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SAN DIEGO - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home prices continued to trend upward in May as growth spread to more areas of the country, according to the Property Intelligence Report (PIR) from DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions.

PLAINFIELD, IND. - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Duke Energy has selected five Indiana properties for participation in its 2013 Site Readiness Program to prepare the properties for potential industrial development.

Washington, DC - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The federal reverse mortgage program can be a lifeline for some older homeowners, but consumer protections and comprehensive counseling are critical to protecting seniors and their home equity, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) told Congress today.

Norfolk, VA - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For Rent Media Solutions™ (FRMS), a leading national apartment resource and a division of Dominion Enterprises, announces Nadeen Green and Erica Campbell Byrum, FRMS’ own industry experts, will present educational sessions at the National Apartment Association (NAA) Education Conference & Exhibition to be held June 19-22, 2013 in San Diego, Calif

SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- It took five years and a lot of encouragement, but Katherine Bolls is getting ready to move into her very own home.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) General Counsel and shareholder with Littler Mendelson, P.C., Maurice Baskin said the Department of Labor’s (DOL) administration of the Davis-Bacon Act has, “hindered economic growth, increased the federal deficit and imposed an enormous paperwork burden on both contractors and the federal government.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern Californi...

Washington, DC - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Changes to mortgage lending mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act will make it harder for Americans to own a home and undermine an economic recovery, witnesses told members of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee at a hearing today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, today announced that it has selected StonebridgeCarras as the recipient of its annual Sustainable Development Award. The award will be presented during a special ceremony on Wednesday, October 9, at NAIOP’s Development ‘13: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate, in San Diego, Calif.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Economists from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), the American Institute of Architects and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) gave their perspectives on where the construction economy is headed during a June 17 online news conference. As a whole, the economic climate is improving, but recovery will continue to be slow unless more jobs are created.

FORDYCE, ARKANSAS - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Joyce King lost her job in 2009 as the recession left an indelible mark on her town and the nation. After a local plant closed down, Ms. King was forced to look for new opportunities in the small town of less than 5,000 people where work options were limited. Back and knee injuries affected Ms. King’s ability to find new employment. Now she lives on disability, but her income isn’t enough to cover major home repairs such as the ones her house needed

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) priced its sixth Multifamily DUS® REMIC in 2013 totaling $1.02 billion under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMSTM) program on June 12, 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ramsey Alwin, Senior Director of Economic Security at the National Council on Aging (NCOA), will testify tomorrow before a Senate subcommittee with oversight of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), the federal reverse mortgage program for seniors

San Antonio, TX - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- San Antonio-based Admiral Capital Real Estate Group today announced a joint venture with northern California-based South Bay Development Company to recapitalize and renovate 4500 Great America Parkway, an approximately 75,000 square foot office building prominently located in Santa Clara, California. The investment will afford Admiral an opportunity to recapitalize a well-located building in the reinvigorated Silicon Valley office market and add value through renovation and re-leasing.

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- When a tree fell on the back of her home, Emma Lucille Larry knew she needed help.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 2.7 million checks, totaling more than $2.4 billion, related to the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) Payment Agreement have been cashed or deposited through June 13, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Twenty-nine Michigan counties will receive a total of more than $4.1 million from the Interior Department as part of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Staben...

Boston - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Culminating Commonwealth Housing Week and continuing the Patrick Administration’s commitment to improving housing infrastructure to support growth and opportunity throughout the state, the Department of Housing and Community Development today announced $25.8 million in affordable housing resources and tax credits for nine developments in seven communities. In all, the nine projects across Massachusetts will create 694 units of housing and an estimated 600 construction jobs

La Jolla, CA. - June 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bay Area home prices continued to rise in May, the result of an improving economy, low mortgage rates, pent-up demand and continued investor interest. Sales remained below average, mainly because the supply of homes for sale remains unusually tight, a real estate information service reported.

COLUMBUS - June 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) announced the recipients of the 2013 Housing Tax Credit (HTC) program to fund the construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing units in Ohio. A ...