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ANCHORAGE, - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) board of directors re-elected Frank Roppel of Wrangell to serve as the board chair at its annual board meeting in Wrangell July 25. Governor Frank Murkowski app...

TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the 9th Annual Kingfish Shootout are teaming up in Franklin County to provide information and advice on cleaning and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby.

New York, NY - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced another major milestone in the project for building a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee with the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS),...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A review of government enforcement data finds no justification for costly and complex new rules governing the hiring of veterans and people with disabilities being proposed by the Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The analysis found that significantly less than one percent of federal contractors covered by the rule may have discriminated against a veteran or person with a disability at any point in the past eight years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending in June rose to a 2-1/2 year high as double-digit percentage increases in private residential and nonresidential construction more than offset an ongoing downturn in public construction, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said they expect the disparity between private and public construction is likely to persist and urged policy makers to put more funding into infrastructure projects

Washington, DC - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced it will co-host the National Affordable Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Summit with the Institute for Professional and Executive Development (IPED) - an affiliate of Nixon Peabody LLP and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise). The two-day summit will take place Nov. 13 - 14, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif. at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building.

August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The EPA's Energy Star program on July 25 launched the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings with a record 3,200 buildings across the country going head to head to improve energy efficiency, lower utility costs, and protect the environment. U.S. commercial buildings are responsible for about 20% of the nation's energy use at a cost of more than $100 billion annually in energy bills. In 2011, the 245 participants in the Energy Star competition saved $5.2 million on their utility bills and prevented nearly 30,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions—equal to the emissions from the electricity used by more than 3,600 homes a year.

HARRISBURG - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) today for projects to improve the availability and affordability of housing in the Marcellus Shale region of the state.

Washington, DC – August 1, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-39) today applauded the House of Representatives for passing the “Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012??...

Washington, DC - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today 32 Members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following statement in response to Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Restoring the US housing market is critical to our nation’s economic recovery. That is why we are disappointed with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement today that it will not permit targeted forgiveness of loan principal balances for struggling homeowners. This decision means that principal reductions are not an option for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans even when reducing principal balances would return more money to those entities than any other type of modification. This is a lost opportunity to stabilize housing markets and property values by giving more homeowners a chance to restructure unaffordable loans and avoid foreclosure

WASHINGTON, DC - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A survey of senior executives at 235 major real estate firms in the U.S. shows that most believe the industry as a whole is ill-prepared for the chief executive officer (CEO) succession process, which could jeopardize a smooth transition of company leadership, according to a report released today by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Russell Reynolds Associates.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency and a Nassau County Lowe’s are teaming up to provide information and advice on cleaning and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Detroit will receive $4.2 million in federal funding to promote affordable housing, fight homelessness and boost the local economy, Sen. Carl Levin announced Monday.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kalamazoo will receive nearly $2.3 million in federal funding to promote affordable housing, fight homelessness and boost the local economy, Sen. Carl Levin announced Monday.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) announced nearly $5 million in grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing (HUD) and Urban Development to Alameda County. The money will help improve housing and economic ...

ANCHORAGE, - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jim Gurke, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Public Housing Director, is retiring at the end of this month after a 30-year career in Alaska's public housing sector.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment declined in 162 out of 337 metropolitan areas between June 2011 and June 2012, increased in 127 and stayed stagnant in 48, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that construction employment declined or remained unchanged in most metro areas as the public sector continued to cut back on investments in new construction and infrastructure and economic growth slowed

BATON ROUGE - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the State Board of Home Inspectors.

ST. LOUIS, MO - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A St. Louis City building inspector was arrested early this morning on bribery charges. Anthony D. Davis, age 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on two felony bribery counts. The in...