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Mildew, Mold Likely in Flooded Homes
TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mold in flood-damaged homes and other structures can cause health problems if it is not eliminated. People with asthma, allergies and other breathing conditions may be more sensitive to mold, and p...
New Buildings Institute announces launch of LEED Automation tool
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Buildings Institute (NBI) today announced the official release of one of the first LEED Automation tools available to LEED project teams. The COMNET Energy Modeling Portal is an online platfor...
The Lawyers’ Committee Applauds the CFPB’s Recent Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Case, its First-Ever Civil...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, as a leader of the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network (the Network), applauds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for its enfo...
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council releases ’12,000 MW of Renewable Distributed Generation by 2020’...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) released a new report today that analyzes the ambitious goal set forth by California Governor Edmund Brown’s office to spur 12,000-MW of di...
Senator Menendez Criticizes Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Decision Not to Allow Principal Reduction for...
WASHINGTON, DC - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Housing Subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee, today criticized FHFA’s decision not to allow principal reduction for struggling homeowners under any...
Linda Sánchez Hails Passage of Veterans Housing Bill
Washington, DC – August 1, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) today applauded the House of Representatives for passing the “Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012??...
House Passes Funding Fix for Maine Veterans’ Homes
Michaud bill helps homes in Augusta, Bangor, Caribou, Scarborough, South Paris, and Machias WASHINGTON, DC – August 1, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Mike Michaud, Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on...
FHFA Misses Opportunity to Help Housing Market and Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Restoring the US housing market is critical to our nation’s economic recovery. That is why we are disappointed with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement today that it will ...
Real Estate Industry Needs Better Preparation for CEO Succession, Says New Report from Urban...
WASHINGTON, DC - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A survey of senior executives at 235 major real estate firms in the U.S. shows that most believe the industry as a whole is ill-prepared for the chief executive officer (CEO) succession process, whi...
NCSHA Releases Comprehensive Survey of HFA Program Activity
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) today released its 2010 Factbook, a comprehensive survey of HFA (Housing Finance Agency) program activity. This survey enables NCSHA to accura...
Mayor Gray and Local Business Leaders to Celebrate the Completion of the Adams Morgan...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) - Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) officials, Federal Highway Administration officials, representatives from the business community ...
Call for Exhibitors Announced for National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference
Albany, NY - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A limited number of exhibitors will have the opportunity to showcase their company, organization or programs to some 500 renewable energy and energy efficiency educators expected to attend the fifth Clea...
LISC Launches in Peoria
PEORPIA, IL - July 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- When the non-profit Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) begins its work in earnest in Peoria, it will focus first on two neighborhoods: the South Side and East Bluff. Both have high rates of po...
Tomorrow: Briefing on racial disparities in FHA/VA lending
Chicago, IL - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading community organizations report evidence of a two-tiered mortgage market characterized by high rates of government-backed loans made both to borrowers in communities of color and to borrowers of ...
Grand Opening of Catalyst Building Set for Monday
Mayor Chris Beutler and Block 38 LLC will participate in the grand opening and naming announcement for the downtown Catalyst building at 10 a.m. Monday, July 23. The ten-story building is on the north half of the block bounded by 13th, 14th, “Q...
Balancing the Scales Amid Foreclosure Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 9, 2012, the Justice Department announced that the federal government and 49 state attorneys general reached a $25 billion agreement with the five largest mortgage servicers in America,...
Teachers Mortgage Assistance Program 2012-2013 Program Changes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CHFA has been notified by the State Commission on Education regarding changes to the listing of Priority and Transitional School districts and Subject-matter Shortage areas that go into effect on J...
The WorkPlace to Receive Nearly $1 Million to Help Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives Jim Himes (CT-4) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) along with Senator Richard Blumenthal announced a $938,360 grant today for The Workplace in Bridgeport. The funding will be used to improve ho...
No- and low-cost approaches to saving energy in offices can reduce plug loads by...
Vancouver, WA - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of things office workers plug into the socket is growing rapidly. To help commercial building owners and occupants get control of the energy used by office equipment and other electronic de...
Report Finds FHA and VA Lending Disproportionately Prevalent in Neighborhoods of Color
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading community organizations, including Chicago’s Woodstock Institute, report evidence today of a two-tiered mortgage market characterized by high rates of government-backed loans made both to...
Congresswoman Wilson Announces $1.9 Million in Veterans Homelessness Prevention Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 18, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) announced nearly $2 million in federal grants from the Department of Veteran Affairs to two South Florida organizations. Recipient Am...
Boswell Announces New Funding for Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 18, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3) today announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded $362,170 to Primary Health Care, Inc. in Urbandale to help serve homeless vet...
Gillibrand Announces Over $1.2 Million to Fight Homelessness Among Veterans and Families in Hudson...
Federal Investment from VA Will Help Keep Vets and Families on Stable Ground Washington, D.C. – July 18, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced federal grants worth $1,206,025 to help prevent homeles...
Serious Flaws in Servicers’ Program Threaten Help for Borrowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) process reveals serious flaws that threaten to undermine the program’s success. The IFR is int...
Berkley Announces $1.8 Million In Housing Aid For Homeless Southern Nevada Veterans
Washington, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today announced that three organizations in Nevada will receive more than $1.8 million in federal grant funding through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to aid ...
Barrow Announces $660,000 Grant to Prevent Veterans’ Homelessness
U.S. Congressman John Barrow (GA-12) today announced that the Central Savannah River Area Economic Opportunity Authority, Inc. (CSRA EOA) will receive a $661,334 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The grant is being awarded from the Su...
VA Announces New Grants to Help End Veterans Homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today the award of nearly $100 million in grants that will help approximately 42,000 homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families. The ...
NYU Furman Center Quarterly Housing Report Finds Home Sales and Prices Up, Foreclosures Down...
New York, NY - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the New York City Quarterly Housing Update (Q1 2012) released by NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, home sales volume rose in the first quarter of 2012, with the numbe...
Top Ten Issues Affecting the Real Estate Industry
CHICAGO, IL - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the condition of the global economy continues to cause uncertainty across all industries, The Counselors of Real Estate®, an invitation-only international professional association of top executives ...
State officials offer help to distressed homeowners
HARTFORD, CT - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their banks at a day-long, state-sponsored forum Tuesday, July 10, at...