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Yearly Archives: 2015

Top 3 Reasons Real Estate Transactions Depend on Title Insurance Agents

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 16, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, reminds consumers this week of the top three reasons their efficient real estate transaction depends on the work of title insurance agents.

MG Properties Group Acquires Tuscany Ridge Apartments for Nearly $39 Million in Temecula,...

Temecula, Calif. - January 16, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- MG Properties Group, a private San Diego-based real estate investor and operator, has announced the acquisition of the Tuscany Ridge Apartments in Temecula, California.

Realtors® Join Coalition to Pass Patent Litigation Reform, Protect Real Estate Industry from Frivolous...

WASHINGTON - January 16, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following is a statement by National Association of Realtors® President Chris Polychron: “NAR has joined the United for Patent Reform coalition along with a diverse group of American businesses to pursue comprehensive solutions to abusive patent litigation, which costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars every yea

Thailand-Property.com Unveils New Brand Identity

BANGKOK - January 16, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dot Property Co. Ltd, the holding company of two of Thailand’s leading real estate portals, thailand-Property.com and dotproperty.co.th, has undergone a complete review of its brand and this week unveiled a new logo with tagline, and opened the doors to a new corporate office in the heart of Bangkok. Applied to both websites, the brand re-launch supports the corporation’s evolution in becoming the nation’s leading supplier for online real estate listings

Gebroe-Hammer Associates Completes Q4 Multi-family Sales Totaling 1,045 Units throughout Northern New Jersey and...

LIVINGSTON, N.J., - January 16, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gebroe-Hammer Associates’ investment brokerage activity in Northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania surpassed unprecedented levels in the final quarter of 2014 as multi-family buyers continue to pursue properties with rent-growth and value-add potential. During the last three months of the year, the firm’s area market specialists arranged sales involving 1,045 units.

Yair Haimoff, SIOR Has Been Appointed Executive Vice President/ Branch Manager

Santa Clarita, CA - January 15, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAI Capital is pleased to announce the appointment of Yair Haimoff, SIOR as Executive Vice President and Branch Manager of NAI Capital’s L.A. North office located in Santa Clarita.

City of Atlanta to Conduct Metro Atlanta Homeless Count

ATLANTA - January 15, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) --The City of Atlanta announced today that it will conduct its Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count from January 22 through January 24, 2015. In partnership with the Continuum of Care (CoC), United Way, Regional Commission on Homelessness, Pathways, Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Georgia State University and the Atlanta Police Department HOPE (Homeless Outreach Prevention Emergency) and COPS (Community Oriented Policing Section) teams, the

Anne Hamilton joins The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team of Keller Williams Realty

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 15, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Anne Hamilton, a software and operational management professional in Alpharetta, Georgia, has joined The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team of Keller Williams Realty North Atlanta as Executive Assistant in charge of database management and office support.

Report: High-Opportunity Neighborhoods In New York City Are Losing Affordable Housing

New York, NY - January 15, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new report by the NYU Furman Center finds that many property owners in New York City’s higher-amenity neighborhoods are converting their subsidized properties to market-rate when their affordability restrictions expire. As a result, the city is losing affordable housing in neighborhoods that may offer the greatest opportunities for residents, such as high-quality schools, lower crime rates, and greater access to jobs.

THE PORTER COUNTY OFFICE OF COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL NRT ANNOUNCES KATHIE TRATEBAS

Northbrook, IL - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kathie Tratebas has joined Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT as a commercial associate. She will reside in the Porter County office at 2110 N. Calumet Avenue in Valparaiso, IN

Small, Exterior Home Improvements Offer the Best Value Investments in 2015, Say Realtors®

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners often consider various remodeling and replacement projects as a way to add value to their homes. Some projects add more value and better recoup their costs than others, according to Realtors® who rated small and exterior projects as the most valuable home improvement projects in the 2015 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report. Compiled annually in collaboration with Hanley Wood's Remodeling Magazine, the report compares changes in home improvement project costs with Realtors®’ perceptions of what those projects contribute to a home’s price at resale

Media Availability: Experts available to comment on housing recovery, financial regulation and policies, student...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Experts at the Center for Responsible Lending will be available before and after the speech to comment on remarks (anticipated and delivered) regarding the housing recovery, financial regulation and policies, student loans, and economic opportunity – especially as it pertains to communities of color and lower-wealth families

AG Koster sues home construction firm for violating Missouri’s No Call law

Jefferson City, Mo. - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Abelard Construction Missouri, LLC, for violating Missouri’s No Call law. Abelard Construction Missouri, LLC is a St. Louis County based franchise of Abelard Construction, a home repair company with franchisees operating in several states.

The Hermann Team can now help you find the perfect home!

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- When professional real estate agents are looking to advertise Scottsdale homes for sale, honesty and accuracy are the two main factors to success. Often, real estate agents will be overzealous when it comes to their ad descriptions, particularly if they feel the house is one of the best Scottsdale homes for sale. If they think it will sell as soon as the buyers view it, their enthusiasm might take over. If the Scottsdale homes for sale are great on the exterior, but need work on the interior, real estate agents might get carried away conveying only the best parts in their ads.

Tennessee Court of Appeals Rules MERS Qualifies as Interested Party

Reston, Virginia, - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Jackson ruled that under applicable Tennessee law, MERS is a “party interested” in the foreclosure of a senior mortgage lien, and that the trustee who conducted a nonjudicial foreclosure of the senior lien was liable to MERS for damages resulting from the breach of her “affirmative duty to identify MERS as an interested party in the notice of foreclosure sale.” In reaching its decision, the Court recognized MERS’ interest in the junior lien as owner of legal title to the security interest and beneficiary of a recorded deed of trust

CBRE’S DIANA PARKER RECEIVES CREW MIAMI LEADERSHIP AWARD

Miami, FL - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Senior Vice President Diana Parker was recently honored by Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Miami, a chapter of the national organization focusing on the advancement of men and women in commercial real estate, with an “Outstanding Leader” Award

Free Webinar: Save Thousands On Your Taxes While Eating Lunch!

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ted Lanzaro – Real Estate CPA and Investor – invites you to join him for a webinar "Tax Smart For Landlords" – tax strategies all landlords should be using to save thousands on their taxes this year! In this interesting, money savings half-hour, you will discover:

ALTA Says New CFPB Mortgage Forms Disclose Inaccurate Fees

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, released the following statement today from Chief Executive Officer Michelle Korsmo in response to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray’s speech at the Brookings Institution:

Report: Trends in Subprime Auto Lending Similar to Pre-Meltdown Mortgage Market

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new report from the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) titled "Reckless Driving: The Implications of Recent Subprime Auto Finance Growth" highlights trends in the $870 billion auto lending sector, particularly loans to consumers with below prime credit. Growth in the market raises concerns that subprime auto lending practices are leading to conditions that risk causing serious problems in the larger auto market. The report also questions whether auto loans really are performing better than mortgages did in the period before the mortgage meltdown, as the auto lending industry suggests, or whether increases in delinquency and default rates signal larger problems in the market

Brandenburg, Kentucky, Man Charged With Threatening To Blow Up A Church And Apartment Complex

OWENSBORO, Ky. - January 14, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Meade County, Kentucky man was charged in a two-count indictment with threatening, by way of a telephone, to damage and destroy with explosives, a church located in Brandenburg, Kentucky, and with threatening, by way of telephone, to damage and destroy with explosives, an apartment building located in Brandenburg, announced Acting United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr

Business Real Estate Press Releases

Support Ukrainian Refugees

GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to...

GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.

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