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Washington, D.C. - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today announced Anthony Ayotte, craft training manager for the Cianbro Institute, Pittsfield, Maine, as its 2013 Craft Instructor of the Year. Ayotte received this honor May 3 during ABC’s 21st Century Workforce Development Conference in Birmingham, Ala

WASHINGTON, DC - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Energy Department and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) today announced that registration is now open for America’s Home Energy Education Challenge (AHEEC), a national student competition created to help families save money by saving energy. Students, educators, and school principals are encouraged to register to participate at HomeEnergyChallenge.org.

Northbrook, IL - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm specializing in single tenant assets, has completed the sale of a net leased Home Depot office building located at 2951 Kinwest Parkway, Irving, Texas for $2,230,000.

Fort Lauderdale, FL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of Charles Plaza, a 46,058 square foot unanchored multi-tenant retail center. The buyer, S17TPA Corp. and ABC Development, Inc., purchased the property for $5,625,000 from MCCS-1, LLC, a Florida-based private investor who hired CBRE to market the asset for sale and negotiate the transaction.

CHICAGO, IL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Woodstock Institute and Illinois PIRG delivered a message from over 7,000 residents of Illinois to Sen. Mark Kirk today: it’s time to stop the obstructionism and confirm Director Richard Cordray to a full term at the helm of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The petitions were delivered as part of a national movement during which over 160,000 Americans signed a petition from Americans for Financial Reform asking members of Congress to confirm Cordray let the CFPB continue to do its job of protecting consumers

Palm Beach Gardens, FL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged a lease of 7,000 square feet at a 96,000 square-foot Class A office building at Corporate Center at the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The office space at 4200 Northcorp Parkway, owned by an affiliate of Lexington Realty Trust, a New York City-based real estate investment trust, will serve as a new world headquarters for eXfuze

CHICAGO, IL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Appraisal Institute joined some of the world’s leading professional organizations May 2 in forming the International Property Management Standards Coalition. The two-day meeting at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., focused on developing and embedding a single standard for the way property is measured worldwide.

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gebroe-Hammer Associates, the Livingston-based investment brokerage firm specializing in multi-family transactions, engineered a 1031 Exchange involving the sale of a 39-unitBloomfield property and the acquisition of aMontclair property package. The package encompassed 29 apartment-rental units and an adjacent single-family home containing a 19-space parking lot. Gebroe-Hammer’s Ken Uranowitz, president, exclusively represented the sellers, both of whom are long-time clients, in both sales

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today announced the winners of its 13th annual Student Chapter Construction Management Competition during the 21st Century Workforce Development Conference, April 30 - May 3 in Birmingham, Ala. Teams of students from 14 colleges and universities across the nation competed for more than $6,000 in cash and prizes, as well as the coveted “Construction Management Champions” title.

Reston, Virginia - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that Judge Robert Holmes Bell of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan dismissed a lawsuit filed by Ingham and Branch County, Michigan Registers of Deeds, ruling in favor of MERSCORP Holdings, Inc., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) and other member defendants.

Dallas, TX - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Duke Realty Corporation’s (Duke Realty) Dallas office has announced that two companies have signed new leases totaling 224,105 square feet in two of its properties in Freeport North, a 13-building industrial campus in Coppell, Tex. CID Resources, Inc., a medical apparel provider, will occupy 114,105 square feet in Freeport VI, a 228,000-square foot building located at 601 South Royal Lane, beginning in June 2013. Additionally, Norwex USA, Inc., a Norwegian-based company specializing in reduced-chemical household and personal care products, just moved into 110,000 square feet in Freeport XIV, a 143,000-square foot building located at 800 W. Bethel Road

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 1.8 million people have cashed or deposited nearly $1.7 billion in checks related to the Independent Foreclosure Review Payment Agreement through May 2, 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Miami-area home sales rose above a year earlier for the 11th consecutive month in March amid sizeable gains in mid- to high-end activity and a record level of sales to investors and other absentee bu...

Fairfax, VA - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Americans for Limited Government (ALG) President Bill Wilson today issued the following statement on the pending nomination of Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, highlighting his past support of mortgage principal reductions for as many as

HELENA - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Steve Bullock on Wednesday signed into law a bill that adds a new layer of protection for private landowners in their negotiations with companies and government agencies that want to acquire their lan...

Bensalem, PA - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) and six area banks had some good news today for first-time homebuyers: they and other Keystone State banks may be able to provide lower-income families with grants to help them meet their down payment and closing costs

Dover, Del. - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) announced today that sponsors of four affordable housing developments in the state will receive a total of more than three-quarters of a million dollars in grant money to help them complete their projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, President Obama nominated Congressman Melvin L. “Mel” Watt (D-N.C.) to serve as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the independent federal regulator that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-backed mortgage financiers. Rep. Watt has represented the 12th congressional district of North Carolina since 1993, and he currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. In addition, Rep. Watt is a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, and served as the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2005 to 2006. Following the announcement of his nomination, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued this statement

Reston, Virginia - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Below is a monthly summary of major legal decisions involving either the use of the MERS® System database or Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) and its role in the mortgage process. Please feel free to contact the Office of Communications at MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. with any questions and visit the MERS Newsroom for a full list of news releases.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the nation struggles to rebuild the housing market and broader economy, the White House’s nomination of Rep. Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is encouraging. Rep. Watt has been in Congress for twenty years, ably serving on the House Financial Services Committee. He was one of the first elected officials to warn about the dangers of subprime lending, offering legislation to nip predatory lending in the bud, and tirelessly advocating for ways to prevent needless home foreclosures