New York RealEstateRama
Senate Bill Guaranteeing Protections for Tenants of Foreclosed Buildings Signed into Law
New York, NY - August 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (35th District – D/WF) announced that a new law guaranteeing greater protections (S7139) for tenants of buildings in foreclosure has been signed into law.
Senate Bill Guaranteeing Protections for Tenants of Foreclosed Buildings Signed into Law
New York, NY - August 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (35th District – D/WF) announced that a new law guaranteeing greater protections (S7139) for tenants of buildings in foreclosure has been signed into law.
Schumer Proposal Would Allow HUD To Increase the Size of Loans Guaranteed by FHA...
WASHINGTON, DC - August 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) introduced legislation today that would increase the access to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan guarantees for mutli-family housing developments, by raising the cost per unit that FHA will insure for high-cost areas like New York.
New York City suburbs and waterfront homes easy to find on the website of...
EUGENE, OR - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut Statewide MLS (CTStatewide) listings just got easier to search for, thanks to the partnership between broker Brian Corson and IDX, Inc. Now, Advanced Real Estate listings can be synced with CTStatewide listings to display the most comprehensive database of properties online. Home seekers in Newtown, Connecticut can now easily and quickly scan thousands of properties virtually, without ever having to leave the website of Corson. IDX Broker software has revolutionized the way people search for and buy homes online
Lowey Visits Leading Solar Energy Company
PORT CHESTER, NY - July 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) today visited the headquarters of Mercury Solar Systems, one of the leading solar integrators on the East Coast, to promote state and federal investments in clean, renewable energy.
City Council Member Stephen Levin and Fired Workers to Protest 184 Kent’s Attacks on...
Brooklyn, NY - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Council member Stephen Levin will join 184 Kent residents, 32BJ SEIU members and workers allegedly fired for forming a union to demand that the building management stop harassing and intimidating its employees. Levin, residents and workers will also deliver a petition signed by hundreds of supportive renters in the half-full development.
Community Development Agreement Will Invest $10 Million in Buffalo’s Commercial Districts
BUFFALO, NY - July 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Byron W. Brown today was joined by Congressman Brian Higgins, and Jordan Levy and Larry Quinn of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation to announce a community development agreement that will bring investment and job creation to the city’s emerging waterfront and its traditional neighborhood commercial districts.
Engel Announces $10.7 Million For Hebrew Home Seniors
Washington, DC - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced federal grants of $10,748,900 for the Hebrew Home for a substantial rehabilitation of Hudson House on Johnson Avenue to create 59 one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors.
New York State Approves $18.4 Million in Grants and Financings for Affordable Housing, Economic...
NEW YORK CITY, NY - July 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York State's housing agencies today approved $18.4 million in grants and financings to build and renovate affordable housing, help businesses grow and create jobs, and assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure.
IDX Broker enables Hoboken property listings to be viewed quickly and efficiently online
EUGENE, OR - July 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and IDX, Inc. have teamed up to revolutionize the way home seekers search for New York City suburb homes. Jill Biggs has adopted a customized IDX solution in an effort to upgrade her online real estate presence and make Hudson County MLS (HCMLS) more accessible to potential buyers online. With the unique technology provided by IDX Broker software, HCMLS raw listing data is extracted from the database and displayed directly on the website of Biggs. Now more than ever before, finding the perfect home online is made easier on her real estate website.
Towns’ Statement on Public/Private Partnership that Will Bring Affordable Housing to Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, NY - July 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns (NY-10) issued the following statement today, applauding Goldman Sachs’ partnership with Mayor Bloomberg, New York City agencies, developers and Carver Bank that will create a 105 unit apartment and retail complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn:
Rep. Engel Announces $3.4 Million HUD Grants For Rockland County Housing
Washington, DC - July 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) announced three U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants for Rockland County
Nadler Cheers Resolution of New York City Section 8 Voucher Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) commended the City of New York, particularly the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), for working to restore Section 8 vouchers to 2,600 needy families.
Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn, Senator Schumer and Governor Paterson Announce $32 Million Plan to...
New York, NY - July 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Senator Charles E. Schumer and Governor David A. Paterson today announced a $32 million plan to resolve New York City’s Section 8 rent voucher crisis.
Schumer Announces $400,000 Economic Development Grant Awarded To Hornell YMCA For New Building
Washington D.C. - July 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced today that the Hornell YMCA has been awarded a $400,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
McMahon Continues Fight to Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit
Washington, DC - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Michael E. McMahon continued a fight he has been championing since early 2009 – extending the $8,000 first-time homebuyers’ tax credit.
NYCEDC Seeks Developer For The Hub at 149th Street in The Bronx
New York, NY - June 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase and development of two adjacent parcels of land within the Bronxchester Urban Renewal Area of the Mott Haven neighborhood in the Bronx.
CPC Providing $6.9 Million Construction Loan
SPRING VALLEY, NY - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives from The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) and Rockland Housing Action Coalition joined with state, county and local officials today to celebrate the groundbreaking for Hyenga Lake Senior Housing, a new affordable senior housing project in the Village of Spring Valley.
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Official Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charge
BUFFALO, NY - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that John J. Fischer, Jr., 50, of Getzville, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, to a felony charge of extortion by color of official right.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 38 Defendants as Part of Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Sweep
New York, NY - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, GEORGE VENIZELOS, the Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), NEIL BAROFSKY, the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("SIGTARP"), RICHARD H. NEIMAN,
Brooklyn’s Broadway Stages Goes Green with Solar Energy Project
Albany, NY - June 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is partnering with Broadway Stages in Brooklyn, one of New York’s premier sound stage facilities, on a solar energy project that will reduce the film stage’s energy costs by more than $70,000 annually.
Co-Op City Contract Talks Resume Today
Bronx, NY - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Back at work after a weeklong lockout, Co-Op City workers and management returned to the negotiating table today for the first time in two weeks. Workers, supported by 32BJ SEIU, are seeking a multi-year agreement that maintains their family health care coverage and provides cost of living wage increases.
Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns, Taconic Investment Partners And Fillmore Real Estate Save 45 Families’...
BROOKLYN, NY - June 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Edolphus "Ed" Towns will be joined by more than 45 grateful low to moderate income families outside of the MeadowWood at Gateway complex who were in danger of losing Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans to purchase their dream homes --but the much-need mortgage option was saved, thanks to the intervention of Rep.
New York State’s Housing Agencies Hold First Joint Board Meeting; Approve $11 Million in...
NEW YORK, NY - June 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York State's major housing agencies, "nyhomes" and the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), held their first joint board meeting today to approve grant awards.
Maloney joins House in passage of FHA reforms
WASHINGTON, DC - June 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today voted in favor of reforms to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) which will protect homeowners from mortgage fraud and save tax dollars.
Secretary of State Deems Parts of the Bronx and Queens “Cease-and-Desist” Zones to Prevent...
NEW YORK, NY - June 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez today announced she has deemed parts of northeast Bronx and eastern Queens cease-and-desist zones in order to prevent real estate agents from repeatedly soliciting homeowners in those neighborhoods to place their property for sale.
Pre-foreclosure Notices Helping New York State Target Outreach to Most At-risk Homeowners
New York, NY - June 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Banking Department today announced that more than 57,256 90-day pre-foreclosure notices were sent to New York homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments since Feb. 13, 2010.
To Combat Homelessness, HPD Commissioner Cestero, DHS Commissioner Diamond and Common Ground, New York’s...
New York, NY - June 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, June 2, 2010, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero, Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Seth Diamond, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., and Common Ground
REBNY Presents Retail Deal of the Year Awards
NEW YORK, NY - June 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) presented its 2009 Retail Deal of the Year Awards, which recognize the most creative and significant retail deals, at the Retail Committee’s annual cocktail party at the 101 Club Tuesday night.
Mayor Bloomberg and New York City Housing Authority Chairman Rhea Rename Bronx Development in...
New York, NY - June 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chairman John B. Rhea today renamed one of its developments - the Bronxdale Houses located on Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx - in honor of United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The Justice [...]