Georgia RealEstateRama
Georgians Have Received Over $942 Million in Relief from National Mortgage Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Sam Olens announced that approximately 18,255 Georgia borrowers received mortgage relief totaling $942,103,278 as a result of the National Mortgage Settlement with the nation
Suit Filed to Stop Alleged Loan Scam Operation Targeting African Americans in Metro Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 15, 2013, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and pro bono counsel King & Spalding filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the ...
Mayor Reed Joins Federal and State Officials for Permanent Supportive Housing Grant Announcement
ATLANTA - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Kasim Reed joined officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the State of Georgia’s Department of Commu...
Congressman David Scott Announces Help for Homeowners Event
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman David Scott [GA-13], in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is pleased to announce the upcoming Making Home Affordable “Help ...
Congressman David Scott Announces Flood Grants for Austell
Washington, DC - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman David Scott (GA-13) announced that more than $8,000,000 in federal funds have been dispersed to purchase and demolish substantially damaged residential properties in Austell, Georgia....
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...
Home Prices and Pending Sales Post Double-Digit Increases in October
November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- It's been a giant year for the housing market. As we round out the remaining two months of the year, let's recap. Most markets shed listings, resulting from strong sales and sluggish seller activity. There has be...
Home Prices Rise in Georgia for Fourth Month in a Row
August 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- During the month of the 30th Olympiad, housing medaled in several arenas. A few short years ago, housing was considered a headwind to economic recovery. Today, housing is seen as a tailwind to a stalling economy. F...
NAR Launches Consumer E-mail Campaign
August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAR has launched the first of a three-part campaign using e-mails and browser ads to make home owners aware of the value of home ownership and introduce them to NAR and HouseLogic as their allies in support of home ...
Georgia REALTORS® Can Attend NAR’s REALTOR® Expo for FREE this Fall
July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attend the REALTORS® Expo, November 9-12, in Orlando, FL for free. As a Georgia REALTOR®, you have complimentary access to 400 exhibitors at real estate’s largest trade show. Plus network with 20,000 real estate ...
Reps. Lewis, Scott, Johnson to Governor Deal: Invest mortgage settlement funds in foreclosure prevention
ATLANTA, GA - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representatives John Lewis, David Scott, and Hank Johnson today urged Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, Community Affairs Commissioner Michael Beatty, and Economic Development Commissioner Chris Cummis...
Joint Statement of Reps. Lewis, Scott, Johnson regarding use of mortgage settlement funds
June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yesterday, U.S. Reps. John Lewis, David Scott, and Hank Johnson sent a letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, Community Affairs Commissioner Michael Beatty, and Economic Development Commissioner Chris Cummiskey urgi...
Helping Atlanta Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
Jonesboro, - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week, in College Park, 1,478 homeowners attended the “Help for Homeowners Event” at the Georgia International Convention Center. It was the fourth time the Obama Administration has sponsored an ...
Top-Producing Mark Spain Team Places First Again with Atlanta Board of Realtors
Alpharetta, GA - April 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Atlanta-based Realtor Mark Spain and his team were again honored as one of the top-producing real estate teams in Georgia and the entire United States. The Mark Spain Team was recognized by th...
Bill to Eliminate Portion of Cherokee Property Taxes Moves Forward!
ATLANTA, GA - March 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Georgia Senate has passed a local homestead option sales tax legislation authored by Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers. This plan could eliminate the County portion of the property tax for Cheroke...
Metro Atlanta Luxury Home Sales Report
ATLANTA, GA - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of million-dollar-plus homes in metro Atlanta at large were flat in 2011. Sound boring? Look a bit closer. While some high-end communities welcomed scores of new neighbors last year, others were l...
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of a Triple Net Leased National Tire & Battery...
Northbrook, IL - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant triple net leased National Tire and Battery Auto Parts property located at 2010 Eagle Drive in Woo...
Outgoing Cobb Association of REALTORS® President Carol Moson Honored at 2011 Year-End Meeting
Marietta, GA - March 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- REALTOR® Carol Moson, who also served as the 2011 Cobb Association of REALTORS® president, was honored at the association’s year-end meeting. Moson was presented with an American flag that had been...
Rep. BJ Pak Introduces Legislation to Penalize False Liens
ATLANTA, GA - February 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Representative B.J. Pak (R-Lilburn) today announced the introduction of House Bill 997, which protects law enforcement personnel and other public servants from the growing problem of having fa...
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Real...
Atlanta, GA - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On January 12, 2012, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Real Estate Acquisition & Development, LLC located at 130 Lakeview...
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Revokes Annual License of Citizens First Mortgage Solutions,...
Atlanta, GA - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On January 6, 2012, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s (“Department’s”) Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License of Citizens First Mortgage Solutions, Inc., located at 2330 Scen...
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s Order to Cease and Desist Issued to National...
Atlanta, GA - December 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On December 21, 2011, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to National African American Relationships Institute, Inc. (NAARI) dba N...
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Fortune...
Atlanta, GA - December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On December 7, 2011, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Fortune Mortgage Company, Inc. dba Fortune Mortgage Corp. dba Fortune ...
Proper ID Required to Renew Real Estate License
December 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Effective January 1, 2012, the Georgia “Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011” requires all applicants for real estate licensure or appraiser classification, and those applying for renewal of ...
The Housing Crisis Drags Down the Economic Recovery
Washington, DC - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This column was submitted to the National Newspaper Association The national unemployment rate is around nine percent and over ten percent in my home state of Georgia. With so many people looking ...