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Employees and board members of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. racked up excessive travel expenses last year, from afternoon tea at a posh London hotel to a $918 dinner at an Orlando restaurant, according to a critical review released Thursday by Flo...

San Francisco, CA - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr Real Estate, San Francisco’s largest independent real estate firm, is pleased to announce the company’s Top Producers for 2012. Last year, Zephyr closed over $1.5 billion in sales. Top Producers are agents in the top 25 percent of sales production in the company, making them some of the City’s most productive agents.

New York, NY - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City developer Forest City Ratner Companies “broke ground” Dec. 18 on the tallest modular building in the world, a 32-story residential tower known as B2, part of the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, N.Y. Taking a new twist on groundbreaking, rather than use shovels, project leaders unveiled a prototype modular chassis for B2 during the ceremony.

Seattle - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate broker, today announced a list of the hottest emerging neighborhoods and small cities for real estate in 16 cities across the country. The ranking was based on input from Redfin real estate agents and analysis of current data in the number of homes for sale, sales volume, home prices, and sales to list price ratios. Eight of the top 10 were in California.

Surfside, FL - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two buildings on Collins Ave & directly across form the beach. 20 units plus office space, laundry & ample storage. Buildings are in very good condition, fully occupied with parking for all units. Prime location! Walk to beach, shops of surfside & Bal Harbour, Shul & Publix. Property is also zoned for hotel (H30c & H40)

WASHINGTON, DC - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Financial Services Roundtable and its Housing Policy Council issued the following statement regarding the final mortgage servicing rule issued today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

WASHINGTON, DC - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Six federal financial regulatory agencies today issued the final rule that establishes new appraisal requirements for "higher-priced mortgage loans." The rule implements amendments to the Truth in Lending Act made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act). Under the Dodd-Frank Act, mortgage loans are higher-priced if they are secured by a consumer's home and have interest rates above certain thresholds.

CLEVELAND, OH - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- At an event today at Community Housing Solutions with Ohioans who were unlawfully foreclosed on, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a letter to federal regulators urging them to cancel tax bre...

Rhode Island - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty announces three Newport County sales that closed in late December. Two of the transactions represent record-breaking sales for their respective communities, while the third is the second highest sales price in that community. The three specific sales were

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Institute of Building Sciences Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) recognized the winners of the 2012 Beyond Greenâ„¢High-Performance Building Awards at a luncheon hel...

SAN DIEGO - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Dodd-Frank Ability-to-Repay requirements and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules present significant, new compliance challenges. DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics, and decisioning, has qualification and decisioning solutions available now to meet these new requirements and ensure ongoing operational stability

San Francisco, CA - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last year, Oliver Burgelman, long-time agent at Zephyr Real Estate, created www.pricesquares.com, a new web tool to demonstrate how the real estate market trends in San Francisco. That tool has now been augmented to include the rental market. This new feature shows how rental costs differ from neighborhood to neighborhood and offers an easy way to find rentals in San Francisco.

PELLA, IA - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Highly energy-efficient Pella Windows and Doors will be featured in a demonstration home at Professional Builders’ 2013 Show Village during the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) in Las Vegas, Jan. 22-24.

Chicago, IL - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has announced an impressive line-up of speakers for its upcoming Conference Week, February 24-28 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. More than 1,500 people are expected to attend Conference Week, which includes the network’s Annual Conference for brokers and relocation professionals, Performance SUMMIT and Luxury Portfolio SUMMIT for sales associates, Sales Manager SUMMIT, MarTech for marketing and technology professionals, and the RELO Direct® Corporate Forum for employee mobility professionals.

Chicago, IL - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has announced an impressive line-up of speakers for its upcoming Conference Week, February 24-28 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. More than 1,500 people are expected to attend Conference Week, which includes the network’s Annual Conference for brokers and relocation professionals, Performance SUMMIT and Luxury Portfolio SUMMIT for sales associates, Sales Manager SUMMIT, MarTech for marketing and technology professionals, and the RELO Direct® Corporate Forum for employee mobility professionals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The office of Congresswoman Maxine Waters, ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Financial Services, has announced the subcommittee assignments for Democrats on the Committee. Congresswoma...

Washington, DC - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced loan closings today of $22.7 million for the acquisition and preservation of three affordable housing communities for senior citizens in Taunton and Worcester that will keep ...

COLUMBUS, OH - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today reminded eligible Ohioans that January 18th is the deadline to submit claims for compensation to the National Mortgage Settlement Administrator. Pursuant to t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- David H. Stevens, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), issued the following statement on the final Mortgage Servicing Rules released today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- David H. Stevens, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, today delivered a speech to the Exchequer Club of Washington, DC on the housing market and housing policy titled, “Consumers Deserve a Balanced, Transparent, Coordinated Housing Policy System.”