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WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation last month to address the nation’s troubled housing finance system. Senators Corker and Warner will discuss the details of the proposal and prospects for housing finance reform at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) on Wednesday, July 17 at 8:30AM.

Washington, D.C. - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, June 17, 2013, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will host a public forum to call upon Congress and the administration to reform our nation’s housing finance system

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND) is hosting its sold out Annual Meeting & Expo at the Crystal Gateway Marriott on June 11, 2013 from 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The more than 1,000 registered practitioners will join leaders from various sectors of the community development field to address the housing dynamics facing regional low-income families.

Washington, D.C. - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- At an event on Wednesday, June 5, the Center for American Progress and the National Council of La Raza, joined by a broad range of housing, civil rights, and consumer groups, will release a white paper that addresses how our housing-finance system can be reformed to ensure that all Americans can access sustainable, affordable housing. The paper will also address how can we meet the credit needs of historically underserved populations and geographies, and the role the secondary market plays in addressing these challenges.

Los Angeles, CA - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On June 1 NeighborWorks America will launch NeighborWorks Week which is a week-long celebration where thousands of volunteers come together to help make their neighborhoods healthy, sustainable places for families to work and play together and also call home. NHS is one of the 235 national charter members of NeighborWorks America and is kicking off NeighborWorks Week by hosting a Neighborhood Pride Day in Sun Valley, CA

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama Themed“A Celebration of Collaboration. Innovation. Transformation,” the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developer’s (HAND) 22< Annual Meeting & Expo will host more than 1,000 affordable housing experts and over 75 exhibitors from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. This SOLD OUT event is a recognized platform for federal and local housing finance agencies, banking, government, public policy and community development professionals to open the dialogue on the latest issues and hot topics needed to increase the affordable housing supply in the metropolitan region.

CHICAGO, IL - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Technological development in the real estate valuation profession remains too focused on appraisal report forms and not attentive enough to market analysis, said appraisers, their residential clients, mortgage finance industry leaders, bank regulators and other participants May 24 at the Appraisal Institute Stakeholders Forum in Washington, D.C.

Anaheim, CA - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Organizers of the No Place Like Home Conference, presented by the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Orange County Chapter and the Urban Land Institute, Orange County/Inland Empire, in conjunction with Union Bank; the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy; and C. Larry Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance, The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University, have announced the conference to be held Monday,

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The reality of an expedited schedule, lower costs and greater sustainability has made offsite construction a valued building solution for decades. As curiosity about this process grows to an all-time high as developers turn to the method with growing enthusiasm, the Modular Building Institute will host a two-day

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Themed “A Celebration of Collaboration. Innovation. Transformation,” the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developer’s (HAND) 22nd Annual Meeting & Expo will host more than 1,000 affordable housing experts and over 75 exhibitors from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. This SOLD OUT event is a recognized platform for federal and local housing finance agencies, banking, government, public policy and community development professionals to open the dialogue on the latest issues and hot topics needed to increase the affordable housing supply in the metropolitan region

ATLANTA, GA - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Urbanism visionary Andres Duany, one of world's most influential architects and urban planners, will address the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ 47th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference in Atlanta in early June.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) is pleased to announce that Henry Cisneros, former Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Housing Commission will deliver the keynote address at Housing Credit Connect in San Francisco on June 25, 2013. This annual event, presented by NCSHA, convenes decision makers from the nation’s Housing Credit allocating agencies with leading program experts to discuss the top issues facing this vital housing resource.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Legal, housing and community development experts, including representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will discuss how to rebuild and create stronger communities devastated by disaster at the American Bar Association 22nd Annual Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law Conference May 22-24 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Interested community service providers are advised that applications are now available through the Morris County Department of Human Services for anticipated 2014 funding to provide various services that are identified within Morris County planning documents.

SAN DIEGO - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- During the housing downturn, different neighborhoods across the United States experienced different levels of distress. The same is true in recovery. As a result, it is important to understand neighborhood-level general and distressed property trends in order to make sound REO-to-Rental investments

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The management company of a Park Slope luxury apartment building fired its building’s service workers when they began organizing around the issues of unfair wages and a lack of benefits. The workers and their supporters will hold a demonstration on Wednesday to insist on getting their jobs back and being repaid wages that they feel the company unfairly denied them

New York City, NY - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Build Up New York City’s Middle Class Maria will visit Starwood Capital Group (STWD) properties in New York City to highlight the generous support the company receives from taxpayers for its highly profitable developments. She will demand that Starwood use the billions in tax dollars it receives to create public good, not just profits for the owner. Maria will then deliver a taxpayer lien to STWD at its corporate headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut for “feasting at the public trough and not creating good middle class jobs!”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mayoral Forum will be preceded by a light lunch and panel discussions to review the lessons learned from former New York City mayor Ed Koch's innovative housing plan, and will be followed by a networking reception

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On April 3, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) announced the availability of up to $5 million to fund 16 or more Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) grants. Approximately 2,600 veterans will receive job training and related services to help them succeed in civilian careers. HVRP is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on the employment of veterans who are homeless.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On July 23-25, 2013, Enterprise Community Partners will conduct a two-and-a-half-day Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute (AHDLI) in Chicago. The goal of the Institute is to enhance the capacity of front-line design and development leaders to produce more livable, sustainable and resource-efficient housing for low- and moderate-income people living in the United States. This annual event is the only national forum to share best practices of affordable housing design and is quickly becoming the foremost training and networking opportunity for affordable housing developers to address design and sustainability challenges