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New Research: Homeowner Bill of Rights Could Speed Economic Recovery
Loan modifications work, critical to stabilizing housing market
Improving Housing Market Leading to Larger Home Sizes and Increased Property Enhancements
Washington, D.C. - June 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the struggling housing market shows signs of improvement, there has been a reversal in the 6-year trend in smaller home sizes. This is the case for custom and luxury homes, as well as for additions to existing homes. A preference for outdoor living, especially blended indoor/outdoor living, continues to increase, along with strong demand for accessible and flexible home layout
Korea’s Songdo International Business District – One of Asia’s Largest Green Developments – Surpasses...
NEW YORK, N.Y. and INCHEON, South Korea - June 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Songdo International Business District (IBD) today announced that it has achieved a total of 13.7 million square feet of LEED certified space, establishing itself as one of the world’s most ambitious LEED developments. Songdo IBD, a 1,500-acre new city on the coast of Incheon, South Korea, is setting new standards for sustainable urban development in South Korea and Asia.
TWO NEW FACILITIES OPEN TO RESPOND TO THE INCREASE OF HOMELESSNESS
Denver, CO - June 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and its subsidiary Renaissance Housing Development Corporation have just completed a newly constructed, 101 unit, mixed-use, supportive housing development at West...
MassHousing Closes Financing For Affordable Rental Housing in Tyngsboro
BOSTON - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed on $5.8 million in financing for 72 affordable apartments at the Maple Ridge Apartments, a rental community in Tyngsboro.
Reps. Lewis, Scott, Johnson to Governor Deal: Invest mortgage settlement funds in foreclosure prevention
ATLANTA, GA - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representatives John Lewis, David Scott, and Hank Johnson today urged Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, Community Affairs Commissioner Michael Beatty, and Economic Development Commissioner Chris Cummis...
RE/MAX Awarded Prestigious LEED® Green Building Certification
DENVER, CO - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX, LLC, the global franchise company with its headquarters office in Denver, CO, recently joined an exclusive group of projects in Colorado that are LEED® Certified, a prominent program that accepts only the most environmentally-friendly buildings and projects.
OHFA Board Recognizes an Outstanding Homeownership Program in Cincinnati, Approves More Than $17.9 Million...
COLUMBUS - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In recognition of Homeownership Month, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) recognized Cincinnati-based Price Hill Will with the 2012 Spirit of Homeownership Excellence Awards (SHEA) during last week's B...
Half of US Homes Underwater
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A newly released survey shows that more than half of all U.S. homes with a mortgage are underwater or owe more on their homes than the current value of their property. The study, which was conducted by Housing Predictor.com is the strongest indicator yet that efforts made by the Obama administration are doing little to aid U.S. homeowners in the worst housing downturn since the Great Depression.
2012 Robert Bruss Book Award Winners Announcement
Denver - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) has named the winners of the Fifth Annual Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards. The awards recognize excellence in books published in 2011 on the broad field of real estate.
USDA Recognizes Top Lenders, Loan Officers, Realtors
LAS VEGAS, NV - June 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In celebration of June as Homeownership Month, USDA Rural Development Rural Housing Administrator Tammye Trevino today announced the top lenders, loan officers and realtors who work in the guaranteed 502 housing program. USDA RD has invested a total of $96.4 million in guaranteed loans between June 2011 and June 2012, assisting 676 low and moderate income families into homeownership.
MHP Recognized at 18th Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards
Washington, DC - June 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. (MHP) today was awarded an Honorable Mention for its preservation of 7610 Maple by the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC) during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building. Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) presented the award to MHP for the category Metropolitan/Urban Housing.
Student Loan Debt Crisis Linked to Lower Home Values
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New analysis of government data by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reveals a connection between rising student loan debt and the onset of the housing slump, and offers yet another example of how lower home values have hurt millions of middle class households and threatens the fragile economic recovery
Stowe Land Trust Helps Town of Stowe Conserve 258-acre town forest on Cady Hill...
Burlington, Vermont - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Champlain Housing Trust announced today that the organization has been selected as a winner of the TD Charitable Foundation’s 2011 Housing for Everyone competition, one of 25 selected na...
Markell, Biden Put Funds to Work Helping Delaware Homeowners
Dover - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Attorney General Beau Biden announced a plan today that will use the funds the state is receiving from the National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement to help Delawareans who have ...
Pilot program seeks to bring down energy costs at affordable housing developments
BOSTON - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- There's no question that many older subsidized apartment communities could be more energy efficient. Financing for improvements that reduce utility costs has often been hard to come by, however, since it is ...
NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSING MORTGAGES NO LONGER JUST FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS
BEDFORD, N.H. - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the first time in its 35 years of mortgage lending, New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority will offer affordable mortgage loans and downpayment assistance to all income qualified homebuyers thr...
GERARD YETMING JOINS CBRE SOUTH FLORIDA MULTI-HOUSING GROUP
Fort Lauderdale, FL – June 20, 2012 – CBRE has announced the addition of Gerard Yetming as Senior Vice President with the Investment Properties Multi-Housing Group in South Florida. Mr. Yetming is a former executive with The Federated Companies and...
Desirable, state-managed properties – with discounted starting bids – available at auction beginning June...
June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in collaboration with the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority (MLB), today announced the sale of 140 properties - over 2,400 acres of land throughout the state ...
Director of USGBC’s Center for Green Schools Named World Green Building Council Chairman’s Award...
Stuttgart, Germany - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rachel Gutter, director of the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, received the World Green Building Council Chairman’s Award this week during the WorldGBC Congress in ...
