EUGENE, OR - April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prudential Florida Realty's Deanna Krespach of Bonita Springs, Florida, has recently decided to contribute to the rapidly expanding network of real estate agents and brokers opting to enhance, personalize and renovate the search functionalities of their websites, by integrating a custom IDX solution. This new IDX software addition and its one-of-a-kind support system will allow easy consumer access to thousands of property listings on Krespach's site, smoothing the online real estate search process for both her and her clients alike. IDX Broker simplifies and attractively presents listing information from both the Fort Myers MLS (FortMyers) and the Sunshine MLS (SSMLS), directly onto Krespach's site, which is personalized according to his exact specifications, and is then automatically updated, on a daily basis, saving her valuable time which can be spent focusing on the personal needs of her clients

EUGENE, OR - April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The constantly growing group of real estate professionals creating easy-to-use websites has grown yet again, as IDX, Inc. welcomes Texas Pride Realty's Leslie Wilson to the team. Located just outside of Dallas, Texas, Carrollton's Texas Pride Realty boasts a wonderful relationship with North Texas Real Estate Info Systems (NTREIS). Thanks to the thousands of listings on the NTREIS database, Wilson is able to integrate area listings with his own properties, creating a unique pool of homes for his clients to search.

Washington, DC - April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Obama Administration is authorized to play a more active and supportive role in encouraging and progressing the energy efficiency and sustainability of America’s multifamily and commercial building stock, according to a report released today by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and other leading organizations in energy, housing, environment and real estate

Median Borrower Reduced Interest Rate by 16 Percent. McLean, VA - April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the first quarter of 2010, one-half of borrowers who refinanced their conventional loan lowered their mortgage interest rate by at least 16 percent according to Freddie Mac’s quarterly Refinance Report. The new interest rate was 0.9 percentage points or more below the old rate for one-half of borrowers

April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The decline in remodeling activity may be reaching an end, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI). Current market conditions jumped to 47.0 from 36.4 in the fourth quarter of 2009. Future indicators of remodeling business leapt to 48.9 from 31.4 in the last quarter. A new unified measure incorporating both current and future conditions, called the RMI Index, rose to 47.9 from 33.9 in the previous quarter

STEVENS POINT, WI - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has recently completed a review of eligible areas in Wisconsin that can receive financing through available Housing programs to assist rural communities and residents.

COLUMBUS, OH - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- April is annually recognized nationally as Fair Housing Month and here in Ohio as declared by Governor Ted Strickland.

Concord, NH - April 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Low and Moderate Income Homeowners may receive state education property tax relief by applying after May 1, 2010.

RICHMOND, VA - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bob McDonnell today announced a major initiative by his Administration aimed at reducing homelessness and expanding affordable housing in the Commonwealth. While touring the Better Housing Coalition's Lincoln Mews apartments this morning,

BELCOURT, ND - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, USDA Rural Development and the Minot Vocational Adjustment Workshop, Inc. will break ground in Belcourt, ND, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, for an affordable housing development specially designed to meet the needs of individuals with both physical and developmental disabilities.

VIENNA, VA - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released new guidance, Advisory to Financial Institutions on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports Regarding Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Fraud Schemes, to assist financial institutions in guarding against fraud schemes perpetrated against senior citizens who use the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA’s) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, a form of reverse mortgage.

Peachtree City, GA - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stephen Walker, a top-producing Realtor with Prudential Georgia Realty, wasagain named to the company’s Top 25 Individual Agents list for his 2009 salesperformance. This marks the 5th consecutive year Stephen has beennamed to the list. He has been successful in selling and listing property inthe Fayetteville office for over four years, andjust returned to the Peachtree City office in The Avenue shopping plazaat the beginning of this year

Washington, DC - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- National Low Income Housing Coalition board member Leonard Williams testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity today in support of two public housing bills, the Public Housing One-for-One Replacement and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 and the Public Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2010. The bills are expected to be introduced shortly by Subcommittee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), respectively.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Congressman Allen Boyd (D-North Florida) today helped expand home ownership opportunities for thousands of North Floridians living in rural areas by supporting the bipartisan Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act (H.R. 5017). The legislation passed in the House today by a vote of 352-62

McLean, VA - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today reported that it had sold 207 HomeSteps® REO homes to first time buyers and other owner-occupants at morning and afternoon auctions in Las Vegas and Riverside/San Bernardino Counties that drew thousands of bidders on April 24 and 25. HomeSteps is the real estate sales unit of Freddie Mac and markets a nationwide selection of Freddie Mac-owned homes

Failure is the only word to describe the House Republicans’ record on the GSEs. Washington, DC - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Spencer Bachus should know better. In a long op-ed in Politico, the Alabama Republican talks at length about the supposed Democratic failure to reform the GSEs, but apparently President Bush’s “ownership society” doesn’t apply to Republicans taking responsibility for their own failures. The Republican record on Fannie and Freddie is clear and embarrassing:

WILDWOOD, NJ - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beachfront or Bayside? Take your pick as 53 condominiums go on the auction block in the Wildwoods next month with minimum bids starting at just $55,000.

April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Due to the overwhelming response for the Housing Tax Credit Contribution Program (HTCC) Application Overview Session, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has added a second overview on Monday, May 24, 2010 from 9:00-11:00 AM

McLean, VA - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) applauded the House Committee on Financial Services for passing three bills positively affecting the mortgage industry, clearing the bills for consideration by the full House of Representatives. The bills would, among other things, provide additional funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service Loan Guarantee Program (section 502 Loans); would extend the National Flood Insurance Program; and would provide necessary FHA reform to continue offering borrowers affordable mortgage options.

April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, May 7, 2010 Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) will host a Combat Fraud Forum at the Cypress Community Center located at 5700 Cypress Avenue from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Attendees will obtain information on identity theft, mortgage loans and lending, investment scams, charity fraud, Medicare fraud and more

Issue Is Too Important for Partisan Fighting. April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following the second consecutive failed vote to open debate on how we best reform our financial system, Representative Ellsworth released the following statement

WASHINGTON, DC - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International will feature a comprehensive educational program at the 2010 BOMA International Conference & The Every Building Show® in Long Beach, California, June 27-29, focusing on strategies for optimizing performance and creating value in today’s challenging commercial real estate market. The program, featuring nearly 40 sessions built around five strategic tracks, will include sessions on high performing buildings, reducing operating costs, maintaining tenants and keeping top-notch management teams in place

Washington, DC - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell supported and the House passed H.R. 5017, the Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act, to ensure that families in rural Iowa communities continue to have access to affordable mortgages through the Department of Agriculture’s loan guarantee program.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Realtors® is urging the Senate to act quickly to approve House legislation passed today to extend loan commitment authority under the Rural Housing Service program to help families purchase homes in rural areas. The present commitment is expected to expire Friday, April 30

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A former manufacturing facility in North Attleborough that was contaminated with metals, chemical solvents and oil will be cleaned up and commercially redeveloped as a result of a Brownfields Covenant Not to Sue Agreement Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office entered into with the owner and prospective developer of the site

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 23, 2010. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume decreased 2.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 1.9 percent compared with the previous week

EUGENE, OR - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Lakes & Links International Realty's Cheri Foutz, to the ever expanding group of real estate professionals choosing to simplify their websites, with the help of a customized Internet Data Exchange (IDX) solution. By combining listings from the Mid Florida Regional MLS (MFRMLS), which Foutz is a member of, and properties Foutz represents, clients will have access to thousands of homes in the Lake Mary, Florida area. IDX Broker technology extracts raw listing data right from the MFRMLS, and seamlessly integrates it onto Foutz's website

Destin, FL - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new company started to align bankers interests with upside down homeowners at risk of losing their homes may save 5 to 7 million mortgage holders from losing their homes to foreclosure

EUGENE, OR - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Phoenix area real estate broker Tyler Stone with Infinity Health Real Estate, to the constantly growing number of agents and brokers choosing to simplify their professional websites with a customizable IDX solution. As a member of the Arizona Regional MLS (ARMLS), Stone has access to all of the area's property listings. This information has never been as easy for potential home buyers to use. But thanks to the IDX Broker technology, created by IDX, Inc., anyone searching for the perfect property can see these listings conveniently on Stone's website.

EUGENE, OR - April 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today's addition of Realtor Kimberly Spano with Total Quality Real Estate to the IDX, Inc. family is a great one for both parties. Spano's Coral Gables community listings are paired with the Greater Miami and the Beach MLS (GMBMLS), to bring her clients the most up-to-date and extensive property listings in the area. Her custom IDX solution gives Spano the opportunity to grant potential home buyers access to thousands of homes online