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Former Youthville Dodge City Campus and Ember Hope’s Wichita Offices to Be Auctioned by Mccurdy Auction

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updated: Mar 21, 2017

Wichita, KS, March 21, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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McCurdy Auction is proud to present the former Youthville Dodge City Campus and 100,000 square-foot Wichita offices at auction April 19^th and 20^th.

“After nearly ninety years of serving the children of Kansas, Ember Hope [formerly Youthville] has made the decision to consolidate their facilities as they continue to adapt their mission to the needs of Kansas’s children,” Lonny McCurdy, of McCurdy Auction said.

“After nearly ninety years of serving the children of Kansas, Ember Hope [formerly Youthville] has made the decision to consolidate their facilities as they continue to adapt their mission to the needs of Kansas’s children.”

Lonny McCurdy, Chairman of the Board, Auctioneer

Located southeast of Dodge City, the sprawling 104+/- acre ranch retreat sits along the Arkansas River. The campus is comprised of 24 buildings including dormitories, lodges, classrooms, offices, cafeteria, clinic, chapel, maintenance areas, gymnasium, heated indoor equine arena and livestock facilities.

“This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity and the potential uses for these properties are endless,” McCurdy said. “With its easy access to major highways and close proximity to town, these properties truly present rare opportunities to buyers.”

Ember Hope’s Wichita office facility is located in the 4,000 block of East 47^th Street and features approximately 120 offices and 800 paved parking spaces.

The auction for the Wichita offices will be conducted Wednesday, April 19^th at noon. The former Youthville Dodge City Campus will be conducted Thursday, April 20^th at noon.

More information on both properties and terms and conditions for bidding, are available at McCurdyAuction.com.

McCurdy Auction, LLC is a full-time regional and multi-state auction firm that has conducted more than 15,000 successful auctions and typically conducts more than 500 auctions annually. They specialize in real estate with licensed real estate brokers and auctioneers in Kansas and Oklahoma.

EmberHope, Inc. is a nonprofit faithbased agency in Kansas touching the lives of thousands of at-risk youth and families each year through three program divisions: Youthville, FCS Counseling and STRIVE.

Contact: Braden McCurdy

bmccurdy@mccurdyauction.com

(316) 683-0612

Source: McCurdy Auction

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March 21, 2017
New York City-Based Diggz Rolls Out Its Popular Online Roommate Matching Services Nationwide

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Diggz Officially launches its platform in 12 new major markets nationwide with aim to expand it’s national market share.

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updated: Mar 14, 2017

New York City, NY, March 14, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Diggz, a popular New York City-based roommate finder app, is officially expanding its services into 12 major metro areas and cities nationwide. Diggz has been operating successfully in New York City for over two years, and is now rolling out into new markets.

“We considered expanding into new markets earlier, but we really wanted to make sure that our product and strategy were solid before going nationwide. Today, we’re very pleased with what we’ve created,” says Ben Blodgett, Diggz’s co-founder.

We considered expanding into new markets earlier, but we really wanted to make sure that our product and strategy were solid before going nationwide. Today, we’re very pleased with what we’ve created

Ben Blodget, Co-Founder

The 12 new markets now available on Diggz include Los Angeles / Orange County, San Francisco / Bay Area, Chicago, Miami / South Florida, Washington DC / Baltimore, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Toronto with more major cities planned to be rolled out this year. Roommate seekers in these cities that are looking for a roommate or interested to sublet a spare room can now register for free on Diggz.

Diggz is an online marketplace for finding roommates that share similar lifestyles and preferences. Via Diggz, users can post their vacant rooms for rent, find a room, or link up with others to go apartment hunting together. What’s unique about Diggz is that it’s a dynamic marketplace, “We wanted to enhance the roommate search experience and allow those renting out rooms to be more involved and proactive in the process. They don’t have to sit and wait for someone to contact them. They can browse through those looking for a room and pick out the ones they think will be good fit” says Ben Blodgett, Diggz’s co-founder.

Diggz utilizes a proprietary algorithm to provide users with personalized search results of prospective roommates which takes into account a user’s preferred neighborhoods, work schedule, cleanliness, smoking and drinking habits, mutual friends and other attributes. Like on Tinder and other popular dating apps, users that have both indicated an interest (a “match”) can then talk directly and safely on the platform without the need to exchange personal contact information until they are comfortable to do so.

Unlike other roommate matching apps that make claims that they verify each profile, Diggz actually has a robust behind-the-scenes fraud detection tools as well as actual humans reviewing suspicious profiles, keeping the platform scammer and spammer free. In addition, Diggz is the first and only roommate matching app that enables users to request a tenant screening report from prospective roommates within the app. This feature is extremely helpful for those users who want that extra piece of mind.

About Diggz

Diggz is based in New York City and was founded in 2014 by Avi Burstein and Ben Blodgett. After both founders personally experienced bad roommate situations they found on craigslist, they decided to create something different and solve one of the most painstaking experiences New Yorkers have to endure, an experience that has almost become a rite of passage. Their aim was to make the roommate search experience efficient, fun and safe that will deliver a roommate that meshes with your lifestyle and preferences. Diggz is available on desktop and is mobile friendly, so it is easy to use at home, work or on the go without needing to install anything.

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March 14, 2017
Punctuated Publishing Explains How Two New Mystery Novels Underscore Dangers in Real Estate Profession

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Oct 31, 2016

New York, USA, October 31, 2016 (Newswire.com)
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According to Punctuated Publishing, if your real estate agent won’t meet you at a property before conducting an initial in-office consultation, or won’t lead the way down to a house’s basement, don’t take it personally. Recent violence against real estate agents is changing the ways REALTORS^® do business, and two new murder mystery novels, actually written by REALTOR^®/authors, are underscoring the industry’s inherent dangers in a more subtle and entertaining fashion than recent horrific newspaper headlines.

Much of the focus on dangers facing real estate agents was instigated by the murder of Arkansas-based REALTOR^® Beverly Carter back in 2014. That’s what inspired Bernice Gottlieb, an associate broker with William Raveis Legends Realty Group in Irvington, NY, to pen her somber murder mystery, Havoc-on-Hudson. In her author’s note, citing the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Gottlieb says an average of 70 to 80 reported incidents of rape, robbery and homicide take place each year with real estate professionals. Moreover, since 2008, the number of real estate homicides nationwide exceeded those of police officers killed in the line of duty in that same period, she said.

“An average of 70 to 80 reported incidents of rape, robbery and homicide take place each year with real estate professionals,”

Bernice Gottlieb, Associate Broker, William Raveis Legends Realty Group

Expired Listings, a second, more satiric and kinky real estate murder mystery, was published this past September. Its author, Dawn M. Barclay, an associate broker for Keller Williams Hudson Valley Realty writing as D.M. Barr, says she completed the book’s outline long before Carter was murdered, specifically “as a warning to my fellow agents because I realized the risks inherent in this industry when I first become a REALTOR^® back in 1999.” She voices those concerns in the following quote between a fictional agency owner and the detective investigating the ‘Realtor Retaliator’ serial killer in her novel: “Most agents are women, usually very attractive women. We post glamour shots on our signs and business cards and then list every possible way to reach us. Then, how’s this for brilliant, we advertise that we’re going to be alone in an empty house for hours on a Sunday afternoon. We have strangers join us in our cars, or we ride in theirs. We eat food at open houses supplied by God knows who. If we’re not asking for trouble, then I don’t know who is.”

With both actual and fictional dangers highlighting the vulnerabilities of real estate agents, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has published a number of safety guidelines for its 1,500,000+ members. In addition, in an award-winning, consumer-based video titled, “Real Estate Safety and You,” NAR explains to property buyers how agents might interact differently with them than they have in the past. Such precautions include:

·         Agents initially meeting new clients at their office, not at properties for sale

·         Agents requesting to see identification (Driver’s License) and mortgage prequalification letters at first meet

·         Agents driving separately from buyers to see properties (which is also more convenient if one or both parties have appointments directly afterwards.)

·         Agent walking behind buyers at showings, and allowing buyers to inspect attics, basements and garages on their own

·         Agents only showing vacant houses during daylight hours

·         Buyers required to sign in and show identification at Open Houses, which may be staffed by more than one agent. (In fact, Barclay indicates that instead of traditional Open Houses, she hosts ‘Traveling Home Shows,’ where buyers meet several vendors, such as interior decorators, lawyers, contractors, etc., ensuring her safety along with a one-stop shopping experience for buyers.)

As both Gottlieb and Barclay are well aware, real estate violence is far more palatable in thriller novels than in their day-to-day business routines. By educating the public as to why new safety precautions have been put in place, both real estate agents and their clients can enjoy a more pleasurable and safe buying and selling experience.

Havoc-on-Hudson is available at Amazon or other fine book retailers.

Expired Listings is available through Amazon or other retailers as detailed at http://www.punctuatedpublishing.com.

For more information, contact Dawn M. Barclay at 845-893-0173.

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Source: Punctuated Publishing

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October 31, 2016
Keri Shull Team & DC Paws Rescue Host Halloween Pet Adoption Event
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Oct 28, 2016
Arlington, VA, October 28, 2016 (Newswire.com)
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The Keri Shull realty team is committed to finding homes for everyone, even pets! Join us at our pet adoption event this Halloween weekend.
- WHEN: 10/29/16 – 12:00pm to 2:00pm
- WHERE: 1600 Wilson Blvd. Suite 101, Arlington VA 22209
The Keri Shull Team is partnering up with DC PAWS, a nonprofit animal rescue organization dedicated to saving homeless animals from high-kill animal control facilities in the DMV area. The goal is to get as many pets adopted as possible at the event to make room for new pets in need. Everyone deserves a home of their own, and these furry friends are no exception.

“We understand how important having a home is to our clients. We see how much of a difference it makes in their lives, so our focus is to help find housing for all.”

Keri Shull, CEO / Founder

“We understand how important having a home is to our clients. We see how much of a difference it makes in their lives, so our focus is to help find housing for all,” said the team’s founder, Keri Shull.

Videos of adopted pets reacting to their new homes go viral on the internet every day. Their happiness is evident when they are finally given a home of their own. Help the Keri Shull team save a pet’s life by enriching your own with the company of a new friend. The love you’ll receive from a rescued animal is pure and lasts a lifetime.

Shull and her team are excited to host a pet adoption event at their office in Arlington on Saturday, October 29th from 12pm-2pm. There will be puppies, kittens, and adult dogs and cats available for adoption.

As with all nonprofit rescue organizations, DC PAWS relies solely on adoption fees to keep funding their mission to save animals from euthanasia. The fees for adopting dogs and cats are $350.00 and $150.00 respectively, unless otherwise noted. All animals over six months of age are spayed and neutered. Puppies and kittens under six months old are expected to be fixed by their new owner when they come of age as part of the adoption contract for each animal.

If you have room in your heart and your home to take in one of these lovable, lonely pets, come visit the Keri Shull team this weekend to meet your new forever friend. We know you’ll fall in love with them just as much as they’ll fall in love with you. Save a life and adopt a pet this fall. Your home will never be the same again, in the best way!

Source: Keri Shull Team and DC Paws Rescue
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October 28, 2016