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Yearly Archives: 2012

Elizabeth Arden Spas Sets Up Offi ce in Downtown Tempe With 11-Year Lease

TEMPE, AZ - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Elizabeth Arden Spas has signed an 134-month, 13,021 SF lease at Tempe Gateway, 222 S. Mill Ave. in Downtown Tempe to serve as their retail operations hub for the U.S.

FEMA Housing Assistance Is Based On Damage To Essential Living Areas

TRENTON, N.J. - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Some households with property damage received a letter from FEMA that said “insufficient damage.” The FEMA housing inspector reported that the essential living areas in the home were safe, san...

AHFC Makes $7.6 Million Available to Builders to Help Ease Housing Crunch in Juneau

Anchorage, AK - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) will make $7.6 million in federal grant funds and federal low-income housing tax credits available in 2013 to spur construction and operation of new renta...

November Permits Show Housing Continues to Improve in Metro Area

December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing production continues to outpace the years since 2008 in cities across the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The trend through November continues up as reflected in the monthly average of single famil...

California median home price experiences highest year-to-year increase since June 2004, C.A.R. reports

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the statewide median price continued to register double-digit gains from year-ago levels, strong sales of higher-priced homes led to a year-over-year increase in sales in California during No...

FOUR HOUSING AGENCIES SELECTED FOR ELITE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE FEDERAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON? ?? - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that public housing agencies in Columbus, Ga.; Fairfax, Va.; Holyoke, Mass.; and Reno, Nev. have been selected to participate in HUD’s Moving to Work (MTW) program. HUD selected these housing agencies for this innovative program that Congress authorized in 1996 through a competitive process. The MTW program is designed to provide local housing authorities with added flexibility to create and test innovative strategies to use Federal funding more efficiently to assist families either living in public housing or who are assisted through HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Congress authorized four additional designations in 2011 and 2010.

New York Fed Study Examines Manhattan Housing Market

New York, NY - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- While New York City rents have rebounded in the past couple of years, renting still appears to offer a better financial value than buying in the Manhattan housing market, according to a recent stud...

PHFA announces 2012 PHARE and Marcellus Shale funding recipients

HARRISBURG - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency on Thursday approved the recipients of funding for projects to improve the availability and affordability of housing in the Marcellus...

SURVIVORS MUST CONTACT FEMA TO KEEP TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE

TRENTON, N.J. - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- If you received temporary housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and continue to have a housing need, you must fill out an important form for additional short-term rental ...

State of Ohio’s Foreclosure Prevention Program Reaches Milestone With $100 Million Disbursed to Ohio...

COLUMBUS, OH - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) announced that it has distributed $100 million in funding to Ohio homeowners through the state of Ohio's foreclosure prevention program. Through its disbursem...

FEMA Continues Outreach on Rebuilding Safer and Stronger

NEW YORK, NY - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Yorkers beginning the rebuilding process will have more opportunities to receive technical information on improvements to protect their homes from future storms.

More Free Advice On Building Stronger, Safer, Smarter

TRENTON, N.J. - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For knowledgeable and reliable advice on how to repair or rebuild your home safer and stronger, look no further than your local home improvement store.

HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES FORECLOSURE PROTECTION FOR DISPLACED DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STORM VICTIMS

WASHINGTON, DC - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the District of Columbia in addition to resources being provided by FEMA and other federal partners. HUD will provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to Hurricane Sandy.

Builder Confidence Continues Improving in December

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for an eighth consecutive month in December to a level of 47 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This marked a two-point gain from a slightly revised November reading, and the highest level the index has attained since April of 2006.

Hastings Sends Letter Opposing Cuts to Homelessness Programs in the Sequester

Washington, DC - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) sent the following letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Deputy Director for Management Jeffrey Zients, urging him to maintain funding for home...

New Lawrence County Development Provides Safe, Decent Housing for Working Families

LAWRENCEVILLE - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Families in Lawrence County now have more affordable housing options with the opening of Indian Trail Apartments in Lawrenceville, a development of duplex rental homes. The Illinois Housing Develo...

MassHousing and Department of Housing and Community Development Announce Loan Closings on $8.2 Million...

BOSTON - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced $8.2 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) loan closings today for affordable housing communities in Acton, ...

PCBC Announces 2013 Opening Keynote Speaker Bestselling Author Dan Pink

December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBIA is pleased to announce bestselling author Dan Pink will be the Opening Keynote Speaker on Thursday, June 6 at PCBC 2013. Dan is the author of several provocative, bestselling books about the changing world o...

Daniel W. Finley Joins Pircher, Nichols & Meeks

Torrance, CA - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Daniel W. Finley has joined the national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols & Meeks. An associate in the Los Angeles office, he is an addition to the firm’s real estate practice.

Canadian Investors Ante Up $17.5M For Tempe Apartments

TEMPE, AZ - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- An investment entity from Calgary, Canada purchased the 252-unit Fernwood Manor Apartments, 4540 S. Rural Rd. in Tempe for $17,525,000, or $69,543 per unit.

Business Real Estate Press Releases

Support Ukrainian Refugees

GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to...

GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.

Recent Gov & Nonprofit Real Estate Press Releases

NAHB

New Home Sales Hold Steady in February

A small rise in mortgage rates in February led to a flat reading for new home sales. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in February edged 0.3% lower to a 662,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to newly released data by the U.S.