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A.G. Schneiderman Details Results For Homeowner Protection Program In Hudson Valley
POUGHKEEPSIE - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the results of the Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP), a $60 million initiative to support housing counselors and legal services providers work...
Mangano: Nassau Converting Foreclosed Houses Into Homes For First-Time Buyers
New York, NY - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a growing need for affordable housing, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced a program that enables the county’s partners in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to rehabilita...
BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER CHARGED IN $2 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
New York, NY - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brooklyn-based real estate developer Schelton Assoumou was arrested today on charges of bank fraud and wire fraud for his participation in a multi-year mortgage fraud scheme. The defendant’s initi...
SCHUMER: HOMEOWNERS IMPACTED BY SANDY STILL AWAITING NEW ELEVATION MAPS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO...
New York, NY - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expeditiously release the new Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) maps for homeowners impacted by S...
Report: NYC’s Low Rental Registration Compliance Could Interfere with the City’s Response to Emergencies
NEW YORK, NY - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two-thirds of New York City residents live in homes that are owned and maintained by others. Yet the city’s system for tracking who owns those rental properties—a crucial resource in times of cr...
Tips from NYSERDA for Preventing Ice Dams
New York, NY - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- If you see ice build-up and icicles hanging from the eaves of your home, you may have an ice dam, a major cause of roof leaks and energy loss in winter. Take steps now to prevent ice dams, recommend...
After Sandy, Silver Advances Legislation to Protect Home and Business Owners
New York, NY - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the wake of the devastating and unprecedented damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) today announced a bill (A-2287)) to create the Homeowners Bill of Ri...
NYC REAL ESTATE BROKER CONFIDENCE ON UPSWING ACCORDING TO INAUGURAL REBNY BROKER CONFIDENCE INDEX
New York, NY - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City residential and commercial real estate brokers’ confidence levels hit their second highest ratings in December 2012 of the last seven months, according to the inaugural release of th...
32BJ Applauds Governor on Campaign Finance Reform, Utility Regulation, Minimum Wage
ALBANY, NY - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The President of 32BJ SEIU, the state’s largest private-sector union, said today that Governor Cuomo deserves credit for announcing his support for many important initiatives in his State-of-the-Sta...
Mangano: Affordable Rental Project Underway In Hempstead
January 09, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the demolition of four vacant deteriorated houses completed and financing in place, construction is set to begin on the Village Lofts project - a rental housing project that will create 29 affordable and mode...
Governor Cuomo Announces GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Build New Technology Development Center at Fab 8 Campus
Albany, NY - January 09, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a global leader in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, will build a new multi-billion dollar research and development facility at i...
New York Fed Study Examines Manhattan Housing Market
New York, NY - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- While New York City rents have rebounded in the past couple of years, renting still appears to offer a better financial value than buying in the Manhattan housing market, according to a recent stud...
Governor Cuomo Announces Banks and Mortgage Servicers to Expedite Insurance Payments to Homeowners
Albany, NY - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that major banks and mortgage servicers will take action to expedite insurance payments to New York homeowners. Currently, insurance claim checks must be endo...
Statement by Senator Dean Skelos on Reelection as Senate Republican Leader
December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- I am honored that the members of our Senate Republican Conference have voted unanimously today to reelect me as their leader. I appreciate their support and confidence, and look forward to being a strong voice f...
Mangano Urges Storm Victims To Complete FEMA Continuing Rental Assistance Form
December 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano reminded residents that they must complete a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “Declaration for Continuing Need for Rental Assistance” form in order to conti...
FEMA Awards more than $254 million to Rebuild New York
NEW YORK, NY - December 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced three new Public Assistance (PA) grants to New York, bringing the total awarded since Hurricane Sandy to $254 million. PA grants will be...
Survivors Must Contact FEMA to Keep Temporary Housing Assistance
New York, NY - December 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hurricane Sandy survivors, who received temporary housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and continue to have a housing need, must fill out an important form for additiona...
The New York City Housing Authority Receives a $7.1 Million Grant from the U.S....
New York, NY - December 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has received a $7.1 million National Emergency Grant from the United States Department of Labor to hire residents for post-Sandy recovery jobs in NYCHA de...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND SPEAKER QUINN JOIN RELATED COMPANIES AND OXFORD PROPERTIES GROUP TO BREAK...
New York, NY - December 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn today joined Related Companies Chairman Stephen M. Ross and OMERS Investment Committee Chair Bill Aziz to celebrate the start of c...
The New York City Housing Authority Extends Housing Court and Eviction Moratorium to February
New York, NY - December 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “The New York City Housing Authority has announced an extension of its moratorium on housing court actions and evictions by one more month for residents living in developments affected by Hurrican...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG DISCUSSES THE CITY’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO HELP RESIDENTS AND HOMEOWNERS RECOVER FROM...
New York, NY - December 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “With winter at hand, we’re intensifying our efforts to help all the New Yorkers still suffering from Hurricane Sandy. Last week, we took new steps to protect thousands of New Yorkers who still ...
Governor Cuomo Warns New Yorkers Against Home Repair Scams in Wake of Sandy
Albany, NY - December 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today warned New Yorkers to protect themselves from home repair scam artists, who will try to take advantage of unsuspecting homeowners who suffered property damage from Storm...
FEMA Rebuilding Experts Will Offer Free Advice at Home Depots
NEW YORK, NY - December 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- People whose property was damaged or destroyed in Hurricane Sandy and are ready to start rebuilding can get advice from experts. Specialists who are knowledgeable in all facets of cleanup and buildi...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSIONER STRICKLAND SUSPEND WATER BILLS FOR PROPERTIES SEVERELY DAMAGED...
New York, NY - November 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter H. Strickland Jr., today announced that the City will temporarily suspend water bills for customers whose p...
Governor Cuomo Announces 400 HSBC Jobs to be Retained and Hundreds More to Potentially...
Albany, NY - November 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that PHH Mortgage Corporation will move forward with a $35 million expansion plan in Amherst, Erie County that will retain 400 jobs that were in jeopardy of b...
Mangano Announces Emergency Winter Shelter For Homeless Residents
Mineola, NY - November 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a wintery mix over the region, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today activated Nassau’s Warm Bed homeless program which providing shelter relief to individuals and families during c...
Grimm-Meeks Bill Becomes Law, Signed by President Obama
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yesterday, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 2606, the New York Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act sponsored by Congressman Michael Grimm and Congressman Gregory W. Meeks. The bill a...
Decrease in Overall Debt Balance Continues Despite Rise in Non-Real Estate Debt
NEW YORK, NY - November 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In its latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that in the third quarter, non-real estate household debt jumped 2.3 percent to $2.7 tril...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG DISCUSSES STEPS THE CITY IS TAKING TO HELP HOMEOWNERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND...
New York, NY - November 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Our recovery from Hurricane Sandy continues to move ahead on all fronts. That includes important steps to help New Yorkers get back in their homes, help students get back in their familiar schoo...
A.G. Schneiderman To Wells Fargo: Reverse Policy That Denies Foreclosure Relief In The Wake...
NEW YORK, NY - November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman today warned Wells Fargo to reverse a new policy that temporarily suspends review of mortgage relief applications from New York homeowners, many of whom are sti...