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Congresswoman Hirono Statement on the Awarding of $2.8 million in Federal Support for Hawaii...

Washington, DC - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) released the following statement regarding the awarding of $2,831,127 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funding in support of ho...

MassHousing Announces Loan Closing of $9.1 Million to Preserve Affordable Housing for Seniors in...

BOSTON, MA - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced a loan closing today of $9.1 million to preserve affordability for predominantly low-income senior citizens and some disabled residents at the 100-unit Wait Street Apartments in Bos...

Recent Transactions 04 02 2012

Phoenix, AZ - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) - Jeff Hays, Chad Neppl and John Filli negotiated the sale for 2.53 Acres for the seller, Hadco Corporation of San Jose, CA for $810,000. The property is located on the SWC of Atlanta Avenue and 36th Str...

15-Year Chicago Real Estate Veteran Jee Joins RE/MAX Premier Properties on Gold Coast

CHICAGO, IL - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- During a time in which real estate offices across the region are downsizing, RE/MAX Premier Properties at 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in Chicago’s fashionable Gold Coast neighborhood continues to add to its roster of top producing real estate agents. Mona Jee, a well known real estate veteran with 15 years experience, is the latest to join the Chicago real estate brokerage.

Finale® Enhances Advanced Document and Preparation Service with Addition of Reverse Spanish Documentation

April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Finale Document Services, a document preparation and content provider combining long-standing knowledge in mortgages with financial services, software development, and regulatory compliance expertise, is proud to introduce the addition of reverse document packages in Spanish. With the Hispanic reverse homebuyer market gaining speed, there is no better time to embrace this paradigm shift and begin tapping into this emerging market. Finale leads the way by dynamically creating documents quickly while now accelerating the document generation and delivery process in Spanish as well as English.

Creativity and Cost-Savings Measures Reflected in Top New Home Design Trends

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The home building industry celebrates New Homes Month in April by sharing the hottest design trends that will be seen in new homes in 2012. New home buyers will be able to take advantage of emerging market trends that incorporate creative use of materials, layouts and features that provide maximum utility and beauty while being cost-conscious at the same time

Survey Finds Freddie and Fannie Should Halt Mortgage Buying

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The opinion poll, conducted by Housing Predictor found that 72% of respondents want the firms, which act as a back-stop for the nation’s mortgage market to stop purchasing home loans from banks and mortgage lenders. Only 28% said they should keep buying home loans.

REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $445,000 TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORT TO...

Washington, DC - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-01) today announced a $445,331 federal grant that will help provide permanent housing and support to veterans in Sonoma County. The grant, provided through the Departmen...

Boustany Announces $94k+ HUD Grant for Lafayette Housing Authority

Washington, DC - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), released the following statement after the Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette received a grant of $94,818.00 through the U.S. D...

YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS IN PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION OUTWEIGH PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS DESPITE SECOND STRAIGHT MONTHLY SPENDING...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending in February topped year-ago totals by 5.8 percent as a double-digit increase in private construction offset a small drop in public sector spending, according to a new analysis of federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The gains occurred despite a 1.1 percent decrease in spending from January to February and a dip of 0.8 percent the month before, based on revised data

Realtors® Raise Fair Housing Awareness in Local Communities

Washington, DC - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the leading advocate for homeownership and housing issues, the National Association of Realtors® will join the nation in honoring Fair Housing Month this April.

OPIC Board Approves $400 Million to Support Local Financial Institutions’ Lending to SMEs, Renewable...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) approved a $400 million framework agreement which will enable Wells Fargo to provide U.S. dollar funding to financial institutions in emerging markets so that they can expand their lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), housing and renewable energy projects.

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 30 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2011 & 2012 WHILE...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment rose in 30 states and the District of Columbia between February 2011 and February 2012, while 18 states lost construction jobs and two held steady—the best net positive showing for state construction employment since January 2007, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Twenty-nine states and D.C. added construction jobs between January and February, while 21 states had decreases for the month.

Former NFL Players, Home Builders Build Sheds and Character with Naples High School Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Students at Lely High School’s Construction Academy worked with an unusual team of apprentices for their community service project on March 29. More than 20 former NFL football players from around the country, along with volunteers from the Collier Building Industry Foundation, spent the afternoon with the students pounding nails instead of opposing players as they constructed storage sheds for homes built by Habitat for Humanity of Collier County.

HUD AWARDS $33 MILLION TO 18 LOCAL HIV-AIDS HOUSING PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that more than 1,200 extremely low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS will continue to receive permanent housing as a result of nearly $33 million in grants HUD is awarding. Annually, these grants will provide permanent supportive housing for over 1,200 households so they can manage their health and access needed supportive services such as case management and employment training.

Statement from NAHB Chairman Barry Rutenberg on Sen. Barrasso’s Water Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla., today issued the following statements regarding S. 2245, the Preserve Waters of the United States Act. Introduced by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and 29 other Senators from across the country, this legislation will prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) from using a draft guidance to dramatically expand the scope of the Clean Water Act

RE/MAX Preferred of Fort Lauderdale Opens Fourth Office

Fort Lauderdale, FL - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX Preferred is opening a new location in Gables Wilton Park, a new mixed-use residential project in the heart of Wilton Manors, a diverse community with a population of approximately 12,80...

Levin, Stabenow Announce Michigan Housing Agencies to Receive $1.3 Million in Grants for Housing...

WASHINGTON, DC- March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seven Michigan housing agencies will receive more than $1.3 million in grants to help provide housing for homeless veterans, Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow announced Tuesday.

U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES’ OFFICERS AND SUPPORTERS RALLY FOR RIGHTS AND RESPECT AT SONY BUILDING...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Security officers by the hundreds will rally in support of colleagues who work for private security contractor U.S. Security Associates (USSA) at the Sony Corporation’s North American headquarters building on Madison Avenue. USSA has repeatedly stood in the way of workers’ attempts to gain better working conditions, wages, training and benefits by violating workers’ rights to organize.

New Urban Land Institute Survey, ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast, Projects Improvements for the...

WASHINGTON, DC - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new Urban Land Institute survey of 38 leading real estate economists and analysts from across the United States projects broad improvements for the nation’s economy, real estate capital markets, real estate fundamentals and the housing industry through 2014. The findings, released today, mark the start of a semi-annual survey of economists, the ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast, being conducted by the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate. The survey results show reason for optimism throughout much of the real estate industry. Over the next three years:

Business Real Estate Press Releases

Support Ukrainian Refugees

GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to...

GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.

Recent Gov & Nonprofit Real Estate Press Releases