Yearly Archives: 2013
Ashtabula County Property Receives Covenant Not to Sue Under Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- hrough the voluntary efforts of the Ashtabula County Port Authority, a brownfield along the Lake Erie shoreline has been investigated and remediated under Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program (...
Maloney praises the nomination of Richard Cordray to head the CFPB
WASHINGTON, DC - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-12-NY) welcomed President Obama’s re-nomination of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and issued the following statement
Governor Cuomo Announces Housing and Individual Assistance Extension for Hurricane Sandy Victims
Albany, NY - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 14-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering As...
Nine Charged in $10 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
NEWARK - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nine people involved in a long-running, large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that caused losses of approximately $10 million were charged in two complaints with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, U.S. Attorney...
Ten Charged in Superseding Indictment in Timeshare Mortgage Fraud Scheme
CAMDEN, NJ - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury for the District of New Jersey, sitting in Camden, has returned a 44-count superseding indictment against six individuals from southern New Jersey and four others for their allege...
HomeFinder.com Names Greg Johnson New Vice President of Product Development
Chicago, IL WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeFinder.com, Chicago-based digital real estate search site, announces that Greg Johnson has joined the management team as the Vice President of Product Development. Johnson brings more than 15 years experience in guiding technology and marketing teams in the design and development of industry leading products and services worldwide.
Federal Court Finds Michigan PLA Law Preempted by NLRA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal district court has struck down a state statute restricting the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on the basis that the statute was preempted by the federal National Labor Relation...
Kentwood Real Estate Records More than $1.7 Billion in Closed Real Estate Sales Volume...
Denver, CO - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kentwood Real Estate, Colorado’s Premier Real Estate Company, has announced record sales for 2012 with a total of more than $1.7 billion in closed sales volume for the year, representing 3,272 real ...
David Bolt Joins Lee & Associates Newport Beach as Senior Vice President/Principal
Torrance, CA - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has hired David Bolt as its newest senior vice president/principal in the Newport Beach office. In...
IRS Announces Guidance on the Principal Reduction Alternative Offered in the Home Affordable Modification...
WASHINGTON, DC - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Internal Revenue Service today announced guidance to borrowers, mortgage loan holders and loan servicers who are participating in the Principal Reduction AlternativeSM offered through the Department of the Treasury’s and Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Home Affordable Modification Program® (HAMP-PRA®).
NVAR’s “Face of Foreclosure” report debunks threat of “shadow inventory,” suggests ways lawmakers can...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- After studying the foreclosure issue for nearly four years, the Nevada Association of REALTORS® (NVAR) released its latest “Face of Foreclosure” report today, offering recommendations for s...
Freeholders Approve Additional Flood Buyout Properties
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Morris County Freeholders have given final approval for the buyout of 11 residential properties in Parsippany-Troy Hills under the county’s innovative Flood Mitigation Program, which helps municipalities purchase flood-prone residential properties from willing sellers and convert them to permanently preserved open space which acts as a natural flood storage area for the community.
SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS TO OPEN NEW LOCATION
SALISBURY, MD - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- One of the region’s premier distributors of wine and spirits has leased a new Salisbury facility. The company will lease approximately 2,500 square feet at 1607 Northwood Drive in Salisbury, MD. ...
Lehigh County Commissioners delay proposal to end affordable housing program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lehigh County Commissioners are holding off on a proposal to potentially eliminate a trust fund program that helps pay for affordable housing projects.
Commissioner Thomas Creighton has propose...
SL Green Receives Energy Star Label For Fifteen New York City Buildings
New York, NY - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) announced today that fifteen buildings in its New York City portfolio are recipients of the prestigious U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star La...
Victorian Specialist, Bonnie Spindler, Named President of Victorian Alliance for Two-Year Term
San Francisco, CA - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- San Francisco's Victorian Specialist, Bonnie Spindler, has been voted President of the Victorian Alliance for the term 2013-2014.
FEMA Obligates Nearly $3.3 Million to Louisiana Department of Public Safety for Hurricane Isaac...
BATON ROUGE, LA - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Louisiana Department of Public Safety will receive a nearly $3.3 million federal grant to reimburse the costs it incurred to provide measures to save lives and property before, during and aft...
NAHB Announces National Green Building Awards Winners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Several builders, remodelers and other home building industry professionals were honored yesterday as winners of the National Green Building Awards given by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The awards were presented during the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas.
Duke Realty’s Raleigh Office Announces 2012 Fourth Quarter Leasing Activity
Raleigh, NC - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Raleigh office of Duke Realty Corporation (Duke Realty) has announced that it signed 488,923 square feet in leases in the fourth quarter of 2012. This volume resulted from leases with several new tenants, as well as renewals by existing customers
Six Healthcare Real Estate Trends to Watch in 2013
Indianapolis, IN - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The healthcare industry and healthcare real estate have changed dramatically in the past several years. Healthcare reform, the recession, lower reimbursements and other issues should continue to drive changes, including new uses of medical office space; creative, new partnerships; and an increase in monetizations of outpatient facilities, according to Duke Realty
