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Crucial Native American Housing Assistance Legislation Passes House
Following passage of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act (NAHASDA), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement
Crucial Native American Housing Assistance Legislation Passes House
Following passage of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act (NAHASDA), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement
Tax Deadline Less Than One Month Away
MADISON, WI – March 17, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — This Wisconsin Department of Revenue has online applications and information to help you file your income tax return. Remember: your return must be received or postmarked by midnight on Wednesday...
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Obtains Judgment Against Florida Resident for Fraudulent Marketing of...
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that his office has obtained a judgment ordering the seller of attic insulation to Wisconsin homeowners to pay a total of $215,560.85 for violations of state consumer protection laws. The lawsuit, filed in...
Sensenbrenner on House Passage of the Private Property Rights Protection Act
On May 9, 2013, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, which would prevent the federal government or any authority of the federal government from using economic development as a justific...
attorney general j.b. van hollen announces $440,000 will go to Wisconsin Borrowers Who Lost...
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that under the national mortgage settlement, $440,000 will go to 297 Wisconsin residents who lost their homes to foreclosure. Payments of about $1,480 each will compensate eligible borrowers who lost ho...
Joint Release: AG Van Hollen and DFI Secretary Peter Bildsten Announce $2.1 Billion...
MADISON - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion joint, state-federal settlement with Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, 48 additio...
Legislative Focus on Tax Relief Continues
STATE CAPITOL - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following the State Senate’s approval of Special Session Senate Bill 1, legislation that would provide a total of $100 million in property tax relief, Senator Joe Leibham (R-Sheboygan) offered th...
Scan-Pac Expands in Menomonee Falls
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Scan-Pac Mfg., Inc. is excited to announce that on October 1, 2013, the company purchased a new manufacturing facility. The new building, located on property adjacent to its current 30,000 sq. f...
Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan Introduce Runaway and Homeless Youth Inclusion Act
Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) joined her Wisconsin colleague Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-2) to introduce legislation supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) runaway and h...
Gwen Moore Opposes PATH to Nowhere Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) joined her Democratic colleagues to stand up for American families by opposing H.R. 2767, the PATH (to Nowhere) Act. The bill passed the Financial Services Co...
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of a $17.6 Million Single Tenant Shopko Portfolio in...
Northbrook, IL - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Shopko portfolio consisting of two properties located in the Midwest for $17,625,000. T...
Building Commission Approves Projects
Madison - June 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - The State of Wisconsin Building Commission today approved several key projects across the state including, but not limited to
Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Protect Private Property Rights
Washington, DC - June 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation by voice vote that prohibits state and local governments that receive federal economic development funds from using eminent domain to transfer...
Protecting Property Rights for All Americans
Washington, DC - June 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) prepared the following statement for today’s House Judiciary Committee markup on H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013:
UWM Real Estate Foundation using WEDC environmental grant for construction of new business accelerator...
MADISON, WI - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The UWM Real Estate Foundation, Inc. will receive a $205,850 Brownfield Program award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to assist in the environmental remediation at the site of ...
More Than 14,000 Wisconsin Borrowers Who Lost Their Homes to Foreclosure to Receive Payments...
MADISON - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that more than $21.85 million dollars will be distributed to 14,723 Wisconsin residents who lost their homes to foreclosure. Payments are expected to be at le...
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces National Mortgage Settlement Relief Exceeds $23 Million for...
MADISON - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin borrowers received $23.5 million in mortgage loan-related relief in the first quarter of 2013 under the National Mortgage Settlement. Adding to...
Building Commission Approves Projects
Madison - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State of Wisconsin Building Commission approved several key projects today across the state including, but not limited to
Sensenbrenner Reintroduces the Private Property Rights Protection Act
Washington, DC - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) reintroduced the Private Property Rights Protection Act today. This bill would provide American citizens with the means to protect their private property from inap...
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, The Metro Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation Program, Milwaukee County Chief...
MILWAUKEE - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, Executive Director/Chief Mediator Debra Tuttle from the Metro Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation Program (MMFMP), Milwaukee County Circuit Court Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers...
Governor Scott Walker Proclaims April as New Homes Month
Madison - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Scott Walker proclaimed April as New Homes Month to highlight the economic impact each new house has on construction related jobs and to recognize the importance a home can have to a family
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and the Metro Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation Program Announce New,...
MADISON - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and the Metro Milwaukee Foreclosure Mediation Program (MMFMP) announced today that a new, improved process is in place for homeowners facing foreclosure and seeking medi...
IDX, Inc. makes finding a Wisconsin area home easier than ever before on website...
EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin real estate broker Erika Kelbel to the growing network of professionals utilizing the remarkable IDX Broker software on their websites. Between the WordP...
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Other Attorneys General Reach a $120 Million Settlement...
MADISON - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that he and other Attorneys General and the District of Columbia have reached a $120 million multi-state settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc. ...
Historic Wisconsin Building to be Sold by Modern Approach
Newport Beach, CA - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Built in 1909, the historic building at 1800 Jefferson Street is steeped in tradition but a campaign to sell it is every bit modern. Formerly St Luke’s grade school, the Marquette Manor Senio...
Homestead Credit Education Seminar To Take Place in Milwaukee
January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is teaming up with the Social Development Commission Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to host an education seminar on the Homestead Credit program on January...
Wisconsin Department of Justice Obtains Judgment Against Portage County Property Owners for Erosion Control...
MADISON - December 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that his office has obtained a judgment in a civil action filed in Portage County Circuit Court on April 2, 2010, against Lexton Properties, LLC and HH Cond...
National Mortgage Settlement Monitor’s Report Released
MADISON - November 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that Wisconsin residents have begun taking advantage of relief offered under the National Mortgage Settlement, according to a report released by the Settlement...
Former CPA Sentenced in Mortgage Fraud Investigation
MADISON, WI - October 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that P. Edwin Gray, 59, Oregon, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb t...