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Michaud Announces more than $14 million in Housing and Community Development Grants in Maine
WASHINGTON, DC - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Mike Michaud announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the State of Maine $10,581,799 under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)...
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett Shares Constituents’ Anger that Marylanders Who Lost Electricity Must Pay Surcharges...
Washington, DC - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Roscoe Bartlett responded today on behalf of many angry constituents who contacted him to complain after learning from media reports that they will be forced to pay a surcharge to BGE and...
Construction Begins on Phase II of Midtown Commons
Austin, TX - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Trammell Crow Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary High Street Residential, in partnership with USAA Real Estate Company, has broken ground on Phase II of Midtown Commons, a new multi-family community that will feature a four-story, 189,419 square foot building comprised of 246 Class A luxury residential units. In addition, the project will feature a 98,156 square foot, five-level parking structure with 296 spaces. Phase II is located adjacent to Phase I near the intersection of Lamar Blvd and Airport Blvd, next to the Cap Metro Crestview Rail Station. First units will be delivered in early 2013
Returning veterans struggle to cover housing costs in U.S. metros
WASHINGTON, DC - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Veterans returning from service face a number of hurdles in readjusting to civilian life. One of the biggest hurdles is finding a job; among young veterans aged 18 to 24, more than 30% are unemployed. But even employed veterans often struggle to meet their basic needs. Despite access to federal job training initiatives and other programs, many of the jobs veterans enter after service offer wages too low to make housing affordable.
RICS warns listed building owners have only four months before VAT kicks in
July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the introduction of VAT on listed buildings on 1 October 2012 fast approaching, many owners are frantically trying to complete alteration and restoration work to their listed properties to save thousands of poun...
Home Builders Lead Broad Coalition at Rally for Homeownership in Tampa
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- To highlight homeownership’s vital importance to families and to the economy, more than 600 Floridians participated in a Rally for Homeownership today in downtown Tampa.
Wells Fargo brings the NeighborhoodLIFT program to Jacksonville to help local housing market recover
JACKSONVILLE, FL - July 5, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), one of America’s leading community banks and the nation’s largest home mortgage lender, today announced that the NeighborhoodLIFTSM program, a ...
Seattle releases report on South Lake Union evolution, public-private investment
SEATTLE, WA - July 9, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Today Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin released a report Public & Private Investments in South Lake Union that examines the relationship between pub...
Communities Receive More Than $2.3 Million in Community Development Block Grant Funding
Columbus, OH – July 10, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — In an effort to improve Ohio communities and benefit job creation, the Ohio Department of Development’s Office of Community Development announced that the City of Ironton, City o...
Governor Quinn Announces Start of LIHEAP Summer Cooling Program
CHICAGO, IL - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- July 10, 2012. In an effort to provide relief to residents facing high energy bills in the wake of the recent heat wave, Governor Pat Quinn today announced that applications will be accepted for the Low...
CARDIN, MIKULSKI APPLAUD GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS TO FOUR MARYLAND LOCALITIES
WASHINGTON, DC - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today lauded Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Lisa Jackson’s announcement that four Maryland localities would receive...
Housing Finance Reform Must Provide Reliable Credit to Home Buyers, NAHB Tells Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress today that proposed mortgage lending reforms under the Dodd-Frank Act must be imposed in a manner that causes minimum disruption to the mortgage markets while ensuring consumer protections.
NJAR® EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS
EDISON, N.J. - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Educational Foundation (NJAREF) awarded 40 students yesterday afternoon with a total of $57,000 in scholarships to use towards furthering their education. Schol...
Durham to Soon Reach Home Energy Savings Program Goal
DURHAM, N.C. - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Only a few spots are left in the first-come, first served Durham Home Energy Savings Program, and homeowners looking to save energy and money should apply before the July 31 deadline.
NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSING ANNOUNCES 22 COMMUNITY PLANNING GRANTS FOR NH MUNICIPALITIES
BEDFORD, N.H. - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) --New Hampshire Housing Finance Authoritytoday announced its first round of awards to New Hampshire cities and towns through the Community Planning Grant (CPG) Program. The CPG Program was created by New...
Media Advisory: NAHB to Host Mid-Year Forecast Webinar This Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will host a webinar this Thursday to share its latest housing forecast and an overview of top issues with members, industry watchers and reporters.
Ohio New Markets Tax Credit Program Supports Low-Income Communities
$10 million in tax credits to spur investments in Ohio’s low-income communities Columbus, OH - July 2, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Department of Development Director Christiane Schmenk announced that $10 million in Ohio New Ma...
Redevelopment grant for Village of Menomonee Falls
MADISON, WI - July 6, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Village of Menomonee Falls will receive up to a $500,000 Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for redevelopment...
Hawaii to Receive More Than $17 Million to Build Fire Fighting Building at Kona...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hawaii will receive $17,014,671 to build an aircraft rescue and fire fighting building at the Kona International Airport at Keahole, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Senator Daniel K. Akaka, U.S. Represen...
New NAHB Publication Provides Builder-Tested Strategies to Survive and Thrive in any Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Business owners often learn how to run a successful company the hard way—through trial and error. Builders no longer have to rely on this haphazard approach to entrepreneurship. BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released Survive and Thrive in Building: Fundamentals of Business Management which covers basic, but essential knowledge for running a successful company.
