Monthly Archives: July 2011

EUGENE, OR - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Brandon Green and Brandon Green Companies to the growing network of real estate professionals using the revolutionary IDX Broker software on their websites. Metropolitan R...

EUGENE, OR - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes realtor Barbara Leverenz to the growing group of real estate agents and brokers adopting a customizable IDX solution for their websites. Leverenz, a member of the Ft. Hood MLS (FHAARMLS) has long had access to thousands of Texas property listings, but with the addition of IDX Broker software to her website, Leverenz has made the same listings that were once classified for real estate professionals only, accessible to all her clients. Never before has such a dynamic and easy-to-use search been available to potential buyers

New York, N.Y. - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Turner Construction Company announced that the Yale University Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut is the 200th Turner project to have achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the Green Buildings Certification Institute.

EUGENE, OR - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces Bogdan Ryabyshchuk of Bay Realty in San Diego has become the latest professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution for his real estate website. His IDX solution now seamlessly integrates thousands of SANDICOR listings onto his search page, creating a comprehensive database of properties for his clients to explore online. Adding IDX Broker software to his website has revolutionized the way Ryabyshchuk presents listings to his clients and other potential San Diego, California buyers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 15.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 15, 2011.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging James and Julia Norton, a couple who owns rental property in Brown County, Wisconsin, with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly establishing different terms for a single mother’s tenancy, including requiring her to be at home when her teenage son had visitors. HUD’s charge also claims that the Nortons’ lease agreement included policies and rules restricting and imposing limitations on families with children.

Phuket, Thailand - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Engineering consultants presented their feasibility study for the controversial Kathu to Patong tunnel project during a meeting held at the Royal Phuket City Hotel in Phuket Town earlier this week.

New York, NY - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that 88 Morningside, a premier new development located on the corner of Morningside Avenue and West 122nd Street, has completed construction.

Washington, DC - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As NAR’s Home Ownership Matters bus crosses Alabama this week, Realtors® are providing assistance to victims of the April 27 tornadoes with funds raised from Realtor® donations across the country.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Evidence of recovery has spread throughout New Jersey’s office and industrial real estate markets at mid-year 2011, according to Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. in East Rutherford.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the midst of a slow recovery from a prolonged recession, home prices have dropped and some employers are slowly starting to hire. Yet workers in many newly filled jobs still may not be able to afford housing at the wages currently being offered. The latest edition of the Paycheck to Paycheck database from the Center for Housing Policy (the Center) reveals the gap between wages and the costs of housing, both rental and owned, in more than 200 U.S. metro areas for workers in 72 occupations.

Kansas City, KS - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is urging troubled homeowners to apply for the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) which could offer up to $50,000 in forgivable mortgage assistance. Only three days remain before the July 22nd deadline, so interested applicants must act quickly!

New York, NY - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel, Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua and New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Marc Jahr announced todaythe City has reached a major milestone in its affordable housing plan, the New Housing Marketplace Plan.

GREENSBORO, NC - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Greensboro’s Human Relations Department and the Human Relations Commission’s International Advisory Committee are offering a free educational workshop on fair housing to Sudanese and...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the wake of recent allegations that illegal foreclosure “robosigning” by banks is still rampant, U.S Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, and nine additional Senators sent a letter today to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation urging the agencies to publicly release information regarding each mortgage servicer’s performance to prevent illegal foreclosure practices. An identical letter was sent by Rep.

Washington, D.C. - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-19) and Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) announced new legislation to strengthen federal efforts to end homelessness among America’s veterans.

ORLANDO, FL - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida’s existing condo sales rose 8 percent in June with a total of 7,941 units sold statewide compared to 7,330 sold in June 2010, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. The statewide existing condo median sales price last month was $93,900; a year earlier, it was $92,300 for a 2 percent increase.

DENVER, CO - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stacy Neir and John Hayden of Kentwood City Properties are co-hosting a grand opening and groundbreaking in conjunction with McStain Neighborhoods at McStain’s newest urban infill project in Curtis ...

San Francisco, CA - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today introduced legislation at the Board of Supervisors updating the Municipal Green Building Code to require U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for all municipal construction and major renovation projects over 5,000 square feet after September 1, 2011. Currently, only LEED Silver certification is required for municipal buildings, while LEED Gold is required for private sector buildings starting in 2012. This legislation updates green building standards for municipal construction projects that will secure San Francisco’s place as a national leader in resource efficient building.

SACRAMENTO, CA - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging seven real estate professionals with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on July 14, 2011.