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AmeriCorps Travels to Help Hurricane Sandy Survivors Courtesy of Southwest Airlines
Sacramento, CA - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- About 100 AmeriCorps members are boarding planes to New Jersey and New York where they will help residents affected by Hurricane Sandy rebuild homes, remove debris, and manage volunteers. Southwest Airlines’ decision to donate travel to these young leaders made this deployment possible
HOUSING AGENCY ALLOCATES FEDERAL TAX CREDITS
BISMARCK, ND - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Industrial Commission announced today that the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has made conditional commitments to five multifamily housing developers for $2.61 million in federal Low ...
Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown Joins Nixon Peabody LLP
Boston, MA - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown has joined international law firm Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in the firm’s Boston office. Given his background in public service at both the national and state levels, Brown will focus his practice on business and governmental affairs as they relate to the financial services industry as well as on commercial real estate matters.
Zephyr Real Estate Earns LeadingRE Website Quality Certification
San Francisco, CA - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr Real Estate recently announced that it has again received the Website Quality Certification (WQC) from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, which presents the certification to member real estate firms that demonstrate best practices in website design and Internet communications
Hoby Hanna Named to Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Board
CHICAGO, IL - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has named Howard W. (Hoby) Hanna IV to its board of directors. Hanna is president of Howard Hanna Ohio, a division of Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, the fourth largest real estate brokerage in the country, with 144 offices and 4,700 associates in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia.
YES Housing Receives Grant Funding to Revamp Los Alamos Affordable Housing Community
LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Los Alamos National Bank are pleased to announce they have awarded a $252,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant to YES Housing, Inc. to assist with the rehabilitation of a dated apartment community. The grant funds are part of a $6.2 million project that will revitalize the property into a new and vibrant affordable housing community in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Single Mother Buys First Home with the Help of First-Time Homebuyers Program through Red...
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- At 27 years old, Jo Monica Gaines is actually the one setting the example for her family. The dental assistant and single mother of two, recently purchased a home, and she has inspired her mother to do the same
NAREE Journalism Competition Extends Deadline to Monday, March 11
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors -- NAREE – is offering an extension to enter its prestigious 63rd annual Real Estate Journalism Competition until Monday, March 11. All entries must be postmarked by March 11
Lee & Associates Closes a $1.23 million Industrial Sale in Azusa
ONTARIO, CA - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, closed a $1.23 million, 12,400 square foot industrial building at 120 S. Irwindale Ave in Azusa, California
Technology-Powered Real Estate Brokerage Redfin Arrives in Houston
Houston - March 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin, the technology-powered brokerage (www.redfin.com), today announced its arrival in Houston, expanding its one-of-a-kind combination of technology and service to its third Texas market, just in time for the spring home-buying and selling season. Redfin launched in Dallas in 2010 and Austin in 2012 and serves a total of 21 major markets across the United States.
Despite Inventory Shortage, Homebuyer Activity Increased in February with Home Offers Up 20%, Tours...
Seattle Redfin - March 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- (www.redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate broker, today issued its Real-Time Demand Pulse, the only report in the industry that analyzes tour and offer data. The report showed:
Holiday Inn Express® Philadelphia E – Penn’s Landing Opens Near Historic City Sights
ATLANTA - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] one of the world’s leading global hotel companies announces the opening of the new Holiday Inn Express® Philadelphia E - Penn’s Landing, within walking distance of Philadelphia’s historic district and downtown.
Rob Sibcy Named Chairman of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
CHICAGO, IL - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert N. Sibcy, president of Sibcy Cline, Realtors has been elected to a two-year term as Chairman of the Board of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global network of 500+ market-leading real estate firms representing more home sales than any other real estate network.
AFTER SCHUMER PUSH, HUD WILL ALLOW FEDERAL DISASTER-AID FUNDING TO BE AVAILABLE TO CO-OP...
New York, NY - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allow Community Development Block Grants Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding to help...
EPA RECOGNIZES USAA REAL ESTATE COMPANY WITH 2013 ENERGY STAR® PARTNER OF THE YEAR...
San Antonio, TX - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized USAA Real Estate Company with a 2013 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award for their continued leadership in protecting our environment through superior energy efficiency. USAA Real Estate Company’s accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2013
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. February 2013 News Summary
Reston, Virginia - March 6, 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.
Hines REIT Sells Iconic Williams Tower to Invesco Real Estate
HOUSTON - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (Hines REIT) has sold the iconic Williams Tower to a fund managed by Invesco Real Estate. It was acquired by Hines REIT in 2008
Julia Gordon on the 2013 Federal Housing Finance Agency Scorecard
Washington, D.C. - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, in reaction to the Federal Housing Finance Agency 2013 Scorecard, which sets out the agency’s work plan for the coming year, CAP Director of Housing Finance and Policy Julia Gordon released the following statement
8 Ways to Keep Food Safe at Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Justice Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch is hard at work to enforce food safety laws every day. But there is a lot you can do to keep your family safe at home. Every year, 1 in 6 Americans get food poisoning and 3,000 die from foodborne illnesses. Most will recover without any lasting effects from their illness. For some, however, the effects can be devastating and even deadly
Rebuilding Together AmeriCorps Members Celebrate AmeriCorps Week at Safe and Healthy Housing Event
Washington D.C. - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of Rebuilding Together’s AmeriCorps program, CapacityCorps, will celebrate AmeriCorps Week by learning advanced safe and healthy housing principles and implementing those practices in three homes inDurham,North Carolina.
