New York RealEstateRama

Bronx, NY - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Public Advocate Bill de Blasio will join locked-out Co-op City workers, tenants and union officials today, Thursday June 3, to call on RiverBay Corporation to end the lockout of members of 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union. The lockout, which began on Tuesday at 12:01 a.m., affects more than 500 workers and 55,000 tenants

New York, NY - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Locked-out Co-Op City apartment building workers will be joined by hundreds of New York City building workers, elected officials and supporters to march and rally through the streets of Co-op City to demand an end to the worker lock out and a fair contract from RiverBay Corporation, the managing firm at Co-op City

New York, NY - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Co-Op City apartment building workers were locked-out by their employers at Midnight on Tuesday, effectively preventing them from performing their jobs, as their contract expired with Riverbay. The employer action took place hours before a planned worker strike was set to take effect. The contract, which expired at 12:01am Tuesday, covers the 500 porters, handymen, maintenance men, garbage attendants and groundskeepers who maintain the massive complex that is home to 55,000 New Yorkers.

BRONX, NY - May 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Staff members of "nyhomes," New York State's affordable housing lender, are rolling up their sleeves today and helping Habitat for Humanity - New York City build the Prospect-Macy Co-op Apartments in the Longwood section of the South Bronx.

New York, NY - May 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney joined with elected officials, community leaders, and affordable housing advocates at a news conference outside Stuyvesant Town to announce her introduction of legislation in Congress, H.R. 5361, that will sharply curtail the ability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to invest in future transactions that reduce the availability of affordable housing both in New York and nationwide.

NEW YORK, NY - May 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that a subsidiary of the Hines U.S. Core Office Fund LP (Core Fund) has closed on the sale of 600 Lexington, a 36-story 303,515-square-foot office tower located on the Northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 52nd Street in New York City, to SL Green Corp.

New York, NY - May 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City apartment building workers ratified a four-year agreement Friday that provides nearly 10% in wage increases, maintains fully employer-paid family health care coverage and keeps pension benefits secure. The new $8.1 billion contract with the Realty Advisory Board (RAB) covers 30,000 doormen, superintendents, resident managers, porters, handymen and concierges at over 3,200 New York City buildings.

ALBANY, NY - May 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez today announced that since the start of 2010 the Department of State has taken dozens of actions against dishonest licensed real estate professionals, leading to numerous revocations, suspensions and fines.

New York, NY - May 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,

NEW YORK, NY - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thursday, May 13, 2010--The boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved $57.6 million in financing to build and renovate 670 affordable housing units in the state.

New York, NY - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lenders sharply cut prime mortgage lending in communities of color in recent years — for both home purchases and refinancing of existing mortgages.

New York, NY - May 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert C. Lieber, and Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero today announced that the City has financed the preservation or construction of more than 100,000 affordable homes since 2003.

Brooklyn, NY - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- 184 Kent, the new rental building on the Williamsburg waterfront, announced today that it has signed 100 leases since it began renting in February. The building, located between North Third and North Fourth streets at the edge of the East River, offers a collection of 340 lofts in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations.

Buffalo, NY - April 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Word that the State is even considering hiking fees on homes and new cars does not sit well with Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul. Both transactions occur within the County Clerk's Office.

Albany, NY - April 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is encouraging New Yorkers to buy green to save green this Earth Day.

New York, NY - April 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- 30,000 New York City apartment building workers won a tentative four-year agreement early this morning that provides nearly 10% in wage increases, maintains fully employer-paid family health care coverage and keeps pension benefits secure.

New York, NY - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the appointment of Seth Diamond to head the City's Department of Homeless Services.

New York, NY - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RAB With only one day remaining before the contract expiration for 30,000 doormen and other apartment building workers, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and tenant rights activists will voice concerns about a potential strike. The officials will call on the Realty Advisory Board (RAB), an industry association representing most building owners, to settle a fair contract with the workers. The contract, which covers 30,000 doormen, superintendents, resident managers, porters, handymen and concierges, expires at 12:01 a.m., April 21. In the event of a strike, more than one million New Yorkers living in apartments, co-ops and condominiums would be directly affected.

New York, NY - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Contract talks between the Realty Advisory Board and 32BJ for New York City apartment building workers resume today at the Sheraton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. The contract, covering 30,000 doormen, handymen, resident managers, porters, superintendents and concierges, is set to expire at 12:01 a.m., April 21st. Negotiations began on March 9

WASHINGTON, DC - April 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charles B. Rangel on Friday praised the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to award close to $23.5 million in funding for New York City's Section 8 voucher program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Congressional Oversight Panel today released its April oversight report, "Evaluating Progress of TARP Foreclosure Mitigation Programs."

New York, NY - April 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Strike preparations for city's apartment building workers have intensified this week with nearly 1,000 strike captains meeting at key sites throughout the city. The meetings, which began on Wednesday, provide strike captains with information on picket line rules, signage and a host of legal issues.

NEW YORK, NY - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today launched a tenant, condo and co-op owner assistance webpage and hotline designed to help the over one million New Yorkers who could be impacted by a possible strike next week if the Realty Assistance Board (RAB) and building service workers do not reach a deal.

New York, NY - April 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With only seven days left until a possible citywide strike, thousands of New York City doormen and other apartment building workers will march and rally through the streets of the Upper East Side to demand a fair contract from the Realty Advisory Board, an industry association representing most building owners

West Babylon, NY - April 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. released the March 2010 housing statistics for Long Island reporting a closed median home price of $350,000, which represents a 1.9% decrease from March 2009, and represents a 1.2% decrease from February 2010.

1,230-Home Rental Complex is Harlem Landmark. New York, NY - April 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rose Associates, Inc. announced today that it has been named the exclusive managing agent of Riverton Square, a complex of seven, 13-story buildings with a total of 1,230 residential units in Harlem.

NEW YORK, NY - April 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved $2.27 million in funding to build and renovate 181 affordable housing units across the state.

NEW YORK, NY - April 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- LCOR has announced the grand opening of North Williamsburg's newest rental development, 34 Berry Street — a 142-unit apartment building located at the corner of North 12th and Berry Streets in Brooklyn.

Albany, NY - April 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) received the 2010 ENERGY STAR Leadership in Housing Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its work to promote energy-efficient construction and environmental protection through its New York ENERGY STAR Homes Program.

Waterloo, NY - April 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Seneca County Department of Planning and Community Development is now accepting Housing Rehabilitation Assistance Needs Surveys from low-to-moderate income Seneca County homeowners in need of assistance with home repairs.