The Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC website, coldwellbanker.com, has been named a 2011 Official Honoree of The Webby Awards, the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The website, developed in partnership with FD kinesis and Bootstrap Software, was recognized as the only national real estate brand in the Website Real Estate category.

In its 15th year, the Webby Awards is now well-established as one of the Internet’s most respected symbols of success, receiving nearly 10,000 entries from 60 countries worldwide.

“We work tirelessly on coldwellbanker.com to keep it an intuitive, informative and enjoyable experience for everyone, and we believe that by providing the right kinds of tools and technology, our consumers can make smarter decisions,” says Helen Galasso, vice president of platform development and eBusiness, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.  “We’re proud of this distinction because it is recognition of our longstanding tradition of innovation and leadership within the real estate industry.”

Winners were chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization whose members include director Darren Aronofsky, Martha Stewart, Huffington Post Media Group President Arianna Huffington, Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone, musician David Bowie, and Internet co-creator Vint Cerf, Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson, and R/GA Chairman and CEO Bob Greenberg.

Winners in the website category were selected based on the following criteria: content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity and overall experience.

Coldwell Banker has named its international awards and 22 of Select Professional agents have been honored with them. Congratulations to all of these amazing real estate agents!

International President's Circle

This prestigious membership is awarded to the top 8 percent of all sales associates worldwide within Coldwell Banker.

Recipients of this award include:

• Tricia Como
• Josh Shope
• Gregg Clymer
• James Fisher
  

International Diamond Society

This esteemed membership is awarded to the top 15 percent of all sales associates worldwide within Coldwell Banker.

Recipients of this award include:

• Justin Engle
• Gerry Black
• Kimberly Gribbin
• Steve Bickford
• Erniece Campbell
• Sean Miller
• Cheryl Finnegan
• Ken Offidani
• Jerry Lehman
• Jeff Geoghan
• Mark Jacoby
  

International Sterling Society

This distinguished membership is awarded to the top 20 percent of all sales associates worldwide within Coldwell Banker.

Recipients of this award include:

• Nancy Williams
• Victoria Livingston
• Gil Ochs
• Doug Foltz
• Judeann Stipe
• Paul Hess
• Josh Wood
  

Coldwell Banker Select Professionals was recently named the Number One office in the state of Pennsylvania for Adjusted Gross Commission Income for all of the Coldwell Banker brand. This achievement is a testament to the dedication of all of our agents. You can be sure that when buying/selling a home with Select Professionals and Homestead Group Select Professionals agents, you are getting the highest quality service in the real estate industry.

Number one ranking is among Coldwell Banker affiliate offices only and does not include NRT LLC.

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) offers home purchase loans with low rates and fees that carry a fixed interest rate for 30 years.

Their programs include:

First Time Home Buyers

Veterans – Veterans buying homes in Pennsylvania can use PHFA financing in conjunction with a VA home loan and have $0 down payment, closing cost assistance, and a special interest rate.

Disabled Home Buyers – Special financing for disabled buyers allows financing for improving your home to accommodate disabilities.

Home Improvement Loans – Make repairs to the home you are purchasing with special financing at time of purchase.

Visit our site at http://www.cbsp.com/PHFA.php or call 717-735-8220 to find out more!

Trulia.com, America's fastest growing home finder, is now offering apps for Android and iPhones, as well as the iPad. Now you can search on the go!

• Find your perfect home using GPS, voice search and browsing neighborhoods
• Save your favorite properties and searches to your My Trulia account
• Get up close and personal with every home, including big, colorful photos
• Find Open Houses, Price Reductions and share through Facebook and Twitter

...and with Coldwell Banker Select Professionals being a premier partner with Trulia, your listings with us will get more exposure and potentially more offers with the introduction of services like this!

Richard A. Smith, president and CEO of Realogy, appeared on Lou Dobbs Tonight on Tuesday, March 29 to discuss the outlook of the housing market. Please click here to watch the segment.

For Homebuyers & Home Owners

Whether you are looking to purchase your first home, sell your home, or renovate your home, thsi is the opportunity to find everyone under one roof! Speak with realtors, lenders, insurance agents, builders, housing counselors, and other professionals!

Free Admission!

Saturday, April 9, 2011
10am - 3pm

Liberty Place
313 West Liberty Street
Lancaster, PA 17603

Seminar Schedule:

10:30am - 10:45am:
What's happening in the Lancaster County Real Estate Market?

11:00am - 11:30am:
The Benefits of Home Ownership

11:45am - 12:15pm:
Financing Options for Homebuyers, Learn how to Purchase/Renovate at the same time!

12:30pm - 1:00pm:
Life as a Homeowner...

1:15pm - 1:45pm:
10 Secrets Homebuyers SHOULD Know!

2:00pm - 3:00pm:
Aging in Place (practical home modifications, care programs, reverse mortgages, etc.)

Come for the Seminars/Exhibitors and Door Prizes!

Real Estate is localized and prices differ from market to market. Here is a chart showing people per homes sold for the U.S.

For example, in Pennsylvania the ratio of people to homes sold was 71.4 while in Ohio it was 48.4. Median prices in Pennsylvania are also varied and have shown improvement, in some areas great improvement, throughout the PA metro areas. The chart below shows the median prices for 5 major metro areas in Eastern PA from 2007 to 3Q 2010. Click the image above to view more information.

Make Your On Location Videos Stand Out! Introducing the Coldwell Banker iPad Application

Another first for the real estate innovative leader, Coldwell Banker has once again raised the bar for the industry by partnering with Apple to create and release a new iPad app that will put video on center stage!

The iPad remains one of the most utilized technology devices on the market today. Coldwell Banker is now tapping into the millions of iPad users by developing an iPad app that allows users to easily search for property listings, agents and local Coldwell Banker offices.

But what really makes the app unique is its ability to take advantage of the iPad's Multi-Touch interface and large display that will allow agents to showcase Coldwell Banker On Location videos and deliver a great video experience.

Other highlights of the app include integrated Yelp data; social media sharing capabilities; and more! To watch a promotional video of the app's functionality, click here. Users can download the app for free from the App Store on iPad, or from iTunes.

Trulia is experiencing rapid growth across the board - market share, user audience, agent engagement, mobile traffic, you name it! As if that wasn't enough, comScore just named Trulia the 4th fastest growing website in the U.S!

What that means for buyers/sellers is that there is another quickly growing site to get your listings show to more people, and to browse the available properties nationwide. At Coldwell Banker Select Professionals we have enhanced our listings through Trulia to give you the best placement for better visibility among potential homebuyers.