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NORFOLK, VA - April 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For Rent Media Solutions™ (FRMS),a leading resource for searching apartments nationwide and a division of Dominion Enterprises, continues its stronghold in the multifamily industry as comScore reports continue to position FRMS as the leading internet listing service website for total year-to-year growth in unique website visitors for 2012 thus far and second overall in monthly unique website visitors for February and March.

La Jolla, CA - April 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of California homes entering the formal foreclosure process during the first quarter declined to its lowest level in almost five years, the result of a more stable economy and housing market, as well as policies that increasingly favor short sales, a real estate information service reported.

New York, NY - April 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Shareholders of AvalonBay Communities Inc. (NYSE: AVB) were urged today to vote against the REIT’s questionable executive compensation plan in an open letter sent to investors by 32BJ SEIU, one of the largest property sector unions in the country. In the dispatch sent to shareholders representing nearly 80% of the company, the union criticizes the current executive pay plan for providing an incentive to hire unscrupulous contractors, overlook federal health and safety requirements, and evade industry standards in the operation of AvalonBay buildings.

DALLAS, TX - April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MRG Document Technologies (MRG), a leading provider of mortgage document preparation software and compliance technology, and Georgia-based Xerox Mortgage Services are combining their experience and expertise for an educational webinar that will provide lenders valuable insight into the ever changing regulatory challenges facing the market, and innovative approaches to overcoming them.

SAN DIEGO, - April 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning, has added several key content and performance enhancements to its RiskFinder Distress solution, including enhanced tracking of short sales. These additional features provide investors, lenders and servicers expanded distressed property reviews based on a new data algorithm and extended customization.

VIENNA, VA - April 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today released its full year 2011 update of mortgage loan fraud reported suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that shows financial institutions submitted 92,028 MLF SARs last year, a 31 percent increase over the 70,472 submitted in 2010. The increase can primarily be attributable to mortgage repurchase demands.

New York, NY - April 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pompei A.D. (www.pompeiad.com), a full service creative branding and design firm, today announced Vanessa Rose has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer.

- April 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy has issued a fact brief about rent stabilization...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage Cadence, LLC, a leading provider of Enterprise Lending Solutions (ELS), Default Servicing Technology, and Document Services for the financial services industry, will debut Orchestrator® Mobile, their on-the-go origination technology, at the MBA’s National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference on April 22nd in Phoenix. Orchestrator Mobile will allow Mortgage Cadence customers to view their leads, pipeline, statuses, and tasks, lock loans, and offer tools like financial calculators. This new mobile web interface is functional on all internet-enabled devices such as smart phones, iPads, iPhones, and tablets

CLEVELAND - April 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Spring brings many new beginnings, especially around the home, as people look to freshen up their living spaces this season. In fact, seven out of 10 homeowners are planning home improvement projects, with nearly half (49 percent) citing painting as the most-desired need, followed by landscaping at 47 percent and remodeling a room at 29 percent, according to the 2012 Spring Home Improvement Survey conducted by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) and Sherwin-Williams

DENVER, CO - April 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, announces that the first of eight 3-story buildings at the Arista Uptown Apartments in Broomfield, Colo., has been completed. Designed by KTGY and developed Smith/Jones Partners LLC, a Denver-based apartment development and investment company, Arista Uptown Apartments is an exciting transit-oriented apartment community designed to fit seamlessly into the pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use nature of the Arista neighborhood and further enhance Arista’s already unique living experience. The City of Broomfield is situated equidistant between Denver and Boulder

LOS ANGELES, CA - April 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners has successfully arranged a total of $22.8 million in financing for Doerken Properties Inc.(DPI) for two Salt Lake City properties owned by affiliates of the company, according to Principal and Managing Director, Gary E. Mozer and Vice President, Josh Roseman. The GSP team arranged financing for two properties, including a $15.3 million bridge loan on a Class B office building as well as the $7.5 million refinance of a retail property.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle announced today that the department has identified 373 existing Bureau of Reclamation canals and conduits that have the combined potential of generating an additional 365,219 megawatt-hours of hydropower annually.

April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- There has never been a better time to purchase a home in West Virginia. The West Virginia Housing Development Fund is providing qualifying families a 30-year fixed rate loan at 3.25%. Down payment and closing cost assistance loans are also available for those who qualify.

NASHVILLE - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Bob Corker, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, today wrote to Ed DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, urging him to avoid encouraging irresponsible behavior on the part of American homeowners.

EUGENE, OR - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Eileen Lacerte are revolutionizing the Kamuela, Hawaii real estate search, by enabling IDX Broker software onto the website Lacerte hosts. As a broker, Lacerte presents area listings with ...

INLAND EMPIRE, CA - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ Inland Empire office has completed a new, 180,608 square-foot industrial lease at the Crossroads Business Park, located at 740 No. Vintage Ave. in Ontario, Calif., on...

DENVER, CO - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors -- NAREE -- will begin its 46th annual conference Wednesday, June 20 at 10 a.m. at the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa in downtown Denver. The NAREE conference is designed to offer panels and news conferences featuring leading real estate experts brought together under one roof, coupled with forward-thinking professional development sessions and eye-opening tours of trend-setting Colorado real estate

Chicago, IL - April 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeFinder.com, a leading online real estate search site and provider of digital marketing solutions for Realtors, today announced a new affiliate partnership with Imperial Valley Press (El Centro, CA). This partnership provides real estate agents in the El Centro, CA metro region with a new digital marketing platform and the opportunity to further expand their business. It also offers the area’s homebuyers convenient access to HomeFinder.com’s expansive selection of available homes both in the region and nationally.

TAVARES, CA - April 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sometimes the best way to lead is by example, and that’s what the Lake County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) hopes residents and commercial business owners will see in the energy savings from the...