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WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Central Station, a $200 million transit-oriented development planned for downtown Orlando by RIDA Development Corporation, has achieved a milestone event with the sale of a two-acre site to Crescent Communities of Charlotte, N.C. Crescent plans to begin construction later this year on a mixed-use project with 275 luxury apartments and more than 20,000 square feet of amenities and urban retail space along the 61-mile SunRail commuter train system scheduled to launch in 2014.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark A. Bentley, SIOR, principal, managing director, Central Arkansas Colliers International, Little Rock, Ark., has been named to the Real Estate Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The performance of first-lien mortgages serviced by large national and federal savings banks continued to improve in the first quarter of 2013, according to a report released today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales rose in May to the highest level since late 2006, implying a possible spark as mortgage interest rates began to rise, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, re-introduced his Solar Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Act today. The bill, developed based on ideas from Udall's 2010...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State of the Nation’s Housing 2013 report, released today, reconfirms that low income renters continue to struggle to afford housing and that there is a dire need for more affordable housing in the U.S. The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University’s annual report finds that even as the overall housing market shows signs of recovery, the gap between the number of low income households and the supply of affordable and available housing for these households continues to grow.

CHICAGO - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has named imageSurge as a preferred provider through its Solutions Group program, introducing imageSurge’s Interactive Real Estate Storefront™ to the network’s 500+ real estate firms worldwide

San Francisco, CA - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tanglewood, an extraordinary property in Sausalito, recently sold for well over its asking price of $2.9 million. Zephyr Real Estate Agent, Lily Remoundos, represented the purchaser in the transaction.

"Our system of public housing is failing, and by refusing to reform and innovate, we elected officials are failing the very people that are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA) have introduced legislation to reform the nation’s housing finance system that rightly recognizes the importance of having a government backstop to private capital. This is essential to providing ample liquidity and support for 30-year, fixed rate mortgages. Any mortgage finance legislation that does not include a full government backstop will fall short of true reform

WASHINGTON, DC - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Housing Conference (NHC) today announced that Lisa Sturtevant will join the nonprofit housing policy organization as executive director of its research affiliate, the Center for Housing Policy, as of August 12. Sturtevant is currently deputy director at George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis and an associate research professor with GMU’s School of Public Policy based at the school’s Arlington, Va., campus.

New York, NY - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Board of Directors have approved issuing $462.2 million in Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds to advance HDC’s affordable housing lending activities under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s New Housing Marketplace Plan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- While the busiest home buying season—spring—is almost behind us, buyers are still searching, and summer is looking like a prime time for selling your house. With a little dedication, you can get your home sold by Labor Day.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released an interim report on The Family Options Study, which is a multi-year experimental study sponsored by HUD. The objective of the Family Options Study is to provide research evidence to help federal policymakers, community planners, and local practitioners make sound decisions about the best ways to address homelessness among families

New York, N.Y. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua today announced the latest housing development to offer preference to income-eligible New Yorkers displaced from their homes by Hurricane Sandy. Bethany Place will add a total of 23 affordable housing rental apartments to the North Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Ten percent of the 23 affordable units will be subject to the Sandy preference.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The introduction this week of proposed legislation by Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of four additional Senators marks an important step forward in restoring a durable mortgage finance market for consumers, but needs to have a strengthened emphasis on providing broad access to credit for consumers on reasonable terms, said Consumer Federation of America Director of Housing Policy Barry Zigas today

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) released a statement on the introduction of the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Castle of Spring Green, a French chateau-inspired estate set on more than 180 acres of sprawling green valleys and wooded hilltops in the famed Wisconsin River Valley.

IRVINE, CA - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com) announced today that it has selected Chase International, one of the leaders in luxury real estate as a member of the RealtyTrac Network (RTN), a licensed network available to leading independent and franchised brokerage companies across the nation.

Tampa, FL - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the warmer summer temperatures providing the right conditions for increased thunderstorm and lightning activity, experts at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) offer advice to help reduce the risk of damage from power surges as part of Lightning Safety Awareness Week (June 23-29).