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CHFA to participate in Governor’s Free Mortgage Assistance Event
November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut's distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their banks at the free day-long, state-sponosred Mortgage Assistance Event on Wed...
NREL’s Research Support Facility Garners Second LEED® Platinum
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Research Support Facility (RSF) on the campus of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo. has earned its second LEED® Platinum des...
Will Breezy Point’s Firefighters Who Lost Their Homes to Fire During Superstorm Sandy Have...
Washington, D.C. - November 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- When Superstorm Sandy battered the East Coast with high winds and a massive storm surge, 111 homes in the Queens, New York neighborhood of Breezy Point were destroyed by a fast-spreading fire...
FHA Plays a Critical Housing Role
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- FHA has played a critical role during the housing crisis and the economic downturn. It provided credit to families who otherwise would not have been able to buy homes. This has helped new home...
Overall Homelessness Rate Decreases 8 Percent Statewide
– Chronic Homelessness Rate Drops 36 Percent – RICHMOND – November 15, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Governor McDonnell announced today the state is making significant headway toward the goal of reducing statewide homelessness. Citing...
NYU Furman Center Report Evaluates Whether Households Receiving Housing Assistance Are Able to Live...
November 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A report by NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy and the Moelis Institute for Affordable Housing Policy, prepared for the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, finds that children living ...
CDFI Fund Announces Training Schedule for Microfinance Capacity Building Initiative Series
Washington, DC - November 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is pleased to invite Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) involved in microfinance or small dollar lending to par...
Lautenberg Presses Obama Administration to Expand Housing Options for New Jersey Residents Displaced By...
NEWARK - November 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg wrote to President Obama expressing concern about the availability of housing options for New Jersey residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy. While the Federal Emergency ...
NARI Offers Tips to Hurricane Victims to Avoid Home Repair Scams
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of the Remodeling Industry offers tips for homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy to avoid home repair scams.
Mortgage industry pushes for broad legal protections for high-cost loans
Chicago, IL - November 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A mortgage industry-backed legislative push to weaken an effort to encourage lenders to make safe and sustainable loans is likely to kick off in the weeks following the election.
DEP Hosts Free Salt Management Workshops For Private, Public Plow Operators and Property Managers
With winter coming, the state’s environmental agency is teaching those who apply de-icing salt how to save money, protect natural resources and maintain safety through appropriate application- AUGUSTA – November 9, 2012 – (RealEstateRama)...
LIHTC Property Owners May Provide Temporary Housing
November 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Due to the massive amount of damage and the number of displaced residents resulting from Hurricane Sandy, especially on the Connecticut shoreline, the IRS has recently published Notice 2012-68, which gives propert...
Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund Makes First Multifamily Investment in Joint Venture with Wood...
San Antonio, TX - November 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- San Antonio-based Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund and Wood Partners of Atlanta have acquired 209 apartments within The Brookhaven, a Class A urban high-rise located on the northern perimeter of ...
After Superstorm Sandy, State Insurance Regulators Must Protect Consumers From Unjustified Out-of-Pocket Costs.
Washington D.C. - November 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governors of nine states and the mayor of Washington D.C. moved quickly to protect consumers from high insurance deductibles associated with their wind damages claims caused by Superstorm Sandy. ...
NCSHA ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WASHINGTON, DC - November 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) announced its new Board of Directors, elected by its state HFA members. The election was held during NCSHA’s 42nd Annual Conference, Octobe...
List of Improving Housing Markets Expands to 125 in November
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of U.S. housing markets showing consistent improvement in three key measures of strength expanded by 22 in November to a total of 125, according to the National Association of Home Bu...
Treasury and IRS Expand Availability of Housing for Hurricane Sandy Victims
WASHINGTON, DC - November 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the administration’s continued support for states and local partners impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that they wi...
Weekly Address: Recovering and Rebuilding After the Storm
WASHINGTON, DC - November 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In this week’s address, President Obama thanked the brave first responders and National Guardsmen for their tireless work through one of the worst storms in our nation’s history, and reassured...
Realty Executives Hosts Charitable Event
Westmont, IL - December 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realty Executives of Illinois, Executive Council hosted "BOO~ling For Wishes" on Wednesday October 24. There were over 70 Halloween costumed guests in attendance for Cosmic Bowling, raffles, and a ...
Keeping Flood Clean-Up Efforts Safe
November 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many homes and businesses sustained water damage from Hurricane Sandy. Cleanup of flooding should start as soon as it is safe to do so. The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) reminds all Rhode Island...
Howard Gelbtuch, CRE, Named 2013 Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate
CHICAGO, IL - October 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City commercial real estate advisor Howard C. Gelbtuch, CRE®, principal, Greenwich Realty Advisors Incorporated, has assumed the role of 2013 Chair of the Board of The Counselors of Real Es...
Homeownership Preservation Foundation Announces $550,000 in Funding from NeighborWorks America to Continue Anti-Scam Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), an independent national nonprofit dedicated to helping distressed homeowners navigate financial challenges and avoid mortgage foreclosure through...
VA Guarantees 20 Millionth Home Loan
WASHINGTON, DC - October 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has guaranteed 20 million home loans since its home loan program was established in 1944 as part of the original GI Bill of Rights for return...
National Affordable Housing Awards Recognize Outstanding State Programs
October 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Twenty (20) state Housing Finance Agency (HFA) programs received Annual Awards for Program Excellence during the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) 2012 Annual Conference & Showplace in Orland...
Foreclosures Drain $2 Trillion from Neighboring Homes, Half from Neighborhoods of Color
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Foreclosures across the United States have drained nearly $2 trillion in property value from surrounding households, more than half of it from African-American and Latino homeowners, a new study...
Losing Ground: Housing and transportation costs outpacing incomes
WASHINGTON, DC - October 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The combined costs of housing and transportation in the nation’s largest 25 metro areas have swelled by 44 percent since 2000 while incomes have failed to keep pace, according to a new report fr...
Meredith Corporation Partners with Rebuilding Together for 11th Annual Fall Workday
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 200 Meredith Corporation employees will volunteer on today to complete repairs for homeowners and the American Legion Hall in the Columbus Park neighborhood of Des Moines. Employees w...
Rebuilding Together, Caesars Foundation and Casino Employees Join Forces to Provide Safe and Healthy...
Washington, D.C. - October 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit whose members believe in a safe and healthy home for every person, is collaborating with Caesars Foundation and Caesars Entertainment Corporation employ...
USAA Real Estate Co. Affiliate Acquires 2.8 Million Square Foot Industrial Portfolio in Atlanta
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A USAA Real Estate Co. affiliate recently acquired an industrial portfolio, consisting of three Class A bulk distribution warehouses located in major submarkets of Atlanta, Georgia. The 2,798,4...
Governor Christie Announces $116 Million in New Local Property Tax Relief for New Jersey...
Historic Pension and Tool Kit Reforms Bring Even Greater Savings to Property Taxpayers Trenton, NJ – October 17, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chris Christie today announced that the historic, bipartisan pension reforms signed in...