Yearly Archives: 2012

Torrance, CA - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new 208-unit multifamily complex that is the first of a Young Urban Community series planned by AMF Development, LLC (AMFD) has officially topped out, moving it closer to its opening in the early...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Cincinnati neighborhood received new resources to redevelop blighted and abandoned property while providing safe, affordable housing for seniors. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announce...

Washington, D.C. - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Kathy Hochul today announced Senate passage of the Clothe a Homeless Hero Act, legislation that directs the Transportation Security Administrat...

DALLAS - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eugene Lockhart, Jr. was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 54 months in federal prison and ordered to pay approximately $2.4 million in restitution following his guilty plea t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released a report showing that, for many low-income renters, the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act is all that stands between housing and homelessness. But if Congress fails to act, that law will expire at the end of 2014.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar today released a statement on the decline in the number of homeless veterans. According to a new report released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - December 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its November Statewide Market Reports, and there was a lot to be thankful for throughout the month - historically low mortgage rates and affordable ...

Washington D.C. - December 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement on the NDAA: Today, this House will send the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to conference. Contrary to its ti...

December 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a good first step toward fairer housing allowances for veterans going to school on the post-9/11 GI bill, the Department of Veterans Affairs is allowing veterans studying at the Oregon Institute of Technology?...

Trenton, NJ - December 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting to speed New Jersey’s recovery process and securing additional resources for local governments’ debris removal efforts, the Christie Administration today announced that the federal govern...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The employees of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, have pledged more than $500,000 to support local charities during the lab’s annual holiday giving campaign.

WINDSOR, CT - December 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Outreach teams from FEMA will be at The Home Depot stores in East Haven, Fairfield and Orange this weekend to explain techniques that may reduce potential damage to homes, businesses and property fr...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), an independent national nonprofit dedicated to helping distressed homeowners navigate financial challenges and avoid mortgage foreclosure throug...

Tampa, FL - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today the award of a $30 million grant for the revitalization of northern downtown Tampa and the Encore redevelopment. Tampa is one of only four communities nationwide...

Washington, DC - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Mike Thompson and a bipartisan group of 29 Senators and Representatives sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday calling for Master Limited Partnerships and Real Estate Investment Trusts t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction materials costs dropped in November, aided by a plunge in diesel prices along with smaller decreases in a variety of other inputs, according to an analysis of new federal figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that some of the price declines may be related to the fact that the threat of the fiscal cliff is already having an impact on demand for construction and related materials.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks made an average profit of $2,465 on each loan they originated in the third quarter of 2012, up from $2,152 per loan in the second quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported today.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that four communities will receive a combined $108.9 million to redevelop distressed housing and bring comprehensive neighborhood revitalization to blighted areas.

BURLINGTON - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced Seth Leonard of Winooski, VT has joined Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) as Homeownership Outreach Coordinator.

PORTLAND, OR - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, December 7, 2012, Tu Ngoc Tran, 38, of Portland, Oregon, was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to manufacture or distribute marijuana, two counts of manufacture of marijuana, ...