Monthly Archives: June 2013
CBRE SECURES $14.93 MILLION IN FINANCING FOR ATLANTA OFFICE BUILDINGS
Miami, FL - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Debt & Equity Financing Group worked on behalf of Banyan Street Capital, based in Miami, to secure $14.93 million in financing for the purchase of Davinci Court, two Class A office buildings tota...
RE/MAX Tops List of Most Productive Agents
DENVER - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ranked by most properties sold, RE/MAX residential specialists led all competitors among the top 1,000 real estate agents in the nation. Published by The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends, “The Thousand” ranked the top 250 agents and top 250 teams for transaction sides and sales volume. When the 500 transaction standings are combined, RE/MAX agents hold 98 places. That’s nearly one out of five – and more than any other real estate brand in the report, which ranks participating agents based on 2012 production
MSU Extension offers Make Macomb Your Home — Home Ownership Series
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MSU Extension is offering the popular Make Macomb Your Home -- Home Ownership series this July. Home Ownership will focus on consumer protection during the home buying process. Attendees will learn...
Christie Administration Launches $10 Million Predevelopment Loan Fund For Affordable Rental Housing To Revitalize...
Trenton, NJ - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and its affiliate the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority (NJRA) today announced the creation of the Predevelopment Fund for Affordable Rental Housing...
Four Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Four Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced
Hey Gen Y, It’s Time to Buy!
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Generation Y—also known as the Millennials—are now of the age where they may be thinking about home buying. And as the market picks up, we will start to see many renters in their mid 20s to ear...
Arlington County Announces New Housing Director
ARLINGTON, VA - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arlington County today named David Cristeal, currently in an acting position as housing director, Arlington’s Housing Director
OHFA Examines the Impact of Ohio’s Shale Oil Industry on Affordable Housing
COLUMBUS - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency's (OHFA) Office of Affordable Housing Research and Strategic Planning released a series of reports commissioned to examine housing markets in the regions of Ohio impacted by...
Mayor Menino Announces Initiative to Connect BHA Elderly and Disabled Residents to Resources, Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the City will conduct a complete needs assessment of more than 4,300 Boston Housing Authority (BHA) residents living in elder and disabled housing. Residents ...
Himes Announces $300K Grant for The WorkPlace, Inc.
WASHINGTON, DC - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced today a $299,670 grant for the WorkPlace, Inc. in Bridgeport. The funding will be used to provide homeless veterans with job training and other support services...
Governor Clears Way for ANMC Housing
Anchorage, AK - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Sean Parnell today signed legislation addressing the critical need for residential housing at the Alaska Native Medical Center. The center currently has a 110-bed capacity.
Reps. Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee and Mike Quigley Announce $3 Million in Additional Funding...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) announced that the Appropriations Committee had passed their amendment to the annual Transportation, Housing and Urban De...
Rep. Takano Announces Department of Labor Grant for Homeless Riverside Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) announced the United States Department of Labor has awarded $157,000 to the Riverside United States Veterans Initiative.
Calkain Companies and Morgan Stanley Rev Up to Support Local Charities at Ferrari of...
Tampa, FL - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- – Jonathan Hipp, President & CEO of Calkain Companies and Dan Shannon of Morgan Stanley literally rolled out the red carpet for the exclusive event An Evening of Giving, Networking and Beautiful Fa...
US Department of Labor awards nearly $72 million in YouthBuild grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $72 million in YouthBuild grants to support academic and occupational skill training for at-risk youth.
DOL Announces Nearly $29 Million in Grants through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) has announced the award of 121 grants, totaling nearly $29 million, to provide more than 14,000 veterans across the nation with job training, job placement, housing and other services. These grants were awarded through the agency’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP).
Justice Department Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Owners and Managers of Mobile Home Parks...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department announced today that Lawrence Properties Inc., Lawrence at Lakewood LLC, Michael Lawrence, and Williams Bounds have agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit involving violations of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants denied housing to an African American woman and her family because of race. The lawsuit also alleged that the owner and the regional manager of Lawrence Properties communicated to employees a company policy of not renting to African Americans
More than $7.6 billion in aid towards NY’s recovery from Sandy
NEW YORK, NY - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration have approved more than $7.6 billion in direct assistance to homeowners, renters, businesses, government agencies and ...
DISASTER ASSISTANCE EXPANDS IN OKLAHOMA TO INCLUDE THREE MORE COUNTIES
OKLAHOMA CITY - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in three more counties who sustained damage as a result of severe storms, flooding and tornadoes from May 18 through June 2 may now apply for state and federal ...
HUD’s Moving to Work Program is the Best Approach Available to Help Families in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Moving to Work program is the best approach available to help families in public housing achieve self-sufficiency, witnesses told the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee at a hearing yesterday