Archive for April, 2010

Prudential Georgia Realty Continuesto Expand Its New Buckhead Location WithExperienced Realtors

Atlanta, GA – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Prudential Georgia Realty’s new Buckhead office, located at 3221 Peachtree Road, justsouth of the Peachtree and Piedmont Road intersection, continues to add to itsagent sales team. Bill Carter is the latest to join, coming to the company fromColdwell Banker Residential Brokerage

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LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY CLOSES LEASE AT BRIDGEWATER CORPORATE CENTER

Washington, D.C. – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Lincoln Property Company, one of the country’s largest commercial real estate firms, has closed a 10-year lease with Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC for the entire fifth floor at Bridgewater Corporate Center in Fairfax, Va

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HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR CONNECTICUT STORM VICTIMS

WASHINGTON, DC – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to three counties in Connecticut and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following last month’s severe winter storms and snowstorms

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Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder Ross Announce $705K to Arkansas Housing Nonprofits

Washington, DC – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor along with U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02) and Mike Ross (AR-04) today announced that three Arkansas nonprofit housing developers will receive a total of $705,000 from the Housing Assistance Council to help build 47 self-help, sweat equity homes. The groups will use the HAC funds to acquire and improve land, and then they will work with Arkansas families to help them build their own homes.

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House of Representatives delivers on key proposals to help towns and property taxpayers

April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities today, April 30, expressed its gratitude to the leaders of the State House of Representatives for passing much-needed mandates relief, local revenue diversity, and help in stemming health insurance increases.

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Florida Realtors Announces District Scholarship Winners

ORLANDO, FL – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Thirteen talented seniors from public and private high schools across the state each have been awarded a $1,000 scholarship as district winners of the Florida Realtors® 2009-2010 Scholarship Essay Contest for High School Seniors.

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HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR MISSISSIPPI STORM VICTIMS

Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in five counties. WASHINGTON, DC – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to five counties in Mississippi and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to April’s severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.

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LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System Launches as Benchmark for Green Neighborhood Design

Washington, D.C. – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) announced the launch of the LEED for Neighborhood Development green neighborhoods rating system. LEED for Neighborhood Development integrates the principles of smart growth, new urbanism and green building and benefits communities by reducing urban sprawl, increasing transportation choice and decreasing automobile dependence, encouraging healthy living, and protecting threatened species.

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FEMA’s Flood Improvement Specialists Offer Outreach At Four New Jersey Home Renovation Stores

SOMERSET, N.J. – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood mitigation group will be at local home supply stores in Union, Passaic, and Cape May counties to assist people with flood mitigation measures

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Eco Friendly Harlem Development Metropolis Approved for FHA-Backed Loans

New York, NY – April 30, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that Metropolis, a new development in Harlem, has been approved by the Federal Housing Administration’s mortgage program.

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