Monthly Archives: June 2010

Dayton, OH - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of National NeighborWorks Week (June 5-12, 2010), St. Mary Development Corporation has launched ThankfulHome.tv, a Web site with the motto: “Be thankful for your home. Help others find a decent place to live.”

Destin, FL - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite being the worst deflationary downturn since the Great Depression, housing markets are showing improvement as the number of homes in default drops, according to new report on Housing Predictor.

Seattle, WA - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Seattle City Council today approved (7-0, Rasmussen and O'Brien disqualified) legislation to better protect renters from sub-standard rental housing conditions.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Muskogee Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, a Class A, one-story long-term acute care hospital totaling approximately 37,00...

EDISON, N.J. - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. (NJARHOF) is proud to announce its latest endeavor to educate and empower New Jersey's consumers.

Washington, DC - May 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced three Housing and Urban Development grants for Mount Vernon totaling $2,833,767 to develop housing and economic opportunities, improve emergency homeless shelters, and expand the supply of decent housing to low- and very low-income families.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - May 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The severe storms and tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma May 10-13 left many Oklahoma families with badly damaged homes - or no homes at all. Housing inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are working diligently to help eligible survivors get back home as quickly as possible.

Richmond, VA - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, experts estimate that a good credit rating will save the average borrower $250,000 in interest over a lifetime.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- June is annually recognized as Homeownership Month nationally and here in Ohio as declared by Governor Ted Strickland.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- June is annually recognized as Homeownership Month nationally and here in Ohio as declared by Governor Ted Strickland.

Consumers Need Reliable Information to Make Smart Decisions Washington, D.C. - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — June is National Homeownership Month and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the nation’s nearly 8,000 community banks are offering prospective homebuyers the information they need to help them navigate the home-buying process.

Irvine, CA - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In 1990, Jamboree Housing Corporation began in Irvine with just four homes, and one dream: to build quality housing that people could afford. Today more than 16,000 residents in dozens of communities across California call a Jamboree property home

Atlanta, GA - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prudential Georgia Realty’s recently opened Buckhead office hosted its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony onThursday, May 20th. The office is located at 3221 Peachtree Road, a block south of the busyPeachtree and Piedmont Road intersection

Partnership between MassHousing, city of Brockton, Brockton Housing Partnership, and lenders will help create opportunities for buyers who buy properties in need of repair. BOSTON, MA - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a new initiative today in partnership with the city of Brockton, Brockton Housing Partnership, and area lenders to make grant funds available to first-time homebuyers who purchase foreclosed homes in Brockton.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that six public housing authorities will receive $113.6 million to transform distressed public housing developments in their cities into mixed-income communities. Housing authorities in Charlotte, NC, Covington, KY, Dallas, TX, Jersey City and Trenton, NJ, and Memphis, TN were each able to develop highly successful revitalization plans, including effectively incorporating early childhood education programs– a priority for the Obama Administration

Las Vegas, NV - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Richard Ballen, A Realtor with Coldwell Banker Wardley Las Vegas Real Estate,  A leading Las Vegas Short Sale Specialist is negotiating a deal with a lender to accept a “short” amount on Las Vegas Real Estate, saving the sellers from being another Las Vegas Foreclosure [...]

New York, NY - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Co-Op City apartment building workers were locked-out by their employers at Midnight on Tuesday, effectively preventing them from performing their jobs, as their contract expired with Riverbay. The employer action took place hours before a planned worker strike was set to take effect. The contract, which expired at 12:01am Tuesday, covers the 500 porters, handymen, maintenance men, garbage attendants and groundskeepers who maintain the massive complex that is home to 55,000 New Yorkers.

Washington, DC - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent to the Federal Register a proposed rule implementing provisions of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) that establish a duty for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to serve very low-, low- and moderate-income families in three specified underserved markets -- manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation, and rural markets. The proposed rule, implementing HERA’s pre-conservatorship provisions, would require the Enterprises to take actions to increase the liquidity of mortgage investments and improve the distribution of investment capital available for mortgage financing for underserved markets while adhering to the requirements of conservatorship.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Trade Commission has named several new defendants and added new charges concerning so-called “forensic audits” to its lawsuit against an operation that allegedly bilked homeowners who were trying to lower their mortgage payments. The action is part of an ongoing crackdown on scams that target consumers who are behind in their mortgage payments or at risk of foreclosure.