Archive for December, 2011

Solar Panel Installer to Recruit Workers in Mountain Home

December 30, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — A national solar installation company wants about 90 laborers and equipment drivers for jobs lasting four months beginning Jan. 10. The project is a 30-megawatt fixed-tilt, ground-mount system in the Grand View a…

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Fitch, Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s Give Alaska Housing Top Ratings

ANCHORAGE, AK – December 30, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Despite the economic recession that continues to plague the housing industry nationwide, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) again received AAA ratings – the highest possible – for bonds…

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Attorney General Pam Bondi Asks Fourth District Court of Appeal to Certify Important Foreclosure Investigation Case for Florida Supreme Court Review

TALLAHASSEE, FL – December 30, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Pam Bondi today filed a motion asking the Fourth District Court of Appeal to certify that its recent decision in Law Offices of David Stern, P.A. v. State of Florida passes upon…

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New Law to Help Renters Learn More About Radon Levels in Their Homes

PRINGFIELD, IL – December 30, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — A new law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, will help people who rent apartments, condominiums or houses access information about radon levels in their homes. The Illinois Emergency Managem…

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NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSING NAMES IGNATIUS MACLELLAN MANAGING DIRECTOR, HOME OWNERSHIP

Bedford, NH – December 29, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority today announced that Ignatius MacLellan has joined the organization as managing director, Home Ownership. MacLellan will lead the agency’s home ownership di…

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Awards $3.6 Million in Grants for Homeless Housing Programs in Norfolk & Chesapeake

NORFOLK, VA – December 29, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $3.6 million in grants to sustain homeless housing programs in Norfolk and Chesapeake in the first phase of the HUD Homeles…

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State Announces $409,532 in Municipal Planning Grants, 42 Municipalities Will Share Funding for Planning Projects

December 29, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Planning Grants to 42 communities across the state to help them plan for a variety of forward thinking objectives including economic development, village revitalization and future housing needs. These grants of u…

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Markey, Brady, Schwartz Call For Increasing Size of Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

WASHINGTON, DC – December 29, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Concerned that new analysis by the Department of Energy (DOE) shows that decisions by ConocoPhillips and Sunoco to idle or shutter completely three refineries in Pennsylvania could cause shortage…

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California pending home sales decline in November, but year-to-year sales post higher for seventh straight month, C.A.R. reports

LOS ANGELES, CA – December 29, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Pending home sales in California fell in November but were up from the previous year for the seventh consecutive month. Additionally, distressed home sales dropped in November from both the pre…

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NEW YORK LABOR LEADERS OFFER STRIKE SUPPORT FOR 32BJ

New York, NY – December 29, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Only two days remain before the contract covering 22,000 building service workers in New York City expires. If the clock runs out at midnight on Dec. 31, 2011 without a fair and equitable deal in p…

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