Archives

CLINTON, MS - June 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Contractors are critical to the recovery of Mississippi residents from this spring’s tornadoes, storms and flooding, but before hiring one homeowners should make sure a contractor is licensed.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $31 million in grants to public housing authorities, resident associations and non-profit organizations across the U.S. to help public housing residents connect to services available in the community to find employment to increase their economic independence.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the May edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard. New to this month’s report are detailed assessments for the 10 largest mortgage servicers participating in the Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program, setting a new industry benchmark for disclosure on servicer assistance to struggling homeowners. In addition to providing greater transparency about servicer performance in the program, the new assessments are intended to prompt mortgage servicers to correct identified deficiencies to improve program implementation and more effectively reach eligible homeowners

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.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Tuesday, June 14 at 1:30 p.m., the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will host a media teleconference to reveal the results of a national poll looking at voter attitudes toward homeownership and key housing policy issues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders’ quarterly Multifamily Production Index (MPI) recorded its third consecutive quarterly increase in the first three months of 2011 indicating continuing improvement in the multifamily housing market.The MPI, which tracks multifamily housing industry sentiment about the strength of the market on a scale of 0 to 100, increased from 40.8 in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 41.7 in the first quarter of 2011.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hears testimony on a suite of energy efficiency bills, including legislation to make residential housing more energy-efficient, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today urged lawmakers to take into account the differences in energy savings between the newest, highest-performing homes and older, less-efficient homes that comprise the vast majority of the nation's housing stock."With substantial amounts of energy lost in the nearly 130 million existing homes in the current stock, it is extremely important to develop an effective national energy policy that is not punitive to consumers who benefit from the most efficient new homes," Tony Crasi, a custom home builder from Akron, Ohio, told members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "Rather, the policy must promote an effective retrofit plan for older, less-efficient housing that allows builders and remodelers to create the benefits of energy efficiency for all housing."

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 ...