Monthly Archives: April 2011

RESTON, VA - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP, Inc. today announced the appointment of mortgage industry veteran Bill Beckmann as president and chief executive officer of MERSCORP, Inc., and the Reston-based company’s subsidiary, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

CHICAGO, IL - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This Saturday, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) will host a Housing Information Fair for constituents to answer questions and assist local families with housing issues including loan modifications, mortgage fraud, and the foreclosure process

BATON ROUGE, LA - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the reappointment of Jerry Carlisle to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Directors.

DENVER, CO - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Denver area businessman Peter Niederman has purchased the Boulder.com domain name. The Boulder.com website provides comprehensive information about the diverse city and its people, including details ...

DENVER, CO - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- It’s an extremely rare property located in one of Denver’s most vibrant areas. Alyssa Jahns, a leading Broker Associate with Kentwood City Properties, has listed a free-standing historic building at...

ANCHORAGE, AK - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $59,632 to two new homeless programs in Alaska.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A flurry of new leases and renewals at Headquarters Plaza in Morristown, and the expansion of a decades-long Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. agency assignment, signal continued demand and quality at this landmark office complex. Developed and owned by Olnick-Fisher, a partnership of privately owned real estate companies the Olnick Organization and the Fisher Organization, the 600,000-square-foot office property includes three towers at 1, 2 and 4 Speedwell Ave. on the Morristown Green.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced nearly $1.5 million in funding to the Housing Authority of New Orleans, aiding in the construction of public housing units at the new Gu...

SOUTH BEND, IN - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The St. Joseph County housing market is experiencing a slight increase in average home sales prices, which might be the reason buyers are taking more time to purchase. Sellers can be ahead of the game and increase the odds of a faster closing if they have inspections and repairs completed prior to the listing, says Marsha Lambright, broker/owner of RE/MAX 100 in Mishawaka.

Oak Brook, IL - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Access Media 3, a leading provider of triple-play media services (high-speed internet, satellite TV and voice) to multi-dwelling unit properties, has secured $3 million in new financing from the Hinsdale Bank and Trust Corporation, one of 15 Wintrust Community Bank charters. These funds will support the rapid growth underway at AM3 including the expansion of service in its existing markets in metropolitan Chicago and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

EUGENE, OR - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Palm Beach, Florida potential buyers can now gain access to thousands of area property listings, thanks to the dynamic search page and real estate website made possible through the partnership of IDX, Inc. and Clay Haviland. Palm Beach Regional MLS (RMLSFL) listings are displayed with ease on the website Haviland hosts, giving home seekers the ability to quickly and simply search for the home of their dreams. The online IDX solution Haviland has adopted has revolutionized the website he hosts for himself and for his home seeking clients.

Bangkok, Thailand - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Thai property developer Sansiri Group PLC has announced that over the next few years the company will focus on overseas property development. The group said they would be concentrating on London and New York where supply is low and demand for property is high.

Washington, D.C. - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced that the AIA’s Center for Communities by Design, in accordance with the AIA’s long-standing commitment to public service, will conduct a pro-bono design assistance project on the Elysian Fields Avenue Corridor in downtown New Orleans.The effort, known in the architecture world as a charrette, will take place May 8 through 11, just before the AIA’s annual convention in New Orleans convenes May 12-14. It culminates in a final presentation to the community on May 11 at Dillard University at 6:30 p.m

West Hartford, CT - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) Wealth Building Conference with Dave Lindahl June 4-5, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Comfort Inn. 900 East Main Street. Meriden, CT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Trade Commission is offering information to help homeowners avoid unscrupulous sales agents who go door-to-door during the summer months. These scammers use deceptive, high-pressure tactics to get people to buy expensive, and sometimes substandard, home security systems they often don’t need.

EUGENE, OR - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Naples, Florida real estate professional Donald Wiggins to the growing group of agents and brokers upgrading their online real estate solution with IDX Broker software. Wiggins, a veteran Realtor, has chosen to integrate an IDX solution onto his website, syncing thousands of Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listings directly with his website and search page. Home seekers have never before had so much access to SSMLS listings, thanks to the dynamic and customizable IDX solution Wiggins employs. The online real estate search has been forever changed, for potential buyers and real estate professionals alike, with IDX Broker software

April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Darryl C. Towns was officially named Commissioner/CEO of NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) as his selection was approved by the boards of the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) and the Housing Finance Agency (HFA).

SEATTLE, WA - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $2,199,963 to 11 new homeless programs in Washington state.

New York, NY - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Access to conventional refinance loans in New York City sharply declined in communities of color between 2008 and 2009, at the same time that it significantly increased in predominantly white neighborhoods, according to a report released today by NEDAP and six partner organizations across the U.S.

New York, NY - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate Republicans today renewed their call for the Assembly to act on the Governor’s property tax cap legislation in light of new data showing New Yorkers pay the highest property taxes in the United States.

April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier today in federal court in Minneapolis, a former loan officer for Wells Fargo Bank pleaded guilty to participating in a $4.3 million mortgage fraud scheme. Larry Gene Hillard, age 56, of Maple Grove, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Hillard, who was charged on March 10, 2011, entered his plea before United States District Court Judge Ann D. Montgomery.

April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- John L. Neal, Jr., 51, pled guilty on April 27, 2011, in United States District Court in East St. Louis, Ill.-, to an Indictment charging four counts of bank robbery, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.

April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Housing Corporation Finance Committee of the Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 8:30 a.m., Eastern time, 1231 Louisville Road, Frankfort, Kentucky. A copy of the agenda for the meeting accompanies this notice.

San Francisco, CA - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Glen Park News, a quarterly publication distributed in the Glen Park neighborhood, has added a new real estate column to its regular format. Bill Berry, a real estate agent with Zephyr Real Estate in San Francisco will write the column, sharing his expertise and insights on the real estate market in San Francisco

BEL AIR, MD - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), an advocate for housing rehabilitation, today attended the Partnership for Housing Foundation’s Maryland Home Makeover ™ for the Sclafani family of Bel Air. The Sclafani home has undergone extensive renovations to meet the needs of Joe Sclafani, a quadriplegic Marine Reserve veteran, husband and father of two daughters

WASHINGTON, DC - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded more than $216 million to nearly 700 new homeless programs across the country. The grants announced today are $26 million more than last year’s grants and, combined with renewal funding announced earlier this year, represents the most homelessness assistance ever awarded by HUD. HUD is also continuing to confront rural homelessness by targeting a record $16.4 million to 87 never-before-funded programs in less populated areas of the country (see attached list of the local programs awarded grants today or visit HUD’s website).

San Francisco, CA - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Access to mortgage refinance loans sharply declined in communities of color – and increased substantially in predominantly white neighborhoods, according to a report released today by a multistate coalition of groups.

EUGENE, OR - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Brad Minear of Columbia City, Indiana and his professional real estate business and website are now synced with an IDX solution. The innovative IDX Broker software extracts raw listing data from the Ft. Wayne Area MLS (FWAMLS) and seamlessly integrates it onto the website Minear hosts, making thousands of listings instantly available for Indiana home seekers. Never before has such a revolutionary online real estate solution been so easily accessible by potential buyers, thanks to IDX Broker software.

EUGENE, OR - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Naples, Florida real estate professional Donald Wiggins to the growing group of agents and brokers upgrading their online real estate solution with IDX Broker software. Wiggins, a veteran Realtor, has chosen to integrate an IDX solution onto his website, syncing thousands of Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listings directly with his website and search page. Home seekers have never before had so much access to SSMLS listings, thanks to the dynamic and customizable IDX solution Wiggins employs. The online real estate search has been forever changed, for potential buyers and real estate professionals alike, with IDX Broker software.

TEANECK, N.J. - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On May 19, Tony Marano, president and chief executive officer of Teaneck, N.J.-based Encelium Technologies, will serve as master of ceremonies for the U.S. Green Building Council – New Jersey’s (USGBC-NJ) 5th Annual “Building A Greener New Jersey” Awards Gala. At its signature event, USGBC-NJ will recognize leaders in sustainability and green building whose accomplishments have established best practices throughout the Garden State. Mayor of Newark Cory A. Booker will serve as the keynote speaker at the Gala, which will be held at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset., N.J., from 5:30 to 10 p.m.