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NEW YORK, NY - October 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that Gramercy 19, a boutique condominium development located at 148 East 19th Street in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, has only ...

October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) is again ranked among the best of the nation’s more than 3,000 housing authorities, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmen...

Phoenix, AZ - October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many retail market indicators continue to improve, despite erratic employment trends and sovereign debt worries. These economic headwinds have strongly impacted consumer sentiment, dropping third qua...

Phoenix, AZ - October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Resurgent economic headwinds have rattled the nation’s employment and industrial markets, as both hiring and industrial property sales volume eased in the third quarter. Nevertheless, the economic ...

Washington, D.C. - October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today announced the launch of a bipartisan Housing Commission that will address the long-term challenges facing a struggling housing sector. Former U.S. Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Henry Cisneros and Mel Martinez, also a former U.S. Senator, former U.S. Senator Kit Bond and BPC Founder and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell have been named to lead the effort.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 5.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 313,000 units in September, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. This marks the fastest pace of new-home sales in the past five months.

Washington, DC - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This column was submitted to the National Newspaper Association The national unemployment rate is around nine percent and over ten percent in my home state of Georgia. With so many people looking ...

SACRAMENTO, CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Driven again by a substantial increase in the multifamily sector, California housing starts rose 10 percent in September when compared to the same month a year ago, the California Building Industr...

WASHINGTON, DC - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors, stated today that it is in full support of the changes that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced regarding its HARP program.

WICHITA, KS - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In celebration of National Weatherization Day, the South Central Kansas Economic Development District (SCKEDD) will host a free weatherization workshop to help Kansas homeowners learn cost-effective ...

DENVER, CO - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Obama Administration announced plans Monday to assist struggling homeowners, providing hope for those who haven’t been able to refinance because their home values are underwater. The restructuring could curb foreclosures, especially in hard hit markets like Las Vegas where Obama delivered his housing proposal.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Building Systems Councils (BSC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) bestowed 23 achievement awards to leading manufacturers and builders in the systems-built industry with the 2012 Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design.

IRVINE CA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning announces that The Crossings at Big Bear Lake celebrated its grand opening today. Developed by Urban Housing Communities LLC (UHC), a leading developer of qual...

Washington, DC - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has been elected chair of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC). The WorldGBC is a coalition of green building councils from 89 countries around the world.

NEW YORK, NY - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has leveraged a $5 million grant from the federal Capital Magnet Fund to launch the Neighborhood Revitalization Loan Fund – an affordable housing loan pool designed to stimulate the development and preservation of multifamily rental housing for low-income residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bob Nielsen, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Reno, Nev., issued the following statement regarding today's announcement by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to enact a series of changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP):

New York, NY - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rose Associates announced today that it has closed a $125 million loan funded by the issuance of bonds provided by the New York State Housing Finance Agency for the development of a luxury apartment...

San Diego, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces today the promotion of John Dannan to Business Unit Leader for Merit’s San Diego urban division. Dannan is will...

WASHINGTON, DC - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of the American Bankers Association gathered in a new San Antonio community this weekend to build a Habitat for Humanity home for a family in need. With support from the Texas Bankers Association and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, as well as donations from bankers across the country the foundation built its eleventh home.

Palm Desert, CA - October 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces the relocation of their Palm Desert office due to rapid growth in the region. The expansion builds off of Merit...