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Iowa FA Announces New Program for Home Buyers and Winter Homeownership Contest
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) today joined Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust in Cedar Rapids and area lenders and Realtors to urge participation in the Home in Paradise Contest, a statewide soc...
MassHousing and DHCD Announce $8.2 Million in Financing for Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced $8.2 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) loan closings today for affordable housing communities ...
Fayette County point-in-time count identifies homeless and educates a new generation of volunteers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A recent Point-In-Time survey conducted by the Fayette County Community Action Agency last month identified a total of 38 homeless people in the county.
Top 20 Markets for Foreclosure Deals in 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Although U.S. foreclosure activity is past its peak, many local markets are still weighed down with a backlog of unsold foreclosure inventory — representing an opportunity for buyers and inves...
Illinois HDA: Governor Quinn Announces 500,000 People Helped Through Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Pat Quinn today announced that, one year after he launched the Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN) in his State of the State address, more than a half-million people have con...
Justice Department targets S&P
Washington, DC - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department has filed civil charges against Standard & Poor’s over mortgage securities it rated in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, setting up a high-profile showdown bet...
Maxine Waters Urges Congress To Investigate Foreclosure Settlement
Washington, DC - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee called Tuesday for Congress to "immediately" hold a hearing to investigate a controversial $8.5 billion foreclosure abuse settlement reac...
In ‘wet housing,’ alcoholics find motivation to stay dry
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing, not treatment, is the reason formerly homeless people who moved into the controversial 1811 Eastlake housing project curb their drinking, a new study has shown.
Looking Ahead: A Vision for Ending Family Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week, in the earliest hours of Friday morning, I was one among thousands of volunteers who fanned out in communities across the nation to participate in the Point-In-Time Count of people wh...
A Record Year for the American Wind Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Since taking office, President Obama has been focused on building an energy economy in the United States that is cleaner as well as more efficient and secure. As part of that effort, the Adminis...
NY Times OpEd on the Importance of the Mount Laurel Doctrine
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On January 28, 2013, the NJ State Supreme Court heard argument about whether or not Governor Christie could legally disband the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). The New York Times published...
The Elegant Eminent Domain Solution to Negative Equity and Foreclosures
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following is an excerpt from the My Take column that appeared in the January 2013 issue of the Foreclosure News Report. Economists and government officials alike agree that principal should ...
Utah HC: New Affordable Rent-to-Own Housing in Grantsville and Tooele, Utah
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Utah Housing Corporation and Tooele County Housing Authority are hosting an open house for four new affordable CROWN (Credits-to-OWN) homes in Grantsville and Tooele. The CROWN program seeks to...
Bluestone: Population shift will change housing demand
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In his "Economy and Equity" blog for the Boston Globe, Northeastern's Barry Bluestone says "seismic shifts" in the region's population will drastically affect housing demand.
Ribbon Cutting at Ten Broeck Street!!
Albany, NY WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Jennings, the Albany Housing Authority, the City of Albany Department of Development and Planning, and New York State Homes and Community Renewal officially cut the ribbon today...
Housing Market Driving Economic Growth
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The housing market is likely to be the primary driver of economic growth in 2013.
Zillow Predicts San Francisco Home Values To Increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zillow predicts that the median home value in the San Francisco Metro Area (including Marin, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties) will rise 7.3% this year -- more than twice as much as ...
RICS is delighted to announce the launch of a new journal – RICS Property...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- RICS Property Journal replaces the three separate journals, Commercial Property Journal, Residential Property Journal and The Arts Surveyor, but will contain all the news, updates and technical ...
VIDEO: Tomorrow Treasury Hosts Its 81st Outreach Event to Help Struggling Atlanta Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tomorrow, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will host their 81st free event for struggling homeowners at the Cobb Galleria Centre in A...
Technology Finds a Home in Home Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- It’s official. Technology has a real future in home health care. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can take partial credit. In particular, the FCC action should give a boost to Medic...
Iowa FA: Branstad/Reynolds Administration Announce Completion of Statewide Housing Study
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Branstad/Reynolds Administration today announced the completion of a comprehensive statewide housing study, which includes an analysis of Iowa’s current housing stock and the results of pu...
Federal Court Finds Michigan PLA Law Preempted by NLRA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal district court has struck down a state statute restricting the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on the basis that the statute was preempted by the federal National Labor Relation...
PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES IN HUD SOUTHEAST REGION LEAD NATION IN GROUNDBREAKING HUD AFFORDABLE HOUSING...
ATLANTA - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Public housing authorities in U.S. Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Southeast region outpaced housing authorities across the U.S. in gaining HUD approval to participate in the Rental Assistance Demo...
Mayor Unveils Innovative Micro-Apartments for NYC
Mayor Bloomberg laid out an innovative apartment prototype to create affordable, though micro, housing options for a growing number of low-and-middle income New Yorkers.
Long Term Results of Inclusionary Zoning Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new report by the Urban Institute for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development studied Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia to assess the effectiveness of Inclusi...
Coming 3rd Quarter 2013… Our NEW Long Realty Office!
Tucson, AZ - January 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Long Realty is pleased to announce it is building a new 11,500 square foot branch office on North Oracle Road in Oro Valley. The office will be completed in the third quarter of 2013 and will help fue...
Maryland Foreclosures Rose in 2012, But State’s Rate Remains One of the Lowest in...
Maryland foreclosures rose nearly 20 percent in 2012 as lenders, encouraged by the state’s improving housing market, finally began addressing their backlog of seriously delinquent loans.
Court Dismisses Carpenters’ RICO Lawsuit Against Building Trades
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington has dismissed a controversial lawsuit brought by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters international and certain subordinate bodies and individual members (Plaintiffs) against the AFL-CIO’...
Finding hope for a stable market
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- It’s too early to say whether 2012 marked the year that local real estate prices bottomed out, but agents throughout the North Fork saw hopeful signs of an upward trend in housing sales this y...
East Hampton Village sales volume up 47 percent in 2012: report
Hamptons home sales volume saw gains in 11 of 12 markets tracked by the East End brokerage Town & Country in 2012, according to a report released today by the firm.
