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City Council to Hold Public Hearing on Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates

April 12, 2012 Posted by

April 12, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Alexandria City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2012 Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates on Saturday, April 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in City Council Chambers, Room 2400 (2nd Floor) at Alexand…

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Pending Home Sales Ease in February but Solidly Higher Than a Year Ago

March 26, 2012 Posted by

Washington, DC – March 26, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Pending home sales were down slightly in February but remain notably above the pattern in the first half of last year, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

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Treasury Completes Wind Down of Mortgage-Backed Securities Investment, Generates $25 Billion Positive Return for Taxpayers

March 19, 2012 Posted by

WASHINGTON, DC – March 19, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the completion of the orderly wind down of its agency-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio, which it acquired as part of its response t…

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Bill to Eliminate Portion of Cherokee Property Taxes Moves Forward!

March 16, 2012 Posted by

ATLANTA, GA – March 16, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Georgia Senate has passed a local homestead option sales tax legislation authored by Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers. This plan could eliminate the County portion of the property tax for Cheroke…

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Lawyers’ Committee & Davis Polk File Fourth Suit Targeting Loan Modification Scam in Nassau County

March 15, 2012 Posted by

NEW YORK, NY – March 15, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and pro bono counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Davis Polk) have filed their fourth lawsuit against a network of for-profit …

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Lawyers’ Committee & Partners File Suit for Mortgage Rescue Scam Targeted at Hispanics

March 15, 2012 Posted by

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 15, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — On March 6, 2012, K&L Gates, LLP, the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affai…

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2012 Housing Tax Credit Contribution (HTCC) Program Overview Session

March 6, 2012 Posted by

March 6, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority is pleased to announce Application Overview Sessions on the Housing Tax Credit Contribution (HTCC) Program for 2012 on Monday, April 2, 2012 and Tuesday, April 3, 2012 beginn…

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Pelosi, Speier Request Justice Department Examination into Possible Violations of Federal Law in San Francisco Foreclosures

February 20, 2012 Posted by

Washington, D.C. – February 20, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Jackie Speier sent a letter today to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting he direct the Justice Department’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Ta…

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Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on Obama to Increase Home Energy Assistance Funding in 2013 Budget Request

January 31, 2012 Posted by

Washington, DC – January 31, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Edward J. Markey, Congressman John Tierney, and a bipartisan group of more than 100 lawmakers sent a letter urging President Barack Obama to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance …

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Notice of Public Comment Period for 2012 Draft Housing Tax Credit Contribution (HTCC) Procedures

January 31, 2012 Posted by

January 31, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — At its January 26, 2012 meeting, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Board of Directors approved the draft 2012 Housing Tax Credit Contribution (HTCC) Procedures for public comment. The 2012 HTCC Procedures…

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