The South Coast Villas Homeowners Association Selects Merit for Condominium Property Management Services in...
Orange County, CA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The South Coast Villas Homeowners Association has selected Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, to manage 304 condominium units in Santa Ana, CA. Merit is a...
NYC OFFICE CLEANERS GIVE BARGAINING COMMITTEE AUTHORITY TO CALL A STRIKE
New York, NY - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of New York City office cleaners and commercial building workers voted Thursday to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary. Failure to reach a new contract by 12...
Merit Property Management Hires Kristie Rose, PCAM, CCAM, as Business Unit Leader for the...
Inland Empire, CA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces today the hiring of Kristie Rose, PCAM, CCAM, as Business Unit Leader for the Inland Empire region. Rose is n...
Statement of Sen. Carl Levin to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today’s hearing is intended to examine several bills that are now being characterized as small business “jobs” or “capital access” bills. Each of these bills is designed to address a perceived challen...
Colliers International Sells Two Properties for $2.425 Million in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed two property sales in Los Angeles totaling $2,425,000. Tony Phu, Senior Vice President, and Jeffr...
SIGTARP, CFPB, and Treasury Form Joint Task Force to Combat HAMP Mortgage Modification Scams;...
WASHINGTON, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announce...
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCREASES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH IN OCTOBER; HOMEBUILDING, PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL SEGMENTS RISE,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending increased for the third straight month in October as private activity strengthened while public spending shrank, the Associated General Contractors of America reported toda...
Royce on FHA and the Potential Bailout
Washington, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- At today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing to evaluate the financial health of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), a senior member of the House Financial...
Congressman Gary Miller Meets with HUD Secretary Donovan and FHA Commissioner Galante to Discuss...
Washington, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This morning, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the health of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Insurance Fund. Prior to this morning’s hearing, Congressman Gary Mi...
PEP HOUSING LEADS GREEN BUILDING FOR AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING
Petaluma, CA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., The Proven Leader in Smart Water Management announced today its customer PEP Housing has reduced outdoor water consumption by 40 percent with WeatherTRAK Smart Irrigat...
Housing Funds Awarded to Villages to Help Improve Retention of Professionals
ANCHORAGE, AK - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) announced its intent to award $7.5 million to 10 villages statewide as part of its 2012 efforts to help rural communities re...
U.S. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS’ OFFICE TAKES NEW STEPS TO HELP CONSTITUENTS FACING FORECLOSURE
TUCSON, AZ - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is taking aggressive new steps to protect the homes of Southern Arizonans who are facing the loss of their homes through foreclosure.
Apartment Insurance Costs Increase For First Time In Four Years According To National Multi...
WASHINGTON, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The cost to insure apartments rose slightly in 2011, the first time in four years, according to the National Multi Housing Council's annual Apartment Cost of Risk Survey (ACORS).
HUD OFFERS $114 MILLION IN GRANTS TO CLEAN UP LEAD AND OTHER HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH...
WASHINGTON, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is making approximately $114 million in grants available to help eliminate dangerous lead-based paint hazards from lowe...
HUD OFFERS MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR HOUSING COUNSELING
WASHINGTON, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that more than $40 million is available for a broad range of housing counseling programs to help families find and preserve hou...
NEW YORK CITY OFFICE CLEANERS TO HOLD STRIKE VOTE
New York, NY - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of New York City commercial office cleaners will vote Thursday to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary. Failure to reach a new contract by midnight, January 1...
Freddie Mac to Suspend Evictions From December 19 to January 2, 2012
MCLEAN, VA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) today announced it has ordered all evictions involving foreclosed occupied single family and 2-4 unit properties that had Freddie Mac mortgages to be suspended from December 19, ...
