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COLUMBUS, OH - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to assist more Ohioans at risk of mortgage loan default or foreclosure, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) recently announced new changes to the state's foreclosure prevention progr...

COLUMBUS, OH - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved funding for several initiatives yesterday. The Board approved $1.9 million through the Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP) to provide ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment rose in 28 states and the District of Columbia between December 2010 and December 2011, the largest number of states with year-over-year employment gains since November 2007, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. In contrast, 24 states plus D.C. lost jobs between November and December 2011, while 23 states added construction jobs for the month.

BISMARCK, ND - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) received more than $6.3 million during its initial fundraising campaign for the Housing Incentive Fund (HIF). The state program provides tax credits f...

BISMARCK, ND - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) is soliciting pre-applications for $728,550 in funding through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).

WASHINGTON, DC - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) along with Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA), Brad Miller (D-NC) and ...

SAN JOSE, CA - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- While Jerry Garrity of Silicon Valley's First Statewide Realty works with a long list of properties for seasoned Bay Area investors who use his San Jose property management (http://www.firststatewid...

January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) invites housing providers, realtors, property managers, businesses, banks, credit unions, government agencies, community organizations and n...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Downtown Houston’s historic post office property has been selected as the site for the tenth annual Urban Land Institute (ULI) Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The ideas competition, open to graduate-level students, will provide multidisciplinary teams the opportunity to propose a long-term vision for creating a distinct identity for a new downtown Houston district.

Washington, DC - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- HouseLogic.com, a comprehensive website about all aspects of homeownership from the National Association of Realtors®, has launched a new online sweepstakes. Readers who leave comments on a blog featured at the site will have a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card. The sweepstakes is part of a special do-it-yourself blog series, “Water-Wise Bathroom Redo.”

Destin, FL - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite the troubled U.S. economy, pent up buyer demand in the real estate market promises that 2012 will provide a major rebound in home sales, according to a new Housing Predictor poll.

January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today announced a major cross-agency effort to further streamline County government operations. This latest initiative will make meaningful changes to the development appl...

January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today noted that the Michigan Department of Treasury is now processing Michigan Home Heating Credits (HHC) for the 2011 tax year. The credit assists low-income custom...

TUSTIN, CA - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gregory A. Fisher, President of Present Value Properties, Inc., a full service retail real estate brokerage and consulting firm headquartered in Tustin, Calif., announced today that Shannon Labowitz-C...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Significantly fewer construction firms are planning to make layoffs in 2012 than at any point in the past few years according to survey results released today by the Associated General Contractors of America and Computer Guidance Corporation. The survey, conducted as part of the 2012 Construction Industry Hiring and Business Outlook, shows many firms expect key private sector market segments to expand this year even as the overall outlook remains mixed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zeroing in on yet another deficiency of a faulty appraisal process that is hurting home values, hampering a housing recovery and often killing sales of homes coming in below the contract sales price, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) earlier this month reported that the Appraisal Subcommittee, which oversees the appraiser regulatory programs established by the states, needs to improve its monitoring procedures.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Vincent C. Gray today welcomed the latest data from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) showing that the District leads the nation in in promoting green building and sustainability. USGBC ranked D.C. as No. 1 per capita in its list of top 10 states for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified commercial and institutional green buildings during 2011.<

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Four days’ worth of exciting events and activities will be packed into three when the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show lands in Las Vegas Jan. 22-24, 2013. This largest annual light construction tradeshow in the world is expected to attract 50,000 attendees and more than 800 industry suppliers.

Phoenix, AZ - January 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Valley’s office sector continued to pace along the bottom over the past year. As we enter 2012 a new attitude is taking hold. Though conditions remain weak, 2011 saw an increase in in-migrati...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today allocated $400 million in emergency aid to help communities in eight states to recover from presidentially declared natural disasters in 2011. Provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, these grants will support long-term disaster recovery efforts in areas with the greatest extent of ‘unmet need.’