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ERIE COUNTY, NY - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District (“the District”) has been awarded two New York State Agricultural Non-point Source Abatement and Control Program Grants to help protect the quality of Erie County’s water resources. The grants are awarded through the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, and will assist farmers in implementing programs to protect lakes, streams, and rivers from potential agricultural runoff.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has recognized Samaritan Inns, Inc. and the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing Inc. (APAH) as part of its Neighborhood Builder® program. The recognition awards high-performing nonprofits that have made a significant impact in the community working in the bank’s priority funding areas of housing, jobs and hunger relief. The Neighborhood Builder program is a strategic investment that pairs leadership training with a $200,000 unrestricted grant so leaders gain valuable skills while applying funding where it is most needed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a ruling issued earlier today in Washington, D.C., a federal court denied the Obama Administration's motion to set aside a 1993 court order against the federal government requiring compliance with Title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, a law that gives homeless services providers access to unused federal properties for free.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the March 22, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in California, Connecticut, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

Philadelphia, PA - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-2) announced today that sponsors of affordable housing developments across the city will receive a total of $960,000 in grant money to help them complete their projects

Washington, DC - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) today announced the committee’s schedule for April. Throughout the month, the committee will continue its focus on creating a sustainable housing finance policy, relieving the regulatory burden on small community financial institutions, and ending “Too Big to Fail.”

LUBBOCK, TX - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- After two tours in Iraq and almost being killed by a roadside bomb explosion, Gabriel Perez’s back was in bad shape. After retiring from the military in 2007, he continued to live in pain until finally finding an effective treatment last year

TUPELO, MS - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jessie Baker waited a long time to replace the roof on her 40 year old home in Tupelo, Mississippi. Ms. Baker is disabled and lives on a fixed income, and the cost of replacing the roof was more than she could afford. When the roof began to leak and the exterior siding near the roof crumbled, she knew it wouldn’t be much longer before the roof caved in completely.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A poll commissioned by the National Low Income Housing Coalition finds that while most Americans do favor the mortgage interest deduction, majorities of Americans support proposals to make the tax break more targeted, and more than half want the savings from reform to be used to end homelessness.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This annual honor recognizes a commercial real estate developer for an outstanding new construction or renovation project that incorporates sustainable design and construction elements, resulting in an environmentally-efficient and economically-successful property.

DENVER, IL - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tom Cryer, a leading real estate professional with The Kentwood Company in the Denver Tech Center, has been appointed to the Metro Vision Planning Advisory Committee (MVPAC) of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), a nonprofit association of local governments dedicated to making the nine-county Denver region a great place to live, work and play.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage Cadence LLC, a leading provider of Enterprise Lending Solutions (ELS), Document Services, and Compliance for the financial services industry, announced today that First Federal Bank of Florida with corporate offices in Lake City and residential lending operations headquartered in Jacksonville, will be using its Orchestrator platform to support its retail, wholesale and correspondent mortgage program. Orchestrator is one of two comprehensive Enterprise Lending Systems offered by Mortgage Cadence and is known for both the enhanced experience it offers borrowers as well as the efficiencies it offers mortgage lenders

HARRISBURG - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency held its annual homeownership program awards event today at its headquarters to honor its top lenders for the year 2012. These lenders assist homebuyers throughout the state in the application, processing, and closing of PHFA mortgage loans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Turner Construction Company announced that the First Quarter 2013 Turner Building Cost Index – which measures costs in the non-residential building construction market in the United States – has increased to a value of 849. This reflects a 1.19% increase from the Fourth Quarter 2012 and a 3.41% increase from the First Quarter 2012.

CHICAGO, IL - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners who are considering property tax appeals should be prepared with all the necessary information, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers said today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced the signing of the Holiday Inn Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, one of the first Holiday Inns in Germany to feature the brand’s new ‘Open Lobby’ concept

DETROIT - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. today announced the purchase of approximately $34 billion in mortgage servicing rights from Ally Bank. The servicing pool is comprised of non-delinquent Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae-backed mortgages that currently have higher-than-market interest rates which could substantially benefit from refinancing

PELLA, IA - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pella Window and Door showrooms now provide an enhanced warranty and service agreement as part of the Total Care Guarantee, which covers installation and labor on window and door replacement through The Pella Promise replacement experience. The Pella Promise is available exclusively for replacement customers who purchase and install Pella products through their local Pella Window and Door Showroom.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- March 20, 2013) The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is encouraging its members to participate in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s 2013 Earth Hour. WWF’s global initiative asks that individuals, businesses, organizations and governments turn off all non-essential lighting for one hour, from 8:30-9:30 pm local time on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The aim of Earth Hour is to visibly demonstrate global concern about climate change and a commitment to find solutions that minimize negative human impact on the Earth.

BOCA RATON, FL - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hundreds of real estate journalists, freelance writers and communicators will gather in Atlanta June 5-8 at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) 47th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference