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Property tax levies for 2012 are proposed to increase by an average of 1.2...
Saint Paul - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Property tax levies are proposed to increase an average of 1.2 percent statewide if proposed local tax levies are adopted by local governments later this year. Levy increases combined with the elimin...
Deadline to Pay Real Property Tax is December 5
Leesburg, VA - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Treasurer H. Roger Zurn Jr. reminds taxpayers that the deadline for payment of the second half real property tax is Monday, December 5, 2011. Payments postmarked after December 5, 2011, will incur ...
Why AB284 Helps Nevada Homeowners Seeking Short Sales
Las Vegas, NV - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- There was a significant decline in the number of mortgage default notices served on homeowners in the Las Vegas metro area and in Nevada in October, but not because of a sudden recovery in the hou...
Garrett: FHA Report Proves Conforming Loan Level Increase is Reckless
November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, issued the following statement today after an independent audit of the Federal H...
Lawmakers Agree With McIntyre Call to Support Homeowners and Help Spur Economy
Washington, D.C. - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre announced today that he has helped restore recently reduced home loan limits for the Federal Housing Administration.
Enterprise Closes $8.3 Million LIHTC Deal to Build 47 Units of Affordable Housing in...
SANTA MONICA, CA - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. (Enterprise) today announced it has closed an $8.3 million Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) syndication deal to help Community Corporation ...
Attorney Alejandro Padua and His Team Solve a Complex Commercial Real Estate Issue
Houston, TX - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alejandro L. Padua, Esq., of Padua Law Firm in Houston, with his excellent drafting of real estate related contracts and related lawyering, together with his brother Antonio J. Padua, head broker o...
NJAR® Reports Show Tax Caps and Consolidation Can Help Ease Property Tax Burden
Edison, N.J. - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Governmental Research Foundation (GRF) today released a group of three reports on methods of controlling property taxes in New Jersey. The first tw...
Super Committee Closer to Deal Says Housing Tax Credit Coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the November 23, 2011 legal deadline looming, the Congressional Super Committee focused on deficit reduction may be inching a little closer to an agreement. The Republicans and Democrats o...
Kucinich: Protecting Your Rights
Washington, DC - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), a longtime advocate for homeowners in Ohio, today released the following statement upon the news that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will move fo...
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Home...
Atlanta, GA - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On October 27, 2011, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Home Rights Advocates, Inc. located at 2550 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 22...
Real Estate Law Firm Expands to Madison Avenue In Deal Brokered by Winoker Realty
NEW YORK CITY, NY - October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Carlos M. Velazquez & Associates, LLP, a growing real estate and real property tax law firm, has leased office space at 551 Madison Avenue on the corner of 55th Street, according to Barbar...
Pinellas County Commissioner Hosts Community Office Hours Program
Crystal Beach, FL - October 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch is set to host the coming community office hours program on October 19, 2011, Wednesday, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the conference room of St. Petersburg ...
NJAR® Reports Show Tax Caps and Consolidation Can Help Ease Property Tax Burden
Edison, N.J. - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Governmental Research Foundation (GRF) today released a group of three reports on methods of controlling property taxes in New Jersey. The first two...
Governor Christie Taking Action To Deliver Real Property Tax Reform To New Jersey Families
Trenton, NJ - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Courier-Post: “Christie projected local governments will save $337 million in pension and health care costs in 2012 as a result of bipartisan reforms he championed.” (Carol Comegno, “Christie V...
Governor Chris Christie’s Bipartisan Pension Reforms Provide $557,557 in Property Tax Relief for Mount...
Trenton, NJ - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie today visited the home of Gary and Linda Cogan, 26-year residents of Mount Laurel, for his second consecutive day of conversations with property taxpayers to discuss the criti...
Arkansas Property Tax Payments Due Date Extended to October 17
LITTLE ROCK, AR - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This year under Act 175 of House Bill 1255, Arkansas’s statewide personal property tax deadline was changed to October 15 of each year. Since the new deadline falls on a Saturday this year, the...
University of Missouri’s Law Expert Receives Funds for the Improvement of Solar Energy Laws
Columbia, MO - September 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In today’s time where the increasing cost of energy and the negative effects of climate change has been a concern to most citizens, the demand for solar power energy sources has progressively in...
Canyon Gate Real Estate Services’ Vice President Kim Corcoran Named to APCM Board of...
Albuquerque, NM - September 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Canyon Gate Real Estate Services, an Associa company, is pleased to announce Vice President Kim Corcoran was recently elected to the Association of Professional Community Managers (APCM) Boa...
Boxer Lauds Federal Housing Finance Agency for Moving Toward Helping More Homeowners Refinance
Washington, D.C. - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Boxer (D-CA) today praised the announcement by the Federal Housing Finance Agency that it will work to identify and reduce barriers to refinancing for millions of American homeowners who are current on their mortgage payments but underwater on their homes.
Triennial Recertification of Exempt Properties
Hampton, VA - September 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Code of Virginia and the Hampton Municipal Code the owners of properties which have been exempted from taxation are being sent Exemption Retention Applications. The trienni...
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act – Batch Processing Services Available
WASHINGTON, DC - September 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service (SCRACVS) has rolled out a secure site that permits batch processing of active-duty military verifications under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Tax Credits Advanced for Affordable Housing in Minot
BISMARCK, ND - September 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As a part of the state’s flood recovery efforts, the Industrial Commission of North Dakota has approved a plan by the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) to make an advance commitment of ...
Lake County Government offices, LakeXpress to close for Labor Day holiday
TAVARES, FL - September 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of Courts, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections and Tax Collector will be closed Monday, Sept. 5 to observe Labor Day.
Emily A. Fox Joins Pircher, Nichols & Meeks as Litigation Associate
Torrance, CA - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Emily A. Fox has joined national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols & Meeks as a litigation associate in its Chicago office. In her new position, she will focus on commercial real estate litigation, including foreclosures and mechanic’s lien claims.
New Law Gives More Rights to Property Owners
SPRINGFIELD, IL - August 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new law signed this week by Governor Pat Quinn allows Illinois landowners or lessees the option of using purple paint markings on trees or posts on their property as a “no trespassing” notice. The “Purple Paint Law” is designed as an alternative which Illinois landowners can use to protect their property from trespassing.
Giselle Roohparvar Joins Pircher, Nichols & Meeks as Lateral Litigation Associate
Torrance, CA - August 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prior to joining Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, Giselle was an associate with O’Donnell & Associates. She was a trial attorney focused on complex business litigation with a proven ability in intellectual property, class action, real estate, white-collar criminal, antitrust, appellate and environmental litigation. While there, she first-chaired and won a breach of contract case. In addition, Roohparvar has also held associate and research associate positions at Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, respectively.
Spain cuts new property tax in half to lift Spanish real estate industry
Madrid, Spain: - August 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Spanish Government has cut value added tax on new property in Spain by 50 per cent with immediate effect. The reduction in VAT (Spanish - IVA) from eight per cent four per cent on new build Sp...
Steven H. Shapiro Joins Pircher, Nichols & Meeks as Corporate Partner
Torrance, CA - August 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steven H. Shapiro has joined Pircher, Nichols & Meeks as a corporate partner in its Chicago office. His practice will focus on corporate governance, securities law, mergers & acquisitions and financings.
GoFightForeclosure.com Declares Homeowners Trying To Stop Foreclosure Endangered Species
Atlanta, GA - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- GoFightForeclosure.com the Go Fight Foreclosure System today announced a warning signal to homeowners that they must contest to stop foreclosure. Citing homeowners fighting foreclosures are now endangered species after a ruling from a judge in New Jersey approving that four major banks can resume uncontested foreclosures
