COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio homeowners at risk of foreclosure will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with their mortgage lender at the free HOPE NOW Homeownership Preservation Workshop this Sunday, March 30. Ohio is the second state offering the HOPE NOW workshops, co-sponsored by NeighborWorks(R) America, as part of a national tour aimed at giving struggling homeowners face time with their lender.

MARSHALL, N.C. -- Whisper Mountain, located outside of the city of Asheville in the heart of western North Carolina, is a community where conservation and preservation meet. That's why Southern Living has chosen this community as the location for their first 2008 green Idea House.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- As Chicago's specialist for restaurant and tavern transactions, Tom Bradley, Broker, will be seeking a "multi-location transaction" or the purchase of a small restaurant chain. Thomas J Bradley & Associates owns and operates the BradleyBrokers.com website which generates Illinois' largest, most targeted, web traffic in this brokerage segment.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The Better Business Bureau of Palm Beach County closed on the recent acquisition of an 11,000 square foot office complex in West Palm Beach. "This property is the perfect location for the Bureau, as it is centrally located and has exceptional access to Interstate 95 which is the main North-South corridor," noted Keyes Company Realtors Commercial Broker Gary Vonk, who represented the seller.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Global Quarters, Inc. has announced its formation as the world's first fractional ownership brokerage, addressing changing trends in the international real estate marketplace. "Three things are changing where and how Americans buy real estate: retiring baby boomers, inherited wealth and technology," says Global Quarters' founder Paula Gold-Nocella.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- U.S. Facilities, Inc. (USF), a leading facilities maintenance and infrastructure support services firm based in Philadelphia, has announced Mr. William H. McAfee, III as its new Chief Operating Officer. The announcement, which was issued on Tuesday by the company's President and Chief Executive Officer, James C. Dobrowolski, will take effect immediately.

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- Television, newspapers, radio, the Internet, and more - media coverage and speculation over the dismal housing market is inescapable. That is why, today, Win a House America LLC announced plans to give away homes across the country. Their mission is to renew real estate hope and to provide people with opportunity.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Parents are concerned that their children are not playing outside, and they are willing to pay a lot of extra money for a house in a better neighborhood. That's the conclusion of a new survey published on Playborhood.com, an online community for parents who want their children to play outside in their neighborhoods.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The City of Philadelphia awarded U.S. Facilities, Inc. (USF) a four-year contract for facilities operations, maintenance and support services at three of The City's largest municipal buildings (TRIPLEX) located in Center City, Philadelphia.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, recently announced that delinquencies and foreclosures in the subprime mortgage market are likely to rise even more; ForeclosureByOwner.org has reacted to the news and launched a web site to help people affordably list their homes before becoming a foreclosure statistic.