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New Orleans, LA - May 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today NeighborWorks America, the country’s preeminent leader in affordable housing and community development, announced it will hold its quarterly Training Institute in downtown New Orleans May 7-May 11, 2012. The weeklong event will provide training to more than 2,000 affordable housing and community development professionals from around the country. The Training Institute is expected to deliver an estimated $1.6 million in economic impact citywide. In addition, NeighborWorks America is partnering with HOPE Now and the U.S. Department of the Treasury on a homeowner outreach event.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted a White House Forum on Housing to discuss pr...

WASHINGTON, DC - May 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Although commercial real estate markets showed signs of recovery in 2011, commercial lending standards have tightened in the past year for small businesses and scuttled a major portion of contracted transactions for smaller properties, according to the National Association of Realtors® annual Commercial Real Estate 2012 Lending Survey.

Asheville, NC - May 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Here’s a new and exciting concept in buying a second home; buy a million dollar luxuriously furnished lakefront home on beautiful Deep Creek Lake in Garrett Country, MD for one-eight the price, and ge...

CUPERTINO, CA - May 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- News of weakness in the European economy and a U.K. double dip recession has caused U.S. investors to flee to quality in their investment decisions, according to Bay Area property manager

Peachtree City, GA - May 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- South-Tree Enterprises and Quantum Commercial Real Estate recently celebrated the groundbreaking of Newnan Professional Center (NPC), a multi-tenant, medical office building located at 2401 Newnan ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending inched up in March 2012 to an annualized rate of $808 billion, up 0.1 percent compared to the previous month and is now 6 percent above year ago levels, according to a new analysis of federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The overall gains mask divergent trends however, as public sector construction activity continues to decline while private sector demand for new construction continues to strengthen.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $56 million to 76 tribal communities throughout the nation to improve housing conditions, promote community development and to spur local economies with construction projects and jobs.

DENVER WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan to Valley Citizen’s Foundation for Health Care, Inc. which is doing business as Rio Grande Hospital in Del Norte, Colorado. It is estimated the refinanced debt will save the hospital more than $168,000 a year in principal and interest and more than $1.6 million over the life of the loan

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today released its latest SmartMarket Report: New and Remodeled Green Homes: Transforming the Residential Market at the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) National Green Building Conference and Expo. The report includes McGraw-Hill Construction’s estimate that the green homes share of the construction market was 17% in 2011, equating to $17 billion, and expected to rise 29%-38% by 2016, potentially a $87–114 billion opportunity, based on the five-year forecast for overall residential construction.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eleven builders, remodelers and other home building industry professionals were honored yesterday as winners of the National Green Building Awards by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The awards were presented during the 14th annual National Green Building Conference held in Nashville, Tenn.

CHICAGO, IL - April 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Rupley Elementary School, 305 Oakton St., Elk Grove Village, Ill., on May 7 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) held a hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s FY 2013 Budget.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mirroring the uneven economic recovery, the housing market is expected to move in a slow, gradual upward path in 2012, while encountering its share of speed bumps along the road, according to economists participating in yesterday’s National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) construction forecast webinar on the housing and economic outlook.

Washington, DC - April 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco today announced the appointment of Denise Dunckel as Senior Associate Director for the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications where she will manage all internal and external communications for FHFA.

Washington, DC - April 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 3.90 percent based on loans closed in March. Beginning in March, FHFA is calculating interest rates using un-weighted survey data.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Optimism continues for the apartment industry, according to the latest results of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions. The findings reflect a gradual recovery for the multifamily sector that faced a 50-year low in apartment starts in 2009.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today announced that W. Dean Henry, a real estate executive from Foster City, Calif., has been appointed chairman of NAHB’s Multifamily Leadership Board (MLB). Henry succeeds Charles R. Brindell Jr., chairman and CEO, Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC, and will serve a two-year term.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CORRECTION: Due to a recently discovered computer coding error, NAHB has revised the RMI going back to 2006. The error had slightly reduced the true values of the overall index, as well as its two major components. The revisions generally show a one point or less quarterly increase, with quarter-to-quarter patterns remaining relatively unchanged. Some of the subcomponents experienced larger revisions but in a counteracting fashion, so that the impact on the primary indicators was muted.

Upper Marlboro, MD - April 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the development of the 2012 edition of the National Green Building Standard (NGBS), and in accordance with the ANSI consensus process, the NAHB Research Center will commence a 45-day public comment period for the Second Draft of the Standard on April 27, 2012. The NAHB Research Center, an ANSI Accredited Standards Developer, is serving as secretariat of the development process.