Housing & Development

WASHINGTON, DC - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it has awarded $7.5 million to state and local government agencies that enforce fair housing laws and help communities and housing providers to better understand their fair housing rights and responsibilities (see attached list).

WASHINGTON, DC - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers announced today that the federal government and 49 state attorneys general have reached a landmark $25 billion agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. The agreement provides substantial financial relief to homeowners and establishes significant new homeowner protections for the future.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- McGraw-Hill Construction, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today released findings from a new Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show in Orlando. Green homes comprised 17% of the overall residential construction market in 2011 and are expected to grow to between 29% and 38% of the market by 2016. By value, this equates to a five-fold increase, growing from $17 billion in 2011 to $87-$114 billion in 2016, based on the five-year forecast for overall residential construction.

Mesa, AZ - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX Diamond Owners Joe & Nick Martin, along with a number of their agents, have teamed up with “Room for Joy” to sponsor a dream room. “Room for Joy” is a local organization dedicated to...

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Crossings at New Rancho, the area’s highly anticipated, new affordable apartment community located at 2708 Woodberry Way in Rancho Cordova, Calif., officially opened today. Mayor David...

February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Citing her work as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade – as well as her voting record during the 111th Congress – the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today honored...

WASHINGTON, DC - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6) said that more jobs and more private-sector investment, not more failed government programs, are what's needed to help struggling homeowners.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mark Begich (D-AK), and eight Senate colleagues wrote the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency today, requesting responses to recent reports th...

Denver, CO - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX LLC, the world's leading real estate brand, announced an initiative today that the company expects to be a great leap forward in its strategy to support investors in American Housing.

TOPEKA, KS - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) is pleased to release its annual report for Fiscal Year 2011. The report, which covers the Corporation's achievements from July 1st, 2010 to June 30th, 201...

Atlanta, GA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today awarded David Roberts, CMB, President and COO of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, with the CREF Distinguished Service Award at the Association's 22nd Annual Commercial Real Estate Finance(CREF)/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo held in Atlanta, GA. The award was given to Roberts in recognition of his dedication and service to MBA and the real estate finance industry.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use and building thriving, sustainable communities, will mark the conclusion of its 75th anniversary and the start of its next 75 years at the institute’s 2012 Fall Meeting, set for Denver’s Colorado Convention Center October 15-18. The theme for the meeting, “What’s Next,” will explore short-term and long-term challenges and opportunities facing real estate and land use in the 21st century.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced $404 million in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) allocations to nearly 300 tribes in 27 states.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak at the 2012 International Builders’ Show (IBS) on Friday, Feb. 10.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today commended Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) for introducing the Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2012 (S. 2078), legislation to help restore the flow of credit for new housing production in order to create jobs, meet rising housing demand and bolster the economic expansion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Will Cooper Sr. has been honored as the recipient of the Robert J. Corletta Award for Affordable Housing by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The presentation was made Feb. 6 in Orlando, Fla., at the NAHB International Builders’ Show.

PELLA, IA - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- This year, builders and consumers looking to incorporate smart home features will be able to add convenient new technology designed to help save effort and energy.

NEW YORK, NY - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- TNS Development Group Ltd., Great American Construction Corp. and Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that sales have launched on the open market at The Shelton, a newly construc...

JOPLIN, MO - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 6, households residing in Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes in Joplin dropped below 500, recovery officials said today.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily industry, announced today publication of a Two-Year Study of its Multifamily Internet Platforms: Delivering Resident Services in Affordable Multifamily Housing Utilizing Online Platforms. The study tracks two years of usage by apartment dwellers of Internet-driven leasing and resident platforms.