Classifieds-Real Estate News

HONG KONG Delegates attending the fourth edition of MIPIM Asia, the world’s property market in Asia-Pacific, said they were more optimistic about the state of the property market compared to the same time last year, according to an independent survey carried out at the event.

LONGMONT, Colo. The Construction Innovation Forum, an international organization that recognizes construction innovation, presented Flatiron with the prestigious NOVA Award for a new pile driving launching gantry method that reduces the environmental impacts of bridge construction.

DUBLIN Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9b9349/financial_services) has announced the addition of the "Financial Services Marketing to DEs" report to their offering.

CANNES, France The United Kingdom featured strongly in the 2009 MAPIC Awards, winning in four of the seven competition categories.

BidaBing.com is the first Real Estate Auctioning Social Network. The company is headquartered in South Florida and provides users with a friendly application for marketing, buying and selling real estate. The online auctions are easy to start and very affordable.

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EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME) invites investors and other interested parties to listen to a live webcast of its presentation at the FBR 2009 Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference in New York. Interested parties can view the presentation slides and listen to Frank MacInnis, EMCOR’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. EST by going to www.emcorgroup.com.

FORT WORTH, Texas D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI), America’s Builder, today reported a net loss for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 of $231.9 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. The quarterly results included $192.6 million in pre-tax charges to cost of sales for inventory impairments and write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts that the Company does not intend to pursue. The net loss for the same quarter of fiscal 2008 was $799.9 million, or $2.53 per diluted share, which included $1.1 billion in pre-tax charges to cost of sales for impairments of owned inventory and land and lots that were sold during the quarter and for write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts.

DUBLIN Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/62113d/energy_management) has announced the addition of the "Energy Management Systems for Commercial Buildings" report to their offering.

DUBLIN Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6bb1cf/2009_plimsoll_anal) has announced the addition of the "2009 Plimsoll Analysis - Commercial Estate Agents - A comprehensive profile of 352 companies operating in the UK market" report to their offering.

DUBLIN Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/84b193/key_construction_m) has announced the addition of the "Key Construction Markets Intelligence Report" report to their offering.

SAN DIEGO The ABC of San Diego recognizes the outstanding contributions of its members to the San Diego Construction Industry through the Excellence In Construction Awards Program. Echo Pacific Construction, Inc. is pleased to announce the receipt of the Excellence In Construction Award of Merit for the Pomerado Elementary School modernization.

DALLAS & MT. HOPE, Ohio Overhead Door Corporation and Wayne-Dalton Corp. jointly announced today that they have signed a binding, definitive agreement for Overhead Door Corporation to acquire Wayne-Dalton Corp.’s overhead door business in North America and Europe. Under the agreement, Overhead Door Corporation will acquire all of the assets of Wayne-Dalton Corp.’s commercial and residential overhead door business, as well as their Fabric-Shield^® storm panel business. More information will be available after the deal closes which is expected to occur by the end of 2009.

DUBLIN, Calif. In a move that strengthens New Home Green Materials and Learning Center’s market position, the California start-up has become a distributor for US-based PV Powered, an acknowledged innovation leader for grid-tied PV inverters in the residential, commercial and utility markets.

NORWALK, Conn. The holiday season conjures countless memories spent among family and friends at home, such as gathering for time honored traditions like building cookie houses, enjoying festive meals and exchanging holiday gifts. In celebration of families making memories in homes of their own, Pepperidge Farm is proud to support Habitat for Humanity this holiday season by donating $50,000 to help eliminate poverty housing.

NEW YORK Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) (“Morgans”) opens Ames in Boston, the latest addition to the company’s collection of Originals.

SWORDS, Ireland Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE:IR), a leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, today announced that it has endorsed Rebuilding America, a national campaign calling for energy-efficiency retrofits of 50 million commercial and residential buildings by 2020 to save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create thousands of jobs over the next decade. The campaign, a coalition of businesses, labor groups and nongovernmental organizations, was announced today in Washington, D.C., as a joint initiative of the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the Energy Future Coalition.

WEATHERFORD, Texas In a significant victory for oil and gas producers and processors in the Barnett Shale, Lillard Wise Szygenda (LWS) obtained a jury verdict declaring that Crosstex Energy Services, L.P.’s Azle gas processing facility did not constitute a nuisance to surrounding homeowners. The judge for the 414th Judicial District Court of Parker County, Texas confirmed the verdict by officially entering judgment on it last week. The plaintiffs have indicated they will not appeal.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) today announced its sixth International Asbestos Awareness Conference to be held in Chicago April 9-11, 2010. Conferences each year bring together renowned doctors, scientists, researchers and most importantly, asbestos victims and their families – in a united forum for asbestos awareness, education and collaboration.

CHARLESTON, S.C. The perception that the “American Dream” means owning a home is dramatically shifting due to social, demographic and economic changes in our country, according to a speech given today by Bob Faith, Chairman and CEO of Greystar Real Estate Partners.