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WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This annual honor recognizes a commercial real estate developer for an outstanding new construction or renovation project that incorporates sustainable design and construction elements, resulting in an environmentally-efficient and economically-successful property.

DENVER, IL - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tom Cryer, a leading real estate professional with The Kentwood Company in the Denver Tech Center, has been appointed to the Metro Vision Planning Advisory Committee (MVPAC) of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), a nonprofit association of local governments dedicated to making the nine-county Denver region a great place to live, work and play.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage Cadence LLC, a leading provider of Enterprise Lending Solutions (ELS), Document Services, and Compliance for the financial services industry, announced today that First Federal Bank of Florida with corporate offices in Lake City and residential lending operations headquartered in Jacksonville, will be using its Orchestrator platform to support its retail, wholesale and correspondent mortgage program. Orchestrator is one of two comprehensive Enterprise Lending Systems offered by Mortgage Cadence and is known for both the enhanced experience it offers borrowers as well as the efficiencies it offers mortgage lenders

HARRISBURG - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency held its annual homeownership program awards event today at its headquarters to honor its top lenders for the year 2012. These lenders assist homebuyers throughout the state in the application, processing, and closing of PHFA mortgage loans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Turner Construction Company announced that the First Quarter 2013 Turner Building Cost Index – which measures costs in the non-residential building construction market in the United States – has increased to a value of 849. This reflects a 1.19% increase from the Fourth Quarter 2012 and a 3.41% increase from the First Quarter 2012.

CHICAGO, IL - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners who are considering property tax appeals should be prepared with all the necessary information, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers said today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced the signing of the Holiday Inn Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, one of the first Holiday Inns in Germany to feature the brand’s new ‘Open Lobby’ concept

DETROIT - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. today announced the purchase of approximately $34 billion in mortgage servicing rights from Ally Bank. The servicing pool is comprised of non-delinquent Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae-backed mortgages that currently have higher-than-market interest rates which could substantially benefit from refinancing

PELLA, IA - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pella Window and Door showrooms now provide an enhanced warranty and service agreement as part of the Total Care Guarantee, which covers installation and labor on window and door replacement through The Pella Promise replacement experience. The Pella Promise is available exclusively for replacement customers who purchase and install Pella products through their local Pella Window and Door Showroom.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- March 20, 2013) The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is encouraging its members to participate in the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s 2013 Earth Hour. WWF’s global initiative asks that individuals, businesses, organizations and governments turn off all non-essential lighting for one hour, from 8:30-9:30 pm local time on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The aim of Earth Hour is to visibly demonstrate global concern about climate change and a commitment to find solutions that minimize negative human impact on the Earth.

BOCA RATON, FL - March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hundreds of real estate journalists, freelance writers and communicators will gather in Atlanta June 5-8 at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) 47th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A bipartisan Senate bill--The BUILD Act--introduced last week aims to return contaminated land to productive use in troubled neighborhoods. LISC has supported the clean-up and re-use of brownfields around the country including the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, a former abandoned hospital site that was redeveloped into a busy educational center for children and the community. "The BUILD ACT, as filed, is a major step in environmental justice for impacted neighborhoods and communities across the country," says Barbara Burnham, director of federal policy for LISC

ERIE COUNTY, NY - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by Erie County Attorney Michael Siragusa in announcing that Erie County (“the County”) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) to recover millions of dollars in unpaid real estate transfer taxes. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, contends that the two federally-charted and privately-held corporations have failed to pay both the New York Real Estate Transfer Tax and Erie County Real Estate Transfer Tax, which are excise taxes, on thousands of mortgages in Erie County and have thus deprived local taxpayers and municipalities of rightful tax income.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Equal Rights Center (ERC)—a national non-profit civil rights organization — announced that the architectural firm Devereaux and Associates has joined the ERC’s Multifamily Housing Resource Program (MHRP).

Jackson, MS - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- EastGroup Properties (NYSE-EGP) announced today that it will hold its First Quarter Conference Call and webcast on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time. On the call, David Hoster, President and CEO, and Keith McKey, CFO, will review the first quarter results and discuss EastGroup's current operations

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following documents have today been posted or otherwise made available to shareholders:

Washington, D.C. - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Donated legal services to the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty topped $6 million in 2012, a record breaking contribution to the organization, which serves as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to prevent and end homelessness.

Chapel Hill, NC and Washington, DC - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new study shows the risk of mortgage default is one-third lower for energy-efficient, ENERGY STAR-rated homes – a factor lenders and Congress should consider when making mortgage loans and policy

AUSTIN, TX - March 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Austin real estate market continued to gain steam in February, according to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). As cited in the report, the volume of home sales in Austin outpaced last year significantly and the price for Austin-area homes continued to rise

Washington, D.C. - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) applauds the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee vote today to confirm Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)