• Thursday, April 28
• Thursday, May 26
• Thursday, June 23

• Community goals and desired outcomes for the plan
• Traffic issues and concerns to be addressed regarding La Costa Avenue
• Preferences for traffic devices and improvement options

• Grand Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to Jefferson Street
• Washington Street from Carlsbad Village Drive to Christiansen Avenue
• State Street from Carlsbad Village Drive to Beech Street
• Roosevelt Street from Carlsbad Village Drive to Beech Street
• Madison Street from Carlsbad Village Drive to south of Arbuckle Place
• Christiansen Way between State Street and the east side of the Carlsbad Coaster Station entrance

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 4, 2011) – ERA Real Estate, an innovative franchising leader in the residential real estate industry, today announced the launch of a new broker and agent intranet solution, teamERA.com, that brings the company’s collaborative culture to life in an online environment.

In addition to serving as a repository for the robust array of ERA® tools and systems, the intranet also provides a significant corporate social networking functionality that links agents, brokers and companies across the country and around the globe to capitalize on the shared knowledge of the 30,000-strong population.

Users can update their status to reflect properties they are selling, tap into various groups to connect with colleagues in their office or in specialty niches across the country, and participate in discussion board forums on specific topics. Click here to view a video introduction to the site.

In addition, the teamERA.com serves as a central hub for marketing and business operations by providing direct access to tools and systems that manage nearly all aspects of their business, from updating listings, perusing MLS data, managing leads, accessing commonly used forms to producing marketing materials and reviewing sales scripts and other training materials.

“ERA Real Estate, which first pioneered connecting its broker community nearly 40 years ago via the fax machine, has continued its tradition of innovation with the launch of teamERA.com.,” said Charlie Young, president and CEO of ERA Real Estate. “I am personally excited by the possibilities this tool presents to the ERA network and believe it will play a key role in advancing the efforts of our affiliates by fostering even greater collaboration and knowledge sharing.”

“The evolution of the ERA network has always been driven by the needs of our brokers and agents, and our new intranet is no exception,” said Anne Blumenstein, vice president of marketing for ERA Real Estate. “The foundation of our overall business process is a two-way feedback loop, which we tapped into to gain an understanding of what our network needed from an intranet. The result is a customized platform that facilitates communication among its users and enhances the tools available by allowing users to share insights and best practices.”

About ERA Real Estate
ERA Real Estate is an innovative franchising leader in the residential real estate industry with more than 35 years experience in developing consumer-oriented products and services. The ERA® network includes approximately 30,000 brokers and sales associates and approximately 2,500 offices throughout the United States and 46 countries and territories. Each office is independently owned and operated. ERA Real Estate is a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services. ERA Real Estate information is available at: ERA.com.

Buying a home should be an exciting time – one filled with the promise of lasting memories and fulfilled dreams. However, the reality is that buying a home can be a stressful and time-consuming experience, not to mention an exhausting one. ERA Real Estate is proud to offer you our preferred property program, ERA® Gold Star Property, so you can make your dream home a reality!

ERA Gold Star Property ensures you a faster and more rewarding home search since each home has been through a thorough examination and includes an ERA Home Protection Plan®, a Seller’s Disclosure on file, and is potentially free of minor repairs! All critical home information is provided upfront and you achieve peace of mind from unforeseen and potentially costly repairs. Be assured that the home is of fair market value with an expert competitive market analysis and let yourself “mentally move-in” and begin your life as soon as you walk in the door! Allow ERA Gold Star Property to shorten your search process by identifying those homes that truly stand out from their competition!

An ERA Gold Star Property:

If you want to alleviate the anxiety you are feeling over your life’s next major milestone, ask your ERA sales associate about ERA Gold Star Property. It’s the best way to ensure you spend less time searching for the home of your dreams and more time living in it!

Ask your ERA Sales Associate for more information about our Gold Star Property partnerships with:

You could call it a jump start. Or a leg up. If you are on the move and need to sell, our ERA® team developed a program that’s designed for you. The ERA® Sellers Security® Plan* is an innovative program that gives qualified consumers who are accepted into the plan, the assurance your home will sell within a finite sales period. If it doesn’t sell by a set time, ERA Franchise Systems LLC will buy it from you.

ASSURANCE: You will know up front what you will be paid for your home (between 80 and 90% of the appraised value.)

FLEXIBILITY: The ERA® Sellers Security® Plan makes it easier to relocate for work or to move to a new home in a new development, a retirement community or an assisted living facility. Plus, in addition to the contract to sell your home to ERA Franchise Systems LLC, your home is still on the market and if you receive another offer, you can accept it. And you can opt-out of your listing agreement with your ERA broker within 21 days of being notified if you do not qualify for the ERA® Sellers Security® Plan.

CONTROL: Knowing your home will sell puts you in a strong negotiating position for your next home purchase.

• Be a single-family primary residence. Townhomes and condominiums qualify. The property can be vacant when applying for the program but cannot be rented during the SSP listing period.

• Be valued between $50,000 and $750,000.*
  *Maximum appraised values are based upon local statistics. Properties valued in the top 20% of sales per prior 12-month MLS data for town, city, or zip code do not qualify. (Maximum ERA Franchise Systems LLC offer: $675,000.)
• Be marketable.
  The condition and appeal must meet or surpass typical buyer expectations for the area and price range.
• Be located in your broker’s primary marketplace.
• Meet absorption rate criteria.
  The absorption rate (the approximate time it takes for a property to be sold) in the area in which the house is being sold must be 15 months or less.

Reyna & Jay Landers

“We’ve purchased and sold five homes with John. Besides his tireless energy, follow-through and unique ability to demystify the many details that go along with buying a house, he took the time to understand our needs in terms of style, price and location. In our book, he’s the best broker ever!”

Patrick McGuire.

“John is a smart dealmaker. He knows what it takes to get the job done. I chose him to represent me personally in several luxury homes that I developed, and was extremely impressed by his ability. I would recommend John to anyone looking for a great ethical agent.”

Testimonial from Bruce & Karen Huss

“We have had two personal real estate deals with John and have referred him to several other friends and clients over the years. He always does an incredible job. What distinguishes John from other agents is his personal touch. He’s meticulous, innovative, and excellent at marketing and selling properties.”

Kim Dillon.

“John represented me in the sale and purchase of my homes in Carlsbad over the years. He was a pleasure to work with, he represented me with complete dedication. I would not hesitate to refer him to anyone looking for a top-notch agent.”

The still-bleak reading of a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 300,000 sales represented a 21.9% nose dive from March 2010 levels.

However, the level beat a MarketWatch-compiled economist estimate of 290,000, and February’s low reading of 250,000 was revised up to 270,000.

Analysts had attributed February’s weakness in part to winter storms that depressed figures in the East and the Midwest, as well as the expiration of a California tax credit. The data in March bore out that view.

Sales in the Northeast jumped 66.7%, those in the Midwest improved 12.9% and those in the West increased 25.9%, while sales in the South edged 0.6% lower.

By region, sales are 9.1% to 34% worse than the same period last year. The still-high unemployment rate, a glut of cheaper existing homes on the market and the large number of underwater mortgages have all combined to depress the market for new homes.

“Distressed sales continue to rob demand from new-home sales and construction activity,” said Yelena Shulyatyeva, an economist at BNP Paribas.

On a three-month moving average — which reduces the month-to-month variance in the volatile release — sales fell to a 294,000 annual rate from 305,000. The March reading has a margin of error of 21.7%, the Commerce Department said.

The median sales price rose 2.9% to $213,800 from an upwardly revised $207,700 in February, though prices are 4.9% below those from March 2010.

The average sales price fell 3.8% to $246,800, as the number of houses sold in the $400,000-to-$499,000 range dropped to 4% of the total from 9% of February’s total.

At the end of March, 183,000 houses were for sale, representing a supply of 7.3 months at the current sales rate, down from a supply of 8.2 months in February.

Inventories are at the smallest level since 1967 after a “relentless slide,” said David Resler, chief economist of Nomura Securities International.

“This lean supply of unsold homes may give builders some hope … that a pickup in sales will require new construction,” he said.