State Fire Marshal’s Office Announces Arrest in Jacksonville Apartment Fire
The Florida Department of Financial Services today announced the recent arrest of Sandy Bernard Elmore, 35, on felony arson charges related to a Jacksonville apartment fire that occurred earlier this week. An investigation conducted in partnership by t...
Franks Introduces CIPA to prevent dangerous widespread power failures
In light of constant threats to the electric grid that have directly threatened the survivability and functionality of critical United States infrastructure Congressman Franks introduced the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act today.
Berkadia’s Investment Sales Top Producer for 2014 – Alex Mogharebi
Berkadia Real Estate Advisors is pleased to announce that Partner and Director of Affordable Housing Alex Mogharebi was the company's top-grossing investment sales advisor in 2014. Mogharebi, based in the company's Ontario, California office brokered t...
Empire State Development Announces Amsterdam Printing Plans To Continue And Grow Operations In The...
NEW YORK, NY – February 26, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that Amsterdam Printing and Litho, which has been part of the Amsterdam community for more than 115 years, is planning to continue its long tradi...
Massachusetts Court of Appeals Affirms Lower Court Judgment in MERS’ Favor
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Court of Appeals of Massachusetts ruled in Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.’s (MERS) favor, finding that an assignment by MERS was vali
City Activates Freeze Plan for Homeless
The City is activating its Citywide Freeze Plan (CFP) overnight on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, as the National Weather Service forecasts the temperature or wind chill to fall below the plan’s activation threshold of 35 degrees. The City's freeze plan w...
Join the Conversation on Planning Broward’s Future!
BROWARD COUNTY, FL - February 26, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) - As Broward celebrates its Centennial the County looks forward to the future, ensuring it will thrive in the next 100 years! With 1.85 million residents and 12 million annual visitors, ther...
Rep. Richmond Urges Speaker Boehner to Bring a Clean DHS Bill to a Vote
In a letter sent to Speaker John Boehner, Rep. Richmond (LA-02), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, expressed concerns with the impending expiration of funding for the Department o...
A.G. Schneiderman Secures Over $500,000 In Restitution And Title Certificates For Consumers Against Dominican...
NEW YORK, NY – February 26, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a settlement in his lawsuit against the Dominican real estate development company Consorcio Empresarial Emproy-Divisa, S.A; Danilo Diaz, ...
Tipton Pushes for Long-Term Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) joined with a number of his bipartisan House colleagues to urge House leaders to work with them to pass a multi-year transportation infrastructure reauthorization bill.
Public input sought during renewable energy listening session
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Land Use Services Department will continue to solicit public input on the future of renewable energy development throughout the County’s unincorporated areas during a special listening s...
Maine State Housing Authority Best Resource for Focus on Critical Senior Housing Needs
Governor Paul R. LePage today once again addressed the issue of affordable senior housing, emphasizing it is best addressed by refocusing existing resources within the State rather than taking out more loans at the expense of all Maine taxpayers
California pending home sales lift in January after disappointing December
LOS ANGELES - February 26, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales rose from December’s extreme lows and posted month-to-month and year-to-year increases in January, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.
DeFazio, Garamendi to GOP Leadership: Don’t Hold Coast Guard Funding Hostage to Push Political...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Mar...
Texas Held Reputation of Strong Housing Affordability in 2014
Texas’ long-standing status as a state with affordable housing continued in 2014, according to the Real Estate Center’s latest Texas Housing Affordability Index (THAI) (http://www.recenter.tamu.edu/data/hs/afford.asp). In fourth quarter 2014, the s...
Frozen water pipes affecting communities and homes
With a growing number of communities having experienced water main breaks over the past week and other communities reporting frozen underground water pipes affecting a number of individual customers, Vermont state agencies are ready to provide assistan...
The Hampshire Companies Sells Industrial Warehouse Building to Park Avenue Motor Corporation in South...
South Hackensack, N.J. - February 26, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment firm with equity in assets valued at over $2.5 billion, has announced sale of its 112,270-square-foot industrial w...
Lee & Associates Facilitates Sale of Tucson Shopping Center for $46M
TUCSON, CA - February 25, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates is pleased to announce the sale of the Casas Adobes Plaza, an upscale retail shopping center in Tucson for $46 Million.
MetLife Home Loans LLC, Successor to MetLife Bank N.A., to Pay $123.5 Million to...
Washington, DC – February 25, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — MetLife Home Loans LLC has agreed to pay the United States $123.5 million to resolve allegations that MetLife Bank N.A. (MetLife Bank) violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originatin...
Rose Associates Receives REBNY Award for RoseCares
New York, NY – February 25, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Rose Associates, the New York-based full-service real estate firm, was recognized today with a REBNY Award for its RoseCares program. The award for community service was presented to Rose at...
SENATOR JEFF KLEIN, ASSEMBLYMAN MARCOS CRESPO, SOUNDVIEW HOMEOWNERS & ATTORNEY SUSAN CHANA LASK ANNOUNCE...
NEW YORK, NY - February 25, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- An unscrupulous contractor and the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) swindled Bronx homeowners out of millions of dollars by constructing substandard homes and failing to provide new home...
Governor Christie Delivers FY 2016 Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 25, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 24, Gov. Chris Christie presented his Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal to a joint session of the New Jersey State Legislature. In his speech, Christie announced his proposed budget...
Warner, Kaine, 12 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect DHS Employees from a Targeted Republican...
Today U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a dozen colleagues in introducing legislation, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act of 2015, that would guarantee full pay for federal workers at the Department of Homeland Secu...
Long Beach Homeowner Pleads To Shooting Officer in the Face
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 25, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) --A 53-year-old Long Beach man pleaded no contest today to the attempted murder of a Long Beach city code enforcement inspector and then holding police at bay for hours in 2012, the Los Angeles C...
2015 HBAK Summer Meeting
The Galt House is a 25-story, 1300-room hotel in Louisville, Kentucky established in 1972. It is named for a nearby historic hotel erected in 1837 and demolished in 1921. The Galt House is the city's only hotel on the Ohio River
New York State home sales slow in January
Albany, NY – February 23, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — The number of closed home sales in New York State during January dipped by 10.7 percent compared to January 2014, according to the housing market report released today by the New York State Asso...
New technology will save time and money
Erie County, NY – February 23, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — The long-held tradition of attorney’s and their prospective homebuyers having to come downtown to Old County Hall to sign a multitude legal documents to purchase their new home might soo...
COMPTROLLER STRINGER FINDS WIDESPREAD LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN HOUSING COURTS FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING NEW YORKERS
New York, NY - February 24, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tenants with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) face a myriad of hurdles in housing courts in all five boroughs, including long waits for interpreters and inadequate multi-lingual signage and liter...
Christman Company, Daniels Building Co., Inc. and MIOSHA Sign Partnership to Protect Workers During...
The Christman Company (Christman) Daniels Building Co., Inc. (Daniels), the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) and partnering subcontractors signed a formal partner...
City to Auction Adjudicated Properties This Summer
In March 2015, the City of New Orleans will begin taking the necesssary steps to sell about 3,000 adjudicated properties across the city through a new online auction process. The sale will provide winning bidders with full ownership of each property an...
