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AUSTIN, TX - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program is drawing to a close in Texas, but FEMA and the state are working closely with wildfire survivors in the pr...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 1,500 homes pended in October, with all but four Central Indiana counties reporting increased sales compared to the same time period last year, according to statistics compiled by F.C...

Washington, D.C. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- After more than a decade of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, many returning veterans and their families have difficulty readjusting to community life, with many experiencing a tough time finding jobs or adequate housing, or suffering from mental, physical and substance use disorders. Today, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), the National Guard Bureau and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced a unique new program called VetCorps to help returning veterans and their families access the critical services and support they need – ranging from social, mental and physical health services to housing and employment assistance.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes fell three points to 12 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI) released today.

BOISE, ID - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A total of 308 Idaho homeowners at risk of foreclosure will keep their homes thanks to Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). As the administrator of the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (E...

HARRISBURG, PA - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Outreach teams currently providing storm-damage repair and rebuilding advice in Lancaster, Philadelphia, and Montgomery counties will continue doing so for another week.

ALBANY, N.Y. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be at Home for the Holidays Show, part of Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Shows in Schenectady County this Friday, Saturday ...

Washington, D.C. - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The NAIOP Research Foundation today released the Industrial Space Demand Forecast, the third forecast from a model that analyzes important economic factors and net absorption data to predict future demand for industrial real estate.

BROOKLYN, NY - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The versatility, appeal, and comfort of the one-bedroom layouts at Arias Park Slope is on full display with the recent debut of a new model residence at the Ismael Leyva-designed 12-story rental building on 4th Avenue in this Brooklyn neighborhood.

NEW YORK, NY - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- BFC Partners and The Corcoran Group today announced that 84 percent of the available homes at Toren, Brooklyn’s iconic new condominium tower, have been sold. The development reached this benchmark...

Las Vegas, NV - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- We have all witnessed the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations taking place in New York, and major cities throughout the country. Protesters are pointing their finger at major banking institutions, bl...

New York, NY - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tenants at Whitehouse Estates at 350 East 52nd Street in Manhattan will be joined by striking apartment building workers, elected officials and supporters today to announce the filing of a lawsuit that claims building owner William Koeppel has been illegally overcharging on rents for years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- John A. Courson, an established housing industry executive who most recently served as the president and chief executive officer of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), has been tapped to become the new president and chief executive officer of the Home Builders Institute (HBI).

ANCHORAGE, AK - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) this week announced the formation of a subsidiary to positively impact additional development of public housing that will be known as the Corporation for A...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will host a media teleconference tomorrow to discuss the need for Congress to support the extension of higher loan limits for the GSEs and FHA.

WEEHAWKEN, NJ - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Officials from Roseland Property Company, Lennar Urban and the Township of Weehawken broke ground on a new Henley on Hudson waterfront condominium building on Nov. 1 within the Port Imperial mixed-use development in Weehawken, NJ.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to an online house price estimator and economic model just updated by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a third full bathroom is the one feature that can have the greatest impact on the value of a standard new single-family detached house in a Southern suburb, increasing the estimated price by about $43,000.

Des Moines, IA - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3) sent a letter to House Conferees to H.R. 2112 urging them to reject language contained in the legislation that would restore the currently expired Federal Housin...

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Balfour Beatty Communities, LLC (BBC), a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Capital Group, Inc. and one of the leading Public-Private Partnership (PPP or P3) providers of housing, lifestyle and community solutions for members of the U.S. military and their families, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Department of the Air Force as the highest ranked offeror (HRO) for the privatization of family housing under the Northern Group Housing Privatization Project. The project includes six Air Force bases, including Minot AFB, Grand Forks AFB and Cavalier AFS, each located in North Dakota; Ellsworth AFB, located in South Dakota; Mountain Home AFB, located in Idaho; and Cannon AFB, located in New Mexico.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of improving housing markets continued to expand for a third consecutive month in November, rising from 23 to 30 on the latest National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), released today. The list dropped two metros and added nine new ones – Cheyenne, Wyo.; Corpus Christi, Tex.; Davenport, Iowa.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Hinesville, Ga.; Lima, Ohio; Monroe, La.; Tyler, Tex.; and Williamsport, Pa.