ltd., Inc.

Founded in 1959, Higgenbotham Auctioneers International ("HAI") is headquartered in Lakeland, Florida and specializes in the sale of real estate throughout the United States and the world by utilizing the auction method of marketing.

HAI is recognized for its sale of estates of notoriety including the estate of noted philanthropist Donald Roebling, great-grandson of John A. Roebling and grandson of Washington Roebling who together designed and built the Brooklyn Bridge and numerous other landmarks across the nation.

The estate of Emmett Kelly, renowned circus clown know as "Weary Willie," a character whom was based on the hobos of the Depression era. Kelly performed with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, on Broadway and in film roles, including the role of "Willie" in Cecil B. DeMille’s "The Greatest Show on Earth" in 1952.

Higgenbotham also sold the estate of Jane Bancroft Cook, who was one of the original heirs of the Dow Jones Company. She served on its Board of Directors for 36 years.

The estate of Robert Moran, famed Seattle Washington Mayor, shipbuilder and creator of Rosario Resort & Spa which is located on beautiful Orcas Island in Washington State’s San Juan Islands. The Moran Mansion is listed on the National Historic Register

Also a pioneer in the sale of commercial real estate, HAI is an alliance partner of NAI Global and enjoys continuing relationships with Fortune 500 clients such as Alcoa, International Paper, Wal-Mart Realty, and Sinclair Oil, as well as many other publicly traded and closely held companies.

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For more information on the Talisman Farms properties or other Higgenbotham auctions, please contact Angie Poole at Higgenbotham Auctioneers (800) 257-4161 or visit our website at http://www.Higgenbotham.com

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