The US Green Building Council South Florida Chapter has announced its new Board of Directors for 2010-11.
Officers
President — Robert Cannellos, LEED AP BD+C, The Spinnaker Group (Delray Beach)
Vice-President — Paul Carty, LEED AP, State Contracting & Engineering Corporation (Davie)
Secretary/Treasurer — Carlos Duarte, Turner Construction (Weston) Immediate Past
President — Kyle Abney, LEED AP BD+C; Homes, Abney + Abney Green Solutions (Palm City)
Chair, Miami/Keys Branch — Carole Schafmeister, FCSI, D&B Tile Distributors (Miramar)
Chair, Broward Branch — Sandra Lee, LEED AP, AICP, Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale)
Chair, Palm Beach Branch — …

While the housing market is experiencing a post tax credit correction, RE/MAX reports that at the end of the 3rd quarter, 2010 franchise sales are 36 percent higher than this time last year.
“Wherever we go in the world we hear the same story-RE/MAX offers the best value in the marketplace,” says Vinnie Tracey, president of RE/MAX, LLC. “When they invest their money in a new RE/MAX franchise, savvy businesspeople give a vote of confidence to a brand known around the world for offering tools and technologies that ensure success.”
After …

RE/MAX has further broadened its international reach into two new countries: Bolivia and Tunisia.
New Region Owners Tarek Thabet of RE/MAX Tunisia and Oliver Viera of RE/MAX Bolivia said the brand’s strong global visibility and credibility were prime reasons they chose to purchase a RE/MAX master franchise. Both of the new owners predicted that the entrance of RE/MAX into their countries would increase the level of professionalism in their national real estate markets.
“Despite the recovering economies around the world, RE/MAX continues to attract enthusiastic entrepreneurs,” said William Soteroff, Senior Vice President, …

This month, Akerman Senterfitt, one of Florida’s largest law firms, is co-sponsoring the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) exhibit entitled “The City in 2050: Creating Blueprints for Change.”
Making its debut in Miami during the ULI Fall Meeting, “The City in 2050” covers 3,600 square feet and examines many issues confronting modern society. It explores how these issues will shape urban landscape in the future, including rapid urbanization, rising energy costs, climate change, infrastructure needs in both mature and emerging markets, population growth, demographic shifts, household formation changes and economic shifts. The …

The Brickell Area Association (BAA) welcomed Miroslav “Misha” Mladenovic to the board table as their newest director. Mladenovic is currently vice-President of development for Cabi Developers, the U.S. subsidiary of GICSA, Mexico’s largest development company.
As the newest BAA board member, Mladenovic will be able to offer suggestions and help other members of BAA make decisions that will enhance the quality of life and cultivate economic development in the Brickell area.

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, the state’s largest residential real estate brokerage company, announced the launch of its CASA Coldwell Banker initiative in Spanish. CASA Coldwell Banker is designed to offer home buying and selling resources in Spanish to the growing Hispanic community and provides Coldwell Banker sales associates with new ways to market to Hispanic consumers through specialized marketing materials.
Hispanics are Florida’s largest minority group. Between 1990 and 2000, Florida’s Hispanic population increased by 70.4 percent from 1.6 million to 2.7 million. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the …

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate recently announced that Lynn Cromer, an experienced real estate broker, has joined the company’s Pinecrest North office. Cromer, formerly co-owner of Assist 2 Sell Cromer Realty, has a vast knowledge of the area and Spanish language skills. Cromer has been a real estate professional for over 20 years, serving Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay and Coral Gables, and began her career at Byrne-Rinehart. Specializing in the luxury market, she has received numerous awards and accolades throughout her career. Cromer strongly believes in giving back to her community …

EA Fish Associates, which has recently received two 2008 PRISM Awards, has named Beatrice H. Bastidas project manager for Latitude One in Brickell West. Joining Bastidas on the project is John Protomaster as the new sales and marketing coordinator. Bastidas will oversee the commercial build outs encompassing the design, engineering, permitting and construction, while Protomaster will use his experience in sales and marketing to further develop strategic sales and marketing activities, leading to increased awareness for the project as well as sales results.
Bastidas, who has more than 25 years of …

Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell (EWM) Realtors announced that four new sales associates have joined its Brickell branch office: Sindia Borras, Carolina D’Escoubet, Davina Melgarejo and Ellen Olsen.
Borras relocated to South Florida three years ago from Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. She was born and raised in Switzerland where she earned a Master of Arts degree in secondary education at the University of Bern. Borras is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Florida Association of Realtors and the Realtor Association of Greater Miami-Dade. She is fluent in French, Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian …

Esslinger∙Wooten∙Maxwell (EWM) Realtors recently announced that six new sales associates have joined its Aventura office: Paulo Bomfim, Rosa Diamond, Maria Christina Lapinig, Lizbeth O’Donnell, Diana Perez and Michael Solovay.
Bomfim has been a real estate agent for 12 years. Prior to joining EWM, he worked for Feinberg Realty Group in Aventura. Bomfim was born and raised in San Paulo, Brazil, where he earned his degree in civil engineering. He has lived in South Florida since 1996 and is a member of the Realtors Association of Miami-Dade County.
Diamond relocated to South Florida …