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Monthly Archives: May 2013

Gov. Perry: Emergency Response Starts with Individual Preparedness

AUSTIN - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, Gov. Rick Perry is urging Texans to prepare their families and homes for the 2013 hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 through the end of November. The go...

Help Honey Bee Swarms Find a Home

HELENA, Mont. - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With spring flowers come swarming bees, and Montana beekeepers are glad to help remove them if people find swarms clinging to trees, fences or some other surface.

Report: Number of New Residential Building Permits in NYC at Peak Since 2008

New York, NY - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Indicators of new housing development in New York City look promising, according to the Quarterly Housing Update (PDF) released today by NYU's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy.

BTO Launches the Advanced Roof Top Unit Campaign

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Large roof top air conditioning units (RTUs) are found on 60% of U.S. commercial buildings. During warm summer months the amount of energy used by older RTUs places a significant burden on the nation’s power supply, and increases the cost of keeping buildings cool. Taking advantage of technologies that improve building energy efficiency is one way that the U.S. can beat the heat while saving money. Retrofitting RTUs with advanced controls can reduce each unit’s energy use by 40%, while replacing each with a more efficient unit can reduce energy use by 50%

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights June Homeownership Month

WASHINGTON, DC - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Homeownership Month by highlighting programs to help rural residents buy, refinance and repair homes

Attorney General reminds contractors: they have a deadline to re-register as required by Home...

HARRISBURG - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kathleen Kane is reminding contractors to re-register with the Attorney General's Office, in order to comply with the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, which took effect July 1, 2...

Hearing to consider election to start home rule effort this year

Vancouver, WA - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A proposal for election of a 15-member Board of Freeholders to draft a home rule charter is on the June 4 hearing schedule for the Board of County Commissioners

Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) Kicks Off NeighborWorks Week with A...

Los Angeles, CA - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On June 1 NeighborWorks America will launch NeighborWorks Week which is a week-long celebration where thousands of volunteers come together to help make their neighborhoods healthy, sustainable places for families to work and play together and also call home. NHS is one of the 235 national charter members of NeighborWorks America and is kicking off NeighborWorks Week by hosting a Neighborhood Pride Day in Sun Valley, CA

Udall Asks for Public Input on Proposal to Use Excess Federal Land for Affordable...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who chairs the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, today asked the public to weigh in on a proposal to convey 40 acres of federal administrative land from the U.S. Forest Service Di...

Polis Offers Middle Class Housing Solutions for Families of Summit and Eagle Counties

Frisco - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today announced the introduction of legislation that would help expand the stock of affordable housing and support businesses that thrive off tourism as well as their workers. T...

U.S. REP. RON BARBER TO HOST SOLAR POWER 101 TOMORROW

TUCSON - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Barber will host the 61st Solar Power 101 workshop tomorrow with the Tucson Association of Realtors with a focus on how solar installations affect residential and commercial real estate transact...

NAI CAPITAL CLOSES 150 UNIT SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY IN NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Deborah K. Luedy with NAI Capital’s Pasadena office and Dave Stolte and John Alstrom with the Orange County office represented the Buyer, Forest Pointe Apartments, LLC, in the purchase of a multi-un...

Moutain Realty, LLC resource utilizes IDX Broker to simplify property search for potential Idaho...

UGENE, OR - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce David Elsey has become the latest real estate professional to join the growing network of agents and brokers who have employed the dynamic IDX Broker software. Elsey now ma...

Maryland Realtor supplies home seekers with a dynamic, IDX integrated, real estate website

EUGENE, OR - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Frederick, Maryland real estate professional Keith Litchauer, today announce the website Litchauer hosts synced with a customizable IDX solution, revolutionizing the online property search f...

California property listings displayed on the IDX enabled website of Stephanie Payab

EUGENE, OR - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --X, Inc. and Stephanie Payab have joined forces to deliver Encino, California home seekers with a thorough and dynamic online real estate resource. As a member of the California Regional MLS (CRMLS), Payab ...

IDX Broker brings ease and convenience to Washington home seekers with an online real...

EUGENE, OR - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and LynnMac have brought a customizable IDX solution to the clients of Realtor Steve Glover. Seattle, Washington listings are now conveniently displayed on the website of Glover, bringing thousa...

For Rent Media Solutions™ Launches Easyology Campaign to Support New Philosophy

Norfolk, VA - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For Rent Media Solutions, a division of Dominion Enterprises, recently introduced Easyology, a philosophy of providing innovative marketing solutions for the multifamily industry that are easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to measure. FRMS kicked off Easyology with a marketing campaign detailing how it provides simplified product solutions for apartment communities and an easy apartment search tool for renters

Lieutenant Governor Murray Announces New Leadership for Three Major Policy Initiatives

BOSTON - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thursday, May 30, 2013 – As part of Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray’s transition, the Lieutenant Governor today announced new leadership to chair and oversee policies to end and prevent homelessness, substance abuse and sexual and domestic violence. Since his first term in office, the Lieutenant Governor has been the Administration’s lead on these three major policy initiatives to help some of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable populations.

HUD AWARDS $32 MILLION TO 30 LOCAL HIV-AIDS HOUSING PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $32 million in grant awards to assist more than 1,300 extremely low-income persons and families living with HIV/AIDS annually. The grant awards will provide these households with a stable living environment, which is essential to accessing healthcare and HIV related services. In addition to housing assistance these grant programs will provide access to the needed supportive services in assisting beneficiary’s with a path to self-sufficiently such as life skills, job readiness services and employment training

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA 40) Joins Abode Communities & City of Bell Gardens for...

Bell Gardens, CA - May 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Abode Communities and the City of Bell Gardens welcomed Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and community representatives at the grand opening of Terra Bella, the newest housing development in the City featuring 65 affordable homes for seniors earning between 30 - 60% of Area Median Income. The grand opening took place on May 29th and was held at Terra Bella located at 5720 Clara Street, Bell Gardens, CA 90201.

Business Real Estate Press Releases

Support Ukrainian Refugees

GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to...

GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.

Recent Gov & Nonprofit Real Estate Press Releases

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall

Senator Marshalls Slams United Nations Climate Change Goals That Will Harm...

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement on the United Nations Net-Zero Banking Alliance’s (NZBA) decision to dramatically expand their Green New Deal