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NEW ORLEANS, LA - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily housing industry, announced today the launch of its Comprehensive Online Resident Servic...

NEW ORLEANS, LA - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily housing industry, announced today the launch of its Comprehensive Online Resident Services Program for the affordable housing industry. An acknowledged pioneer in delivering electronic resident service programs to the affordable housing industry for nearly a decade, 365 Connect's Comprehensive Online Resident Services Program is the first Internet-based Resident Services Platform approved by a Housing Finance Agency, in 2004, to deliver compliance required Resident Services through the Internet. The launch of the Comprehensive Online Resident Services Program further cements 365 Connect’s role as the leader in creating leading edge, Web-based technology solutions that function across the entire spectrum of the multifamily housing indust

SANTA MONICA, CA - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. (Enterprise) today announced it has closed an $8.3 million Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) syndication deal to help Community Corporation of Santa Monica (CCSM) build High Place West Apartments, which will offer 47 units of affordable housing. High Place West will enable families earning 35 percent to 60 percent of area median income to live in the 32 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom apartments in a three-story building.

CHICAGO, IL - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle today announced that it has launched IntelliCommand™, the industry’s first integrated building management solution that combines cloud-based, smart-building technology with a world-class team of engineering and operations professionals to enable 24/7, real-time remote monitoring and control of facilities and portfolios worldwide.

BOISE, ID - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many are at risk of being left out in the cold this winter. The Home Partnership Foundation is challenging Idahoans to help bring families off the street by donating to the online campaign Avenues for...

Charleston, WV - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (WV-02) announced today that affordable housing projects in Charleston, Fairmont, Martinsburg, Wayne, Wheeling, and White Sulphur Springs have been awarded more than $1.4 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the November 23, 2011 legal deadline looming, the Congressional Super Committee focused on deficit reduction may be inching a little closer to an agreement. The Republicans and Democrats on the Super Committee recently presented alternative proposals which appear to have been more for public consumption and political advantage than for true deal making.

ANAHEIM, CA - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A diverse set of buyers and property types comprise the second-home sector and opportunities for second-home buyers exist in nearly every market, even in nontraditional, non-resort markets.

November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement today in response to the Senate vote (by a margin of 95 to 0 with one Senator voting present) to repeal the 3 percent tax withholding mandate:

AUSTIN, TX - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY) the worldwide leader in online vacation rentals, today introduced a property manager-specific section on its Community from HomeAway™ site. Originally launched with a focus on vacation rental owners, Community now has a designated area for vacation rental managers interested in sharing information and interacting with others who hold the same desire for enhancing their vacation rental business.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has entered agreements to provide more than 3,000 units of permanent and transitional housing for Veterans at 25 VA medical center campuses nationwide. Additionally, agreements are pending on an additional 1,000 units, which we anticipate completing in the coming weeks. Proposed opportunities include housing for homeless Veterans, senior Veterans, disabled Veterans, other at-risk Veteran populations, and their families.

Washington, D.C. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- After more than a decade of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, many returning veterans and their families have difficulty readjusting to community life, with many experiencing a tough time finding jobs or adequate housing, or suffering from mental, physical and substance use disorders. Today, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), the National Guard Bureau and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced a unique new program called VetCorps to help returning veterans and their families access the critical services and support they need – ranging from social, mental and physical health services to housing and employment assistance.

Anaheim, CA - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- During the 2011 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Anaheim today, the National Association of Realtors®...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) You are currently considering legislation that would raise the lending limits in designated “high cost areas” of the US for loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA back to levels originally established on a temporary basis in 2008. For the reasons discussed below, I encourage you to go beyond this minimal restoration of higher lending limits, and temporarily raise the lending limits not just in “high cost areas”, but nationwide.

Anaheim, CA - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtors® work tirelessly to make sure the American Dream of owning a home is available to everyone who is willing and able to assume the responsibilities of homeownership. That commitment was evident today as hundreds of Realtors® volunteered their time and labor to frame homes that will later be used by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County for local individuals and families.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that the maximum amount of Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) increased from $90,000 to $150,000, effective Oct. 1, under the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010. Maximum coverage will further increase from $150,000 to $200,000 after Jan. 1, 2012

Washington, D.C. - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The NAIOP Research Foundation today released the Industrial Space Demand Forecast, the third forecast from a model that analyzes important economic factors and net absorption data to predict future demand for industrial real estate.

New York, NY - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tenants at Whitehouse Estates at 350 East 52nd Street in Manhattan will be joined by striking apartment building workers, elected officials and supporters today to announce the filing of a lawsuit that claims building owner William Koeppel has been illegally overcharging on rents for years.

Northbrook, IL - November 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group’s Research Department has released a new research report providing comprehensive numbers and analysis of the activity in the National Net Lease Big Box Market.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC (BBC), a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Capital Group, Inc. and one of the leading Public-Private Partnership (PPP or P3) providers of housing, lifestyle and community solutions for members of the U.S. military and their families, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Department of the Air Force as the highest ranked offeror (HRO) for the privatization of family housing under the Northern Group Housing Privatization Project. The project includes six Air Force bases, including Minot AFB, Grand Forks AFB and Cavalier AFS, each located in North Dakota; Ellsworth AFB, located in South Dakota; Mountain Home AFB, located in Idaho; and Cannon AFB, located in New Mexico.