FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cleveland, Ohio – January 2^nd, 2009 – Realty Corporation of America and the Bluestone Community announced today our Winter 2009 calendar of events. These events include broker's open houses and events at newly completed units in the Luxury Loft Building.

The following activities have been scheduled to allow members of the real estate community to learn more about Bluestone.

Broker's Opens featuring light snacks

• Tuesday January 13^th – Noon until 3:00 PM

• Tuesday January 27^th – Noon until 3:00 PM

• Tuesday February 10^th – Noon until 3:00 PM

• Tuesday February 24^th – Noon until 3:00 PM

Wine and Cheese Cocktail Parties

The Bluestone Community is delighted to welcome our friends, current residents and colleagues in the Real Estate Industry to the following wine and cheese cocktail parties:

• Thursday January 22^nd – 4:00 until 6:00 PM

• Thursday February 19^th – 4:00 until 6:00 PM

• Thursday March 19^th – 4:00 until 6:00 PM

“We are very excited to offer so many events and opportunities for potential clients to learn more about The Bluestone Community” said Sarah Brewer, Director of Business Development for Realty Corporation of America. “Our new loft building is spectacular and we hope you will stop by and preview Bluestone!”

“Because several new loft units and arts and craft style homes are nearing completion, I'm delighted to announce that the Bluestone Sales Center is now open seven days a week” said Eric Lee, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Bluestone Community. “I strongly encourage all members of the real estate industry and potential homeowners to visit Bluestone, take a tour and get a first hand look at recent construction progress.”

Bluestone is Greater Cleveland's newest premier neighborhood, featuring 39 fee simple arts and crafts homes and 71 signature loft style condominiums – all featuring 2009 tax abatements. Conveniently located just minutes from University Circle, home to cultural and performing arts institutions of national renown, Bluestone is in the heart of Cleveland Heights. The Cleveland Heights area is one of the most diverse, sophisticated and exciting communities in Greater Cleveland. At Bluestone, modern conveniences and exceptional amenities blend with exciting architectural detail. Most of the cluster home plans feature first floor master suites, with two story living rooms all tucked quietly off Mayfield Road with exquisitely landscaped grounds. Our state of the art sales center is an ideal environment for meeting and conceptualizing your new home.

The luxurious accommodations of Bluestone include eleven unique designs that offer exceptional features including granite counter tops, ceramic tile, quaint outdoor patios, gas fireplaces, spa tub, energy efficient design, glamour kitchens and baths, bamboo floors and world class construction.

For further information about the Bluestone Community, kindly log onto www.liveatbluestone.com or visit our sales center seven days a week from Noon until 5:00 PM.

Bluestone is also open by appointment by contacting either Eric Lee a 440-477-8669 or ericl@rysar.com or Sarah Brewer at 330-958-6182 or sarah@realtycorpofamerica.com.

With Corporate offices located in the Historic and Ornate Superior Building in Downtown Cleveland, Realty Corporation of America provides comprehensive marketing, advisory and auction services for residential, commercial and industrial properties.  Our Auction Services Division employs our unique accelerated marketing system to provide clients the fastest and most efficient way of selling real estate at true market value. Transcontinental Lending Group, our affiliated mortgage operation, offers customers the most competitive interest rates available, and the widest array of innovative and compelling mortgage solutions. Title Assurance and Indemnity Corporation of North America utilizes the latest technology and a fully integrated on-line order placement and order tracking system to perform title examinations, issue title insurance policies and offer world class escrow and closing services. Our Property Management and Construction Services Divisions provides hands on, cost effective and highly energized construction, project management and cost estimating services for residential, commercial and industrial properties throughout North America.

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