Monthly Archives: August 2010

EUGENE, OR - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the help of IDX, Inc., Realtor Sally Stribling has customized the property search function of her website to make the home search process easier and more efficient for her clients. Stribling, Florida Keys agent and Realtor with Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Company has long had access to thousands of area property listings as a member of the Florida Keys MLS (FLKMLS). But now, thanks to IDX Broker software, potential buyers around southern Florida and the nation can access the FLKMLS database through her website

EUGENE, OR - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Philip Petrignani into the circle of real estate professionals updating their websites by adopting a customized IDX solution. Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are now easier to search for than ever before, with the revolutionary technology IDX Broker software enables on his website ACTRIS properties are automatically synced with the Bettersworth Realty search page, giving his clients a thorough and unique search process. Austin, Texas home seekers can now take part in a powerful and successful online property search before ever stepping inside a home, thanks to the website of Petrignani and IDX Broker software.

EUGENE, OR - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Philip Petrignani into the circle of real estate professionals updating their websites by adopting a customized IDX solution. Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are now easier to search for than ever before, with the revolutionary technology IDX Broker software enables on his website ACTRIS properties are automatically synced with the Bettersworth Realty search page, giving his clients a thorough and unique search process. Austin, Texas home seekers can now take part in a powerful and successful online property search before ever stepping inside a home, thanks to the website of Petrignani and IDX Broker software.

EUGENE, OR - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Philip Petrignani into the circle of real estate professionals updating their websites by adopting a customized IDX solution. Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are now easier to search for than ever before, with the revolutionary technology IDX Broker software enables on his website ACTRIS properties are automatically synced with the Bettersworth Realty search page, giving his clients a thorough and unique search process. Austin, Texas home seekers can now take part in a powerful and successful online property search before ever stepping inside a home, thanks to the website of Petrignani and IDX Broker software.

EUGENE, OR - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Philip Petrignani into the circle of real estate professionals updating their websites by adopting a customized IDX solution. Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are now easier to search for than ever before, with the revolutionary technology IDX Broker software enables on his website ACTRIS properties are automatically synced with the Bettersworth Realty search page, giving his clients a thorough and unique search process. Austin, Texas home seekers can now take part in a powerful and successful online property search before ever stepping inside a home, thanks to the website of Petrignani and IDX Broker software.

EUGENE, OR - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Philip Petrignani into the circle of real estate professionals updating their websites by adopting a customized IDX solution. Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are now easier to search for than ever before, with the revolutionary technology IDX Broker software enables on his website ACTRIS properties are automatically synced with the Bettersworth Realty search page, giving his clients a thorough and unique search process. Austin, Texas home seekers can now take part in a powerful and successful online property search before ever stepping inside a home, thanks to the website of Petrignani and IDX Broker software.

Tampa, FL - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five years after Hurricane Katrina, building codes along the Gulf Coast today are, for the most part, inadequate, according to a report from the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)

LANSING, MI - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today called on the nation's largest banks - Bank of America, Chase, Citigroup, PNC Bank and Wells Fargo - to participate in the Helping Hardest Hit Homeowners Fund to help homeowners seeking assistance in preventing the foreclosure of their homes

LANSING, MI - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today called on the nation's largest banks - Bank of America, Chase, Citigroup, PNC Bank and Wells Fargo - to participate in the Helping Hardest Hit Homeowners Fund to help homeowners seeking assistance in preventing the foreclosure of their homes

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today called on the Missouri Housing Development Commission to pass a multi-million dollar package to provide housing for Missourians suffering from a mental illness at its meeting on August 20 in Jefferson City. The plan requires no new spending; instead it leverages existing federal and state resources by allocating $127 million, or 33 percent, of affordable housing resources for fiscal year 2011 to create needed housing that tackles mental illness and chronic homelessness.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today called on the Missouri Housing Development Commission to pass a multi-million dollar package to provide housing for Missourians suffering from a mental illness at its meeting on August 20 in Jefferson City. The plan requires no new spending; instead it leverages existing federal and state resources by allocating $127 million, or 33 percent, of affordable housing resources for fiscal year 2011 to create needed housing that tackles mental illness and chronic homelessness.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today called on the Missouri Housing Development Commission to pass a multi-million dollar package to provide housing for Missourians suffering from a mental illness at its meeting on August 20 in Jefferson City. The plan requires no new spending; instead it leverages existing federal and state resources by allocating $127 million, or 33 percent, of affordable housing resources for fiscal year 2011 to create needed housing that tackles mental illness and chronic homelessness.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 13, 2010. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 13.0 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 12.4 percent compared with the previous week

August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- "For years, consumer advocates have been deeply troubled by 'yield-spread premiums (YSPs),' the routine payments to brokers and lenders that essentially function as kickbacks for overcharging on home loans. The Federal Reserve's final rules on YSPs, issued yesterday, mark a welcome milestone that will finally end this practice—saving money for home buyers and making it easier to shop for the best loan

McLean, VA - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue a new three-year USD Reference Notes® security, CUSIP number 3137EACL1, due on October 28, 2013. The issue will be priced on Thursday, August 19, 2010, and will settle on Friday, August 20, 2010, at benchmark size.

Fairfax, VA - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAMB applauded the Federal Reserve Board today (FRB) for issuing its final rule changing the way loan originators may receive compensation, as a benefit to consumers, by preventing unfair, abusive, or deceptive lending practices.

August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- My thanks and compliments to Shaun Donovan and his team at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to Diana Farrell at the White House, and to my colleagues at the Treasury, led by Jeffrey Goldstein, for pulling together this impressive conference.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reform of the housing finance system must address the specific needs of the multifamily industry and must be done in the context of rebalancing our national housing policy. That was one of the recurring themes at yesterday's White House Conference on the Future of Housing Finance

Torrance, CA - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bryan Glenn of Charles Dunn Company’s West Los Angeles office closed a $1.175 million sale at 823 N. Hudson Ave. in Los Angeles, Calif. The multifamily property was built in 1963 and consists of eight units

Torrance, CA - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bryan Glenn of Charles Dunn Company’s West Los Angeles office closed a $1.175 million sale at 823 N. Hudson Ave. in Los Angeles, Calif. The multifamily property was built in 1963 and consists of eight units

Atlanta, GA - August 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Short Sale Daily News, an online real estate industry resource to keep up with the frequent changes and current events in the industry, is seeking additional industry experts to be contributors to the site.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - August 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Indiana's innovative program to weatherize 20,000 homes using federal stimulus funds has reached its stride. Within the past three months, the state moved to ninth nationally in overall units completed and seventh in production per day

Topeka, KS - The Center for Leadership Innovation (TCLI) will lead two unique trainings for community development professionals Wednesday, September 8th at the 2010 Kansas Housing Conference. In the opening keynote, Jeff Nugent, President of TCLI, will address how community-based development is experiencing a transformation across America.

Topeka, KS - The Center for Leadership Innovation (TCLI) will lead two unique trainings for community development professionals Wednesday, September 8th at the 2010 Kansas Housing Conference. In the opening keynote, Jeff Nugent, President of TCLI, will address how community-based development is experiencing a transformation across America.

North Kingstown, RI - August 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Crossroads Rhode Island and Rhode Island Housing, along with U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Representative Jim Langevin, and their community partners, celebrated the beginning of the redevelopment of a former Navy housing complex in North Kingstown

August 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Latinos and African Americans in California have experienced significantly higher foreclosure rates than non-Hispanic borrowers in the state, according to first-of-its-kind research released today by the Center for Responsible Lending.

EMERYVILLE, CA - August 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than half of all home shoppers report that green home features, from energy efficient appliances to solar panels, are an important part of their purchasing decision, though only one percent of home listings market these features to buyers, according to results of a national survey announced today by real estate brokerage ZipRealty (www.ziprealty.com; NASDAQ: ZIPR).

Raleigh, NC - August 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- North Carolina will gain $229 million in affordable rental apartments as the result of federal tax credits approved this week by the Tax Reform Allocation Committee and loans from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.

Raleigh, NC - August 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- North Carolina will gain $229 million in affordable rental apartments as the result of federal tax credits approved this week by the Tax Reform Allocation Committee and loans from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.

Raleigh, NC - August 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- North Carolina will gain $229 million in affordable rental apartments as the result of federal tax credits approved this week by the Tax Reform Allocation Committee and loans from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.