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Washington, DC - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, today announced an $8,587,883 Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) grant from the U.S. Department of Hou...

COLUMBUS, OH - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) and Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing (OCCH) will host more than 1,400 affordable housing professionals at the 13th annual Ohio Housing Conference November...

Providence, RI - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan toured four Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) properties on Hyat and Joslin Streets in the Olneyville ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes inched up 1.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 units in October, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. The gain is from a downwardly revised rate in the previous month, and marks the best pace of new-home sales activity since this May.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of New Mexico and provide support to homeowners and low-income r...

Marlton, NJ - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jim Malesich, a seasoned financial professional with over 20 years of experience serving the real estate finance, management, and development industry, has joined The Michaels Organization as Vice President of Finance for Michaels' student housing company, University Student Living, LLC. Jim will have primary responsibility for overseeing the financial analysis of all new student housing developments, acquisitions, and joint venture activities and will report directly to University Student Living President, Joseph Coyle.

NEW YORK, NY - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced new pricing on the five remaining units at Beacon Towers, a Central Harlem cooperative development.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the New York City Quarterly Housing Update (Q3 2011) released by NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, home sales volume remained low in the third quarter of 2011, with the number of properties sold citywide four percent lower than the number sold in the third quarter of 2010. The one year decline in the number of sales transactions was particularly large in Queens, with volume down nine percent from the third quarter of 2010.

BISMARCK, ND - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The state will direct more than $13 million of its housing incentive fund credit authority to disaster and energy impacted communities.

November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Robert K. Steel, and Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua today announced that the City has allocated $14.4 million in Low Inco...

WASHINGTON, DC - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and employees of UNK for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against students with disabilities.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal grants will help four regions across Michigan develop sustainable and affordable housing and development policies, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced this week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Decatur family struggling in the down economy will get to celebrate the holidays in a newly refreshed home thanks to a group of former professional football players and members of the local home building community. On Nov. 18, members of the Atlanta NFL Players Association former players chapter, HomeAid Atlanta and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association teamed up for a HomeAid Care Day to repair and rejuvenate a home for Decatur Cooperative Ministry’s Family House transitional program, which helps homeless Decatur and DeKalb families get back on their feet and rebuild their lives.

November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- When comes to home improvement or remodeling houses it is always to recommend hiring a professional only. To improve or remodel a home there are so many contractors are available in the market to fulfill home problem. But, there is no need to hire a professional for small repair in home if home is having a major repair then need to hire a professional.

November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- “The contract proposals made today by the city’s major building owners on a new contract for 22,000 of the city’s commercial office cleaners are an aggressive attempt to rollback wage and benefit standards ...

BOSTON, MA - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $300,000 in financing to help create or preserve affordable sober housing in Brockton, Lowell, Springfield and Worcester.

BOSTON, MA - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing recently recognized the efforts of 100 property management companies that make a concerted effort to do business with Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs).

November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montgomery County’s Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) is sponsoring two public meetings to hear from residents and organizations interested in contributing to the update of the 2001 Housing Pol...

Washington, DC - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing Opportunity Program Grants, a National Association of Realtors® grant program, has presented $62,500 to 19 local and state Realtor® associations. Those associations will use the funds to promote and expand affordable housing opportunities in their communities.

NEW YORK, NY - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Comptroller John C. Liu today announced that an audit of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found that the agency kept $9.8 million in unused funds from expired contr...