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DETROIT, MI - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today marks the first wave in a series of moves that will bring 2,500 more professionals to Detroit by early 2012. Some 1,500 Quicken Loans team members stepped foot into their new offices at the renovated Chase Tower Building located in the city’s central business district, bringing the company one step closer to its goal of relocating all of its Michigan-based team members to downtown Detroit.

October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Donna Bennett, a sales associate with the Holmdel office of Gloria Nilson, REALTORS®, Real Living, the preeminent high-end real estate brokerage in central New Jersey, has been named the 2011 Realtor-Associate of...

NEW YORK CITY, NY - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Winoker Realty has brokered an expansion and renewal for renowned cosmetic packaging company Axilone USA Inc. at 276 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, according to Elliot Klein, senior vice president ...

WASHINGTON, DC - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $28 million to 84 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 33 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination (see attached). This is in addition to the $10 million funding for high performing fair housing enforcement organizations awarded last month

WASHINGTON, DC - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the September edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest housing data offer continued mixed signals as home prices improved for the fourth consecutive month but showed continued strain from foreclosures and distressed sales. Also, mortgage defaults and foreclosure completions continued a downward trend as more homeowners were able to secure mortgage relief.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eleven states will share more than $10.3 million in grants to community groups to provide enhanced services for homeless Veterans this year. This is in addition to the $59.5 million in preventive grants awarded earlier this year.

FRANKFORT, KY - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) urges consumers to take time during Financial Planning Week, Oct. 3-9, 2011, to re-evaluate personal goals and the financial paths to achieve them.

PLEASANTON, CA - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ellie Mae® (NYSE Amex: ELLI), a leading provider of automation solutions for the residential mortgage industry, announced today that it has enabled investor customization to its TQL (Total Quality Loan) program, a set of Ellie Mae and third-party services and technologies designed to enhance quality and compliance for loans originated through Encompass360® mortgage management software. The TQL program, which is currently in pilot with Wells Fargo Funding, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., can now be configured to accommodate the specific rules and requirements of individual secondary mortgage market investors.

CHICAGO, IL - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, the largest network of independent brokers worldwide, named DotLoop to its exclusive list of preferred service providers. DotLoop is now available to LeadingRE’s network of 550 real estate firms and 140,000 associates, giving them access to the unique DotLoop solution.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- An Eagle Rock resident who worked as an inspector for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety was sentenced this afternoon to 18 months in federal prison for taking thousands of dollars ...

MILFORD, CT - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- TMS Funding, the wholesale residential lending channel of Total Mortgage Services, LLC, announced today it is actively hiring new Account Executives to help expand its wholesale lending market position throughout the 21 states and Washington, DC in which it is currently licensed for wholesale mortgage production. TMS Funding is recruiting high quality Wholesale Account Executives with two-plus years of experience and a current mortgage broker base funding Conventional, FHA, USDA and Jumbo loans. The wholesale lender is offering a highly competitive compensation package and access to some of the lowest mortgage rates and best-in-class operational support in the mortgage industry.

MIAMI, FL - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cervera Real Estate, a Miami-based luxury condominium real estate sales and marketing company, has achieved another first with the launch of a fully integrated Facebook app allowing users to search local home listings, see details on the properties and easily share the properties they choose with friends and family who will be a key part of the purchase of their new home.

Aliso Viejo, CA - October 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- TechSpace Holding Co., the nation’s leading provider of flexible, on-demand, “alternative office space” and integrated technology services, today announced that Victor Memenas has been named chief executive officer. Mr. Memenas’ promotion comes as former CEO, James “Watty” Watson, steps aside in order to focus his full attention on CT Realty Investors where he serves as CEO and president. Watson co-founded TechSpace (www.techspace.com) and serves on the TechSpace Board of Directors as chairman.

October 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a national single tenant net lease investment brokerage firm, has been selected as the exclusive advisor for the sale of a Walgreens portfolio consisting of nine properties located on the east coast. The properties are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New Jersey.

Charlotte, N.C. - October 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, today announced that it has selected North Carolina-based Bissell as the recipient of its annual Sustainable Development Award.

San Antonio, TX - October 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Susan Wallace, Executive Managing Director, Private Equity Group with USAA Real Estate Company has been invited to participate in the 2011 EXPO REAL Investment Locations Forum, to take place October 4 – 6 in Munich, Germany.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the developers, builders and designers of the Gateway Village Apartments, a 275-unit apartment complex in Salem, Ore., for violations of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated the law when they designed and constructed the complex with barriers that make it inaccessible to persons with disabilities.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Harris County Commissioner Gerald R. Eversole and Houston-based real estate developer Michael D. Surface both pleaded guilty today in federal court in Houston to making false statements, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special-Agent-In-Charge (SAC) Stephen L. Morris of the FBI’s Houston Field Office and SAC Rodney E. Clarke of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Houston Field Office.

SACRAMENTO, CA - September 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Sept. 28, 2011, charging Valeri Mysin, 31, of Citrus Heights, Calif.; Angela Shavlovsky, 52, of Sacramento, Calif.; Nikolay Katinskiy, 28, of Lynwo...

NEW YORK CITY, NY - September 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- W&H Properties has appointed Harry F. Blair and Sean Kearns, senior director and director of Cushman & Wakefield, respectively, to the leasing team at 250 West 57th Street, announces ...