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KEY WEST, FL - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tourism will be the key to boosting the 2012 Key West Florida real estate market according to local REALTOR® Sean Farrer.

Las Vegas, NV - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ballen Group, a top team of Las Vegas Short Sale Specialists under the brokerage Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas has put together a comprehensive Las Vegas Short sale system for sellers. Homeown...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes slowed 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 313,000 units in February, according to data jointly released by HUD and the U.S. Commerce Department today

WASHINGTON, DC - March 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $110.8 million in grants to 43 local projects to conduct a wide range of activities intended to protect children and families from potentially dangerous lead-based paint and other home health and safety hazards (see chart below).

Washington, DC - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. house prices were unchanged on a seasonally adjusted basis from December to January, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.7 percent increase in December was revised downward to reflect a 0.1 percent increase. For the 12 months ending in January, U.S. prices fell 0.8 ercent. The U.S. index is 19.2 percent below its April 2007 peak and roughly the same as the February 2004 index level

BOSTON, MA - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Boston MA real estate team MassMLSHomes.com has launched a new website with unusually complete and fresh listing data, says team leader Abe Hantout, REALTOR®.

ATLANTA, GA - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. (REMN), one of the largest, privately held non-bank lenders in the US, is pleased to announce a new addition to their Atlanta area team in Duluth, GA. Effective immed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Long-time local builder and developer Kevin Kelly, president of Leon N. Weiner and Associates, met recently with HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to discuss pr...

WASHINGTON, DC - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Every day across this country, hundreds of community-based foundations are improving the lives of residents and the neighborhoods where they live. These foundations often do their philanthropic work without much recognition – until now. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is collaborating with the Council on Foundations in the launch of a new awards program to recognize community foundations for the excellent work they do along with their public partners in the area of housing and community development

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The first residents have begun moving into The Vue, the new luxury building in the heart of downtown New Brunswick featuring a unique mix of rental residences and Penthouse condominiums and dir...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Students at two universities will benefit from improved residential construction management programs due to grants from the Homebuilding Education Leadership Program (HELP) of the National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The grants were announced at the NAHB Student Chapter Award Ceremony at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando in February.

MORRISTOWN, N.J - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dr. Avi Nahum and Jean Holloway were enjoying life in a beautiful condo in one of Minneapolis’ most desirable, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods when Mrs. Holloway was offered a job with a medica...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Long-time local builder and developer Kevin Kelly, president of Leon N. Weiner and Associates, met recently with HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to discuss problems affecting the home building industry and policies that will help the housing market recover.

Torrance, CA - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Already a leading builder of campus buildings and laboratories, C.W. Driver will make its mark on one of the world’s preeminent research institutions when it completes six simultaneous projects at t...

Asheville , NC - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bill and Meg Conrad from Alexandria, VA had been looking for a second home in Asheville, North Carolina for some time, when they heard of brand new luxury condos and an ownership concept that was intriguing to them.

Columbia, MD - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Howard County Housing will host the 6th annual Come Home to Howard County Housing Fair on Saturday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Long Reach High School, 6101 Old Dobbin Lane in Columbia. The eve...

Washington, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released the Green Classroom Professional Certificate (GCP). This certificate program provides pre-K–12 teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators and parents with the knowledge and skills to support environmentally healthy, resource efficient and sustainable schools and classrooms. The GCP has been officially endorsed by the National Education Association (NEA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment declined in 111 out of 337 metropolitan areas between January 2011 and January 2012, increased in 169 and stayed level in 57, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The new construction employment data comes out amid growing concerns within the business community about Washington's failure to enact a number of long-term infrastructure measures.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing starts edged down 1.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. This was the second-best pace of new construction since October of 2008 following an upwardly revised 706,000-unit pace in January.

New York, NY - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Housing Authority applauds and welcomes City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn’s announcement today that NYCHA will receive $10 million from the City Council to help fund repairs ...