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CFO Jeff Atwater Announces Arrest of Three North Florida Roofers for Unlicensed Insurance Activity
TALLAHASSEE, FL - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced today the arrests of Derek Shawn Kellog, 31, Crawfordville; Corey Jermaine Brownlee, 30, Jacksonville; and Sean McCaslin, 49, Tallahassee; emplo...
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Statement on National Mortgage Settlement Servicing Standards
TALLAHASSEE, FL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement regarding the National Mortgage Settlement Servicing Standards
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater Joins Governor Scott in Signing Legislation Automating Unclaimed Property...
TALLAHASSEE - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today joined Governor Rick Scott, Senator Flores (R-Miami) and Representative Mayfield (R-Vero Beach) at a bill signing ceremony for SB 464, which allows the C...
Attorney General Bondi’s Statement on Appropriation of $200 Million of the National Mortgage Settlement...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - May 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 1852 regarding funding from the national mortgage settlement.
KEATING RESOURCES BUYS LARGEST LAND SITE EAST OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gerard Keating, owner of Geneva Illinois based Keating Resources, purchases a 20.5 acre land site located 6 blocks north of Miami International Airport at 725 Southeast 9th Court in Hialeah. Keat...
Ross Earns Award for Support of Pro-Growth Policies
WASHINGTON, DC - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) received the Chamber of Commerce’s “Spirit of Enterprise” award for his support of pro-business issues during the second session of the 112th Congress.
Broward County Receives HUD Grant of More Than $8 Million to Assist Homeless Population
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Broward County Homeless Initiative Partnership has received a grant totaling more than $8 million to fund 17 local projects from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Feds to audit Florida homeowner mortgage assistance program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The federal government today disclosed it was launching an investigation of Florida’s $1 billion Hardest Hit mortgage assistance program, a probe requested by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson
Regional Fair Housing Summit to discuss ‘approaches to creating inclusive communities’
TAVARES - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lake County is cosponsoring the second-annual Regional Fair Housing Summit, with the theme of “One Community, Growing Together: Regional Approaches to Creating Inclusive Communities.” The featured speak...
Senator calls for more scrutiny of Florida’s program to help homeowners avert foreclosure
TALLAHASSEE - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s senior U.S. senator has called on President Obama’s special inspector general to investigate mismanagement and inaction by Florida officials administering the state’s $1 billion share o...
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Statement on the Senate Subcommittee’s Plan for National Mortgage Settlement...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - March 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement on the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development’s draft legislation regarding more than $200 million in ...
Broward County Celebrates Fair Housing Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Broward County's Human Rights Section, HOPE Inc. and Broward County Housing Finance and Community Development Division are sponsoring a Fair Housing Symposium “Rebuilding the American Dream” o...
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Statement on the Passage of Legislation Relating to National Mortgage...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement on the passage of legislation relating to the remaining $200 million of the National Mortgage Settlement in the House Appropriations Comm...
Congresswoman Corrine Brown Fights for Floridians to Overcome Housing Crisis
Washington, DC - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Brown made the following statement:
“Assisting my constituents with their housing needs has always been one of my top priorities ever since I was first elected to Congress in the e...
CFO Jeff Atwater Announces Arrest of Tampa Plumber for Fraud
TALLAHASSEE - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the arrest of Timothy Wayne Sexton, 25, owner of Plumbing Rescue Company located in Tampa. On several occasions Plumbing Rescue employees a...
Attorney General Pam Bondi to Meet with National Monitor and Stakeholders on National Mortgage...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi will be meeting with the National Mortgage Settlement Monitor, Joseph Smith, and those on the front lines of assisting homeowners with the relief available under the nati...
Three Must Have Mobile Apps for House Hunters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you searching for a new home? If so, you’ve probably gone on the Internet to do some research as to where you want to live, what kind of house you can afford, and so on. Logging on to the In...
Mica Hearing Hammers Vacant Federal Properties: Billions Lost as Miami Courthouse Molds
Washington, DC - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman John L. Mica (Winter Park, FL), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, today took on GSA’s failure to dispose of vacant federal b...
Nearly 450 Homeless Provided Shelter During Latest Cold Spell
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly 450 homeless individuals received shelter and meals during the most recent cold weather emergency advisory issued for March 1-3 for Broward County.
Rooney Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Speed Short Sales, Boost Florida Housing Market
Washington, D.C. - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-17) and U.S. Rep. Robert Andrews (NJ-1) today introduced bipartisan legislation that will speed short sales and spur growth in the housing market by requiring lenders t...
