ERA Real Estate Announces National Make a Change. Make a Difference. Consumer Sweepstakes

A complement to the Ask This Old House sponsorship, sweepstakes provides greater access to exclusive home how-to information and a chance to win home prizes

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 7, 2009) – ERA Franchise Systems LLC is pleased to announce the launch of its national Make a Change. Make a Difference.sweepstakes, inspired by its national sponsorship of “do-it-yourself” home improvement icon, Ask This Old House. The sweepstakes will run from April 1, 2009 through July 4, 2009.

The Make a Change. Make a Difference. sweepstakes will provide consumers with information to guide them through the various stages of homeownership – from buying and maintaining to selling – while also offering the chance to win a free room re-design, including a staged to live consultation, a $2,500 Lowe”s gift card and a $200 ServiceMaster gift card provided by American Home Shield.

“This sweepstakes is centered around all the ways in which we can help Make a Change. Make a Difference. in the communities where our ERA® offices are located,” said P.J. Martin Smith, senior vice president of marketing, ERA Franchise Systems LLC. “ERA Real Estate is so much more than a company that buys and sells houses – we truly care about the lives of our community members. Through this campaign, we will help consumers with every aspect of homeownership – from being more energy efficient, to staging a home for quicker sale – while providing a chance to win prizes that will help Make a Change. Make a Difference. in their own homes and communities.”

To enter the sweepstakes and learn more about how ERA Real Estate can help you Make a Change. Make a Difference.:

• Visit www.ERA.com/Ask
• Watch at least one video tip on the various stages of homeownership, provided by ERA Real Estate nbso online casino reviews and Ask This Old House
• Complete the sweepstakes entry form shown after the video
• There are 10 different tips, so you can enter up to 10 times

Three winners will be randomly chosen to receive a room re-design prize that includes a $2,500 gift card from Lowe”s and a Staged to Live Consultation from StagedHomes.com, as well as a $200 ServiceMaster gift card provided by American Home Shield. There is NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN and NO LISTING OR PURCHASE OF A HOME REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN. Odds of winning depend on number of entries. Promotion begins at 12:00:01 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on July 4, 2009. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. States and DC (except residents of N.J. and Ohio) who are 21 years of age or older at time of entry. Void in N.J. and Ohio and where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Subject to full Official Rules, available at www.ERA.com/Ask. Sponsored by ERA Franchise Systems LLC, 1 Campus Drive, Parsippany, N.J. 07054.