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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

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A bipartisan Senate bill--The BUILD Act--introduced last week aims to return contaminated land to productive use in troubled neighborhoods. LISC has supported the clean-up and re-use of brownfields around the country including the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, a former abandoned hospital site that was redeveloped into a busy educational center for children and the community. "The BUILD ACT, as filed, is a major step in environmental justice for impacted neighborhoods and communities across the country," says Barbara Burnham, director of federal policy for LISC

ERIE COUNTY, NY - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by Erie County Attorney Michael Siragusa in announcing that Erie County (“the County”) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) to recover millions of dollars in unpaid real estate transfer taxes. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, contends that the two federally-charted and privately-held corporations have failed to pay both the New York Real Estate Transfer Tax and Erie County Real Estate Transfer Tax, which are excise taxes, on thousands of mortgages in Erie County and have thus deprived local taxpayers and municipalities of rightful tax income.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Equal Rights Center (ERC)—a national non-profit civil rights organization — announced that the architectural firm Devereaux and Associates has joined the ERC’s Multifamily Housing Resource Program (MHRP).

Jackson, MS - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- EastGroup Properties (NYSE-EGP) announced today that it will hold its First Quarter Conference Call and webcast on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time. On the call, David Hoster, President and CEO, and Keith McKey, CFO, will review the first quarter results and discuss EastGroup's current operations

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following documents have today been posted or otherwise made available to shareholders:

Washington, D.C. - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Donated legal services to the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty topped $6 million in 2012, a record breaking contribution to the organization, which serves as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to prevent and end homelessness.

Chapel Hill, NC and Washington, DC - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new study shows the risk of mortgage default is one-third lower for energy-efficient, ENERGY STAR-rated homes – a factor lenders and Congress should consider when making mortgage loans and policy

AUSTIN, TX - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Austin real estate market continued to gain steam in February, according to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). As cited in the report, the volume of home sales in Austin outpaced last year significantly and the price for Austin-area homes continued to rise

Washington, D.C. - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) applauds the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee vote today to confirm Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Washington, DC - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac; NYSE: AGM and AGM.A) today announced that it achieved record business volume and core earnings for the year ended December 31, 2012. Farmer Mac' outstanding business volume, consisting of loans, guarantees, and commitments, rose to $13.0 billion as of December 31, 2012, up from $11.9 billion as of December 31, 2011. Farmer Mac's 2012 core earnings, a non-GAAP measure, increased 15.7 percent to $49.6 million ($4.51 per diluted common share), continuing the upward trend from $42.9 million ($3.97 per diluted common share) in 2011

Washington, D.C. - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a Safe and Healthy Housing organization that believes Community Starts at Home, is joining forces with AARP on a new pilot to help even more homeowners age-in-place.

DETROIT - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rock Ventures today grew its real estate footprint in the heart of Detroit’s emerging technology district with the acquisition of the 1001 Woodward office tower.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) held a hearing titled “Bipartisan Solutions for Housing Finance Reform?” The hearing was an opportunity for the Committee to hear from housing finance experts to explore potential areas of bipartisan agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Home Energy Efficiency and Mortgage Risks” was released today (March 19) by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Community Capital and the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting energy efficiency. The report can be downloaded at www.ccc.unc.edu and at imt.org/resources/detail/home-energy-efficiency-and-mortgage-risks.

Washington, DC - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On March 20-23, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition will hold its annual conference, and bring together hundreds of community organizations from across the nation. This year’s conference theme is “A Just Economy: Building Community Prosperity from the Ground Up.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing must be given a bigger role in care and support, according to a cross-party report from MPs and peers published today. The report on the draft care and support bill warns that without greater focus on prevention and integration with health and housing, the care and support system will be unsustainable.

Seattle - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Technology-powered real estate broker Redfin (www.redfin.com) today released its Real-Time Home Price Tracker for February 2013, showing home prices increasing 13.2 percent year over year across 19 major U.S. markets. Inventory continued its downward trajectory, falling 31.8 percent from February 2012. Meanwhile, home-selling velocity was on the rise with more than one-third of homes going under contract within 14 days of their debut. Here are the key metrics