Events

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners on the verge of foreclosure face an overwhelming amount of information - from the Internet and TV, well-intentioned friends and family members, and scammers looking to take advantage of the financially distressed. Attorney General Greg Zoeller today announced 11 free workshops are scheduled to take place around the state beginning April 27th. The workshops are intended to cut through the noise and offer straight-forward advice to homeowners looking to understand their rights and options for avoiding foreclosure.

April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama). CT REIA and Lou Brown Presents: The Millionaire Jump Start Training Weekend. May 1st (8:30am to 7:00pm) and May 2nd (8:30am to 6:30pm). Doubletree Hotel. 16 Ella Grasso Turnpike Windsor Locks, CT 06096. $99 for 2 people (money will be refunded at event)

April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama). CT REIA and Lou Brown Presents: The Millionaire Jump Start Training Weekend. May 1st (8:30am to 7:00pm) and May 2nd (8:30am to 6:30pm). Doubletree Hotel. 16 Ella Grasso Turnpike Windsor Locks, CT 06096. $99 for 2 people (money will be refunded at event)

Salem, OR - April 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents of communities across Oregon can share their perspectives on local barriers to fair housing at a series of forums in late April and early May.

ANDOVER, MA - April 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding or repairing a home after a disaster, like the recent March flooding, can be a daunting task. But with the right suggestions, homeowners can build back smarter and stronger

LĪHU‘E, HI - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In recognition of April being Fair Housing Month, the Housing Agency is offering a free training session for housing providers. Landlords, tenants, resident and property managers, association board members, housing agents, as well as the general public are invited to attend. The workshop is scheduled on Friday, April 30, 8:30 am to 3 pm, in the Līhu‘e Civic Center, Pi‘ikoi Building, Housing Agency conference room

LĪHU‘E, HI - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In recognition of April being Fair Housing Month, the Housing Agency is offering a free training session for housing providers. Landlords, tenants, resident and property managers, association board members, housing agents, as well as the general public are invited to attend. The workshop is scheduled on Friday, April 30, 8:30 am to 3 pm, in the Līhu‘e Civic Center, Pi‘ikoi Building, Housing Agency conference room

New York, NY - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- RAB With only one day remaining before the contract expiration for 30,000 doormen and other apartment building workers, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and tenant rights activists will voice concerns about a potential strike. The officials will call on the Realty Advisory Board (RAB), an industry association representing most building owners, to settle a fair contract with the workers. The contract, which covers 30,000 doormen, superintendents, resident managers, porters, handymen and concierges, expires at 12:01 a.m., April 21. In the event of a strike, more than one million New Yorkers living in apartments, co-ops and condominiums would be directly affected.

New York, NY - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Contract talks between the Realty Advisory Board and 32BJ for New York City apartment building workers resume today at the Sheraton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. The contract, covering 30,000 doormen, handymen, resident managers, porters, superintendents and concierges, is set to expire at 12:01 a.m., April 21st. Negotiations began on March 9

Meriden, CT - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama). Deal or No Deal Workshop (CTREIA Members Only event). Wed, April 28. 6:30 - 9:00pm. Comfort Inn. 900 East Main St. Meriden, CT.

New York, NY - April 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Strike preparations for city's apartment building workers have intensified this week with nearly 1,000 strike captains meeting at key sites throughout the city. The meetings, which began on Wednesday, provide strike captains with information on picket line rules, signage and a host of legal issues.

Women Real Estate Investors Dinner Meeting. Tuesday, April 27th. Wallingford, CT - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alina's Ristorante (formerly Georges II Restaurant) 950 Yale Ave. Wallingford, CT 06492 Dinner starts at 6:30pm. $25 for CT REIA Members (includes dinner) $35 for Guests (includes dinner)

Baltimore, MD - April 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) will hold a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop in Overlea on April 26, 2010. Home foreclosures in Maryland and are up 80 percent from last year, while foreclosures in the rest of the country have stabilized, according to Realty Trac, Inc.,a California-based research firm.“This struggling economy has been tough on Maryland families. If you are in danger of losing your home, we can help. Please join me at my Foreclosure Prevention Workshop where you will have the chance to sit down, one-on-one, with housing counselors, mortgage lenders and other experts to discuss your options to keep you in your home,” said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger.

April 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Missouri’s Largest Lost & Found will be open to the media Thursday, April 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) will host a media open house as Unclaimed Property opens recently received safe deposit boxes. These safe deposit boxes often contain coins, stamps, jewelry, wills and savings bonds. Many items will be on display, including some of the more unusual items received by Treasurer Zweifel’s office. This year, Treasurer Zweifel will display a sampling of the 94 military medals his office is holding

April 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Montgomery County Office of Human Rights will host an educational forum on Friday, April 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Building 2 at the University of Maryland at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville

New York, NY - April 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With only seven days left until a possible citywide strike, thousands of New York City doormen and other apartment building workers will march and rally through the streets of the Upper East Side to demand a fair contract from the Realty Advisory Board, an industry association representing most building owners

Stuart, FL - April 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) today advised struggling homeowners in South Florida to take advantage of an opportunity this month for free counseling and guidance to help reduce their monthly mortgage payments. The event, hosted by the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), will take place in Miami from April 15-19.

Harlem Community Development Corporation (HCDC) and Citibank are hosting "Doing Business Uptown,"a Small Business Conference aimed at introducing entrepreneurs to small business resource providers with a proven track record of developing firms in Upper Manhattan.

Al is a national speaker specializing in Wealth Protection teaching dynamic strategies on tax reduction, IRS audit-proofing, entity structuring and asset protection targeted for real estate investors and business owners. He has been a real estate investor for over 30 years. He first got his real estate license and went on to broker millions of dollars of real estate. He then got his CPA by passing the first time, not an easy accomplishment. Subsequently, he got his Masters in Taxation graduating with the highest honors in this rigorous program. He was immediately hired as adjunct professor where he taught

April 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Potential homebuyers may qualify for $15,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance to help buy a foreclosed single-family home, townhouse or condominium in the city of Phoenix

VILLANOVA, PA - April 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate at the Villanova School of Business will host the first annual Villanova Real Estate Challenge on April 8 – 9.

TUCSON, AZ - April 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Tuesday will join with representatives of Environment Arizona in releasing a report on how solar energy can be used to power our homes, businesses, farms and neighborhoods.“This report shows the possibilities of solar energy and how solar is an achievable path to our energy security,” said Giffords. “We still have work to do before solar energy can make up a large percentage of America’s energy needs, but we are moving in the right direction.

LĪHU'E, HI - April 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In celebration of the National Community Development Week, the Kaua'i County Housing Agency will host a “Parade of Projects” that have benefitted Kaua'i residents. The event will be held this Thursday at the Līhu'e Civic Center in the Pi‟ikoi Building atrium from 10 am to 2 pm.

WALTHAM, MA - April 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- REALTORS® across Massachusetts and the country will be hosting open houses as part of the first-ever REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend on April 10-11. With favorable market conditions and the availability of homebuyer tax credits, buyers will have the opportunity to tour an increased number of open houses in their desired communities. Participating open houses will be marked with blue REALTOR® “R” balloons and be listed

Albany, NY - April 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many local REALTOR boards/associations and their members across New York State and the country will be showing homes to the public as part of a Nationwide Open House Weekend, April 10-11, 2010. Local sellers will be able to showcase their homes and interested buyers will have an opportunity to visit houses in their area without having to make an appointment for a showing.

Leesburg, VA - April 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Loudoun County is pleased to announce a new free “Post-Purchase Counseling” seminar to give recent homebuyers and prospective home purchasers an opportunity to explore topics often not covered by their lender or realtor.

New York, NY - April 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Saturday April 24th, join GreenHomeNYC on a tour of the Gen. Colin Powell Apartments, a new green affordable residential coop building in The Bronx.

FLAGSTAFF, AZ - April 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of Representative Ann Kirkpatrick’s continuing efforts on behalf of Native American families and Veterans, Chairwoman Maxine Waters and the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity have agreed to her request to hold a field hearing in Arizona on the important and unique housing issues facing Indian Country. Chairwoman Waters will join Rep. Kirkpatrick in Window Rock on Saturday, April 10th to receive testimony and ask questions about housing challenges for Native American communities and about the Congresswoman’s legislation to help disabled Indian Veterans keep their housing assistance.