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Attorney General DeWine Seeks Consumer Restitution from Cleveland Roofer and Issues Warning
CLEVELAND - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today filed a lawsuit against Parma resident John Boyd, doing business as J & M Roofing & Contracting. The lawsuit charges Boyd with violating Ohio consumer laws...
OHFA Board Awards $1.4 Million for Affordable Housing in Lucas, Ross and Defiance Counties
COLUMBUS - April 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved more than $1.4 million through the Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP) to provide flexible, low-interest financing for affordable housing de...
Attorney General DeWine Announces Indictments in Central Ohio Home Repair Scam that Targets Elderly...
COLUMBUS, OH - April 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine stood beside Central Ohio law enforcement officers to announce the indictments of seven people who ripped off elderly victims in Fairfield, Franklin, Pickaway, and Ro...
Turner Joins in Introducing Legislation to Help Homeowners, Revitalize America’s Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) today joined in introducing the Revitalize America Act, which seeks to help reinvigorate and reinvest in America’s older industrial cities by freeing up $1.9 billi...
Attorney General DeWine; City of Warren File Suit for Demolition of Former Hospital Site
WARREN, OH - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Warren Mayor William D. Franklin, and Warren Law Director Greg Hicks today announced that a lawsuit has been filed against the owners of the former St. Joseph Riverside...
Attorney General DeWine; City of Springfield File Suit Against Negligent Landlord for Demolition Costs
SPRINGFIELD, OH - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a lawsuit has been filed against an out-of state landlord whose homes fell into disrepair and were subsequently demolished by the City of Sprin...
Cincinnati Property Meets Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program Requirements
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Through the voluntary efforts of Red Bank Crossing II, another Cincinnati brownfield has been investigated and remediated under Ohio EPA's Voluntary Action Program (VAP).
Attorney General DeWine Announces Agreement with Ohio AMVETS Groups Following Charitable Investigation
COLUMBUS, OH - March 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Attorney General Mike DeWine announced he has reached an agreement with AMVETS Department of Ohio, AMVETS Career Center and AMVETS Department of Ohio Service Foundation to protect charitable ass...
OHFA Board Awards $11.4 Million for Affordable Housing in Montgomery and Hamilton Counties
COLUMBUS - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved more than $11.4 million for affordable housing properties in Dayton and Cincinnati yesterday. The housing funds were approved during the Board's off-s...
With One-Third Of Montgomery County Homeowners Underwater On Their Mortgages, Brown Unveils Plan To...
DAYTON, OH - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With one-third of Montgomery County homeowners underwater on their mortgages, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) unveiled a plan that would improve the housing market by addressing “short sale” home sal...
With Nearly One in Four Ohio Homeowners Underwater on their Mortgages, Brown Unveils Plan...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With nearly 25 percent of Ohio homeowners underwater on their mortgages, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) unveiled a plan to improve the housing market by addressing “short sale” transactions. S...
Attorney General DeWine Announces Mortgage Fraud Convictions
AKRON, OH - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced the convictions of four people who took part in a mortgage fraud scheme in Summit and Stark counties.
Turner Reintroduces Tax Credit for Historic Preservation
Washington, DC - February 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Turner, Co-chairman of the Historic Preservation Caucus, reintroduced the Historic Homeownership Revitalization Act of 2013. Enactment of this legislation would create jobs in t...
Lorain Properties Receive Covenants Not to Sue Under Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Through the voluntary efforts of IRG Lorain LLC and the city of Lorain, two portions of the former Ford Lorain Assembly Plant property in Lorain have been investigated and remediated under Ohio...
OHFA Board Celebrates 30th Anniversary; Awards $3 Million for the Development of Affordable Housing...
COLUMBUS, OH - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board celebrated the Agency's 30th anniversary with a proclamation from Governor John R. Kasich yesterday. The proclamation commended OHFA for fulfilling its ...
Rep. Dave Joyce Announces Bill Protecting Responsible Homeowners
CLEVELAND - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Dave Joyce announced the Restore Our Neighborhoods Act, H.R. 656, which will protect responsible home owners by allocating funds to demolish vacant, abandoned, or foreclosed properties. Co...
Attorney General DeWine Says Monitor’s Report Shows Ohioans Have Received $280 Million in Relief...
COLUMBUS, OH - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that today's release of a monitor's report shows that more than 7,000 Ohioans have received more than $280 million in consumer relief from the National M...
Asbestos Material Dumped in Swanton Area Woods; Ohio EPA Seeks Information to Nab Dumper
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A large quantity of pipe insulation containing asbestos was illegally dumped on a property near Swanton last fall. Ohio EPA is seeking assistance from anyone who may have seen activity at the d...
REPS. FUDGE, JOYCE AND KAPTUR INTRODUCE THE RESTORE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ACT
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge is pleased to announce introduction of legislation to aid states and cities in addressing the need to demolish vacant and abandoned properties. The Restore...
Ohio’s Auto and Homeowners Insurance Premiums Among Lowest in the U.S.
COLUMBUS - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced Ohio’s average auto and homeowners insurance premiums are again among the lowest in the nation.
Attorney General DeWine Praises Efforts of City of Mansfield, Richland County to Demolish Abandoned...
MANSFIELD, OH - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today joined Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker and several other Richland County officials at the demolition of an abandoned house made possible by a grant from his Demo...
Ohio HFA: State of Ohio Expands Eligibility and Benefits for the Foreclosure Prevention Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced expansions to the State of Ohio's foreclosure prevention program, Save the Dream Ohio. Effective February 1, the enhancements to the progra...
State of Ohio Expands Eligibility and Benefits for the Foreclosure Prevention Program
COLUMBUS, OH - February 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced expansions to the State of Ohio's foreclosure prevention program, Save the Dream Ohio. Effective February 1, the enhancements to the program an...
Attorney General DeWine Announces $120 Million Multi-State Settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc.
COLUMBUS, OH - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that he and 45 other Attorneys General have reached a $120 million multi-state settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries...
Ashtabula County Property Receives Covenant Not to Sue Under Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- hrough the voluntary efforts of the Ashtabula County Port Authority, a brownfield along the Lake Erie shoreline has been investigated and remediated under Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program (...
Hilliard Couple Pleads Guilty in $7 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
OLUMBUS, OH - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Deborah L. Kistner, 50, and her husband, Mark A. Kistner, 52, both of Hilliard, pleaded guilty three days after their trial started to a $7 million mortgage fraud scheme they carried out between June...
Brown Reveals How Northwest Ohioans Will Be Affected By Deal Requiring Banks To Pay...
TOLEDO, OH - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) revealed how Ohioans will be affected by this month’s deal requiring banks to pay $8.5 billion to homeowners who were hurt by the mortgage crisis. Brown was joined at ...
Dublin Man Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
COLUMBUS - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gordon L. Yocom, 44, of Dublin, Ohio, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for fraudulently obtaining a mortgage loan to finance the purchase of a real estate property in Powell, Ohio...
In Wake Of Wrongful Foreclosures Settlement Deal, Brown Urges Fed and OCC To Maximize...
COLUMBUS, OH - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the wake of the settlement deal on wrongful foreclosures reached last week, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today called on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Comptroller of the Currency Th...
Sen. Brown Announces New Resources To Provide More Than 300 Affordable Housing Units For...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Cincinnati neighborhood received new resources to redevelop blighted and abandoned property while providing safe, affordable housing for seniors. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announce...