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ATLANTA - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is providing $950,000 to help 17 communities expand green infrastructure use to improve water quality and protect people’s health and benefit communities. The City of Atlanta, Ga., and the City of Beaufort, S.C., were among those selected for funding, and each received $50,000 grants.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- William B. Clayton, a residential builder formerly of Corolla, N.C., was arrested yesterday on charges of obstructing the tax laws and converting government property, the Justice Department and Inter...

New York, NY - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Build NYC Resource Corporation (Build NYC) today approved approximately $75.6 million in tax-exempt financing to assist four New York City non-profits. Seaview Senior Living Housing Development Fund Co...

Albany, NY - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A limited number of exhibitors will have the opportunity to showcase their company, organization or programs to some 500 renewable energy and energy efficiency educators expected to attend the fifth Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference, November 14-15 in Albany, NY

WASHINGTON, DC - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program launched the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings with a record 3,200 buildings across the country going head to head to improve energy efficiency, lower utility costs and protect health and the environment.

ALLAHASSEE, FL - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Property owners planning to rebuild homes or businesses damaged by Tropical Storm Debby should consider using construction methods that will minimize damage in future storms

TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency and home improvement stores are teaming up to provide information and advice on cleaning up and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby

WASHINGTON, DC - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Department of the Interior, in partnership with the Department of Energy, will publish the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development in six southwestern states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The final Solar PEIS represents a major step forward in the permitting of utility-scale solar energy on public lands throughout the west

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Have you marked your calendar for the 7th annual Kansas Housing Conference? This year's event takes place September 12th-14th at the beautiful new Manhattan Conference Center in Manhattan. With ove...

PEORPIA, IL - July 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- When the non-profit Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) begins its work in earnest in Peoria, it will focus first on two neighborhoods: the South Side and East Bluff. Both have high rates of poverty and unemployment, large numbers of vacant properties, significant crime and crumbling housing stock. Today LISC invited families in both areas to celebrate its launch with a block party to mark its commitment to neighborhood rebuilding.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keeping up with the rapidly changing field of green building can be daunting. BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released a new resource, Green Building Strategies: From Plan to Profit to help builders and industry professionals understand and apply cutting-edge building science to construct high performance homes, while reducing the impact on the environment

July 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Downtown Lincoln's newest building has been named the Larson Building to honor business and community leader Roger Larson. Mayor Chris Beutler and Block 38 LLC made the announcement at this morning's grand opening of...

Washington, DC - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Click here for entire Capitol Connection Newsletter During Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, Congressman Miller express...

DES MOINES - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Branstad/Reynolds Administration today announced that a comprehensive statewide housing study is underway and encourage Iowans to participate in the process by sharing information about the housing n...

Chicago, IL - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading community organizations report evidence of a two-tiered mortgage market characterized by high rates of government-backed loans made both to borrowers in communities of color and to borrowers of color in their new report, “Paying More for the American Dream VI: Racial Disparities in FHA/VA Lending.”

New York, NY - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Even in the depths of the national recession, our City never stopped investing in our future. From creating new parks and pools to renovating old bridges and schools, we did not walk away from inve...

NEWARK, NJ - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing its enforcement effort against unregistered and non-compliant home improvement contractors, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has issued Notices of Violation against 44 contractors, ...

Mayor Chris Beutler and Block 38 LLC will participate in the grand opening and naming announcement for the downtown Catalyst building at 10 a.m. Monday, July 23. The ten-story building is on the north half of the block bounded by 13th, 14th, “Q&#...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of New Jersey and provide support to homeowners and low-income rente...

Washington, D.C. - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) introduced the Fast Help For Homeowners (FHFH) Act, H.R. 6153, to help speed up the short sale process, a necessary step to addressing the housing crisis. ...