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NEW YORK, NY - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Local and State dignitaries and various stakeholders celebrated the groundbreaking of The Heights at Darien today in Darien, Connecticut. The 106 units of newly constructed public and affordable housin...

BOSTON, MA - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed nearly $168 million in financing for the sale of a portfolio of affordable housing developments in what is the largest affordable housing transaction in Mas...

New York, NY - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the New York City Quarterly Housing Update (Q1 2012) released by NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, home sales volume rose in the first quarter of 2012, with the number of transactions citywide up almost five percent. In Staten Island, home sales increased by more than 43 percent from the previous quarter, although transactions in the borough are down nearly 20 percent from the first quarter of 2011

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California’s housing market continued to show signs of improvement in June, as home sales experienced solid gains annually and home prices reached their highest level since August 2010, the CALIFO...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New federal resources will provide critical support services for homeless and low-income veterans in Cleveland. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that Mental Health Services for Hom...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose six points to 35 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for July, released today. This is the largest one-month gain recorded by the index in nearly a decade, and brings the HMI to its highest point since March of 2007.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wide-open floor plans, green and energy-efficient building systems and innovative ways to connect with the outdoors are the hallmarks of this year’s finalists for the 2012 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards, which honor superior achievement in apartment and condominium development, design, marketing and management and are sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

TAVARES, FL - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season upon us, and residents facing an increased chance of rain and damaging winds that could result in home or property damage, the Lake County Board of County Commiss...

CROSBY, ND - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Divide County Economic Development Council (DCEDC)/NW Holdings LLC will host an open house at its recently completed 12-plex on Tuesday, July 24, at 1:15 p.m. The Divide Vista Apartments hold the dis...

Washington, DC - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In anticipation of its likely publication in the Federal Register on July 19, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today its 2012 Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) which officially opens the 2012 round of competition under the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program)

CROSBY, ND – July 13, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Divide County Economic Development Council (DCEDC)/NW Holdings LLC will host an open house at its recently completed 12-plex on Tuesday, July 24, at 1:15 p.m. The Divide Vista Apartm...

July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy and Federal Housing Finance Agency Inspector General Steve A. Linick announced that fugitive loan broker Mary Armstrong was arrested today in Las Vegas, Nevada. The indictment, w...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials decreased for the second consecutive month in June and inched up by just 0.5 percent from a year earlier, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Meanwhile, the amount contractors charge to construct projects was virtually unchanged for the month and rose only between 3.2 and 4.4 percent from a year ago.

New York, NY - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced the completion of a major initiative to install energy efficient Light-Emitting Diode (LED) traffic signals at more than 1,300 intersections th...

BEDFORD, N.H. - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority today released its annual “Residential Rental Cost Survey.” The survey reflects that rental costs across the state have increased and apartment vacancy rate...

Las Vegas, NV - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beginning July 15, residents no longer have to take time off of work during the week to get their water heater, water softener or patio inspected. Residents, and the construction industry, will now be...

COLLEGE STATION, TX - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- By almost any measure, Texas homes are more affordable than the United States overall. But the gap is narrowing, said a residential expert with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Chilton Associates, Ltd., owner of Peachtree Apartments in Clanton, Alabama, and its manager Sunbelt Management Company, settling allegations that they maintained a policy of discriminating against prospective tenants based on national origin. Specifically, HUD alleged that Peachtree Apartments required that prospective Hispanic tenants provide documentation of their immigration status, while not asking the same of non-Hispanic individuals

Boston, MA - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino, First Lady Diane Patrick, and community partners joined The Home for Little Wanderers today for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Home’s new child and family serv...

ANCHORAGE, AK - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) launched a Facebook contest to encourage Alaskans to upload photos of their pet from today through July 24th. After July 24th, participants will be asked to v...