Idaho RealEstateRama
Idaho Department of Finance Joins Historic $25 Billion State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement
Boise, ID - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Department of Finance Director Gavin Gee announced his department is participating in an historic mortgage servicing settlement in response to significant and far-reaching problems discovered in the r...
Solar Panel Installer to Recruit Workers in Mountain Home
December 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A national solar installation company wants about 90 laborers and equipment drivers for jobs lasting four months beginning Jan. 10. The project is a 30-megawatt fixed-tilt, ground-mount system in the Grand View a...
Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education 2012 Class Schedule Now Available
December 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- BOISE—Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education classes will be held across the state throughout 2012. Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE Inc.) offers these informative classes to educate homebuyers ...
Real Estate-Related “Get Rich Quick” Seminars
Boise, ID - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jeanne Jackson-Heim, executive director of the Idaho Real Estate Commission, warned consumers today to be cautious in dealing with several enterprises offering seminars on how to “get rich quick” i...
Minnesota Company Ordered to Cease and Desist Mortgage Modification Activities in Idaho
Boise, ID - September 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Idaho Department of Finance announced the issuance of a cease-and-desist order today against Minnesota-based Freedom Companies Lending, Inc., for allegedly engaging in mortgage modification activ...
Idaho Unemployed Homeowners Urged to Apply for Emergency Loan Program
BOISE, ID - September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The deadline for submitting an application to the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) in Idaho is fast approaching. Unemployed homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure can submit applications...
Department of Finance Warns of Mortgage Modification Scam Targeting Spanish Speaking Idahoans
Boise, ID - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gavin Gee, director of the Idaho Department of Finance, today warned that a company calling itself Freedom Companies Marketing, Inc., Freedom Companies, Inc., Freedom Companies Lending, and Freedom Fina...
New Energy-Efficient Apartments are the Answer to High Energy Bills for Renters: The Springs,...
MCCALL, ID - August 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the temperatures close to the 80s in August, it’s is easy to forget the long winters we love so much in McCall, and the high energy bills we don’t really love as much. Residents of The Spring...
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Idaho Housing and Finance Association $13.2 Million Awarded to...
BOISE, ID - August 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) announced today the approval of Idaho’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) application by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The SSBCI pro...
Meridian Real Estate Agent Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
BOISE, ID - July 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Melody C. Redondo, 33, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for making a false statement to a financial institution, U.S. Attorney We...
IHFA to Oversee Federal Housing Compliance for 18,623 Section 8 Apartment Units
BOISE, ID - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) was awarded the administration of four Project Based Contract Administration (PBCA) contracts by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Last year, IHFA performed PBCA monitoring on 3,362 apartment units in Idaho. With the new contracts, IHFA will now monitor an additional 15,261
Husband and Wife Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
May 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former Treasure Valley residents Shane M. Hymas and Laurie Kreschelle Hymas, both age 32, now of American Fork, Utah, were sentenced today in district court in Boise for bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson.
Department of Finance Offers Tips to Distressed Homeowners on How to Avoid Mortgage Relief...
April 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As a part of Financial Literacy Month the Idaho Department of Finance is promoting online resources for homeowners who are behind on their mortgage payments, or who may be at risk of falling behind on their mortgage payments. “Homeowners need to know that federal and state laws are in place to protect them from mortgage relief scams that have sprung up during the mortgage crisis,” said Gavin Gee, Department of Finance director.
Pocatello area REALTORS® and Lenders to be Honored at STAR Luncheon
POCATELLO, ID - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seventy-five Pocatello area REALTORS® are preparing to shine at a luncheon being held in their honor on Thursday, March 31st. The Saluting Top Area REALTORS® (“STAR”) Awards will be given out during the IdaMortgage Appreciation Luncheon. Hosted by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), the event starts at noon at the Juniper Hills Country Club in Pocatello.
