Yearly Archives: 2014

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - June 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the western United States, has named Brian Sterz as associate of investment sales out of the firm’s Century City office. He joins Team Stepp, one of Charles Dunn’s top performing brokerage teams, led by senior managing director, Kimberly Roberts Stepp. In his new role, Sterz will focus on the sale and exchange of multifamily real estate within Santa Monica and prime Westside Los Angeles locations.

Washington, DC - June 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked DC Vote and a coalition of 41 national and local groups for urging Members of Congress in a letter today to respect the District of Columbia’s home rule during consideration of the fiscal year 2015 D.C. Appropriations bill, which will be marked up by the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in 2358-B Rayburn House Office Building.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with 49 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia’s attorney general have reached a $968 million agreement with SunTrust Mortgage Inc. (SunTrust) to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses.

WASHINGTON - June 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Sandy Program Management Office (PMO) today issued its first report tracking progress on the Sandy Rebuilding Strategy. The report is now available online

Washington, DC - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- National Homeownership Month is the ideal time to remind Americans that owning a home represents much more than a mortgage. Tia Early, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC) Professional Achievement and Counseling Excellence (PACE) Housing Client of the Year, is the picture of what a mother will do to provide a home for her son, redefining perseverance along the way.

TALLAHASSEE - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today applauded Governor Rick Scott for signing Senate Bill 708 into law, creating a Homeowner Claims Bill of Rights that provides important consumer protections and greater transparency in the insurance claim-filing process.

WASHINGTON - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Realtors®today published information for NAR members regarding advertising properties as "coming soon."

SACRAMENTO, CA - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Housing Finance Agency announced today a major program expansion to help more low to moderate income California families purchase homes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau today announced the following new residential construction statistics for May 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Declines in both single- and multifamily starts pushed nationwide housing production down 6.5 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of just over 1 million units, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. However, single-family permits, which can be an indicator of future building activity, rose 3.7 percent.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose four points in to reach a level of 49 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. It remains one point shy of the threshold for what is considered good building conditions

TAMPA, - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wildfire smoke is once again filling the air in California, as a fire in Kern County has already burned more than 2,000 acres and is threatening at least 500 homes as of Monday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service

LOS ANGELES - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales eased slightly in May as a shortage of homes and housing affordability concerns held back would-be home buyers, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today.  Mean...

BRIDGEPORT, CT - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust location opened its doors at 570 State Street this week, following a ribbon cutting by Senator Andres Ayala, neighborhood residents, and community leaders. This ne...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Responding to the Altair report Cosmopolitan Housing Group: Lessons Learned, Grainia Long, chief executive at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), said: "The eventual rescue of Cosmopolitan marked a successful resolution to a critically important period for the housing association sector.

Rancho Temecula Town Center Sells for $60 Million, 5.6% Cap Rate TEMECULA, CALIF. (June 17, 2014) – CBRE Senior Vice President Philip D. Voorhees announced...

HOUSTON - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) today announced the winners of its 64th Annual Journalism Awards, recognizing excellence in reporting, writing and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate

Houston - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) has named the winners of the Seventh Annual Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards. The awards recognize excellence in books published in 2013 covering the broad field of real estate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The VA Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team Program, H-PACT, was established in January 2012 to provide a coordinated “medical home” specifically tailored to the needs of homeless veterans. Interdisciplinary teams of doctors, nurses, and case managers respond to the ongoing and evolving medical, mental health, and substance abuse needs of homeless veterans entering the VA system. The program serves as a conduit for treatment engagement and involvement in VA Homeless Program and clinical services and supports through a “no wrong door” policy. It is designed to provide the care necessary to keep veterans in housing and prevent a return to homelessness

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the June 13, 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, Michigan, New York, West Virginia and Wisconsin