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March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A £1.5m BOOST to help build more affordable rented housing in the Dundee has been welcomed by the city council. he Scottish Government announcement brings the total available to £7.7m up to 2015.

Fort Worth - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) announced the awarding of over $500,000 federal funds to the Fort Worth Housing Authority (FWHA). The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $250,000 in Emergency Capital Funds to FWHA, which will be used to improve the safety and security at Butler Place Public Housing Community. Another $269,856 will go to the Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program that assists families with supportive services.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ready for Ageing, from the Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change, warns that the government and our society are “woefully underprepared” for ageing.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors, released its January 2013 loan modification data. An estimated 78,397 homeowners received permanent, affordable loan modifications from mortgage servicers during the month. This includes modifications completed under both proprietary programs and the government’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

Norfolk, VA - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On March 6, SeniorOutlook.com®, the For Rent Media Solutions™ website dedicated to senior living, launched a beta version of its newly redesigned site. The new website provides the resources to make educated decisions, and seamless housing and care transitions for those 55 years of age and older.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Registration is now open for Housing Credit Connect to be held June 24-27, 2013 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. This annual event is presented by the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) and convenes decision makers from the nation’s Housing Credit allocating agencies with leading program experts to discuss the top issues facing this vital housing resource.

Washington, DC - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Government backing for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) gives it competitive advantages over private sector mortgage insurers, driving them out of the marketplace and leaving homebuyers with fewer choices, witnesses told the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance today.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today renewed support for 7,000 local homeless housing and service programs across the U.S. Provided through HUD’s Continuum of Care Program, the funding announced today will ensure these local projects remain operating in the coming year. This year, HUD challenged local communities to reexamine their response to homelessness and give greater weight to proven strategies, from providing ‘rapid re-housing’ for homeless families to permanent supportive housing for those experiencing chronic homelessness (see attached chart)

ATLANTA - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], one of the world’s leading global hotel companies, announces a major milestone for Candlewood Suites® hotels as the brand celebrates the opening of two new properties – Candlewood Suites Birmingham/Homewood (Alabama) and Candlewood Suites Manhattan (Kansas) – and a portfolio now exceeding 300 hotels. The brand was purchased by IHG in 2003 and has since grown rapidly, nearly tripling in size. The brand is poised to continue its rapid growth, with more than 75 hotels currently in the pipeline.

Birmingham, AL - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Team Penske today announced that Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc., the nation’s largest online mortgage lender and third-largest mortgage lender in the country, will join the team’s IZOD IndyCar Series racing efforts as a sponsor beginning in 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Professional Testing, Inc. are seeking participants for a three-day workshop in Denver, Colorado, to inventory the tasks and skills that best define the common body of required knowledge for workers in the multifamily (MF) housing sector.

BOSTON - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lieutenant Governor Murray today announced the release of the Massachusetts Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness’ Integrated Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Veterans. Joined by Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services Secretary Coleman Nee, Department of Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Aaron Gornstein, officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Massachusetts Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH) and veteran service providers, Lieutenant Governor Murray outlined the report prior to touring the New England Center for Homeless Veterans.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) accepted the top bid of $19.5 million for the Georgetown Heating Plant in Washington, D.C., which moves this excess federal property one step closer to a sale and moving it off of the government’s books. Georgetown 29K, LLC submitted the winning bid, and GSA is now working with them to close the sale.

SAN DIEGO - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning, has unveiled its Portfolio Management Intelligence Suite that provides configurable solutions to meet clients’ specific portfolio requirements, solve their portfolio management problems and identify high-return opportunities.

ATLANTA - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], one of the world’s leading global hotel companies, announces a major milestone for Candlewood Suites® hotels as the brand celebrates the opening of two new properties – Candlewood Suites Birmingham/Homewood (Alabama) and Candlewood Suites Manhattan (Kansas) – and a portfolio now exceeding 300 hotels. The brand was purchased by IHG in 2003 and has since grown rapidly, nearly tripling in size. The brand is poised to continue its rapid growth, with more than 75 hotels currently in the pipeline.

SAYREVILLE, NJ - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The HOPE NOW Alliance brought together several of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers, along with non-profit housing counseling organizations, insurance companies and others to New Jersey this past Saturday, to work face to face with homeowners affected by Super Storm Sandy.

Sacramento, CA - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- About 100 AmeriCorps members are boarding planes to New Jersey and New York where they will help residents affected by Hurricane Sandy rebuild homes, remove debris, and manage volunteers. Southwest Airlines’ decision to donate travel to these young leaders made this deployment possible

BISMARCK, ND - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Industrial Commission announced today that the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has made conditional commitments to five multifamily housing developers for $2.61 million in federal Low ...

Boston, MA - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown has joined international law firm Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in the firm’s Boston office. Given his background in public service at both the national and state levels, Brown will focus his practice on business and governmental affairs as they relate to the financial services industry as well as on commercial real estate matters.

San Francisco, CA - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr Real Estate recently announced that it has again received the Website Quality Certification (WQC) from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, which presents the certification to member real estate firms that demonstrate best practices in website design and Internet communications