Tag: homeowners
Senator Stabenow Measure to Protect Homeowners from Higher Taxes Advances in Senate
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today praised the Committee's extension of a provision that will ensure that homeowners working with their banks to reduce their mortgage payments will not be hit wit...
HAWAII HOMEOWNERS CAN APPLY FOR LOANS TO HELP LOWER ENERGY COSTS WITH SOLAR PV...
As part of an initiative to clean energy affordable and accessible for Hawaii consumers, GEMS created the loan program for consumers to save money on their electricity bills on the first day of PV installation, according to the state Energy Office.
Obstacles and best practices to obtaining good homeowners insurance
It is never too early for buyers to speak with their REALTOR® and an insurance agent about insuring a property. Most mortgage lenders require that buyers obtain proof of homeowners insurance before they approve a loan on a property.
Florida Realtors® Advises Homeowners to Take Summer Holiday Safety Precautions
Many families across Florida and the nation will spend the Fourth of July holiday away from home, soaking up sun on the state’s beautiful beaches, traveling to see relatives or visiting friends for a backyard barbecue
COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL CYNTHIA H. COFFMAN WARNS HOMEOWNERS OF CONTRACTOR HOME REPAIR SCAMS AFTER...
This spring, Colorado has experienced extreme weather, leaving many homeowners with costly damage from water and hail. Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman is reaching out to homeowners to warn them of phony home repair contractor scams
Second Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Harris County for Texas Flood Survivors
A second State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now open in Harris County for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage as a result of the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from May 4 to June 19
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Statewide Advertising Campaign To Help New York Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure Rescue...
Campaign Will Promote AGScamHelp.com, A Web-Based App To Educate Consumers On How To Avoid And Report Mortgage Rescue Scams. Schneiderman: Informed Homeowners Are the Most Powerful Tools Against Foreclosure Scams
Mobile Registration Intake Center to Open in Navarro County for Texas Flood Survivors
A Mobile Registration Intake Center (MRIC) will open in Corsicana, Texas, on Monday, June 22, at 9 a.m. to serve homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage as a result of the May 4-June 19 severe storms and flooding.
Sandy Recovery- Christie Administration Announces Housing Recovery Information Session in Atlantic County to Assist...
In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 19th Information Session will be held Wednesday, June 24th, in Atlantic City, to provide personal a...
DISASTER ASSISTANCE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE SEVEN MORE COUNTIES FOR RECENT OKLAHOMA STORMS
Homeowners, renters and business owners in seven more Oklahoma counties affected by the recent severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding starting on May 5 through June 4 can now apply for state and federal disaster assistance. Those co...
Highway Services Repairs Sidewalks and Curb
In July, the MCDOT Division of Highway Services will repair sidewalks and/or curbs in the Carroll Knolls and the Stoneybrook Estates neighborhoods in Silver Spring. Work is expected to take eight weeks to complete and work hours will be from 7 a.m. to ...
Governor Abbott Signs Legislation Providing Over $4 Billion In Tax Relief For Businesses And...
Governor Greg Abbott today hosted a bill signing ceremony at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Austin, TX where he ceremonially signed into law HB 32 (D. Bonnen, R-Angleton; Nelson, R-Flower Mound), which will permanently reduce the business franchise ta...
AG Healey Supports Legislation to Protect Vulnerable Homeowners Through Tax Foreclosure Reform
In an effort to protect vulnerable homeowners in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office today sent a letter to the Joint Committee on Revenue in support of legislation to improve the tax foreclosure process
Vice Chair Crowley Joins Housing Recovery Office Director Amy Peterson on a Tour to...
Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, joined New York City Housing Recovery Office Director Amy Peterson on a tour of several Hurricane Sandy-affected homes in the Bronx to assess their progress in the recovery pr...
DISASTER ASSISTANCE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE 10 MORE COUNTIES FOR RECENT OKLAHOMA STORMS
Homeowners, renters and business owners in 10 more Oklahoma counties affected by the recent severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding starting on May 5 and continuing can now apply for state and federal disaster assistance. Those coun...
Menendez Statement on Two Year Anniversary of Rana Plaza Building Collapse
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez commended actions announced today by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to strengthen the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program (DASP) in order to help struggling homeowne...
AG Cautions Homeowners to Shop Wisely When Hiring a Contractor for Rooftop Snow and...
Following record breaking snowfall throughout the Commonwealth, Attorney General Maura Healey cautions homeowners to do their homework when selecting contractors to remove snow and ice from their roofs and to take actions to avoid becoming victims of s...
Governor Cuomo Announces State to Extend Buyout Program for Staten Island Homeowners Affected by...
Albany, NY - November 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that homeowners in the Ocean Breeze neighborhood on Staten Island will now be eligible for buyout assistance under the NY Rising Housing Recovery Programs. Un...
Breaking Trend: Homeowners Now Buying Homes to Rent on Airbnb
New York, NY - October 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has given popular web rental service AirBed and Breakfast an ultimatum: provide user data on all 225,000 New Yorkers using the site by the end of the day, ...
Treasury Approves Multnomah Pilot Program to Help Underwater Homeowners Refinance
WASHINGTON, DC - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department (OHCS) announced that the U.S. Treasury Department has approved a new pilot program to help underwa...
FEMA and SBA Assistance Registration Deadline is Feb. 12 for Hurricane Sandy Victims
WINDSOR, CT - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters, nonprofits and businesses of all sizes have until Tuesday, Feb. 12 to register for FEMA disaster assistance or apply for disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administra...
Congressman David Scott Announces Help for Homeowners Event
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman David Scott [GA-13], in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is pleased to announce the upcoming Making Home Affordable “Help ...
Defendants in Dominican Mortgage Assistance Scam that Allegedly Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Homeowners Settle FTC...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 08, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the Federal Trade Commission obtained a settlement order resolving charges against a nationwide scam ope...
Mangano, Cuomo Announce FEMA Emergency Assistance for Homeowners
New York, NY - November 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that FEMA will issue Emergency Assistance for New Yorkers whose homes were affected by Hurricane Sandy. At the...
Governor Cuomo Announces Homeowners Will Not Have to Pay Hurricane Deductibles
Albany, NY - November 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York homeowners will not have to pay potentially large hurricane deductibles on insurance claims stemming from damage caused by Monday’s storm.
HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES FORECLOSURE PROTECTION FOR NEW YORK STORM VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, DC - October 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of New York and provide support to homeowners and low-income rent...
Senator Menendez, HUD Secretary Donovan Meet with Struggling NJ Homeowners, Discuss Knocking Down Barriers...
ELIZABETH, N.J. - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today visited the home of Ellen Kovac in Elizabeth for a discussion with m...
Help For Homeowners Affected by Foreclosure Errors
Washington, DC - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Large mortgage servicers have been ordered by federal bank regulators to identify borrowers who may have been harmed by errors and improper practices in foreclosure or threatened foreclosure and...
Menendez, Boxer Urge Republicans to Join Them to Help Responsible Homeowners Refinance
WASHINGTON, DC - September 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Citing new momentum and support among a broad array of stakeholders, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today reintroduced the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act an...
Statement From Attorney General Kilmartin on National Mortgage Settlement Progress Report
August 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to the first progress report issued by the National Mortgage Settlement Monitor Joseph P. Smith, which discloses the five settling mortgage service providers have granted $10.56 billion in consumer reli...
