Yearly Archives: 2014

WASHINGTON - July 11, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the June edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest data show progress among key indicators, including growing equity and a rebound in the sale of new and existing homes. While this scorecard notes positive overall trends in the housing market, officials caution that more work needs to be done as the economy recovers from the Great Recession.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 11, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to a report on the condition of the nation's rural roads released by national transportation research group TRIP today. The report found that the rural road fatality rate is three times higher than all other roads, while 15 percent of rural roads are in poor shape and 22 percent of rural bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete:

Washington, D.C. - July 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), H.R. 803, and released the following statement

WASHINGTON, DC - July 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-06) released the latest installment of Ask Peter today, a frequent video conversation with Sixth District residents about issues important to them. In this segment, Congressman Roskam answers an email from Ramona Clucas in Glen Ellyn who wants to know what the House is doing to help spur job creation

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The report by Vic O’Brien, development director at GreenSquare Group, explores the potential of private investment in affordable housing supported by tax credits, known in America as Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)

NEW YORK – July 10, 2014: Piquet Realty, a leading luxury real estate firm known for its deep ties to the high-end Brazilian investor community, announced the addition of David Benmen as a Licensed Real Estate Broker. He will be based in the firm’s New York City office.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bipartisan legislation introduced yesterday by Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) would help promote savings in commercial buildings and residential homes through the use of more cost-effective energy codes, which set energy efficiency baselines for buildings, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- What's wrong with the housing market these days is that the future isn't getting here fast enough. The most prolonged recession since the Great Depression – the 2007 through mid-2009 decline – has been followed by the slowest recovery in our lifetimes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 8, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Favorable exchange rates, affordable home prices and rising affluence abroad continue to drive international buyers to the U.S. to purchase properties and make real estate investments

IRVINE, Calif., - July 8, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faris Lee Investments, a leading retail advisory and brokerage services firm, has completed the $10 million pre-sale of a new construction 46,000-square-foot retail building that is recently fully occupied by TJ Maxx and HomeGoods. The 3.88-acre property, located at 2314 Remi Drive in Melbourne (Viera), FL has a new 10-year corporate guaranteed lease by The TJX Companies, Inc

Los Angeles, CA - July 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Christopher Cooper, Avison Young Principal and Managing Director of the company’s Southern California region, announced today the strategic hiring of industry veteran Gail Goldstein as a Senior Vice-President in the company’s West Los Angeles office.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Justice today announced an agreement with SunTrust Mortgage Inc. that resolves a criminal investigation of SunTrust’s administration of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - July 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- If your household is getting rental assistance from FEMA and repairs to your home are taking longer than expected, don’t forget you have to recertify your need to continue aid.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employers added 6,000 workers to payrolls in June as the industry's unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent, its lowest June level in six years, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned, however, that recent employment gains could be undermined when the federal government begins scaling back transportation investments in August

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the July 3, 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

Lenexa, Kan., - July 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- EPA Region 7 has reached an administrative consent agreement with a Patton, Mo., property owner to resolve Clean Water Act violations involving unpermitted discharges of pollutants into two tributaries of Baltimore Creek.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Alliance to Save Energy is pleased to announce the 2014 Star of Energy Efficiency Award recipients, each an innovative and steadfast leader in the energy efficiency community.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAIOP is proud to honor up-and-coming commercial real estate professionals with the annual Developing Leaders Award. Nominations are now open.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - July 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a national real estate law firm with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, announced that Asher Harrison Luzzatto has joined the firm as an associate in the Los Angeles office. Luzzatto’s experience includes a deep involvement with public interest organizations and environmental law.