State Properties Commission Releases Request for Proposal for Multi-Year Lease Agreements
November 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On election day, the citizens of Georgia approved ballot question #2, allowing the State Properties Commission to enter into multi-year lease agreements. This proposal is estimated to result in significant saving...
Community-shared solar webinar: 11/28 with Erica Schroeder & Rich Swope
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Community-shared solar can allow individuals and organizations unable to take advantage of on-site renewable generation to participate in distributed generation and support the development of r...
New Standard Contract for Federal Subcontractors Will Makes it Easier for Construction Firms to...
WASHINGTON, DC - November 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A newly revised standard subcontract for federal work will make it easier for general contractors and subcontractors to perform federal work. The updated ConsensusDocs 752 Federal Subcontract Agr...
Recovery Milestone Date Coming Soon for Louisiana Hurricane Survivors
BATON ROUGE, LA - November 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nov. 29 marks a milestone for Louisiana’s Hurricane Isaac recovery: it’s the registration deadline for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained storm damage, and the closing dat...
Homeownership Preservation Foundation Announces Sanjeev Handa Elected Chairman of Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), an independent national nonprofit dedicated to helping distressed homeowners navigate financial challenges and avoid mortgage foreclosure throug...
Kentuckiana Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for His Role in a Mortgage...
LOUISVILLE, KY - November 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Jeffersonville, Indiana man was sentenced in United States District Court this week by District Judge Charles R. Simpson, III to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $487,111 in restitution a...
Schuette Files Criminal Charges Against Former Mortgage Processor President for Role in Fraudulent Robo-Signing
LANSING, MI - November 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced he charged Lorraine Brown, former president of mortgage document processor DocX, with racketeering for her alleged role in authorizing the fra...
HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES FORECLOSURE PROTECTION FOR DISPLACED MARYLAND STORM VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, DC - November 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Maryland and provide support to homeowners and low-income ren...
NYCHA Housing Court and Eviction Moratorium
New York, NY - November 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- From November 15, 2012 through January 1, 2013, NYCHA management staff in developments affected by Hurricane Sandy will not start any new housing court actions or perform evictions for residential ...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG DISCUSSES STEPS THE CITY IS TAKING TO HELP HOMEOWNERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND...
New York, NY - November 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Our recovery from Hurricane Sandy continues to move ahead on all fronts. That includes important steps to help New Yorkers get back in their homes, help students get back in their familiar schoo...
Commercial Real Estate Vacancies Slowly Declining, Rents Rising
WASHINGTON, DC - November 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Most of the major commercial real estate sectors show gradually improving fundamentals and are easily absorbing the relatively small amount of new space that is coming online, with a full recover...
CT REIA 9th Annual Holiday Dinner For Real Estate Investors
West Hartford, CT - November 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For 9 1/2 years, CT REIA has brought the best real estate investor training and education to our members. Many CT REIA Members and Coaching Students have found great success. Now it's time to ...
Fourth Quarter Starts with a Significant Jump in Housing Sales
November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the MLS reports compiled by the Michigan Association of REALTORS®, overall October total sales volume increased considerably, while average sales price of single-family homes in Michigan continued t...
Statement of Sen. Carl Levin on Legal Action on Mortgage-Backed Securities
WASHINGTON, DC - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., made the following statement in response to the legal action taken today by the Administration’s Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group headed by New Yor...
C.A.R.’s 2013 Leadership Team Begins Term
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) announced today that its 2013 Leadership Team is now in place. Leading the team is C.A.R. President Don Faught, a second-generation REALTOR® a...
California pending home sales post monthly and annual gains in October;share of equity sales...
LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales rose both from the previous month and year in October for the first time in seven months, while the share of equity sales grew slightly, marking a four-year high, t...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Homeowner Assistance Grant Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a $10.4 million grant program for organizations that provide housing counseling and legal services to homeowners. The grant funds were secure...
Attorney General Koster announces plea agreement with Lorraine Brown
November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that the state of Missouri and Lorraine Brown, former President of DocX, LLC, have reached a plea agreement. Under the agreement, Ms. Brown will plead guilty to one f...
Seattle City Light Seeks Conservation Innovation From Commercial Building Owners
SEATTLE - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seattle City Light is looking for three commercial office buildings to test an innovative energy conservation concept known as “pay-for-performance” in a three-year pilot program the utility believe...
Congressman Al Green Sends Letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development as...
November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On November 21, 2012, Congressman Al Green sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as well as to the Department of Justice (DOJ) calling to their attention an invidious message, whi...
Deadline Extended Again for Isaac-Related Flood Insurance Claims in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, LA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have an additional 60 days to file claims for their flood-related loss...
Australian Jockey Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Laundering Proceeds of Multi-Million-Dollar Real...
RIVERSIDE, CA - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- An Australian man who once worked as a jockey has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for concealing the proceeds of a loan fraud scheme that caused victims to lose more than $5 million...
Lake County Government offices to close Nov. 22 & 23 for Thanksgiving holiday
TAVARES, FL - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of Courts, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections and Tax Collector will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23 for ...
Former Executive at Florida-Based Lender Processing Services Inc. Admits Role in Mortgage-Related Document Fraud...
WASHINGTON, DC - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A former executive of Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS)—a publicly traded company based in Jacksonville, Florida—pleaded guilty today, admitting her participation in a six-year scheme to ...
New Legal Assistance Program for Low-Income Households Facing Foreclosure
Salem, OR - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Low-income homeowners and renters affected by foreclosure now have access to new a statewide service that provides free legal assistance from an attorney to help address urgent foreclosure issues
The New York City Housing Authority Continues Restoration and Remediation Efforts in Housing Developments...
New York, NY - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Now that electricity, elevators, heat and hot water have been restored in all developments impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the New York City Housing Authority has moved to the next phase of its recove...
A.G. Schneiderman Sues Credit Suisse For Fraudulent Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
NEW YORK, NY - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today filed a Martin Act complaint against Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its affiliates for making fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions to prom...
Attorney General Chiesa Announces New Jersey Sign-On to National Letter Seeking to Extend Tax...
TRENTON - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced today that New Jersey has signed onto a national letter urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven becaus...
Job Opening: Director of Affordable Homeownership Initiatives – Washington, DC
November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CFED is a 33-year-old national nonprofit with a mission of empowering low- and moderate-income households to build and preserve assets by advancing policies and programs that help them achieve the American Dream,...
Attorney General Kilmartin Urges Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has joined a national effort by state and territorial attorneys general to urge Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven because ...
