Yearly Archives: 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metrostudy's 2Q14 survey of the Phoenix housing market indicates that initial expectations for 2014 were overly optimistic, and we expect to see the market down 5% for the year

Tampa, FL - August 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE has been selected by the Ryan Companies as the exclusive leasing agent for Southern Oaks at Telecom Park, a two-building Class A office complex with a total of 230,000 rentable square feet, located at 7810-7860 East Telecom Parkway in Temple Terrace, Florida. This pre-lease/build-to-suit property is registered for LEED certification and offers large, collaborative floor plates of 28,750 rentable square feet

SAN FRANCISCO - August 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Over 1,000 RE/MAX brokers and their industry vendors are gathered in San Francisco this week for the company’s annual Broker Owner Conference. They’re celebrating recent successes and preparing for new opportunities in a recovering real estate market. Since the second quarter of 2013, more than 4,200 new agents and 208 new offices have joined the RE/MAX network.

SANFORD - August 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who also serves as Florida’s State Fire Marshal, today announced the arrest of Sanford resident Curtis Smith on arson charges related to a recent mobile home fire in Sanford and asked for the public’s help to locate Smith’s half-brother, Steven Angle, as he may have information to assist in the investigation surrounding 10 other fires set in Sanford and the surrounding rural areas. The CFO also announced the reward for information leading to a conviction in the Sanford fires has been increased to $11,000

Reston, Virginia, - August 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming dismissed without prejudice the plaintiffs’ wrongful foreclosure claims

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the Aug. 15, 2014, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in Maryland

Miami, FL - August 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal regulations proposed to strengthen student outcomes at for-profit schools could have an impact on space absorption and vacancy rates in certain Florida commercial real estate markets, according to research conducted by CBRE. This month’s CBRE Florida Viewpoint finds at least three major institutions have reduced their office footprint since the new school performance mandates were proposed in 2011.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that Freedom Mortgage Corporation, a national residential mortgage lender based in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, will pay $104,000 to settle allegations that it discriminated against loan applicants with disabilities by requiring them to provide medical or other documentation regarding their disability.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department announced today that the manager and owner of the Linden House Apartments in Cleveland have agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that they refused to rent to individuals because the individuals had children . The settlement must still be approved by U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Join the "best and the brightest" by entering the nation's largest awards program for new home sales and marketing professionals and communities, The Nationals, sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC). The Nationals pays tribute to superior new home sales and marketing achievements by individual sales and marketing professionals, home builders and associates and sales and marketing councils

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Apartments with a bike maintenance shop? Apartments with an indoor-outdoor fitness area? Dog-friendly apartments with a dog wash and groom area and a rooftop “woof” deck? These and other unique features were found in this year’s 2014 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards, which honor superior achievement in apartment and condominium development, design, marketing and management and are sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing affordability dipped in the second quarter of 2014 as several markets saw a firming of home prices, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), released today

DENVER, COLO. - August 15, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, has added Terry A. Willis, AIA, LEED AP, as a principal in the firm's Denver office. With more than 30 years of design practice, Willis' experience and project leadership has successfully guided a broad range of development projects to completion including high-profile commercial, retail, residential, entertainment and resort projects. Willis most recently served as a Senior Architect with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH) in Denver and as Associate Principal and Denver Studio Manager of 4240 Architecture, Inc

Hialeah, FL - August 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE has arranged a five-year lease of 32,666 square feet of industrial space at Miami Cargo East, located at 725 SE 9th Court in in Hialeah, Florida, to O.C. Communications, a full-service contracting firm specializing in the installation, project management, and maintenance of communication systems, and a contractor for Comcast. Allen Lindow, CCIM, Senior Associate with the CBRE Occupier Services Group in Fort Lauderdale, in conjunction with David Planting, Senior Associate with CBRE in Sacramento, CA, represented O.C. Communications in the transaction. Americas Industrial Realty represented owner Keating Resources

WASHINGTON - August 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- ConsensusDocs announces a new subscription package created specifically for owners and design-builders. Design-build has become an increasing important project delivery option in the industry, ConsensusDocs officials noted.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reston, Virginia, August 12, 2014—MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of MERS in a suit challenging MERS’ authority to assign a mortgage

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced its sponsorship of the first-ever Architecture Service Trade Mission to the Middle East. The trade mission to Doha, Qatar will take place November 17-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The longstanding Hustis/Jovanovic team – led by Scott Hustis and Mark Jovanovic, and including Jillian Scheidler, Jackie Jung and Frank Suriano – have made the move to rapidly expanding real estate brokerage, Urban Compass. The team brings with it nearly $10 million of exclusive listings, including a sleek Midtown West penthouse, two Upper West Side condos and an amenity-rich Williamsburg one-bedroom

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on two applications by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral home and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s May 2014 order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. would likely be anticompetitive. In total, the order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to divest 53 funeral homes and 38 cemeteries to ensure competition is maintained in 59 communities throughout the United States