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MSHDA Awards HOME Grant to Roscommon County
LANSING, MI - July 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Scott Woosley, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), today announced that Roscommon County will receive a $175,000 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) grant
Snyder signs budget supplemental that includes $4 million for testing Detroit rape kits
Wednesday, DC - July 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder today signed a supplemental budget bill that includes $4 million for the State Forensics Laboratory Fund to conduct DNA testing on thousands of unprocessed rape kits from crimes committed in the city of Detroit.
Transfer Tax Debate: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Really Are Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals provided an answer last month to a lingering tax question impacting Michigan REALTORS® and their clients: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are federal agencies exempt fro...
MSU Extension offers Make Macomb Your Home — Home Ownership Series
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MSU Extension is offering the popular Make Macomb Your Home -- Home Ownership series this July. Home Ownership will focus on consumer protection during the home buying process. Attendees will learn...
May Average Selling Price Jumps to Highest Since 2007 as Inventory Remains Tight
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan’s housing market continued its upward swing in May, according to the MLS reports compiled by the Michigan Association of REALTORS®. Over 88% of reporting units reported an increase in a...
Snyder signs bills to eliminate regulatory hurdles that burden homeowners
LANSING, MI - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today signed three bills that help homeowners by eliminating the need for a permit to install advanced home monitoring systems, such as temperature control, fire and intruder alarm systems
Legislation Preserving the Foreclosure Redemption Period Heads to the Governor for Signature
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Michigan legislature passed legislation keeping the six-month foreclosure redemption period intact. Senate Bill 383 provides lending institutions with the flexibility to perform an insp...
Senators Stabenow, Heller Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Tax that Hits Underwater Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Dean Heller (R-NV) today introduced the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act to ensure that underwater homeowners, those who owe more on their mortgages than...
Macomb awarded $1 million to accelerate redevelopment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development has been awarded a $1 million grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). The RL...
Schuette Announces Michigan Residents to Receive $107.2 Million Through National Mortgage Settlement
LANSING - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced checks will go out this week to Michigan borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement. Eligible ...
Michigan Senate Democrats Issue Statements on Departure of Pulte Homes from Michigan
LANSING - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Several members of the Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statements on the announcement yesterday by PulteGroup that they are moving its headquarters from Bloomfield Hills to Atlanta, Ge...
MSU Extension offers Make Macomb Your Home — Home Ownership Series
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MSU Extension is offering the popular Make Macomb Your Home -- Home Ownership series this June. Home Ownership will focus on consumer protection during the home buying process. Attendees will learn ...
Full Day Regional Placemaking Workshops to be held in June
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Across Michigan, REALTORS® are actively participating in placemaking initiatives designed to improve their neighborhoods and communities and provide the groundwork for continually improving Michiga...
Executive Order promotes administrative efficiency, transfers Michigan Land Bank, State Building Authority
LANSING, MI - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today issued Executive Order 2013-8, which transfers the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority (MLB) from the Michigan Strategic Fund to the Michigan State Housing Development Authorit...
MPSC Issues New Consumers Tip Sheet for First-Time Renters and Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today issued a new consumer tips sheet for first time renters and homeowners.
MPSC Grants License to Santanna Energy Services as Alternative Electric Supplier
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today granted a license to Santanna Energy Services, as an alternative electric supplier (AES).
MSHDA Announces Housing, Community Development Grants
LANSING, MI - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Scott Woosley, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), recently announced nine statewide projects will receive state Housing and Community Development Fund grants
Schuette Informs National Mortgage Settlement Monitor About Concerns with Banks’ Settlement Compliance
LANSING - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette today sent a letter to Joseph A. Smith, Jr. head of the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to alert him to concerns that certain terms of the National Mortgage Settlement a...
National Association of REALTORS Midyear Meetings: Moving the REALTOR® agenda forward in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) will hold their annual Midyear meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on May 13-18. These meetings provide an opportunity for each state association to...
Michigan Historical Center offers free admission on May 11 for Extreme Gardening program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Calling all green thumbs - the Michigan Historical Center is holding a fun family spring event in Lansing on Saturday, May 11, to highlight Extreme Gardening. Come learn the many different ways to gr...
