Yearly Archives: 2014

Los Angeles, CA - May 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Avison Young, the world’s fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm, announced today that it has completed a 15-year lease with Catalina Bar & Grill, a dining and entertainment venue in the heart of Hollywood featuring some of the area’s most talented Jazz musicians. Valued at $5.57 million, the lease totaled just under 9,000 square feet (sf)

New York, NY, - May 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- PCCP, LLC announced today it has provided a $98 million loan to finance the construction of a 269-unit Class A multifamily property that also includes 27,595 square feet of ground floor retail space. The project is located at a prime intersection at Moody Street and Main Street in the heart of Waltham, Massachusetts, a thriving city nine miles west of Boston. The owner/developer is Northland Investment Corporation

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The outlook for all of the major commercial real estate sectors is slightly improving despite disappointing economic growth during the first quarter of 2014, according to the National Association of Realtors

Washington, D.C. - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Friday, May 23rd, 2014, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chairman of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Obama nominated San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to serve as the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

TURLOCK, CALIF. - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Thursday, March 20, EAH Housing and the City of Turlock celebrated the grand opening of Avena Bella, a multifamily, affordable community for low income families. Avena Bella is a collaborative effort between EAH and the City of Turlock. It is located at 500 West Linwood Avenue and consists of 80 apartments in eight Mediterranean-themed buildings

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Patty Murray joins the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (Housing Alliance) in celebrating the 2014 awardees of our “Bringing Washington Home” 5th Annual Advocacy Awards Celebration.

WASHINGTON - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6) has published an op-ed on how to rebuild America’s infrastructure in the Hartford Courant with Ronald M. DeFeo, President and CEO of the Terex Corporation, a manufactu...

WASHINGTON - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) applauded final passage in the U.S. Senate of H.R. 316, the Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act. The Coll...

Reston, Virginia, - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. (BAC) and Fannie Mae, affirming a lower court’s decision dismissing claims of wrongful foreclosure.

JACKSON, Miss. - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents in the Tupelo area can learn how to build or rebuild to reduce the likelihood of damage the next time severe storms, tornadoes or floods hit. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mitigation experts know how and they are sharing their knowledge

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Alliance to Save Energy and the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) are pleased to announce the realization of an important milestone in our long and successful partnership. Beginning June 1, 2014, BCAP will “graduate” from its status as a program of the Alliance and become an independent organization.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kevin Kelly, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Wilmington, Del., today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement to nominate San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 6.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000 units in April, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. The gain builds on an upward revision of sales numbers reported for the previous month

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 22, 2014 /3BL Media/- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit with a vision of a safe and healthy home for every person, today announced a $2.5 million donation from Lowe’s to support the mission of providing critical home repairs for low-income homeowners.

Washington, D.C - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the DuPage Homeownership Center an $18,183 grant to support their efforts in provi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act to be reported out of committee for passage on the house floor

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kevin Kelly, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Wilmington, Del., issued the following statement after the announcement that Senator Leahy has withdrawn patent reform from the Senate Judiciary Calendar for the foreseeable future

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) applauded Senate passage of the Water Resources and Development Act, legislation that would provide much-needed funding to strengthen levees and protect more home owners from the tragic consequences of flooding and storm damage in communities all over the country. The vote yesterday was 91-7

NASHVILLE - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Unsafe or unhealthy living conditions at home account for many of the leading causes of preventable fatalities, illnesses and disabilities in the United States today. Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit, is raising awareness and demonstrating the positive impact of safe and healthy housing by joining U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HGTV and DIY Network, Lowe's and other sponsors and volunteers in a series of events throughout Nashville

WASHINGTON - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of new single-family houses in April 2014 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 6.4 percent (±15.9%)* below the revised March rate of 407,000 and is 4.2 percent (±14.2%)* below the April 2013 estimate of 452,000.