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Snyder signs bill lightening rental property tax burden
LANSING, Mich. - June 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today signed bipartisan legislation lessening property tax obligations for owners of rental properties.
Governor, MSHDA launch $30 Million mortgage loan program aimed at boosting home sales in...
LANSING, Mich. - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Snyder and Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Executive Director Scott Woosley today announced a new tool to stimulate the housing markets in eight Michigan cities.
Governor, MSHDA launch $30 Million mortgage loan program aimed at boosting home sales in...
LANSING, Mich. - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Snyder and Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Executive Director Scott Woosley today announced a new tool to stimulate the housing markets in eight Michigan cities
State Launches Residential Construction Initiative; MIOSHA and the Home Builders Association of Michigan partner...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA), in partnership with the Home Builders Association of Michigan (HBA of Michigan), is launching a “Residential Construction Initi...
Conyers Proposes New Federal Foreclosure Assistance for Detroit
DETROIT - May 15, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt requesting immediate action to assist distressed homeowners in Detroit as the City work...
Huizenga Legislation To Help Low & Middle Income Borrowers Access Qualified Mortgages Unanimously Passes...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 8, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the House Committee on Financial Services unanimously passed H.R. 3211, The Mortgage Choice Act of 2013, introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02). H.R. 3211 is a bipartisan piece of leg...
Schuette Files Felony Embezzlement Charges Against Northern Michigan Funeral Home Owner
LANSING - April 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that his Criminal Division has charged R.O. Savage Funeral Chapel, and its owner Richard Weishuhn, 68, of Standish with multiple felony embezzlement charges f...
Rep. Miller Applauds $100,000 Grant to Renovate Cavis Building in Downtown Port Huron
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) issued the following statement on the Michigan Strategic Fund’s $100,000 grant to Landmark Port Huron, LLC for the renovation of the Cavis building loc...
Senator Stabenow Measure to Protect Homeowners from Higher Taxes Passes Senate Finance Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today praised Committee passage of her Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that protects under...
Calley signs remaining personal property tax reform bills aimed at ensuring stable local funding,...
GRAND RAPIDS, - April 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lt. Gov. Brian Calley today signed the remaining eight bills of a bipartisan package of legislation that provides more stable local government revenue for essential services, including police and fire...
MSHDA Offers “MI NEXT HOME” for Repeat Homebuyers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has announced an exciting new loan program for repeat homebuyers. MSHDA’s MI Next Home has been created to make down payment assistance av...
Conyers Hails $1 Million in Great Lakes Restoration Grant Funding for Green Infrastructure Projects
DETROIT - March 31, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that $1,000,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Shoreline Cities grant funding would be provided to the Detroit Water and...
Gov. Rick Snyder: Personal property tax reform will help create jobs while ensuring more...
LANSING, Mich. - March 31, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday signed the first of a series of bipartisan bills that will provide more stable local government revenue for essential services including police and fire protection as the ...
Southeast Michigan Receives Two EPA Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grants
DETROIT - March 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling $1.25 million to fund green infrastructure projects in Southeast Michigan to imp...
Schuette: Veterans Shouldn’t Pay Building Inspector Fees
LANSING - March 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has issued a formal Attorney General Opinion stating that the fees listed in the Building Officials and Inspectors Registration Act usually applicable to building of...
Benishek Presses Washington Regulators on New Rules that Will Increase Home Heating Costs
WASHINGTON, DC: - March 20, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dr. Dan Benishek (MI-01) today urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to not increase home heating costs for Michigan families by enacting new regulations on wood burning stoves.
Peters Statement on Bipartisan Senate Banking Committee Agreement on Housing Finance Reform
Washington - March 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) --Following the U.S. Senate Banking Committee announcement to review a bipartisan plan to overhaul the housing industry, U.S. Representative Gary Peters released the following statement
Senators Stabenow, Levin Announce Support for Housing Services in Detroit and Oakland County
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today announced support for Southwest Solutions in Detroit and Lighthouse of Oakland County. Southwest Solutions provides affordable housing and support...
MAR Teams with the Ontario Association of REALTORS® in Consumer and Member Education Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Under the strong leadership and vision of MAR’s Immediate Past President, Bill Milliken, and the MAR Cross-Border Task Force, REALTORS® in both Michigan and Ontario have spearheaded an effort to...
Michigan lenders, REALTORS, state and local officials kick off new statewide MSHDA mortgage program...
Grand Rapids, Mich. - February 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 1 million Michigan homeowners could qualify for down payment assistance of up to $7,500 toward the purchase of a new or existing home through a new program launched by the Michigan...
Snyder urges homeowners, businesses, motorists to prepare for severe weather
LANSING, Mich. - February 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today urged residents across Michigan to prepare for the possibility of a variety of severe weather conditions. He also instructed state agencies to proactively make weather-rela...
Snyder urges homeowners, businesses, motorists to prepare for severe weather. State departments ready to...
LANSING, Mich. - February 20, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today urged residents across Michigan to prepare for the possibility of a variety of severe weather conditions. He also instructed state agencies to proactively make weather-rela...
Registration Open for 2014 National Main Streets Conference in Detroit
LANSING, Mich. - February 14, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Registration has kicked off for the 2014 National Main Streets Conference, the premier historic preservation and downtown revitalization event in the country, coming to Detroit’s GM Renaissance...
Need Health Insurance? Tips to Avoid the Federal Penalty
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Still need health insurance to meet the individual mandate requirements of the Affordable Care Act? You should be aware of other vital deadlines set up by health insurance carriers. There are m...
MAR E-news Alert: Governor Proposes Property Tax Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Snyder shared his 2015 executive budget proposal in front of legislators from both the House and Senate. In his plan, he recommends expanding the Homestead Property Tax credit as...
Latest Michigan State Housing Development Authority Report Shows Positive Housing News
LANSING, Mich. - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan State Housing Development Authority Executive Director Scott Woosley today announced that a 2013 year-end housing report is proof positive that the state economy is headed in the right di...
Deadline Approaching for New Personal Property Tax Exemption
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The February 10th, 2014 deadline for a new and potentially money-saving exemption from the Michigan Personal Property Tax is fast approaching.
Local Associations Recognized for their RPAC Efforts at Annual Luncheon
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Association of REALTORS® would like to thank all of the local associations who made the final push for RPAC investors at the end of 2013. With a state RPAC goal of $500,000, REALTO...
Senators Stabenow, Levin Urge Action to Ease Midwest Propane Shortage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin of Michigan wrote today to President Obama urging action to respond to a propane gas shortage in the Midwest that has affected thousands of Michigan hom...
Senate Democrats Blast Election Year Gimmicks by Republicans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate Democrats chided a Republican proposal for a small scale income tax rollback that passed out of committee today as nothing more than a political stunt in an election year. Democrats note ...