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Storage Becoming as Hot as Real Estate in NYC
New York, NY - January 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- If you choose to live in America's most populated city, you have to be ready to fight for space. Apartments and homes rent at a premium, with NYC residents paying an average of $3,344 per month simpl...
In Wake of Bronx Explosion, Senator Klein, Assemblyman Benedetto Vow to Increase Penalties for...
Country Club, Bronx, N.Y. - January 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --In the wake of a major fireworks explosion Monday night in the Bronx, State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) announced he will introduce legislation that would dramatica...
President Obama Signs Maloney’s Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act into Law
Washington, D.C. - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The President signed into law today the VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act, which included a bill authored by Rep. Maloney to help address the Veterans Administration (VA)’s backlog of dis...
SCHUMER: OVER 900 HOMES AFFECTED BY NISSEQUOGUE RIVER’S RECURRING FLOODING PROBLEM; URGES FEMA TO...
New York, NY - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve Suffolk County’s application for hazard mitigation grants that would help support the Northea...
Governor Cuomo Announces More Than $23 Million to Build and Preserve More Than 600...
Albany, NY - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced 10 awards totaling $23.7 million to create or preserve high quality affordable housing and spur economic growth in regions around the state, awarded through N...
Sen. Klein, Joined by Dozens of Victimized Bronx Homeowners, Announce Filing of Class Action...
BRONX, NY - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Standing on the steps of the Bronx County Supreme Court, Senator Klein, joined by dozens of Bronx homeowners and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo (D-Bronx), announced that a lawsuit charging fraud, conspirac...
Mangano Rescues Troubled Affordable Housing Opportunities In New Cassel
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced the approval of an Industrial Development Agency (IDA) economic development compact that will allow Bedford Construction Group, a Valle...
A.G. Schneiderman Announces National Multi-Billion Dollar Settlement With Mortgage Servicing Giant OCWEN Financial Services
NEW YORK - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a settlement with mortgage servicing giant Ocwen Financial Services over alleged improprieties by the company and its subsidiaries related to mortg...
Empire State housing market momentum continues into November
Albany, NY - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Empire State’s November housing market posted a 4.8-percent increase in closed sales compared to a year ago, according to the housing market report released today by the New York State Associat...
AFTER SIGINIFICANT PUSH, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES USDA TO AWARD $7.5 MILLION TO FUND BLUEBELT EXPANSION...
New York, NY - December 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that, after his significant push, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has agreed to provide $7.5 million to fund the New York City Department o...
NYSERDA Announces Whole Foods Market Flagship Store in Brooklyn Uses Energy Efficiency and Renewable...
New York, NY - December 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced the completion of Whole Foods Market Third & 3rd in Brooklyn (214 3rd Street), which will employ 425, as a...
Rep. Maloney Criticizes FHFA Proposal to Gradually Reduce Conforming Loan Limits
WASHINGTON, DC - December 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) today criticized a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposal that could result in reduced access to mortgages for middle-class families. Maloney, the...
Governor Cuomo Receives End of Year Progress Report on NY Works Initiative
Albany, NY - December 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today received an end of the year progress report on the NY Works Initiative showing investments of $1.6 billion in vital infrastructure projects statewide, including $1.2 ...
A.G. Schneiderman Announces $2.2m In New Funding For Innovative Sustainable Homes Programs In Buffalo,...
BUFFALO - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that he is providing nearly $2.2 million for a two-pronged expansion of the highly-successful Buffalo Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (BGGHI), a ...
Meng Sends Letter Opposing Proposed Homeless Shelter in Glendale
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today reaffirmed her opposition to the planned homeless shelter in Glendale, Queens.
A.G. Schneiderman Commends Governor Cuomo And Commissioner Lawsky For Issuing New Regulations To Help...
NEW YORK - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services, for issuing new regulations permitting “sh...
Mangano Opens Transit Oriented Affordable Rental Opportunities In Hempstead
New York, NY - December 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today officially opened Village Lofts, a 29-unit transit-oriented rental development in the Village of Hempstead. This new housing opportunities, located a...
Governor Cuomo Announces Proposal to Expand Mortgage Relief for Underwater Homeowners Through Principal Reduction
Albany, NY - December 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his Administration is proposing to expand the mortgage relief options available to struggling ‘underwater’ homeowners, who owe more than the current ...
SCHUMER CALLS FOR FEDERAL HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF FUNDS TO BUILD BREEZY POINT DUNES; NEW...
New York, NY - December 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called for federal Hurricane Sandy relief funds to be used to create a new dune flood-protection system in Breezy Point that would make its residents safer and...
SCHUMER: NEARLY 6,000 VETS LIVE IN HERKIMER COUNTY BUT MANY DON’T UTILIZE PROPERTY TAX...
New York, NY - December 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, at the Frankfort Village Hall, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer launched a two-pronged plan to help ensure that veterans returning home to Herkimer County from Iraq and Afghanistan are receivin...
Bellone, Krupski, LaValle and Riverhead Officials Announce Support for Continued Downtown Revitalization of Riverhead
Riverhead, NY - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, County Executive Bellone was joined by Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski, NYS Senator Ken LaValle, Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter, the Long Island Housing Partnership, the Woolwort...
HPD, HDC & NYCHA Join SKA Marin and Partners to Celebrate the Ribbon-Cutting for...
Brooklyn, NY - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas, New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Marc Jahr, the New York Cit...
Governor Cuomo Announces Major Project to Upgrade Storm Protections for Howard Beach, Queens
Albany, NY - December 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that federal funding has been approved for an innovative resiliency project on a 150 acre span along Spring Creek and Jamaica Bay in Queens to better protect h...
Mangano Announces Warmbed Emergency Winter Shelter Program
New York, NY - November 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With colder than expected weather approaching, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that WARMBED, Nassau County’s Emergency Shelter Relief Program for homeless individuals an...
SCHUMER: WITH SPIKE IN PRICE OF IRON, COPPER, AND OTHER METALS, CROOKS ARE STEALING...
New York, NY - November 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, at 33 Pulaski Street in the Town of Dickinson, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer was joined by local law enforcement and other officials to push legislation that would crackdown on the recent ...
Maloney Hails FHFA Decision to Retain Current Limits on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, commended the Federal Housing Fin...
NYSERDA Recognizes Four New York City Engineering Firms for Doubling Energy Savings in Multifamily...
New York, NY - November 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) recognized four engineering firms in New York City for achieving double the required energy savings on projects completed thro...
David Shavolian Rehabilitates Harlem Property
NEW YORK, NY - November 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- David Shavolian, New York City real estate developer purchases a New York City residential building that saves the deed owner from a potential foreclosure and building from lethal health hazards.
NYSERDA Study: Most New Yorkers Are Ready to Replace Incandescent Bulbs with CFLs and...
New York, NY - November 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Yorkers recognize the value of switching from incandescent light bulbs to more energy-efficient options, according to a recent survey conducted for the New York State Energy Research and Develo...
HPD, HDC, NYCHA, CPC Resources, L+M Development Partners, Lemle & Wolff, The New York...
Bronx, NY - November 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) joined CPC Resources, Inc. (CPCR), L+M Development Partners, Leml...