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SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- At 27 years old, Jo Monica Gaines is actually the one setting the example for her family. The dental assistant and single mother of two, recently purchased a home, and she has inspired her mother to do the same

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors -- NAREE – is offering an extension to enter its prestigious 63rd annual Real Estate Journalism Competition until Monday, March 11. All entries must be postmarked by March 11

ONTARIO, CA - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, closed a $1.23 million, 12,400 square foot industrial building at 120 S. Irwindale Ave in Azusa, California

Houston - March 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin, the technology-powered brokerage (www.redfin.com), today announced its arrival in Houston, expanding its one-of-a-kind combination of technology and service to its third Texas market, just in time for the spring home-buying and selling season. Redfin launched in Dallas in 2010 and Austin in 2012 and serves a total of 21 major markets across the United States.

Seattle Redfin - March 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate broker, today issued its Real-Time Demand Pulse, the only report in the industry that analyzes tour and offer data. The report showed:

ATLANTA - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] one of the world’s leading global hotel companies announces the opening of the new Holiday Inn Express® Philadelphia E - Penn’s Landing, within walking distance of Philadelphia’s historic district and downtown.

CHICAGO, IL - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert N. Sibcy, president of Sibcy Cline, Realtors has been elected to a two-year term as Chairman of the Board of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global network of 500+ market-leading real estate firms representing more home sales than any other real estate network.

New York, NY - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allow Community Development Block Grants Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding to help...

San Antonio, TX - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized USAA Real Estate Company with a 2013 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award for their continued leadership in protecting our environment through superior energy efficiency. USAA Real Estate Company’s accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2013

Reston, Virginia - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Below is a monthly summary of major legal decisions involving either the use of the MERS® System database or Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) and its role in the mortgage process. Please feel free to contact the Office of Communications at MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. with any questions and visit the MERS Newsroom for a full list of news releases.

HOUSTON - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (Hines REIT) has sold the iconic Williams Tower to a fund managed by Invesco Real Estate. It was acquired by Hines REIT in 2008

Washington, D.C. - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, in reaction to the Federal Housing Finance Agency 2013 Scorecard, which sets out the agency’s work plan for the coming year, CAP Director of Housing Finance and Policy Julia Gordon released the following statement

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Justice Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch is hard at work to enforce food safety laws every day. But there is a lot you can do to keep your family safe at home. Every year, 1 in 6 Americans get food poisoning and 3,000 die from foodborne illnesses. Most will recover without any lasting effects from their illness. For some, however, the effects can be devastating and even deadly

Washington D.C. - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of Rebuilding Together’s AmeriCorps program, CapacityCorps, will celebrate AmeriCorps Week by learning advanced safe and healthy housing principles and implementing those practices in three homes inDurham,North Carolina.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mars Drinks, a leading supplier of drinks to offices and businesses around the world, announced that it has joined the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International's Partnership Program. As a Cornerstone Partner, Mars Drinks pledges to support BOMA's vital programs in education, research and membership at the highest level.

Reston, Virginia - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that Judge Janice Miller Karlin of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas rejected the plaintiff’s “split the note” theory and related challenge to the validity of the defendant’s interest in borrowers’ property. The “split the note” theory is a legal argument, which alleges that when a mortgage and note are not held by the same entity, the note is unsecured and therefore invalid.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC, a leading provider of property management, development and related real estate services for the multifamily, military, and student housing markets, was recognized for outstanding service in its Navy Southeast military housing portfolio with the prestigious CEL & Associates 2012 Crystal Award.

San Antonio, TX - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- USAA Real Estate Co. is pleased to welcome Bahram Motamedian as managing director of portfolio management. Mr. Motamedian will join the team leading the USAA Eagle Real Estate Fund, a diversified open end fund investing in all major property types throughout the United States. In addition, he will direct separately managed accounts and will work closely with executive leadership to advance the company’s international investment strategy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On March 16, 2011, Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) announced its intention to exercise its right to purchase from Fannie Mae REMIC and structured grantor trusts certain securitized FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed mortgage loans for which the seller has failed in its obligation to make required interest shortfall payments. In August 2011, Fannie Mae exercised its right to purchase certain of the eligible mortgage loans from a number of the affected trusts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network (LMSPN), a national anti-scam effort comprised of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), and NeighborWorks® America, along with national government agencies including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, supports National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), March 3 - 9, by informing homeowners about the latest trends in loan modification scams and directing them to legitimate foreclosure prevention resources, including HPF’s HOPE Hotline for free housing counseling at 888-995-HOPE (4673).