Real Estate Press Release

$41 Million Worth of Real Estate Sold in 6 Hours

Indoor Water Park Resort Beats Soft Market Odds

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One day, six hours to be exact, is all it took for Wilderness at the Smokies to sell more than $41 million worth of real estate in Sevierville, Tenn. The sales feat was accomplished at a recent homeowner selection event that marked the conclusion of a 90-day integrated marketing launch for the indoor water park resort.

“Reaching these sales numbers exemplifies the connection we’ve established with the 11 million visitors who vacation in the Smoky Mountain region,” says Pete Helland, managing member of Wilderness Resort Development, LLC.

For 12 years, the Lucke and Helland families have developed multiple premier water park resorts in the Wisconsin Dells including the Wilderness Territory.

Selling out of its 400 square-foot studios, the 150-acre Wilderness at the Smokies offers one and two bedroom condominiums ranging in size from 856 to 1,200 square feet and priced from the mid-$300s to mid-$500s.

“Seeing the sales board light up as homeowners selected their condominium reminded me of why I come to work everyday,” says Mark Herbert, vice president of business development for Playground Destination Properties. “Playground promises to connect people with the ultimate places to play and Wilderness at the Smokies is a testament to that mantra.”

Playground is the premier provider of real estate sales and marketing services for the resort and destinations world-wide.

Homeowners are within walking distance of the resort’s amenities that include the new Bridgemont Events Center, one of the area’s largest state-of-the art indoor water park, an outdoor water park, fully-equipped fitness center, arcade, restaurants, retail shops and a city-owned, 36-hole golf course and clubhouse.

For more information on owning a condominium at this year-round family destination, home buyers may visit the Wilderness at the Smokies Discovery Center located in Sevierville, Tenn., call 877-858-WILD (9453) or visit www.WildernessAtTheSmokies.com.

Playground Destination Properties Inc., Real Estate Broker. This is not an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, to residents of any state or province in which restrictions and other legal requirements have not been fulfilled. Improvements, facilities and programs are in formative stages, and there is no guarantee that they will be completed or developed.

Boston Realtor

Next Level Realty

   Next Level Realty's premier access to the most recent technologies enables their clients to access the home buying market with unparalleled ease. Utilizing wireless devices and advanced Internet technology, Next Level Realty is able to put clients in touch  with their Next Level Realty agent.

While forging a new path in the Boston real estate market, Next Level Realty has attracted approximately '10,000 Boston potential home buyers to their website to make use oftheir Boston real estate  home search online. A great number of these people have gone on to purchase their Boston area homes through Next Level Realty's free buyer service.

Not only does Next Level Realty make it easy to find the perfect home, but their system is unique because buyers and sellers receive 24-hour access to their transactions with the online secure tEnsaction management system from Sureclose. As an additional feature,buyers and sellers are able to maintain a private account where they can save searches, print flyers and make notes.

"While searching for a home, I found Next Level Realty's email alerts and Web site to be incredibly helpful. In fact, lfound my new home through one oftheir alerts. Having missed out on a previous home to a buyer who made an offerjust minutes before me, I know that properties can move quickly. An e-mail alert helped me to get a home I really love, before anyone else could view it," said one pleased Next Level Realty client.

Adam Bailey, CEO of Boston-based Next Level Realty, attributes the company'success to its impeccable customer service and user -friendly online Boston home listing search service. This 'Virtual" residential and commercial real estate company was recently Enked in the Top 25 in sales ofall real estate companies in Maassachusetts by the Boston Business Joumal.

'We couldn't be happier with our client response to our Boston Real Estate search service. Constant improvements to the site and our unbeatable customer service, we consistently provide the best service for potential homebuyers in the Boston area," said Bailey.

After establishing solid roots in Massachusetts, Next Level Realty has now launched their system in Rhode lsland, New York and will be launching soon in New Hampshire. Because ofthis remarkable
grow,th spurt, this top real estate company is actively looking to recruit agents in these regions, offering aggressive pay packages and incentives. And Adam Bailey plans on continuing to pursue this growth.

"We plan on expanding through recruiting and merger and acquisitions ofsmallto medium-size independent brokers. Next Level is the future ofrealty," said the CEO.

Defining a new level of customer service in the real estate industry, Next Level Realty has been featured in USA Today, Google Adwords, Sna Business Comryting News and FrogPond.com. A business with no retail office, based completely on the use of Internet technology, impressively made it to the roster of the Boston Business Journals prestigious list of the top 25 real estate companies in the state.

What originated as a home-based business has now saturated the Boston real estate market, with approximately '10,000 Boston area home buyers visiting the Next Level Realty site to aid them in the search for their dream home.

Visit the Next Level Realty Boston Realty Blog

   Next Level Realty's premier access to the most recent technologies enables their clients to access the home buying market with unparalleled ease. Utilizing wireless devices and advanced Internet technology, Next Level Realty is able to put clients in touch  with their Next Level Realty agent.

While forging a new path in the Boston real estate market, Next Level Realty has attracted approximately '10,000 Boston potential home buyers to their website to make use oftheir Boston real estate  home search online. A great number of these people have gone on to purchase their Boston area homes through Next Level Realty's free buyer service.

Not only does Next Level Realty make it easy to find the perfect home, but their system is unique because buyers and sellers receive 24-hour access to their transactions with the online secure tEnsaction management system from Sureclose. As an additional feature,buyers and sellers are able to maintain a private account where they can save searches, print flyers and make notes.

"While searching for a home, I found Next Level Realty's email alerts and Web site to be incredibly helpful. In fact, lfound my new home through one oftheir alerts. Having missed out on a previous home to a buyer who made an offerjust minutes before me, I know that properties can move quickly. An e-mail alert helped me to get a home I really love, before anyone else could view it," said one pleased Next Level Realty client.

Adam Bailey, CEO of Boston-based Next Level Realty, attributes the company'success to its impeccable customer service and user -friendly online Boston home listing search service. This 'Virtual" residential and commercial real estate company was recently Enked in the Top 25 in sales ofall real estate companies in Maassachusetts by the Boston Business Joumal.

'We couldn't be happier with our client response to our Boston Real Estate search service. Constant improvements to the site and our unbeatable customer service, we consistently provide the best service for potential homebuyers in the Boston area," said Bailey.

After establishing solid roots in Massachusetts, Next Level Realty has now launched their system in Rhode lsland, New York and will be launching soon in New Hampshire. Because ofthis remarkable
grow,th spurt, this top real estate company is actively looking to recruit agents in these regions, offering aggressive pay packages and incentives. And Adam Bailey plans on continuing to pursue this growth.

"We plan on expanding through recruiting and merger and acquisitions ofsmallto medium-size independent brokers. Next Level is the future ofrealty," said the CEO.

Defining a new level of customer service in the real estate industry, Next Level Realty has been featured in USA Today, Google Adwords, Sna Business Comryting News and FrogPond.com. A business with no retail office, based completely on the use of Internet technology, impressively made it to the roster of the Boston Business Journals prestigious list of the top 25 real estate companies in the state.

What originated as a home-based business has now saturated the Boston real estate market, with approximately '10,000 Boston area home buyers visiting the Next Level Realty site to aid them in the search for their dream home.

Visit the Next Level Realty Boston Realty Blog

SHAFRAN CLOSES MOST PRESTIGIOUS SALE IN CARLSBAD

Alan Shafran, of Prudential California Realty’s La Costa office, recently closed the highest-priced sale in the Carlsbad history. “It is such an incredible home. Not a detail was spared,” said Shafran. “I was truly honored to be involved in this transaction.”

 The gorgeous home, situated on a half-acre+ site with bluff and beach, is a brand-new Tuscan-style residence with 70' of frontage on the ocean. The extraordinary tri-level design features an elevator, five bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, and ocean views from virtually every room.

 Shafran continues to be a driving force in the North San Diego County real estate market and consistently ranks among the top Realtors in the nation.  In both 2004 and 2005, he received the coveted Chairman’s Circle Diamond award, which represents the top one-percent of more than 64,000 Prudential agents nationwide.

 The Alan Shafran Group is a full-service team of real estate professionals who provide round-the-clock service to their many clients.  You can reach Alan Shafran by calling (760) 929-9212.  The team’s website address is www.AlanShafran.com.

Gooder Group Inks Deal

Carlsbad-based PrintDepartment.com and real estate marketing firm Gooder Group said this week that the two have teamed up to produce turn-key, printed newsletter for business professionals. PrintDepartment.com provides web-based, on demand printing, and will work with Gooder Group, a publisher of lead-generation tools for the real estate and mortgage industry, to produce current up-to-date newsletters that real estate agents and others can brand with their company logo and contact information. PrintDepartment.com will handle all the printing, addressing, and mailing of those newsletters to prospects.