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WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking said 1,475 local borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure between 2008 and 2011 may be eligible for restitution and will receive claim forms in the mail through early October.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - May 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Active Network, a leader in online registration and event management software that helps businesses automate and simplify operations, management and participation, has doubled its office space ...

San Antonio, TX - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leonard J. O’Donnell, president and COO of USAA Real Estate Company in San Antonio, Texas, will participate in the “American Afternoon” at EXPO REAL, Europe’s largest real estate conference which will take place October 8 – 10 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging the owners and manager of an apartment complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with discriminating a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its second quarter 2012 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Quarterly Data Book. The report includes a summary of major trends during the quarter and detailed charts and tables providing historical information on the commercial/multifamily real estate markets. Among the findings covered in second quarter Data Book:

Atlanta, GA - September 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- San Antonio-based Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund and SDM Partners, an Atlanta-based private commercial real estate investment firm, have acquired 200 Ashford Center North, a 160,000-square-foot, six-story Class A office building in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. SDM Partners’ Managing Principal, Steven D. Martin, led the negotiations on the transaction.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - September 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Satisfaction improves among customers who bundle other policies with their homeowners policy, contributing to higher overall customer satisfaction with homeowner insurance companies, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. National Homeowners Insurance Study^SM released today

Washington, DC - September 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) is pleased to invite Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to apply to participate in the Capacity Building Initiative training series Innovations in Small Business Lending. CDFIs that are currently engaged in providing loans to small and medium-sized enterprises will be able to attend free trainings that are designed to support their continued growth and expanded capabilities. The series will be provided by Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP (Deloitte).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five federal agencies on Wednesday reopened the comment period on a proposed rule to establish margin and capital requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants for which one of the agencies is the prudential regulator, as required by sections 731 and 764 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg, who fought for the more than $300 million in federal funding awarded to help New Jersey homeowners who lost their jobs avoid foreclosure, t...

AG seeks to shut down loan modification scams, win consumer refunds September 25, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Raleigh: Three North Carolina companies that claim to help people win lower mortgage payments and save their homes from foreclosure...

WASHINGTON, DC - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding nearly $1.3 million for the state of Minnesota to construct a new generator building at the state Veterans home in Minneapolis.

September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall congratulated two Denver nonprofits, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and Volunteers of America’s Colorado branch, on receiving more than $1.2 million in competitive grant funds to provide cr...

Delegation Urged Federal Agency to Grant Help for Individual Families Impacted by Devastating June Storm WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 20, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, along with Congressman Nick ...

WASHINGTON, DC - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved $28.4 million in grants to fund 38 projects in 25 states and the District of Columbia that will provide transitional housing to homeless Veterans. Among these 38 projects, 31 will provide temporary housing to homeless Veterans with the goal that they will retain the residence as their own

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 7,632 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data made available today cover 2011 lending activity — applications, originations, purchases and sales of loans, denials, and other actions related to applications.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Community Associations Institute (CAI) commends the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for issuing new guidelines that will provide more opportunities for homebuyers and sellers and greater stability for condominium communities.

Cited for “Significant Contribution to the Nation” WASHINGTON – Employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs were members of a unique federal team that won...

Las Vegas, NV - September 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid and Nevada Affordable Housing Assistance Corporation will host a mortgage assistance workshop in Las Vegas at East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center on Sat...

WASHINGTON, DC - September 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Vincent C. Gray today announced more than $35.1 million in financing will be made available by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to create and retain affordable housing units, provide housing counseling services to District residents and technical assistance to support small businesses.