Website for Free & Up-to-Date Foreclosed Property Listings Unveiled by First Team(R)...

Website for Free & Up-to-Date Foreclosed Property Listings Unveiled by First
Team(R) Real Estate
Introducing www.ForeclosureDestination.com

COSTA MESA, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Many smart consumers instinctively
understand the financial opportunities opening up to them through a large
inventory of foreclosed and other types of distressed properties currently on
the market. For many hopeful homeowners, the rules of real estate have changed
for the better, though few real estate companies have recognized, let alone
acted on, those changes.

The notable exception is First Team Real Estate, whose recently established
foreclosure, distressed property-exclusive website
www.ForeclosureDestination.com extends the company's client-focused approach.
Through the new site, First Team is the only broker to offer free access to
over 20,000 foreclosed Southern California properties; there are no
subscription fees attached.

ForeclosureDestination.com is a no-strings-attached resource for accessing
up-to-date MLS listings of distressed properties, which includes all available
listings across Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties plus the
southern area of Los Angeles County; Palm Springs and other desert areas; and
north San Diego County; appealing to first time home buyers, real estate
investors and current homeowners. Listings are updated daily and include a
complete description, status, photos, and full address information.

Houses range in price from less than $100,000 to more than $8 million - even
luxury is on sale at this unique time when consumers can buy homes at prices
significantly lower than what's been seen for many years.

Navigation of the site is especially user-friendly, allowing anyone to search
specific areas, price ranges, and property types for detailed listings of the
best bargains in specific neighborhoods. Because full addresses are included,
prospective buyers can determine the exact location of a property of interest.

The website also provides instant access to local, Southern California real
estate agents with specific expertise of the neighborhoods and markets being
searched to help consumers maximize the value of their purchase.

The new website is great news for those local consumers who are part of a
nationwide trend as revealed by a recent survey showing that 55 percent of
adults in the U.S. would consider buying a foreclosed home. The number marks a
significant jump from a figure of 47 percent in a similar survey made in
November, 2008. The survey, released in May, 2009 was conducted by Harris
Interactive on behalf of real estate industry leaders in online property
listings.

According to First Team founder and CEO Cameron Merage, the bold move to
provide consumers with a free, distressed property-exclusive website is in
keeping with the spirit of his company's "The NEW Rules of Real Estate(R)"
campaign, which sets a higher standard for client service in real estate.
Merage added, "The website is specifically designed to empower clients so they
can make the best use of the latest dynamics in the real estate market in real
time to find a great house at an affordable price."

For more information about how First Team can help you find the best real
estate opportunities for yourself and view current distressed property
listings, visit ForeclosureDestination.com.

About the Company
Founded by President and CEO Cameron Merage with five agents in one office in
1976, First Team(R) Real Estate and its Family of Companies, including
Hallmark Escrow, Coast Cities Escrow and Western Resources Title, have grown
to over 2,000 agents and employees across 56 locations. The company has
responded to changing markets for more than 33 years with innovative programs
and targeted marketing enabling the company to sell more homes in Orange
County in the last ten years than any other brokerage, according to Real Data
Strategies, Inc. First Team Real Estate, based in Orange County, is the # 1
independent real estate company in Southern California according to the 2008
RIS Media Power Broker Report and has sold more homes over $1 million in
Orange County, CA according to 2009 TRENDGRAPHIX, Inc. report for Orange
County, CA, all residential property types $1 million and above.

First Team wins market share in any economic climate through innovation and
proprietary marketing tools such as "The NEW Rules of Real Estate", HOT
BUYS(R) and Market Trends and successfully targets the luxury market with
First Team Estates' "Live Beautifully(R)" campaign. First Team has
relationships with Luxury Portfolio(R), the world's top luxury destination
website, and Realtor.com(R), Yahoo! Real Estates (R), Zillow(R) and many more.
The company's "First in our Hearts" Foundation is well known for its
generosity to the Southern California community.

SOURCE First Team Real Estate

Weeda Lutfi or Ondar Tarlow, both of First Team Real Estate Public Relations,
+1-714-557-0771