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Denver, CO - June 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The 11th Annual Enchanted Garden Tour on Saturday, June 11 is Denver's largest gardening extravaganza with around 20 diverse gardens, offering an unbeatable value at $15.

RANDALLSTOWN, MD - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County Councilman Kenneth N. Oliver, District 4, and other federal, state and local dignitaries today joined Enterprise Homes, Inc. at a ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of The Greens at Liberty Road Senior Apartments. Located on the Liberty Road corridor, the newly constructed $15.6 million development is comprised of 81 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom apartments, 12 of which are fully accessible and three units with features for sensory impaired seniors. The development was certified as meeting the requirements of the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeownership is a rewarding and worthwhile investment. With reduced home prices and competitive mortgage rates, this is an excellent time to celebrate the affordable housing options available to Ohioans. Governor John Kasich proclaimed June as Homeownership Month, highlighting the impact of homeownership on Ohio's economy and communities.

June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Housing Corporation Finance Committee of the Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 1 p.m., Eastern time, 1231 Louisville Road, Frankfort, Kentucky. A copy of the agenda for the meeting acco...

WASHINGTON, DC - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to develop housing opportunities for homeless and at-risk Veterans by adding 34 VA locations across the country. This strategy will increase the Department’s available beds by over 5,000. VA currently has 15,000 transitional beds available to homeless Veterans.

AUSTIN, TX - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- BuildFax, a division of BUILDERadius, today announced that it has successfully closed a new $4 million round of funding, led by DMGI and with the support of Environmental Data Resources Inc. (EDR) which is wholly owned by DMG Information Inc., the business information division of Daily Mail and General Trust, plc. Today’s round of funding follows a $9 million investment by the same group in 2009, bringing the total amount of funding for BuildFax to $13 million

WARETOWN, N.J. - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the residents of Greenbriar Oceanaire, enjoying the amenities, services and lifestyle of a luxury resort doesn’t necessitate traveling thousands of miles to a far-off destination; it’s just a matter of walking out their front door.

ANCHORAGE, AK - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaskans now have streamlined options for a second mortgage for home improvements. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's (AHFC) board of directors has approved the consolidation of various second mor...

HERNDON, VA - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is bringing its annual industrial real estate conference to the Renaissance Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on June 22-23.

MOUNT CLEMENS, MI - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced today that $2.3 million in federal funds will be awarded to three nonprofit organizations to create affordable housing in the county. The announcement culminates a competitive process that began in January 2011 to determine the highest and best use of federal HOME funds.

BOSTON, MA - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason has been selected to speak at a national housing summit in New York City on June 9 sponsored by Standard & Poor’s that will cover a broad range of topics influencing the United States housing market

Washington, DC - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Caribou Housing Agency a grant in the amount of $48,729 to support its Housing ...

San Francisco, CA - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) awarded $28.4 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants in the first round of its 2011 funding competition. The grants approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors in AHP Round A were awarded to 45 projects that address the diverse housing needs of communities in Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington, and will produce or preserve 2,787 housing units that are affordable to lower-income individuals and families.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Crescent Resources selected veteran real estate developer Margaret Jennesse to lead its residential interests in Florida and Georgia as senior vice president.

Washington, DC - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Scientific Conservation, Inc. (SCI), a leading provider of energyefficiency solutions via predictive diagnostics and analytics, and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), developers of the LEED green building program, today announced they will collaborate to develop and deliver third-party applications to be integrated into LEED Online. LEED Online is used by project teams to submit documentation toward the certification of LEED projects.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you living in a tent or camper on your property? Are you still staying in your damaged home? Or is living with relatives after the tornadoes not working out?

Washington, D.C. - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Better Homes and Gardens launched the “$25,000 Save Money, Save Energy Green Home Makeover Sweepstakes.” Designed to offer actionable tips and advice for green home living, the sweepstakes will run across the Better Homes and Gardens network of magazines and websites.

IRVINE, CA - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that KTGY’s Principal Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP and CAASH has been invited to participate in Building Industry Association (BIA) of Southern California 50+ Housing Council program, "'ABC' Demonstration Home - A Preview Before PCBC Debut," on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The new ABC Home, which was designed by Gonzalez, is an "Affordable, Buildable, Certified" Green home designed for Net-Zero energy use that incorporates Universal Design to accommodate people of all ages and capabilities. The first of three demonstration homes planned by Southern California Edison Company, the ABC home will be built in fall 2011.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite the ups and downs of the housing market, home owners and non-owners alike consider owning a home essential to the American Dream.That's the key finding of a recent survey of people likely to vote in 2012 that was conducted on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) by Public Opinion Strategies of Alexandria, Va., and Lake Research Partners of Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles, CA - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A lack of suitable and available industrial properties is driving up industrial rents and spurring the return of speculative development in many prime markets, according to a new report from CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE).