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MAAR Members Elect Board of Directors for 2014-2015
MEMPHIS, Tenn., - September 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- At the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® Annual Meeting and Election September 12, MAAR members elected five individuals to the 2014-2015 Board of Directors. They are
Governor’s Housing Summit Opens Oct. 7
Nashville, TN - September 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage finance reform is central to stabilization of the housing market. Two perspectives on this issue will be offered in the opening session of the Governor’s Housing Summit October 7.
Registration Open for Governor’s Housing Summit
Nashville, TN - September 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former Senior Economist at the National Association of Home Builders, Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, is a featured speaker at this year’s Governor’s Housing Summit on October 7-8 at the Music City Cen...
Wood family donates 98 acres of property to Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Knoxville's Urban Wilderness expanded by 100 acres today with the generous donation of future trail and parkland by the Wood family announced the Legacy Parks Foundation.
During today's announ...
Shelby County Trustee promotes county tax sale, land bank
Memphis, TN - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Shelby County Real Estate Road Show starts its second year Aug. 28 with an event that will provide information on the County’s Tax Sale and Land Bank in English and Spanish, Shelby County Truste...
Cohen Announces More Than $82,000 to Help Reduce Veteran Homelessness in Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Memphis Housing Authority has been awarded $82,732 in grant funding to provide rental assistance to homeless veterans. This funding comes throu...
Shelby County Recognizes REALTOR Commitment to Ethics
Memphis, Tenn., - August 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Monday, Aug. 19, officially commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the Code of Ethics of the National Association of REALTORS® and its nearly 100 millio...
128 Tennessee Counselors Receive National Training
Nashville, TN - August 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pre-purchase education and counseling is shown to strengthen a homebuyer’s understanding of the purchasing process and reduce the number of defaults and late payments.
July Market Report
MEMPHIS, Tenn., - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Memphis-area home sales for July increased 22.5 percent from a year ago, with 1,714 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Total sale...
Cohen Announces More Than $370,000 in Funding to Help Reduce Homelessness in the Ninth...
MEMPHIS, TN - August 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that two local organizations have been awarded a total of $373,888 in grant funding to help reduce homelessness in Memphis. The Community Alliance for th...
Cohen Announces More Than $900,000 in Funding for Catholic Charities of West Tennessee to...
WASHINGTON, DC - July 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a $907,000 grant to the Catholic Charities of West Tennessee (CCWTN) to help prevent an estimated 160 local veterans and their families from falling ho...
Cohen Announces $422,000 in Funding to Fight and Prevent Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., has been awarded $422,000 in funding to help prevent an estimated 100 local veterans and their families from ...
Corker Statement on House Financial Services Committee Plan to Reform Housing Finance System, Wind...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking Committee, released the following statement on reports of progress in the House Financial Services Committee to reform the system of...
Banking Committee Senators Introduce Legislation to Modernize and Reform America’s Broken Housing Finance System
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Mark Warner, D-Va., Mike Johanns, R-Neb., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Dean Heller, R-Nev., Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C., all member...
Banking Committee Senators Garner Broad Support for Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Mark Warner, D-Va., Mike Johanns, R-Neb., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Dean Heller, R-Nev., Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C., all members ...
HUD Provides Grant for Housing Counselors
NASHVILLE, TN - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced last Tuesday they will provide $40 million in additional funding to housing counseling agencies across the country. The HUD grants ...
May Market Report
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Memphis-area home sales for May increased 1.6 percent from a year ago, with 1,473 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Total sales in...
THDA Mortgages Ready for Homeownership Month – Funds Available Statewide through Lenders
NASHVILLE, TN - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Saturday marked the beginning of National Homeownership Month- an annual recognition of the important role housing plays in creating jobs, maintaining viable communities, providing stability for famili...
Cohen Announces $350k Housing Grants for Memphis-area Homeless Veterans
MEMPHIS, TN - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that HUD will provide $358,506 in grants to the Memphis VA Medical Center to offer permanent supportive housing to homeless veterans.
Morgan, Cates Receive Top Pinnacle Award Honors
MEMPHIS, TN - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® Commercial Council honored the top performers in commercial real estate for 2012 at the 12th Annual Pinnacle Awards gala held April 25 at the Memphis Country ...
Congressman Fincher Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Affordable Housing
Washington, D.C. - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. Representative Stephen Fincher (R-Frog Jump) introduced the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act – a bipartisan bill to protect the availability of financing for affordable m...
March Market Report
MEMPHIS, TN - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Memphis-area home sales for March dropped 9.8 percent from a year ago, with 1,164 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Total sales incre...
Corker Says Fannie and Freddie Income No Excuse for Inaction; Housing Finance Reform Still...
NASHVILLE, TN - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to reports of increased income at mortgage finance agency Fannie Mae, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, reiterated his ...
Open House for Formerly Blighted Property
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of Community Development Week, City staff are holding an open house from 2-3 p.m. for a formerly blighted home in the Holston Hills neighborhood located at 4508 Plymouth Drive.
Study on Homelessness in Knoxville/Knox County Released
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- During the kickoff for Community Development Week at the Volunteer Ministry Center, the University of Tennessee College of Social Work / Knoxville Homeless Management Information System (KnoxHMIS)...
THDA’s Housing Search Database Helps Tennesseans Find Housing Across the State
NASHVILLE - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- One is all a renter needs, but the TNHousingSearch has 100,000 in the list. Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) built a website, www.TNHousingSearch.org, and has been inviting property owners to...
Residential Real Estate Summit Comes to Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® and Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir have partnered to present the Residential Real Estate Summit on Tuesday, April 2, at the Michael D. Rose Theatre on ...
Corker Applauds FHFA for Helping Set Stage for Housing Finance Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, made the following statement today in response to remarks made by Federal Housing Finance Agency Acti...
Corker Says Fannie & Freddie Income Must Be Used to Repay Taxpayers, Reform Housing...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to reports of increased income at mortgage finance agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs comm...
Corker Says BPC Housing Reform Proposal Headed in Right Direction, Credits Report’s Focus on...
WASHINGTON, DC - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Responding to a housing reform report from the Bipartisan Policy Center, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R- Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, credited the propo...