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WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hearings to finalize the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) wrapped up in Atlantic City last week with big wins for higher efficiency requirements in existing buildings, controls for lighting and daylighting hardware and HVAC equipment specifications. New Buildings Institute (NBI) and its partners put forward some two dozen proposals addressing a diverse set of building technologies and design specifications that would improve commercial building energy performance. The IECC is reviewed and updated every three years and serves as the model energy code for states and local jurisdictions across the country.

CHICAGO - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together announced Mark Egner of Frank and Sons Construction in Tacoma, Wash. as the winner of the third annual Rebuilding Together Tradesperson of the Year™ contest at the Remodeling Show & DeckExpo in Chicago yesterday. The Tradesperson of the Year campaign is presented by Lowe’s. Rebuilding Together also joined HGTV, DIY Network, MyFixitUpLife and Choice Hotels International to find skilled tradespersons throughout the United States that give back to their communities and add value to their industries

TAMPA - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches on Oct. 29, the building science experts at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) are available to assist media with stories related to this specific storm and other hurricanes, hurricane preparedness, property mitigation, and the effect of hurricanes on home and business owners, as well as communities.

ERIE COUNTY, NY - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz announced that the Erie County Department of Social Services’ Low-Income Day Care Program office, currently located at 290 Main St. in Buffalo, will relocate to the 12th floor of the Edward A. Rath County office building at 95 Franklin St. in Buffalo effective Monday, November 11, 2013. The move, which will provide easier access to these services for working families and community providers, will also be an efficient use of already-existing space in the Rath building while eliminating both the need to rent additional space and the cost associated with it

CHICAGO - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® and Luxury Portfolio International® will host the International Symposium in Venice, Italy October 20-22. Taking place at the Molino Stucky Hilton, the event has attracted accomplished real estate professionals from member firms in 18 countries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) priced its ninth Multifamily DUS® REMIC in 2013 totaling $1.03 billion under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS™) program on October 11, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is partnering with Nationwide on a new $20 million program to help jump-start businesses and community facilities in economically stressed areas of California. The program aims to provide funding for a range of commercial developments, from early childhood education centers and community health facilities, to grocery stores, manufacturing sites and office space that anchor businesses and service providers to their neighborhoods. The program’s initial loans are for charter school facilities that will serve 1,500 children in Los Angeles, Huntington Park and Santa Ana.

AUSTIN, TX - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams Realty announced today that it has hired Bill Soteroff to serve as vice president of its global division. Soteroff is one of the preeminent figures in international real estate franchise sales, having previously served as COO of RE/MAX Europe and executive vice president of RE/MAX, LLC, where he achieved record growth, delivered innovative training and helped create a worldwide listing service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles E. Carey, a Member of the Public Finance Section of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., will participate in two panel discussions at the 2013 National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) Annual Conference & Showplace. The conference is being held October 19-23 in New Orleans, Louisiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In cities across the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area, housing production continues to climb in 2013 with the total permit number coming in as the highest since 2007, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. September single family permits increased slightly to 383 over 379 single family permits the same month in 2012. Year to date total permits are the highest in six years with 3,092 single family permits compared to 2012 with 2,406

Bergen County, NJ - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together Bergen County and the American Red Cross have joined forces to help bring 30 Bergen County homes flooded by Hurricane Sandy back to safe and healthy housing conditions. Thanks to a $500,000 Red Cross grant, homeowners in Little Ferry and Moonachie will finally be rebuilding their lives and returning to their homes. Part of this funding will go to making critical repairs on homes in Moonachie in October and next January as part of Kickoff to Rebuild, an NFL-sanctioned event hosted by Rebuilding Together, in advance of next year’s Superbowl XVIII in the Meadowlands

San Francisco, CA - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr agents Isabelle Grotte and Tara Donohue are pleased to announce the listing of 1624 20th Street in Potrero Hill for $2,495,000. This big and beautiful stately residence was built in 1928, and more recently experienced the sophisticated ministrations of renowned interior decorator John Wheatman, who retired in 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to eliminate some of the barriers to entry for vacation rental home owners and professional managers, HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY), the world’s leading online marketplace for vacation rentals, today officially launches two new services; a pay-per-booking model and its new Professional Referral Network.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of Fannie Mae’s continued effort to provide greater transparency to the marketplace, Fannie Mae will begin publication of monthly loan level disclosure for single-family mortgage-backed securities (MBS) starting in December. The monthly loan level disclosure file will contain loans underlying single-family MBS with issue dates beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The first monthly loan level disclosure file will be published on the eighth business day of December (December 11, 2013)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing a bulletin and interim final rule to provide greater clarity to the market concerning mortgage servicing rules that take effect in January 2014. The clarifications address communications with family members after a borrower dies, contact with delinquent borrowers, and treatment of consumers who have filed for bankruptcy or invoked certain protections under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Poughkeepsie, NY - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), The Kearney Realty & Development Group, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), elected officials, and residents today celebrated the completion of Poughkeepsie Commons, a newly constructed 71-unit apartment complex for seniors, homeless, and disabled veterans.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles “Chuck” Quick, president and CEO of IBERIABANK Mortgage, Little Rock, Ark., has been named to the Real Estate Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

MOONACHIE, NJ - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit organization, is teaming up with Lowe’s and other sponsors to revitalize a Moonachie, N.J., neighborhood as part of Kickoff to Rebuild, an annual NFL-sanctioned event.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Know an individual, product, company or jurisdiction that has made achieving high-performance buildings a priority? Then nominate them for a 2013 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building Award. But don’t wait. There are only three weeks left to submit entries.

Atlanta - October 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Operation HOPE (HOPE), the leading global financial dignity nonprofit, announced that Ed Jennings of Southeast Region Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and John H. Dalton, former Secretary of the Navy and current President of the Housing Policy Counsel for the Financial Services Roundtable will co-chair the upcoming HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit (Summit) working group session titled, “Building Wealth through Homeownership, Post Crisis.” The Summit will be hosted from the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 13 and 14.