Boccieri Announces More Than $193,000 for Homeless Care Assistance
WASHINGTON, DC - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative John Boccieri (D-Alliance) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $126,000 to the Alliance for Children and Families (ACF) through the federal Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance program.
Four Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
DAYTON, OH - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Four participants in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that affected 210 residential properties including 205 in Montgomery County were sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett.
Washington Consumers Gain Access To Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (NMLS)
OLYMPIA, WA - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is pleased to announce a new resource for Washington consumers seeking licensing information on mortgage lenders.
Luetkemeyer Supports Bi-partisan Bill Protecting Affordable Housing Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is supporting bi-partisan legislation ensuring that certain nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity are protected from troubling mortgage restrictions that could impact the way affordable housing is provided to needy families
OFIR Announces Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data Now Available
LANSING, MI - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) announced today that 2008 data compiled under the Federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act are available from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC). The data covers mortgage lending transactions throughout the nation at 8,388 financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include, but are not limited to, banks, savings associations, credit unions, and independent mortgage companies
New York housing market finishes strong in ’09 fueled by solid second half
Albany, NY - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fueled by a recovery in the second half of the year, statewide sales of existing single-family homes in New York State rebounded from a double-digit deficit in the first half of the year to finish only 3.2-percent behind the 2008 total.
MARKEY HAILS RELEASE OF EMERGENCY HOME HEATING FUNDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today hailed the release of over $490 million in emergency home heating assistance from the federal government under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), including more than $16.8 million for Massachusetts. Last week, Markey, the dean of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and a leading advocate of the LIHEAP program, helped organize a letter signed by 113 House members, calling upon President Obama to immediately release these critical funds
Cummings To Host Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
Washington, DC - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, (MD-07) will host a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop on Saturday, February 6, 2010, at Woodlawn Senior High School in Gwynn Oak, MD
HUD Awards $26 Million in Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination
WASHINGTON, DC - January 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $26.3 million to 98 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 37 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards’ Statement on Housing & Urban Development Funds Reclaimed from Prince...
Washington, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reclaiming over $2 million in funds from Prince George’s County because the funds were not used within the five-year deadline
Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards: Maryland to Receive Over $6 Million in Emergency Funding for...
Washington, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) today announced that Maryland will receive $6,387,721 in emergency funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. In a letter to President Obama earlier this year, Congresswoman Edwards joined her colleagues in urging the President to release the emergency funding. LIHEAP helps eligible families pay for home heating, cooling, and other energy costs, as well as helping with weatherization costs.
HUD awards $374,846 in grants to fight housing discrimination
Washington, DC - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday awarded $374,846.58 to two Vermont organizations to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination (see below data).
Maine’s Office of Securities Announces Indictment of Former Real Estate Broker
January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw announced today that a Cumberland County Grand Jury recently [1/8/10] returned a one count indictment charging former Yarmouth commercial real estate broker Daniel J. Coyne with Class B theft by deception in connection with his raising money to finance an allegedly non-existent real estate development.
Boswell Announces $4.8 million in Emergency Funding to Iowa for Energy Assistance for Low-Income...
Washington, DC - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Leonard Boswell announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has distributed $4,847,522 to Iowa for its Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) which helps families pay for home heating, cooling, and other energy costs
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Exclusive...
Atlanta, GA - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On January 20, 2010, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Exclusive Metro Properties, LLC located at 2350 Spring Road #103, Smyrna, Georgia 30080 became final.This Order to Cease and Desist was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that Exclusive Metro Properties, LLC engaged in residential mortgage brokering/lending activities without a license or under an applicable exemption in violation of O.C.G.A. § 7-1-100
HUD awards grant to city of Providence Housing Authority to help public housing residents...
Washington, DC - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently awarded $68,000 to the Housing Authority of the City of Providence, Rhode Island to help public housing residents find jobs that lead them toward economic independence.
HUD Awards $26 Million in Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination
WASHINGTON, DC - January 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $26.3 million to 98 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 37 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
HUD awards $275,000 to fight housing discrimination
Washington, DC - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday awarded $275,000 to New Hampshire Legal Assistance to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
AG Lynch to eligible RI consumers of Countrywide’s shady sub-prime mortgage practices: Your checks...
Providence, RI - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch is alerting Rhode Island consumers who qualified for a portion of the $547,000 in foreclosure relief funds resulting from his office’s settlement with Countrywide Financial Corp. that their checks are scheduled to be mailed to them on Feb. 12.
Langevin Meets Deputy HUD Secretary in Providence
WARWICK, RI - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Langevin and Ron Simms, Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, will visit the headquarters of YouthBuild Providence and the Olneyville Housing Corporation to see the impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding this afternoon.
Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) Announces Real Estate Rehab Meeting With Liping...
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Liping Wang, is announcing a real estate rehab meeting on Saturday, January 30th, 2010. This meeting will take place at 639 Third Ave in West Haven, CT, from 10:00am to 11:30am. This event is $10 for CT REIA Members, and $20 for non-members.
Michigan Builder Bob Jones Elected Chairman of the Board of NAHB
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bob Jones, a home builder and developer from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., yesterday was elected as the 2009 chairman of the Board of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). As president of Robert R. Jones Homes, he specializes in land development and the design and construction of single-family luxury homes throughout metropolitan Detroit.
Home Builders Help Consumers Weatherize Homes Through Innovative Rebate Program
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A weatherization program that created jobs while it made homes more energy-efficient worked in Minnesota – and can be one model for successful programs in other states
Max Spann to Auction 9 Luxury Bayfront Homes in Ocean City
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- It may still be winter in Northeast, but it’s not too early to be thinking about a vacation home in Ocean City. With minimum bids starting at $95,000 on luxury bayfront condominiums with original asking prices as high as $730,000, now is the perfect time to buy a premium home in Maryland’s renowned beach resort.
Columbus Accountant and Realtor Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Conspiracies
WASHINGTON, DC - January 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dennis G. Sartain of Hilliard, Ohio; and Bonnie Helt, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Attorney General McGraw Executes Assurance of Discontinuance with American Neighborhood Housing Foundation
Charleston, WV - January 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Darrell McGraw today executed an Assurance of Discontinuance with American Neighborhood Housing Foundation, a Virginia company taking advance fees from West Virginia consumers to obtain loan modifications for consumers’ mortgages.
Congressman Al Green champions equal opportunity during a hearing on his Housing Fairness Bill
Washington, D.C. - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, held a hearing on the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (H.R. 476), which Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced in the House of Representatives in January of 2009.
Enterprise, Chase, United Fund Advisors invest $22.3 Million NMTC in Harrison Circle Building at...
COLUMBIA, Md. - January 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. (Enterprise), a national leader in affordable housing and community development, and National Community Fund I, LLC, an affiliate of United Fund Advisors, LLC, recently closed on a $22.3 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transaction.
OHFA Board approves more than $53M for property restoration and neighborhood regeneration
COLUMBUS, OH - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved over $49 million of Tax Credit Exchange (TCE) and Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) dollars created in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) together with more than $4 million from OHFA’s Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP).
SL Green Realty Corp. Takes Ownership of 100 Church Street
New York City - January 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) announced today that it is the sole owner of 100 Church Street, NY, NY, a 1.05 million-square-foot office tower located in downtown Manhattan, following the successful foreclosure of the senior mezzanine loan at the property
