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, ...
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD BROKERS LEASE WITH ACTIVU IN ROCKAWAY, N.J.
ROCKAWAY, N.J. - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has orchestrated a 24,000-square-foot headquarters lease with Activu Corporation at 301 Roundhill Drive in Rockaway. Robert Do...
Acting Governor Kim Guadagno Announces $1.36 Million to State’s FoodBanks During Holiday Season
Trenton, NJ - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting Governor Kim Guadagno today, joined by Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher and Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary O’Dowd, announced $1,363,600 in funding for the state’s six...
Heinrich Applauds Progress On New Tribal Land Rules To Expedite Home Building And Energy...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S Rep. Martin Heinrich (NM-1) applauds the Department of the Interior for proposing arule to modify regulations governing the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) process for approving the lease...
RAB ADVISES COMMERCIAL BUILDING OWNERS TO PREPARE IN THE EVENT OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING...
New York, NY - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations (RAB) today advised its members to take the necessary steps to prepare for the possibility of a strike by SEIU Local 32BJ, the union representing commer...
State Housing Authority Announces MSHDA and Federal Grants to Help House Homeless in Barry...
LANSING, MI - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Executive Director Gary Heidel of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) today announced funding for Barry County United Way in the amount of $38,913 through its Emergency Solution...
Mary Peralta Named Program Manager of the USC Ross Minority Program in Real Estate
Torrance, CA - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The University of Southern California Ross Minority Program in Real Estate, a comprehensive continuing education program that trains real estate leaders in traditionally underserved communities, ha...
Florida Realtors® Hosts 2012 Real Estate & Economic Forecast Event
ORLANDO, FL - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The real estate market plays a vital role in Florida’s economy, and figuring out what may lie ahead in 2012 is a key question for policymakers, residents and Realtors alike.
YONKERS IDA VOTES TO MOVE FORWARD INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR $52.4 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX...
Yonkers, NY - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Philip A. Amicone, Chairman of the Board of Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA), announced that the board approved a resolution to move forward with a public hearing and to negotiate...
USE OF CONSENSUSDOCS CONTRACTS CONTINUES TO GROW AS PASKR NOW OFFERS THE CONTRACTS WITHIN...
WASHINGTON, DC - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Responding to customers’ interest to use ConsensusDOCS, Paskr now offers several ConsensusDOCS standard contracts within its project management software. ConsensusDOCS subscribers will now be ...
VOIT’S SACRAMENTO TEAM COMPLETES 51 OFFICE TRANSACTIONS ENCOMPASSING 296,103 SQUARE FEET IN GREATER SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robb Osborne, Cole Sweatt, Rob Mora and Sarah Sanders of Voit Real Estate Services’ Sacramento team have successfully completed 51 office transactions in the Greater Sacramento area, totaling 2...
Colliers International Completes 64 Unit Apartment Sale for $12.730 Million in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Orange County, CA - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed a 64 unit apartment sale located at 19822 Brookhurst St., Huntington Beach, Calif. The transac...
NEW YORK CITY OFFICE CLEANERS TO HOLD STRIKE VOTE
New York, NY - November 30, 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 ...
Mountain Real Estate Group Opens New York Office
Torrance, CA - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mountain Real Estate Group (www.mountainregroup.com), a leading buyer of distressed bank assets and a private capital source for real estate developers, builders and operators, has made a key strat...
