Chesapeake Men Indicted for Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
NORFOLK, VA - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Philip Villasis, age 41, and Ray D. Gata, age 56, both of Chesapeake, Va., were indicted by a Norfolk federal grand jury on nine charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and mon...
Plug Loads Matter: learn why and ways to save during Jan. 26 webinar
January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new study that examines energy used by plug loads in commercial office buildings will be featured during a webinar on Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. (Eastern). The results of the study and strategies that building owners and...
Statewide Homeless Point-in-Time Count to be Conducted Wednesday
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Public, private and non-profit homeless service providers will conduct an annual Point-In-Time Count of the homeless population in Utah on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
Health Department Offers Free Radon Test Kits for Homeowners
January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Radon cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled but more Vermonters than ever before can find out if it exists in their homes. The Vermont Department of Health distributed 1,700 free radon test kits to homeowners last ye...
Leahy, Sanders, Welch, Shumlin: Vermont Nets $21.6 M. In Post-Irene Community Development Funds
January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a keenly awaited step along Vermont's path to recovery from Irene, Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I), Congressman Peter Welch (D) and Governor Peter Shumlin (D) Friday announced that the U.S...
GAO Report Shows VA’s Shortcomings in Dealing with the Rising Number of Homeless Women...
Washington, D.C.) - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today showed that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has had difficulty in planning for and meeting the unique needs of a growing n...
Real Property Tax Foreclosure Auction on Feb. 3
Vancouver, WA - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, announced that a Property Tax Foreclosure Auction will be conducted on Friday, February 3, 2012, at 9 a.m. in the 6th Floor Hearing Room, Clark County Public Se...
Sensenbrenner Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee with Bipartisan Support
Washington, DC - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Congressman Sensenbrenner’s legislation, H.R. 1433 the Private Property Rights Protection Act passed the House Judiciary Committee with broad bipartisan support by a vote of 23-5.
Phoenix Retail Absorption Rises Dramatically
Phoenix, AZ - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Phoenix retail sector seems to have broken through the holding pattern that has consumed it for most of 2010 and 2011. In the final quarter of this year, absorption numbers were the highest in so...
Mortgage Applications Fall by 5 percent in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 5.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Janua...
National Multi Housing Council Elects New Officers
BOCA RATON, FL - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) elected Thomas S. Bozzuto, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bozzuto Group, to serve a two-year term as the Council’s Chairman. The event took...
RE/MAX Plaza Expands By Adding Wauconda Brokerage
January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Plaza brokerage chain recently grew to three offices after its broker/owner, Rob Schaid, purchased the existing RE/MAX office in the Lake County community of Wauconda, Ill. RE/MAX Plaza now operates off...
TMS Funding Names Domenic Melillo Wholesale Vice President
MILFORD, CT - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- TMS Funding, the wholesale residential lending channel of Total Mortgage Services, LLC, announced today the hiring of Domenic Melillo as Vice President of Wholesale Lending. Mr. Melillo joins TMS Fu...
Apartment Industry Response To State Of The Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Statement from the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) by Cindy Chetti, NMHC Senior Vice President of Government Affairs:
Hanna Announces Sale of Cambridge Industrial Park Facility
Cambridge, MD - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Henry H. Hanna, CCIM, SIOR, National Director of Industrial Property, with Sperry Van Ness-Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, MD is pleased to announce the sale of 828 Fieldcrest Drive, Ca...
Pending Home Sales Decline in December, Remain Above a Year Ago
Washington, DC - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- After reaching a 19-month high, pending home sales eased in December but stayed above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD TAPPED TO MARKET NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS SITES
NEWARK and SAYREVILLE, N.J. - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- National Amusements, Inc., the motion picture exhibition industry leader, has retained commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. to market surplus properties ...
Colliers International Completes $8.775 Million Sale of The Claremont Business Park in Claremont, Calif.
Claremont, CA - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of, The Claremont Business Park, located at 240-260 S. York Place, 700 W. Wharton Drive, a...
AMERICA’S GATEWAY INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO SOLD FOR $19 MILLION
Miami, FL - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- TA Associates acquired the America’s Gateway portfolio, a four-building distribution warehouse portfolio in Miami, for just over $19 million. CBRE Capital Markets professionals Chris Riley, Christian...
Homeownership Matters to State of the Union
Washington, DC - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following is a statement by National Association of Realtors® President Moe Veissi:
Builders Commend White House Focus on Helping Home Owners, Seek Additional Steps to Spur...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) commends President Obama for offering proposals in last night’s State of the Union address to help families stay in their homes and stanch fore...
CoreNet Global NYC Kicks Off the New Year At Top of the Rock Holiday...
NEW YORK CITY, NY - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather outside was cold, but inside, the atmosphere was heating up festively at CoreNet Global NYC’s annual holiday party. Over 235 commercial real estate executives and service provider...
SALES OPEN WITH A BANG AT THE GROVE AT NEW WINDSOR
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homebuyers seeking proof the Orange County, N.Y real estate market is once again on the rise can look no further than The Grove at New Windsor.
Central Indiana Housing Market Remained Flat in 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, the Central Indiana real estate market remained flat throughout 2011 compared to 2010. The nine-county area reported a 0.99-...
CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS ARRANGES $8 MILLION REFINANCE FOR STUDENT HOUSING PORTFOLIO
Tallahassee, FL - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Capital Markets arranged an $8-million bridge loan refinance on behalf of TREO Partners LLC for a two-property student housing portfolio in Tallahassee, Florida. Terms of the loan include an...
OHFA Announces Changes to the State’s Foreclosure Prevention Program
COLUMBUS, OH - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to assist more Ohioans at risk of mortgage loan default or foreclosure, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) recently announced new changes to the state's foreclosure prevention progr...
OHFA Board Approves More Than $3.5 Million for Affordable Housing Communities in Ohio
COLUMBUS, OH - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved funding for several initiatives yesterday. The Board approved $1.9 million through the Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP) to provide ...
Reyes Announces $3.1 Million USDA Grant to Provide Water for 80 Homes
Washington, D.C. - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) announced today that the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Water and Waste Disposal Program awarded a $3,111,500 grant and a $500,000 loan to ...
Statement by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Governor’s Budget Proposal
New York, NY - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- I am very encouraged that the Governor has again proposed a budget that closes the deficit by reducing spending and without increasing taxes or fees, and includes plans for job creation, property ta...
Governor Cuomo Announces Mandate Relief Council to Meet on Wednesday
Albany, NY - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Mandate Relief Council will meet on Wednesday, January 25 in the State Capitol in Albany. The Council was created by the Governor and Legislature to a...
