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WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ware joined NAIOP and its business development department in 2001 as a sales manager and worked his way up to director of sales, senior director of business development and, now, vice president of business development. Throughout his 11 years at NAIOP, Ware has generated $5.8 million in revenue; doubled sponsorship revenues for the association’s industrial conference, I.con; and increased sponsorship levels by 30 percent for Development: The Annual Conference for Commercial Real Estate, which is held each fall. In 2008, when Ware took over as head of the business development department, the association also marked its highest grossing year for business development.

Dallas, TX - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- DCM Hospitality announced today it has added Montecito Beach Village, located in the up-and-coming destination of Huatulco, Mexico, to its managed portfolio of luxury resort properties. Montecito is an intimate collection of two-, three-, and four-bedroom oceanfront villas. It integrates private clusters of beautiful, secluded homes boasting breathtaking views via a system of sensitively constructed roadways, pathways and courtyards.

January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Morris County Improvement Authority (MCIA) is holding two informational meetings, one for school officials and another for local government officials, on Wednesday, Jan. 16.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressmen Mike Quigley (D-Ill) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) reintroduced the Excess Building and Property Disposal Act (H.R. 328) to cut wasteful federal property spending that costs taxpayers $1.67 billion annually. The bill passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support in the 112th Congress.

Winter Park, FL - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fannie Hillman + Associates lived up to the old sports adage ‘it’s not how you start, but how you finish’ when the Winter Park firm posted 119 fourth quarter existing home transactions for $43.8 million. Those figures were up 35.3 percent and 45 percent, respectively, over those in the fourth quarter the previous year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Patrice Cicalese-Carden, sales professional with Resources Real Estate in Monmouth Beach, was named Agent of the Month for the month of December.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- 2012 was a good year for high-end home sales, but frankly nowhere near the top. 2007 was the height of the high-end trades starting with Ron Barron’s ceiling-shattering purchase of the deMenil Carpenter 40 acres oceanfront in East Hampton for a record total of $103M. This was actually 2 recorded sales that held the #1 and #2 positions at $58M for 260 Further Lane and $45M for 278 Further Lane. In fact, back in 2007 the top 7 most expensive sales were all over $30M…that would make 2012’s #1 most expensive sale land in the #8 spot in 2007!

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American National Standard Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) are pleased to announce that the ANSI-IREC program for the accreditation of renewable energy and energy efficiency certificate programs has completed its pilot phase and is now accepting general applications.

CHICAGO, IL - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RELO Direct®, Inc. has expanded its executive team with the addition of Steven M. John, GMS, CPA, CRP, as senior vice president of client services. In this role, Mr. John will oversee the delivery of services to RELO Direct’s corporate and government clients worldwide.

PORTLAND, OR - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Hacienda Community Development Corporation announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and JPMorgan Chase in support of the Portland Mercado project. The public-private partnership provides critical funding for Portland’s first Latino public market.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City’s Planning and Transportation Commission on February 11 will host a public hearing to consider an update to the Housing Element of the City’s General Plan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Foreclosure activity in 2012 was a Jekyll and Hyde affair, with the numbers up in 25 states compared to 2011 but down in the other 25 states.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released important new rules today that protect homeowners facing foreclosure when they interact with the financial institutions, called servicers, that handle their loans. The mortgage servicing rules also introduce new clarity to the mortgage payment process for all homeowners, regardless of whether they are in default.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- ConsensusDocs is releasing today its first standard agreement for a lead architect or engineer to subcontract certain design work to other design professionals and consultants. The agreement makes it easier for architects, engineers to contract with other consultants providing a portion of design services work. In light of increasing design collaboration to achieve green design and through tools like building information modeling (BIM), this is an important document to round out the family of standard contract documents offered by ConsensusDocs. Now design professionals can utilize a consensus industry-approved document that allocates risk fairly between the “in responsible” design professional and its consultants.

Washington, D.C.- January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A survey report issued just days before the threatened sequestration of federal funding forecasts the need for more, not less, spending in the year ahead to support of growing numbers of hungry and homeless families and individuals in America’s cities. The pending fiscal cliff and sequestration cuts to local social programs could stress already stretched programs designed to serve people in need as automatic cuts are expected if Congress and President fail to reach a budget deal prior to December 31.

Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and Mercy Loan Fund (MLF) have partnered to preserve Central Annex / Union Court Apartments, a 101-unit affordable housing development for the elderly and those with special needs in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mercy Housing’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- If that notion sounds wildly ambitious to you, that is because it is. But this ambition has fueled significant reductions in veteran homelessness, and has put our nation on course to prevent vet...

Albany, NY - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State housing market recovered strongly in 2012 as closed sales of existing single-family homes, condos and co-ops finished 7-percent ahead of 2011. There was a modest 1.2-percent growth ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is partnering with the National Institute for Building Science (NIBS) to teach a unique class about the science of building high performance homes at the 2013 International Builders Show in Las Vegas.