Yearly Archives: 2015
A HOT SPRING HOUSING MARKET IS COMING TO NORTH ATLANTA GREAT DISCOUNTS FROM GEORGIA...
WWASHINGTON, D.C. - February 12, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- ith the Spring housing market coming, Georgia Homes For Heroes is gearing up to serve as many Heroes as possible. Georgia Homes For Heroes aims to help close the gap between the cost of housing and buyers in the following groups: military personnel, police officers, firefighters, teachers, first responders and others who serve our community and nation.
Neugebauer Questions HUD Secretary Castro
WASHINGTON - February 12, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, today questioned Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro regarding the financial health of the Federal Housing Administration. Excerpts and full video below
Testing at NREL Aids Solar Power in Hawaii
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 12, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Inverter load rejection overvoltage (LRO) tests completed by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of a cooperative research agreement with SolarCity have proven so successful that a testing partner, Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO), has proposed to double its hosting capacity for solar energy
Realtors® Support Safe Entry to Housing Market with More Affordable FHA-Backed Loans
WASHINGTON - February 12, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- National Association of Realtors® President Chris Polychron, executive broker with 1st Choice Realty in Hot Springs, Arkansas, issued the following statement at the conclusion of today’s hearing of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, The Future of Housing in America: Oversight of the Federal Housing Administration:
In Response to House Financial Services Hearing, NCRC Applauds FHA
Washington, DC - February 11, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, as U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services in a hearing titled “The Future of Housing in America: Oversight of the Federal Housing Administration,” NCRC President and CEO John Taylor applauded recent changes to FHA mortgage insurance premiums
Lawyers’ Committee and Cooley LLP File Lawsuit on behalf of Tenants and Landlords Victimized...
Mastic Beach, New York - February 11, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 9, 2015, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee) and pro bono counsel Cooley LLP filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip on behalf of Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS), six tenants, and two landlords against the Village of Mastic Beach and the head of the Village's housing code enforcement, Timothy Brojer. The Lawyers' Committee and Cooley LLP are representing the plaintiffs on a pro bono basis
Hensarling: The Best Program of Affordable Housing is a Growing and Healthy Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 11, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee hearing with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro:
Last year I think we all know was the 50th anniversary of the “War on Poverty” and 50 years later and $20 trillion later unfortunately 15 percent of our fellow Americans remain at the poverty level. So it’s hard to judge the “War on Poverty” as a success and perhaps the bigger failure is not to live up to President Johnson’s goal “not only to relieve the symptom of poverty but to cure it and above all to prevent it.”
SVN-MILLER 2015 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FORUM DRAWS LARGE CROWD
SALISBURY, MD - February 11, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate with offices in Salisbury, MD, Annapolis, MD, Bethesda, MD, Seaford, DE, Lewes, DE, and Wilmington, DE recently held their 2015 Commercial Real Estate Forum at the Perdue School of Business in Salisbury, MD. The event was focused on providing relevant information to real estate investors regarding economics, community development and market statistics
Home-Price Growth Slightly Accelerates in Fourth Quarter of 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The majority of metropolitan areas experienced steady but slightly stronger price growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, behind a decline in housing supply and an uptick in demand fueled by lower interest rates and a stronger job market, according to the
Boomerang Millennials A Promising Sign for Housing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- A recent study of “Boomerang Millennials” who move out of their parents’ home only to move back in may have important implications for this key demographic and what it means for the housing market
Redevelopment Draws National Tenants to Coralwood Center; HomeGoods and Ulta Join as Anchors
Cape Coral and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Stiles Realty, a division of Fort Lauderdale-based full-service real estate firm Stiles, announced 57,829 square feet of leasing activity at Coralwood Center, one of the largest power centers in Cape Coral, Florida. National retailers HomeGoods and Ulta signed new leases totaling 33,819 square feet in Q4 2014. At the same time, anchor tenant Bealls Outlet has signed a lease to expand into a new 24,010-square-foot store, increasing the center’s occupancy by 20 percent to 81%.
Service Members to Receive Over $123 Million for Unlawful Foreclosures Under the Servicemembers Civil...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department announced today that under its settlements with five of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers, 952 service members and their co-borrowers are eligible to receive over $123 million for non-judicial foreclosures that violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The five mortgage servicers are JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. (JP Morgan Chase); Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo & Co. (Wells Fargo); Citi Residential Lending Inc., Citibank, NA and CitiMortgage Inc. (Citi); GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Ally Financial Inc. and Residential Capital LLC (GMAC Mortgage); and BAC Home Loans Servicing LP formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP (Bank of America)
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Announces $1.65 Million Settlement With Blue World Pools Inc.
CHARLESTON - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office recently entered into a nearly $1.65 million Assurance of Discontinuance with Blue World Pools Inc. to resolve allegations that the company’s business practices violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act
NAHB Publication Shows Builders & Remodelers How to Earn Greater Profits with Less Time...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- BuilderBooks, the book publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released a new publication, Managing Your Business With 7 Key Numbers. This new book lays out a process that will help business owners see where they stand every day, with every job, by monitoring just seven key numbers that drive all profits and cash flow
CT REIA Monthly Meeting – Buy Real Estate with None of Your Own Money
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT REIA is known as the "Millionaire Maker". Some CT REIA members, like the guys on Flip This House, have become famous. Most are quietly acquiring real estate throughout Connecticut, the Northeast, and around the country. Whether you are looking to make an extra $500 a month or $500,000 a year, this is the place to learn from local experts and network with people who are actually making money in real estate
Gov. Shumlin Health Care Plan Could Reduce School Spending by $3 million
MONTPELIER - February 9, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Peter Shumlin’s plan to address the Medicaid cost shift could save Vermont schools nearly $3 million per year, helping to reduce the burden of property taxes for Vermonters. The plan could also save municipal governments around the state up to $900,000 per year.
Fairfield County REIA Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 9, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Come see this transformed 4500 square foot house. CT REIA Coaching Members Jeff and Linda Spiewak of EMB Homes, LLC purchased and renovated this beautiful home. Now it is listed and they are expecting an offer any day now
Washington Post Highlights Momentum Behind Delaney Infrastructure Plan
WASHINGTON - February 9, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sunday’s Washington Post highlighted the traction behind Congressman John K. Delaney’s answer to the nation’s infrastructure crisis and the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund.
VOIT REAL ESTATE SERVICES COMPLETES FIVE-ACRE LAND SALE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL...
San Diego, Calif. - February 9, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The San Diego office of Voit Real Estate Services has completed the $10.819 million sale of a five-acre land site in the Kearny Mesa submarket of San Diego, California on behalf of its client, the Cook Inlet Regional Indians (CIRI) of Alaska
Rose Center for Public Leadership Working with Mayor Stothert on Encouraging Development in Omaha’s...
OMAHA - February 9, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership, jointly operated by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the National League of Cities (NLC), is working this week with Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert and several local officials representing the city to explore additional development in Omaha’s North Downtown area. The panel of experts from around the nation assembled by the center this week will be helping the city identify the obstacles, opportunities and steps needed to encourage development of the area and its varied sports, entertainment, visitor, residential, education, arts, trades, and industrial uses