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WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the New York City Quarterly Housing Update (Q4 2011) released by NYU's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, home sales volume continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 2011, with the number of transactions citywide down 15 percent from the previous quarter and 11 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010.

NEW YORK, NY - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RKF recently arranged a 19,200-square-foot long-term lease with Equinox’s affordable gym concept Blink Fitness at 163-02 Jamaica Ave., a former movie theater on the corner of Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. Scheduled to open this fall, Blink Fitness will occupy 1,200 square feet of ground floor space and 18,000 square feet on the second floor. This will be the fitness concept’s first location in Queens

March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino hosted hundreds of homeowners and potential homebuyers at the Boston Home Center’s Housing Expo at the Perkins Community Center where he launched the new $3M 3D Campaign. The 3D Campaign i...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) in association with the City of Hartford is seeking written proposals from parties who are interested in acquiring a total of three (3) adjacent properties located in downtown Hartford. Two (2) of the properties are owned and offered by limited liability companies having their majority of interest held by a CHFA subsidiary; the first is a 100-unit mixed-use market rate rental apartment development (at stabilized occupancy) with retail and parking garage components, the second is an adjacent 70,000 square foot vacant commercial office building

Seattle - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin, the technology-powered real estate broker, today released Instant Updates, the first service to immediately email new home listings and price changes to customers, and let them schedule tours directly from the email.

Austin, TX - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The search for the next generation of business and not-for-profit leaders begins this May, as the Acton School of Business today announced the Acton Challenge, an unprecedented competition comprised of three simultaneous challenges in the fields of energy, real estate and education innovation. As business and civic leaders across the country become increasingly concerned about the continued decline of innovative leaders emerging from America's education system, the Acton Challenge intends to change the way that future leaders are identified and refined.

Chicago, IL - March 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate professionals representing many of the strongest brands in the industry are gathering this week for the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® 2012 Conference Week March 22-26 at the ...

PLEASANTON, CA - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ellie Mae® (NYSE Amex: ELLI), a leading provider of enterprise level, on-demand automated solutions for the residential mortgage industry, today announced that First Bank Mortgage of Augusta, GA, a division of First Bank of Georgia, has selected Encompass360® as its mortgage management solution. In 2011, First Bank Mortgage originated more than $400 million in mortgages through its retail branches and 60 correspondent lenders.

SEATTLE - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin launched an online tool that seeks to put the power of accurate home pricing in consumers' hands. Redfin's Home Price Tool helps home owners determine a fair price range for their home, using the same process and data that professional agents use.

WASHINGTON, DC- March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a new contest today to help the people who help the homeless. It challenges the developer community to create easy, mobile access to resources that the homeless need, when they need it and where they can get it.

SOUTHERN CA - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of Voit Real Estate Services’ strategic initiative to further strengthen its regional leadership team, Mark Read has been named to the position of Executive Managing Director. Mark’s primar...

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Roman Ciuni and Kurt Hediger of NAI Capital’s Newport Beach office have sold the historic 45-unit 61,425 sq. ft. Newberry Lofts residential building located at 900 E 1st Street in downtown Los An...

CHICAGO, IL - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The spring edition of the Luxury Portfolio International™ Magazine is now available. This publication is produced two times a year by the luxury real estate network Luxury Portfolio International and includes extensive home design and luxury-focused content, as well as a selection of the world’s most exclusive properties from around the globe.

New York, NY - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com) today announced the appointments of Grant Braswell and Daniel Geller as licensed real estate salespersons. Braswell will specialize in residential sales and rentals...

WASHINGTON, DC - March 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The business of real estate and community building will be permanently transformed by the evolution of the “sharing economy,” an era in which non-personal items such as cars and office space will be shared with increasing frequency by urban residents, according to internationally renowned communications technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Steve Case. The co-founder of America Online (AOL) was the keynote speaker last night at the National Building Museum’s Honor Award gala, which recognized ULI as the 2012 Honor Award recipient. The award recognizes ULI’s 75-year legacy of leadership in land use and innovative community building worldwide.

NEW YORK, NY - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee) and pro bono counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Davis Polk) have filed their fourth lawsuit against a network of for-profit loan modification companies. The suit, Masheyeva v. Law Offices of David M. Green, was filed in New York Supreme Court in Nassau County, on behalf of 18 homeowners from New York and six other states.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On March 6, 2012, K&L Gates, LLP, the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (Washington Lawyers’ Committee) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Woodbridge, Virginia couple who have been victimized by mortgage rescue scammers that allegedly prey on vulnerable homeowners by targeting Hispanics in Northern Virginia. As a result of the alleged scam, the couple has lost title to their home and thousands of dollars.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MBA's National Fraud Issues Conference 2012 is the one forum each year where industry professionals can learn about the issues related to the growing incidence and complexity of mortgage fraud. Hear from industry experts as they review the current status of the industry, law enforcement and government’s efforts in combating mortgage fraud

New York, NY - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Almanac Realty Investors, a leading provider of growth capital to public and private real estate companies, has named Henry C. Herms its Chief Financial Officer.

La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CostaBaja, the highly acclaimed beachfront resort community in La Paz, Mexico (www.CostaBaja.com) announced today The Residence Club at CostaBaja has been accepted into the exclusive Elite Alliance exchange program. Elite Alliance (www.theelitealliance.com) provides exchange privileges for owners of luxurious, professionally managed residence clubs and vacation homes in some of the world’s most coveted destinations.