Events

Washington, DC - July 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman David Scott invites you to attend the Help For Homeowners Community Event sponsored by the US Departments of Treasury and HUD.

July 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Leonard Boswell will join Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Ron Sims and Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie in highlighting how $4.3 million in Recovery Act Tax Credit Assistance Program funds are building 300 units of quality, affordable housing at the Homes of Oakridge housing development.

Cromwell, CT - July 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) CT REIA and Terry Hale presents: Recession-Proof Income with Commercial Real Estate. July 19 - 5:30 to 9:00 PM. Crowne Plaza Hotel. 100 Berlin Road. Cromwell, CT FREE for CTREIA and AOACT members | $30 for guests

Los Angeles, CA - July 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined today by City Councilmembers Bill Rosendahl, Janice Hahn and Tom LaBonge, airport commissioners and business leaders in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate completion of a $12.3-million renovation and seismic retrofit of the iconic Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The mayor also announced the building’s Observation Deck will re-open to the public on weekends only beginning Saturday, July 10, 2010.“From the Observation Deck, viewing planes from many countries, you can see that LAX is a gateway to the world and a strong economic engine for the region.” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “LAX brings the world to Los Angeles, and I am proud to once again welcome travelers and families to visit the iconic Theme Building and the extraordinary views from the Observation Deck while they are here.”

June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT REIA and Al Aiello presents: Free Webinar - LLC’s Have Great Money-Saving Benefits, but most are Worthless?

June 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT REIA and Dave Lindahl presents: Wealth Building Conference For Real Estate Investors. June 26 and 27. 8:00am - 5:00 pm. Rocky Hill Marriott Hotel. 100 Capitol Blvd. Rocky Hill, CT This is a FREE event for everyon

Washington, DC - June 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold the 2nd Annual DC Housing Expo and Foreclosure Clinic on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Washington Convention Center. The event will be held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Topeka, KS - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kansas Housing Conference is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Ad Astra Awards for Excellence in Housing and Community Development. The Ad Astra Awards celebrate housing advocates who consistently make a positive impact on their communities. The awards also honor best practices of affordable housing developers, public housing authorities, community service organizations and others.

Bronx, NY - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Back at work after a weeklong lockout, Co-Op City workers and management returned to the negotiating table today for the first time in two weeks. Workers, supported by 32BJ SEIU, are seeking a multi-year agreement that maintains their family health care coverage and provides cost of living wage increases.

June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Food preservation classes to teach gardeners how to use the foods they grow will be offered at the Salamonie interpretive center, July 22, 27, and 29.Class I teaches canning basics, class II features freezing tips. In class III, participants can try preserving jams, jellies and fruit. Each class runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and costs $10 per person.

June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Maine Housing Counseling Network with assistance and support from the Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, US Department of Housing and Urban Development and MaineHousing will host free Foreclosure Prevention Clinics in Augusta, Portland, Sanford, and Bangor.

New York, NY- June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that senior management will make a presentation at the NAREIT REIT Week 2010 Investor Forum on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. EDT (8:15 a.m. CDT).

Topeka, KS - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas’ largest annual affordable housing event keeps growing bigger and better! This year the 2010 Kansas Housing Conference offers a total of 28 educational breakout sessions, specialized community development and property management trainings, housing tours and networking receptions. Topeka, KS - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas’ largest annual affordable housing event keeps growing bigger and better! This year the 2010 Kansas Housing Conference offers a total of 28 educational breakout sessions, specialized community development and property management trainings, housing tours and networking receptions. Presented in partnership by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation and NeighborWorks America, the 5th annual, three-day event starts Wednesday, Sept. 8th at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center located at 1717 SW Topeka Boulevard in Topeka.

Silver Spring, MD - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP), the private nonprofit real estate developer, will hold a Circle of Builders breakfast forum on the Brookings Institution’s findings on the State of Metro America. The event will be held in Bethesda at Chevy Chase Bank, a Division of Capital One, N.A.

Bronx, NY - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Public Advocate Bill de Blasio will join locked-out Co-op City workers, tenants and union officials today, Thursday June 3, to call on RiverBay Corporation to end the lockout of members of 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union. The lockout, which began on Tuesday at 12:01 a.m., affects more than 500 workers and 55,000 tenants

Wilmington, DE - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On June 8th and 9th, Delaware homeowners are invited to attend free statewide housing workshops sponsored by the Delaware Attorney General’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force, in conjunction with the Delaware State Housing Authority and the Office of the State Bank Commissioner. The workshops are aimed at facilitating loan modifications, reducing foreclosures, and providing educational information to help resident stay in their homes.

June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Roscoe Bartlett invites you to attend the 2nd Annual Go Green Energy Conference on Monday June 7th at the Frederick Fairgrounds in Frederick, Maryland. The Go Green Conference is a free educational community service event to discover practical ways to save money, use less energy, be better stewards of our environment and go green on any size budget. The Go Green Conference from 10am – 3pm on Monday, June 7th is FREE to attend and includes FREE parking. Come for lunch or come for the day, either way, it’s free to attend. Please forward this notice to others you think might be interested in attending

June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Learn about fair housing practices and laws at a free workshop from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, June 11, at Phoenix City Hall, 200 W. Washington St., assembly room D.

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett is hosting the Second Go Green Energy Conference on Monday, June 7 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at the e-ventplex at the Frederick Fairgrounds in Frederick, Maryland. The Go Green Energy Conference is a free community service event designed for homeowners, farmers and small business owners to discover practical ways that you can save money, use less energy and go green on any size budget. This year will be bigger and better than the inaugural Go Green Energy Conference in 2009 that was attended by more than 1,000 people. Come see more than 120 indoor and outdoor exhibitors and learn tips from experts in breakout sessions. Congressman Bartlett, Senator Ben Cardin, Director of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) Malcolm Woolf, and Frederick Mayor Randy McClement highlight keynote addresses among more than 30 speakers. Go Green 2010 has MORE exhibit space and is still FREE to Exhibit and FREE to Attend with FREE PARKING! Food and beverages will be for sale by two community non-profit organizations raising money for education activities. The Go Green Energy Conference is sponsored by the e-ventplex at the Frederick Fairgrounds, Frederick County Office of Economic Development, Frederick City Department of Economic Development, Washington County Economic Development Commission and the Carroll County Department of Economic Development. Please forward this notice to others you think might be interested in attending

EDISON, N.J. - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. (NJARHOF) is proud to announce its latest endeavor to educate and empower New Jersey's consumers.

Consumers Need Reliable Information to Make Smart Decisions Washington, D.C. - June 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — June is National Homeownership Month and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the nation’s nearly 8,000 community banks are offering prospective homebuyers the information they need to help them navigate the home-buying process.

Cromwell, CT - May 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) - CT REIA and Dave Lindahl presents: Wealth Advantages Of Apartment Property Investing. This event takes place on the 2nd Monday this month, so that we could have Dave Lindahl at our meeting. He has made some of our members financially free and even millionaires by following his system. Don't miss it.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International announces eight great reasons why the 2010 BOMA International Conference and The Every Building Show®, June 27-29 in Long Beach, Calif., is the premier conference for commercial real estate professionals looking to succeed in challenging market. This year’s conference is a critical opportunity for property professionals to expand their professional networks, get the latest education and bring home innovative solutions that will prepare their businesses for recovery.“The last eighteen months have been among the most volatile periods in the history of commercial real estate. Property professionals are looking for answers about recovery and seeking strategies for succeeding in this new landscape,” commented BOMA International Chair James A. Peck, RPA, FMA, senior director of asset services, CB Richard Ellis. “We have designed this year’s program to address the needs of property and asset managers, engineers and executives. From networking opportunities to best-in-class speakers to unrivaled education, this conference will provide value on every level.”

RALEIGH, NC - May 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners struggling with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression shouldn't have to worry about scams designed to rob them of hard earned equity in their home or put them in costly contracts that promise but do not deliver homeownership.

Austin, TX - May 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading journalists from The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Bloomberg News, Money magazine, National Real Estate Investor and Better Homes & Gardens, to The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Orange County Register, and Kansas City Star are registered for NAREE's 44th Annual Real Estate Conference. Set for June 2-5, the conference is thoughtful mix of news conferences, panels, journalism workshops and field trips

May 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Frederick Douglass Academy students present their findings on the health and ecology of the Harlem River, with tours of the new Harlem River Park designed to bring the public closer to a key confluence in the New York City “eco-stream.”

May 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Springfield, in conjunction with Daniel J. Flynn & Co. of Quincy, will auction off 39 (thirty-nine) properties in tax-title possession on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Registration begins at 5:00 P.M. and the auction begins at 6:00 P.M. The Auction will be conducted ballroom-style, at Springfield City Hall located at 36 Court Street, Springfield, MA

May 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At the request of Mayor Phil Gordon, Councilman Claude Mattox and Councilman Tom Simplot have formed a working group of community members and city staff to develop a Phoenix city ordinance to regulate unsolicited door-to-door sales in response to residents’ concerns. Mattox is the chairman of the Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee, and Simplot chairs the Housing and Neighborhoods Subcommittee

PEARL, MI - May 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 175 Mississippi Cottages will be auctioned off to registered bidders at 10 a.m. on June 4. The cottage units are staged at 346 Beaver Dam Rd., Perkinston, Miss., 39573. The auction will feature one-bedroom, 400 square feet units with feature front porches. The units will be sold as they are. The condition of the units varies from slightly damaged to needing multiple improvements

May 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama). Fairfield County Real Estate Investors Association (FCREIA) Meeting. (in association with the Bridgeport Downtown Task Force). Bridgeport’s New Development Toolbox: Opportunities for Development with Bridgeport’s New Master Plan and Zoning Regulations