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Home Partnership – Serving Baltimore and Harford Counties
Bel Air, MD - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As an approved instructor for Home Partnership, Compass Home Group promotes and utilizes this program to create opportunities for affordable home ownership for many individuals and families. As a First ...
Van Hollen Announces Over $1.3 Million in Grants to Help Firefighters in Carroll County
Rockville, MD - April 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen announced two grants totaling over $1.3 million from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that will help firefighters in Carroll County, MD.
Renters and Homeowners are Invited to Montgomery County 13th Annual Housing Fair and Financial...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) invites all County residents—renters, homeowners, and anyone with housing questions—to attend the 13th Annual Montgomery...
Homebuyers and Renters Invited to “Come Home to Howard County”
Columbia, MD - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Maryland’s largest housing fair returns! The 7th Annual Come Home to Howard County Housing Fair is Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Long Reach High School, 6101 Old Dobbin Lane, in Colum...
Warren and Cummings to Meet with Fed and OCC on Foreclosure Abuses
Washington, D.C. - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) sent a letterto Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry accepting their proposa...
Banks Ignore Homeowner Complaints; New IG Report Faults FHFA Leadership
Washington, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a new report issued by the Inspector General of the Federal Housing Financ...
Talbot County Attorney Indicted in Real Estate Investment Fraud Scheme with More Than $747,000...
BALTIMORE - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury has indicted Aaron G. Seltzer, age 36, of Trappe, Maryland, on nine counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme in which he converted funds intended for real estate investments ...
Leggett Budget Holds Line on Property Taxes at Charter Limit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today announced his recommended $4.8 billion operating budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014 that begins July 1. Leggett’s budget holds the line on property ...
Remarks of Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Mary Miller at the Governor’s Housing Conference...
BALTIMORE, MD - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Good morning. Thank you, Secretary Skinner, for that kind introduction, and thanks for inviting me here today. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to talk about the housing market with you, and ...
Fair Housing Posters Available for Display By Rental and Real Estate Businesses; Display of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Montgomery County Office of Human Rights has updated fair housing posters available in both English and Spanish for display in residential and commercial rental offices, realty offices, pro...
AG Gansler: Mortgage Settlement Relief Exceeds $1.1 Billion, Surpassing Original Estimates
Baltimore, MD - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that distressed Maryland homeowners have received more than $1.1 billion in relief from the National Mortgage Settlement as of December 31, exce...
Lt. Governor Brown Announces $11.8 Million in Grants for Nonprofit Housing Counselors Around Maryland
RIVERDALE, MD - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown today announced $11.8 million in grant awards that will be distributed over three years to members of the Maryland HOPE Counseling Network. The Network is a group of ...
Van Hollen and Reichert to Serve as Co-Chairs of RE&EE Caucus
Washington, D.C. - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus announced that Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) will serve as Caucus Co-Chairs in the 113th ...
Rep. Cummings, Sen. Warren Launch Joint Investigation of Settlement Ending Independent Foreclosure Review Process
Washington, D.C. - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry seeking documents re...
DHCD Looking for Ways to Improve Homeownership, Other Housing Services for Men and Women...
Crownsville, MD - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With wars winding down in faraway Military Focus Group 1.29places such as Afghanistan and Iraq, Maryland must find new and innovative ways to meet the complex housing needs of returning service p...
Higher RainScapes Rewards Rebates Now Available; Residents and Businesses Urged to Apply for Projects...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) RainScapes Rewards program has increased its rebate limits to $2,500 for residential properties and $10,000 for institution...
Weinberg Foundation Adds $1 Million to Its Initial Investment in Rental Housing for Persons...
CROWNSVILLE, MD - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced it will expand its initial funding for the Maryland Affordable Rental Housing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities initiative, providin...
Mikulski, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Help End Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.),a member of the Senate Military Family Caucus, today announced that she has introduced legislation along with Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Mark Begic...
Attorney General Gansler Applauds Latest Efforts to Produce Renewable Energy from Poultry Waste
Baltimore, MD - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler applauds today's announcement from Gov. Martin O'Malley that will result in Maryland's first large-scale poultry litter-to-energy project. Attorney General Gansl...
SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center Opens In Crisfield
HUNT VALLEY, MD - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Outreach Center is to open January 22, at the Lower Somerset County Fire & Rescue building in Crisfield.
Montgomery County Man Sentenced to Prison in Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
GREENBELT, MD - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Dennis O. Edwards, age 49, of Silver Spring, Maryland, today to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to...
Compass Home Group Brings Another Clients Dreams Home
Bel Air, MD - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Theresa was referred to Compass Home Group from a business-to-business connection, Stephen J Melnyk & Associates, a CPA firm in Forest Hill. Stephen is Theresa’s son-in-law and was in search o...
Six Defendants Indicted in $4.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
BALTIMORE - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury has indicted six defendants for conspiracy in a $4.5 million mortgage fraud scheme
Governor Martin O’Malley Announces $25 Million for Rental Housing Works
ANNAPOLIS, MD - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Martin O’Malley today, joined by House Speaker Michael E. Busch, Maryland Department of Housing Secretary Raymond A. Skinner, affordable housing advocates, and other officials, announced...
Attorney General Gansler and Maryland DHCD Award $7.6 Million to Provide Greater Legal Aid...
Baltimore, MD - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) today awarded six nonprofit legal aid and assistance organizations more than $7.6 million...
AG Gansler: Talbot County Building Supplies Company and Owner Plead Guilty to Multiple Environmental...
Baltimore, MD - December 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Purnell A. Shortall and his Talbot County business, Shortall Building Supplies and Hardware, Inc. pleaded guilty to multiple criminal counts...
Attorney General Doug Gansler Urges Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
Baltimore, MD - November 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, joined by 41 other state and territorial attorneys general, today urged Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven...
AG Gansler Urges Md. Foreclosure Victims to Look for Cash Payments Info
Baltimore, MD - September 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is advising families who may be eligible for cash payments under Maryland's nearly $1 billion Mortgage Servicing Settlement to check the mail in the c...
Consumer Protection Division Orders Unregistered Home Builder to Pay Back More Than $835K
Baltimore, MD - September 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler's Consumer Protection Division announced today it has issued a Final Order against an unregistered home builder from Anne Arundel County who violated Maryland's...
Governor Martin O’Malley Announces Home Sales and Sales Prices on the Rise in Maryland
BALTIMORE, MD - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Martin O’Malley today joined by Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Ray Skinner, state and local officials, realtors and community leaders at a new homeowner’s resid...