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Lt. Governor, lawmakers offer plan to reform personal property tax
LANSING, MI - November 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A plan to keep Michigan's economy driving forward by reforming the burdensome personal property tax was outlined today by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville and House S...
State Properties Commission Releases Request for Proposal for Multi-Year Lease Agreements
November 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On election day, the citizens of Georgia approved ballot question #2, allowing the State Properties Commission to enter into multi-year lease agreements. This proposal is estimated to result in significant saving...
Lake County Government offices to close Nov. 22 & 23 for Thanksgiving holiday
TAVARES, FL - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of Courts, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections and Tax Collector will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23 for ...
Attorney General Doug Gansler Urges Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
Baltimore, MD - November 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, joined by 41 other state and territorial attorneys general, today urged Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven...
Attorney General Bondi Advocates for Extended Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
TALLAHASSEE, FL - November 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen are leading the national effort by state attorneys general urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have m...
Williams Works With Governor Malloy to Grant Quarterly Property Taxpayers Grace Period from Interest
BROOKLYN, CT - November 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With residents across Connecticut are consumed with recovery efforts as the result of Hurricane Sandy, State Senate President Donald E. Williams Jr., (Brooklyn/Killingly) today asked Governor Malloy...
MBA Embraces IRS Decision to Accept Electronic Signatures for Tax Return Transcript Requests
Washington, DC - October 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today applauded an announcement by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it will soon begin allowing electronic signatures on Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of Tax Return. The IRS has indicated it expects to begin accepting electronic signatures on the 4506-T in January, 2013.
State Invests Federal Tax Credits to Boost Affordable Housing Construction
CHICAGO - October 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly 700 affordable rental apartments will be built across Illinois, increasing housing opportunities for working families, seniors and people with special needs and disabilities, thanks to the allocat...
Paper Examines Historical Origins of America’s Mortgage Laws
WASHINGTON, DC - October 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released a paper entitled, “The Historical Origins of America’s Mortgage Laws,” conducted by Andra Ghent, Assistant Professor of Real Estate at Arizona State University and sponsored by MBA’s Research Institute for Housing America
2nd Half Property Taxes Due October 31
Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, stated that second-half property taxes are due on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. “If you have not received your 2012 second-half tax statement or have lost it, you can visit our website at www.clark.wa.gov/treasurer...
Law Court Iinvites Amicus Briefs in Appeal of Property-Tax Exemption for Private School as...
October 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, invites briefs of amici curiae in Hebron Academy v. Town of Hebron, Law Court docket number Oxf-12-95, scheduled to be argued during the December 2012 se...
Governor Christie Announces $116 Million in New Local Property Tax Relief for New Jersey...
Historic Pension and Tool Kit Reforms Bring Even Greater Savings to Property Taxpayers Trenton, NJ – October 17, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chris Christie today announced that the historic, bipartisan pension reforms signed in...
Man Pleads Guilty in Ohio Federal Court to Tax and Mortgage Fraud Conspiracies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steven R. Hinz pleaded guilty today to tax fraud and mortgage fraud charges in Cleveland federal court, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Hinz’s guilty ple...
Rahall’s Stimulus Funded Solar Panels that “Worked as Long as You Didn’t Put Them...
WASHINGTON, DC - October 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- West Virginia families and small business owners can’t trust Nick Rahall anymore. It was his $833 billion stimulus that was responsible for giving hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to solar companies that wasted it, namely the now-bankrupt Solyndra. Recently, Abound Solar, which received a $63 million loan, filed for bankruptcy after admitting to creating unworkable equipment
Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Members Reveal Results of Distressed Homeowner Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric Holder, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, FBI Associate Deputy Director Kevin L. Perkins and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced the results of the Distressed Homeowner Initiative, the first-ever nationwide effort to target fraud schemes that prey upon suffering homeowners.
Record Number of New Users Sign up for ConsensusDocs Standard Contract Documents as the...
WASHINGTON, DC - September 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New users subscribing to ConsensusDocs set record high numbers as the standard contract document coalition completed its first five years of operation. The coalition, first established in 2007, said it expects to see continued growth in sales as construction activity begins to pick back up after a years-long decline.
Attorney General Koster announces crackdown on mortgage rescue companies for unfair practices
Jefferson City, MO - September 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today filed three separate lawsuits against individuals and their companies for misleading Missouri consumers in connection with mortgage-modification services...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Final Components of California Homeowner Bill of Rights...
SACRAMENTO, CA - September 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that the final parts of the California Homeowner Bill of Rights have been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.
Bellone Announces Balanced Budget Under Property Tax Cap
Hauppauge, NY - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced his Recommended Budget for fiscal 2013 which is balanced, is under the NYS property tax cap, reigns in spending, freezes general fund taxes and do...
Mangano Delivers Third No-Property Tax Hike Budget
New York, NY - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the third year in a row, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano delivered to the Legislature a No-Property Tax Increase Budget that reduces spending for a second consecutive year and contin...
