Yearly Archives: 2011

SALT LAKE CITY - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Rick Garcia will visit Salt Lake City tomorrow, November 29 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the impact of HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilizati...

COLUMBIA, SC - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Robert C. Sasser, age 32, of Lexington, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia for wire fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. United Sta...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With growing energy needs to run equipment and more complex HVAC and lighting systems in today's commercial buildings, architects and engineers can only go so far in delivering on energy efficiency. A new study by New Buildings Institute (NBI) summarizes the extent to which operations and occupant behavior impact a building's energy use compared to design characteristics.

IRVINE, CA - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac®, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced that the company has obtained a substantial capital investment from Renovo Capital LLC through the private equity firm’s Renwood Opportunities Fund. Renovo’s investment in RealtyTrac provides the capital necessary to fund growth, nurture expansion into untapped areas of the market, and continue the company’s mission of dramatically improving the overall experience of transacting real estate

EUGENE, OR - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest addition to the growing network of agents and brokers who have chosen to update their professional websites with an IDX solution: Broker Nima Ghaheri. As a...

EUGENE, OR - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Leeza Morris to the ever-expanding networks of agents and brokers dedicated to transforming the online real estate search on their professional websites. As a member of the North T...

Washington, DC – November 29, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Waters (CA), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, today led 15 of her colleagues in the House of Representati...

TUCSON , AZ - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will hold a workshop this week at which homeowners and business owners can learn about the latest developments in the rapidly growing and changing solar en...

Washington, D.C. - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today announceda marketing partnership agreement, designed to foster a greater understanding and exchange of ideas between architects and contractors in the construction community.

Miami, FL - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federated Companies, a leading national real estate investment and development firm, is pleased to announce that it has selected The Dartmouth Company and WRE Commercial Brokers as the exclusive retail leasing agents for Maritime Landing. Maritime Landing is The Federated Companies' one-million square foot, mixed-use development project in the Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Peter Considine of The Dartmouth Company and Jay Wise of WRE Commercial Brokers will market and lease the retail segment of Maritime Landing on behalf of The Federated Companies. The combination of WRE and The Dartmouth Company gives Maritime Landing a local as well as a national and regional perspective in the deal-making process.

ONTARIO, CA - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT Realty Investors Inc. (www.ctrinvestors.com) announced lease agreements today with Pacific Urethane LLC for 150,240 square feet and Precision Foam LLC for 43,492 square feet at 1671 Champagne Ave...

Washington, DC - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. house prices rose in the third quarter of 2011 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency¡¦s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI). The HPI, calculated using home sales price information from Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-acquired mortgages, was 0.2 percent higher on a seasonally adjusted basis in the third quarter than in the second quarter. On an unadjusted basis, prices rose 0.7 percent during the quarter. Over the past year, seasonally adjusted home prices fell 3.7 percent from the third quarter of 2010 to the third quarter of 2011.

ATLANTA, GA - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sears Holdings/Kmart has signed a lease for 226,000 square feet at 5290 Old Dixie Highway in Forest Park, Ga. Sears/Kmart was represented in the renewal/expansion by Ray Stache, James Phillpott, and...

Washington, DC - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- NeighborWorks America, the nation’s largest provider of training to the community development industry today announced that it received a $3 million grant from Wells Fargo. The grant supports a range of NeighborWorks America training initiatives designed to strengthen the ability of non-profit community development professionals to help thousands of consumers understand the complex homeownership environment, and where necessary, potential options that can help consumers avoid foreclosure.

Orlando, FL - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- November 29, 2011 – CBRE announced today the 60,000-square-foot new lease acquisition by Hilldrup United Van Lines at Cypress Park East, Building 5 in Orlando. The established moving and storage ...

WASHINGTON, DC - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan for Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The $37.1 million loan is mad...

WASHINGTON, DC - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to dramatically boost public/private partnerships and philanthropic support for strong community development plans across the country, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) today unveiled a new web feature to spotlight grantee and top-tier applicant efforts to create opportunity and revitalize regions, communities and neighborhoods around the country. Featured at www.hud.gov, the web tool displays contact information, partnerships, maps and funders for the most robust proposals to HUD’s flagship community development initiatives, allowing users to easily find and support local transformation efforts.

"Despite the foreclosure crisis and increase in home foreclosures most people may not know what foreclosure really is or how it works." Atlanta, GA -...

SAN JOSE, CA - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, November 28, 2011, San Jose celebrated the grand opening of Brookwood Terrace Family Apartments, a development by ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing, Inc., in collaboration with the City ...

Washington, DC - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, today announced an $8,587,883 Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) grant from the U.S. Department of Hou...