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WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- WHAT: The Alliance to Save Energy will officially launch its Energy 2030 On the Road campaign during the organization’s 7th annual Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global), May 21, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and its coalition partners in the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network (LMSPN) will host an important town hall discussion about the impact of attorney involvement in foreclosure rescue options for distressed homeowners on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Lawyers’ Committee’s offices, 1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. This event is a follow up to the Lawyers’ Committee’s April 15, 2014 release of a comprehensive national report“Foreclosure Rescue, Inc.”, which examines the foreclosure rescue fraud epidemic, scam trends and efforts to combat these fraudulent activities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- WHAT: Top energy efficiency stakeholders from all sectors will participate in the Alliance to Save Energy's Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global), the world’s premier, invitation only energy efficiency conference May 20-21, 2014. A key component of the agenda is the annual EE Visionary Awards Luncheon, which will take place the second day of EE Global. These awards honor officials from around the world for their leadership and commitment to promoting energy efficiency and increasing energy productivity through innovative programs and policies. The 2014 EE Visionary Award recipients represent a spectrum of local, national, and global government entities

JERSEY CITY - May 8, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) --– Mayor Steven M. Fulop and the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency have partnered on a LEED Green Building Training by the U.S. Green Building Council – New Jersey Chapter for city employees and agency staff who are involved in the construction and development process.

Louisville, KY - May 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faced with increasing pressure to keep rents affordable and find better ways to finance new construction and maintenance of existing affordable housing, more than 130 nonprofit owners and managers of affordable rental apartments are coming to Louisville, KY to exchange successful business ideas as part of a special meeting of the Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM) being held in conjunction with the NeighborWorks Training Institute, May 19-23.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In collaboration with the Southern Nevada Child Drowning Prevention Coalition (SNCDPC), the city of Las Vegas is hosting the Super Summer Safety Fair from 6 to 8 pm., Friday, May 30, at both the Municipal Pool, 431 E. Bonanza; and Pavilion Center Pool, 101 S. Pavilion Center Drive. Participation is free.

Syracuse, NY - April 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Dan Maffei will speak at the Cayuga County Economic Development Agency Luncheon in Auburn and host an infrastructure roundtable in Oswego tomorrow, Thursday, April 24th.

HOUSTON - April 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Global real estate developer Gerald D. Hines, Hugh F. Kelly, chair of the Counselors of Real Estate, and ULI healthy communities expert Rachel MacCleery will join leading economists and top talent from the world of online real estate sales to offer remarks and take questions from reporters attending the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ 48th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference in Houston

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) will help address the city’s growing demand for affordable housing by opening its Housing Choice Voucher Program to new applicants, with the goal of adding 5,000 families to its waiting list through a lottery system. Applications will be accepted online between April 28 and May 11, 2014. At the conclusion of the application period, a lottery process will determine which applicants will be placed on the HACP’s waiting list as well as the order of placement on the list.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- National Architecture Week (NAW) is a public awareness campaign from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) dedicated to increasing attention to the role architects play as a force for positive change in our communities and to elevate the public’s appreciation of design. NAW is annually held during the birthday week of our nation’s first president/architect, Thomas Jefferson (April 12).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Authors of books published in 2013 in the broad field of real estate — including green building, sustainable design, home buying and selling, commercial real estate, finance, mortgage lending, foreclosures and investing – are eligible to enter NAREE's 7th Annual Bruss Book Competition

BOCA RATON, Fla. - February 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a growing emphasis on commercial real estate, the evolving real estate industry and luxury real estate, the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) offers 25 categories to recognize excellence in the extremely broad field of real estate journalism which runs the gamut from residential, commercial and mortgage finance to public policy, sustainable urban and home design, among others.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Join a phone briefing today on Woodstock Institute’s new report, Unresolved Foreclosures: Patterns of Zombie Properties in Cook County. The report examines the extent to which servicers are walking away from foreclosures in Cook County, Illinois, creating zombie properties, and how that practice may vary by the characteristics of the neighborhood in which the property is located.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) wants to ensure that Servicemembers, Veterans and their families are aware of the benefits they deserve.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will host a forum on the 2014 outlook for the U.S. economy and housing market on Thursday, January 30, at 10:00AM.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rick Judson, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Charlotte, N.C., issued the following statement on a new report on rental housing released today from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Washington, D.C. - December 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. ET, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will join leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance, the Institute for America’s Future, and the Center for American Progress on a press call to release a new report that offers a bold strategy to lead a 21st-century green industrial transformation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Victor L. Hoskins, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Paul Quander, DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe, Department of General Services Director Brian Hanlon and members of the E Street Development Group will break ground on a new development that will house a fire station and a Hyatt Place Hotel.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) will hold public hearings on the FY2015 budget in December in Fitchburg and Boston:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rob Couch, a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Housing Commission, will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at a hearing tomorrow on housing finance reform.