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Title Company Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing $5.3 Million Entrusted...
TRENTON - January 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a title company owner was sentenced to prison today for stealing a total of $5.3 million entrusted to him as a settlement agent to pay off multiple ...
CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION MAKES 272 POST-SANDY HOME BUYOUTS OFFERS IN SAYREVILLE AND SOUTH RIVER
TRENTON - January 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Christie Administration today announced that the state’s post-Superstorm Sandy residential property buyout program has made substantial progress, with 272 buyout offers made in Sayreville and South...
Lakewood Township Helps the Homeless and the Cold throughout the Night
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lakewood Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein, liaison to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Lakewood Police Chief Robert Lawson and Lakewood police officers spent the night making sure everyone...
Freeholders Reorganize-Pledge No Increase in County Taxes
The Morris County Freeholders began 2014 with a pledge of working toward another year with no increase in county taxes.
The Home Depot Foundation Gives BEOF Grant for Bayonne Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that The Home Depot Foundation has awarded the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation (BEOF) a $5,000 grant to help economically disadvantaged veterans in Bayonne...
Christie Administration Commits $7.2 Million in Federal Sandy Recovery Funds to Two Public Housing...
Trenton, NJ - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Constable, III today joined New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta in ...
EPA Completes Work at Newark, New Jersey Housing Project to Protect the Community from...
New York, N.Y. - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed the removal of lead-contaminated soil from the grounds of the Millard E. Terrell Homes public housing complex in Newark, New Jersey. In Dece...
Rumana Sponsors Assembly Resolution to Protect Residents from Skyrocketing Flood Insurance Rates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Whip Scott Rumana sponsored a resolution urging Congress to protect local families from skyrocketing insurance increases.
DeCroce Bill Extending Permit Extension Moratorium Date Approved by Assembly
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assembly Republican BettyLou DeCroce, R-Morris, Essex and Passaic, that extends the moratorium on the imposition of fees on non-residential construction proj...
New Jersey Joins Multi-State Settlement with Ocwen Financial Corp. Over Alleged Mortgage Servicing Wrongs
TRENTON - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced today that New Jersey has joined a $2.1 billion, multi-state and federal settlement with Atlanta-based Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, O...
Acting Attorney General Announces Lawsuit Against Credit Suisse Arising From Sale of Over $10...
TRENTON - December 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and Division of Law Director Christopher S. Porrino announced today that the State has filed a lawsuit against Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and two of its a...
Consumer Affairs Legal Action Results in $137,000 Being Returned to Homeowners Whose Roofs, Chimneys...
NEWARK - December 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners whose roofs, chimneys and gutters were intentionally damaged by representatives of home improvement contractors during inspections or repairs have received a total of $137,733.84 in restitutio...
CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION MARKS GROUNDBREAKING OF WESTFIELD SENIOR HOUSING IN BOROUGH OF GARWOOD
GARWOOD, NJ - December 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Constable, III, and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta recently an...
Christie Administration Continues Season of Service as DCA Commissioner Constable Helps Restore Sandy-Damaged Home...
Toms River, NJ - December 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the Christie Administration’s third annual “Season of Service,” New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Constable, III spent half a day painting ...
Congressman Andrews Announces New Jobs Through Gloucester Township Affordable Housing Project
HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last Friday, Congressman Andrews announced that the Revere Run housing complex in Gloucester Township, a project that created over 375 construction, engineering, and architectural jobs, is ...
DeCroce Bill Extending Permit Extension Moratorium Date Released by Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assembly Republican BettyLou DeCroce, R-Morris, Essex and Passaic, that extends the moratorium on the imposition of fees on non-residential construction proj...
Brown Supports Resolution Protecting Sandy Victims from Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Chris A. Brown today voted to support a resolution urging Congress to protect local families from skyrocketing insurance increases.
McHose Bill Clears Assembly Panel; Urges Citizens to ‘Buy American’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A resolution sponsored by Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose urging New Jersey citizens to “Buy American” products moved out of the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee.
Morris Freeholders Pledge to Repeat No Increase in County Taxes as Goal for 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- “This year, for the first time in 15 years, Morris County taxes did not increase,” said Freeholder Hank Lyon, budget committee chairman who presented the proposal. “Stopping the rise in ...
MAYOR QUINTANA, URBAN LEAGUE OF ESSEX COUNTY, AND OTHER DIGNITARIES TO HOLD “HOUSEWARMING PARTY”...
Newark, NJ - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Luis A. Quintana, members of the Newark Municipal Council, Housing and Real Estate Division Director Mike Meyer, Urban League of Essex County President and CEO Vivian Cox Fraser, Fairmount Neig...
City of Bayonne Hosts Redevelopment Seminar
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, December 4, the City of Bayonne hosted a redevelopment seminar to introduce the development community to redevelopment opportunities at The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor. More than...
GEBROE-HAMMER COMPLETES $8 MILLION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY APARTMENT SALES
LIVINGSTON, N.J. - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sale of twoNorthern New Jersey apartment properties for a combined total of nearly $8 million, reports Ken Uranowitz, president of the firm. The two se...
Bateman-Ciattarelli-Simon Welcome News of $8.7 Million in School Construction Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman, Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli and Assemblywoman Donna Simon, all R-Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer and Middlesex, welcomed the Christie administration’s annou...
Acquisition: Rebuilding Homes and Lives on Safer Ground
LINCROFT, N.J. - December 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In New Jersey, Superstorm Sandy destroyed or damaged 40,500 primary residences. Two years ago, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, FEMA granted nearly $152 million to New Jersey for housing assis...
Rebuilding Homes and Lives on Safer Ground
LINCROFT, N.J. - December 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In New Jersey, Superstorm Sandy destroyed or damaged 40,500 primary residences. Two years ago, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, FEMA granted nearly $152 million to New Jersey for housing assis...
Sandy Homeowner and Renter Assistance Program Offers Temporary Relief Up to $15,000
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Although it has been more than a year since Superstorm Sandy impacted the coastal communities of New Jersey, there are still many individuals and families in need of housing assistance
Acting Attorney General Announces $6.25 Million Settlement Resolving Consumer Fraud Act Allegations Against PHH...
TRENTON - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and Division of Law Director Christopher S. Porrino announced today that the State has entered into a $6.25 million settlement with PHH Mortgage Corporation that r...
REGISTRATION STILL OPEN FOR NJRA REDEVELOPMENT TRAINING INSTITUTE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT WORKSHOP
TRENTON, N.J. - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today announced that registration is still open for the upcoming “Using New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) in the Development Process” workshop ...
Dancer Intro’s Bill Requiring Regular Auditing of Nursing Home Records and Statements
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Ron Dancer, R-Ocean, Burlington, Monmouth and Middlesex, has introduced legislation (A-4480) that requires the Commissioner of Health to annually audit a minimum 10 percent o...
Dancer Legislation Targets Duplicative and Unnecessary Bureaucratic Requirements Costing Taxpayer Money
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblyman Ron Dancer has introduced legislation to streamline paperwork and reduce expenses when an individual with developmental disabilities is receiving residential services.