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Utah Housing Corporation and the Granite Technical Institute Celebrate the Completion of another ECHO Home in West Valley

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 20, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — A new home built by students is near completion and has a sale pending with a home buyer in West Valley City as a result of a partnership between Utah Housing Corporation and Granite Technical Insti…

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FEMA offers rebuilding advice at area home improvement stores

NEW YORK, NY – May 20, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — People whose property was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy can get rebuilding advice from a Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation specialist. The specialists are knowledgeable abo…

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Arlington County Board Adopts Revised Zoning Ordinance Regulations for Outdoor Cafes

ARLINGTON, AV – May 20, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Arlington County Board today adopted amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to define the term “outdoor cafe”, allow outdoor cafes on private property to stay open year-round, and permit the playin…

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Alexandria’s First Half Real Estate Tax Bills Mailed May 14

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 20, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The City of Alexandria has mailed bills for the first half 2013 real estate tax and refuse fee to all property owners and/or mortgage companies. Although the residential refuse fee was decreased to …

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Maryland Citizens Will Be Safer Today Thanks to a New Building Code Law, Says IBHS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 20, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety today said that Maryland citizens will be safer due to legislation passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley. Th…

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What to Expect During a FEMA Home Inspection

CHICAGO, IL – May 20, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Inspectors from FEMA have begun meeting with disaster applicants in McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Cook, LaSalle, Kendall, Will, Grundy and Fulton counties. Inspectors are reviewing damage caused b…

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PA Treasurer McCord Returns More Than $3,000 in Unclaimed Property to Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh – May 17, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — During a visit today to the headquarters of Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania, State Treasurer Rob McCord presented officials with a mock check representing the more than $3,000 in unclaimed property …

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Fair Housing workshops May 28 in Bangor, Presque Isle

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 17, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — A workshop to provide landlords with information on the federal Fair Housing Act and the Maine Human Rights Act is scheduled for May 28 simultaneously in Bangor and Presque Isle

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Congressman McKeon and Congressman Peters Introduce the Communities Achieving Sustainability Act

Washington, D.C. – May 17, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — This week, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA 25) and Congressman Scott Peters (D- CA 52) introduced H.R. 1997, the Communities Achieving Sustainability Act (CASA). CASA Authorizes the Housi…

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NEW ORLEANS MAN SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING THE LOUISIANA ROAD HOME PROGRAM

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – May 17, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — SANJOY BHATTACHARYA, age 56, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to serve three years probation and pay a $15,000 fine, afte…

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