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PORTLAND, OR - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Hacienda Community Development Corporation announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and JPMorgan Chase in support of the Portland Mercado project. The public-private partnership provides critical funding for Portland’s first Latino public market.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City’s Planning and Transportation Commission on February 11 will host a public hearing to consider an update to the Housing Element of the City’s General Plan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Foreclosure activity in 2012 was a Jekyll and Hyde affair, with the numbers up in 25 states compared to 2011 but down in the other 25 states.

HARRISBURG - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, in collaboration with the American Society of Certified Housing Executives (ASCHE) and the National Real Estate Training Institute (NREI), today announced a da...

New York, NY - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel and Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua announced today that the winner...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released important new rules today that protect homeowners facing foreclosure when they interact with the financial institutions, called servicers, that handle their loans. The mortgage servicing rules also introduce new clarity to the mortgage payment process for all homeowners, regardless of whether they are in default.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- ConsensusDocs is releasing today its first standard agreement for a lead architect or engineer to subcontract certain design work to other design professionals and consultants. The agreement makes it easier for architects, engineers to contract with other consultants providing a portion of design services work. In light of increasing design collaboration to achieve green design and through tools like building information modeling (BIM), this is an important document to round out the family of standard contract documents offered by ConsensusDocs. Now design professionals can utilize a consensus industry-approved document that allocates risk fairly between the “in responsible” design professional and its consultants.

January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Early last year, MAR teamed with Art Van to introduce the Home Rewards Program for Michigan REALTORS® and their clients. The new program offered $150 to home purchasers for use at Art Van, Paul’s TV and World o...

January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Association of REALTORS® would again like to thank all of the local associations who made the final push for RPAC investors at the end of 2012. With a state RPAC goal of $425,000, REALTOR® members m...

Washington, D.C.- January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A survey report issued just days before the threatened sequestration of federal funding forecasts the need for more, not less, spending in the year ahead to support of growing numbers of hungry and homeless families and individuals in America’s cities. The pending fiscal cliff and sequestration cuts to local social programs could stress already stretched programs designed to serve people in need as automatic cuts are expected if Congress and President fail to reach a budget deal prior to December 31.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mercy Housing’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator

CHANDLER, AZ - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Southern California investment fi rm purchased eight industrial properties for a combined $4.7 million. The entire transaction totalled 54,079 SF with a price per square foot of $86.90.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Remodeling Market Index (RMI) reached 55 in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing five points from the previous quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). This is the highest reading since the first quarter 2004.

Northbrook, IL - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm specializing in single tenant assets, has completed the sale of a triple net leased Culver’s property located at 501 Pingree Road, Cryst...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- We have now officially begun the second half of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s Five-Year Plan to End Veteran Homelessness. During the first two and a half years the VA and its community partners represented by NCHV have fundamentally changed the homeless veteran services landscape

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- If that notion sounds wildly ambitious to you, that is because it is. But this ambition has fueled significant reductions in veteran homelessness, and has put our nation on course to prevent vet...

Dallas, TX - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Dallas office of Duke Realty Corporation (Duke Realty) today announced that Essilor of America, the leading manufacturer of optical lenses in the United States, has leased Waters Ridge II, a 169,4...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Existing-home sales eased in December but are well above a year ago, while limited inventory maintained the upward momentum in home prices, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total sales in 2012 were the highest in five years, while the annual price rose the most since 2005.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a letter today, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, urged federal banking regulators to simplify and synchronize underwriting ...

Albany, NY - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State housing market recovered strongly in 2012 as closed sales of existing single-family homes, condos and co-ops finished 7-percent ahead of 2011. There was a modest 1.2-percent growth ...