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Durham, NC - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Approximately 200 Durham homes will soon be saving energy and money thanks to the Durham Home Energy Savings Program. The Durham Home Energy Savings Program, overseen by the Durham City-County Sus...

BOSTON, MA - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has honored seven of its 2010 top-producing home mortgage lending partners for their commitment to affordable homeownership.

PAISLEY, FL - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Board of County Commissioners is inviting the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the three recently opened public lands properties of Ellis Acres Reserve, The Pasture Reserve and Lake May Reserve. The ceremony will take place at the Ellis Acres property, located at 25302 County Road 42 in Paisley on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 9 a.m.

August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the New York City Quarterly Housing Update (Q2 2011) released by NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, home sales volume declined 20 percent from the first to the second quarter of 2011, and is down 40 percent compared to March through June of 2010.

Washington, DC - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Existing-home sales declined in July from an upwardly revised June pace but are notably higher than a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Monthly gains in the Northeast and Midwest were offset by declines in the West and South.

BISMARCK, N.D. - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Anyone who receives temporary housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and continues to have a housing need, must fill out an important form for additional short-t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing affordability during the second quarter of 2011 hovered for the 10th consecutive quarter near its highest level in the more than 20 years it has been measured, according to National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) data released today

August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The amount contractors pay for construction materials and charge for completed projects both increased in July, as firms were finally able to charge more for work, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said, however, that it was too early to tell whether contractors will continue to be able to raise prices in the face of declining public sector investments in construction.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an historic collaborative effort to assure the success of previous federal investments, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today competitively awarded $5.65 million to eight organizations to help existing federal grantees work together to solve common problems.

BALTIMORE, MD - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler's Consumer Protection Division today issued a final order requiring a home builder and its principal to refund payments of $111,637.74 collected from multiple consumers to construct a home in Baltimore County. The builder must also pay penalties of $9,000 and investigation costs of $4,026.69.

Atlanta, GA - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 16, 2011, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Mortgage Foreclosure Experts, LLC dba www.mortgageforeclosureexperts.o...

Washington, DC - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives Jim Himes (CT-04) and Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-03) announced today that The Workplace, Inc., Southwestern Connecticut’s Regional Workforce Development Board, will be receiving a one year grant of $299,670 to provide local, homeless veterans with job training aimed at helping them succeed in civilian careers. The grant has the potential for up to three additional years based on funding availability.

August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) announced that the Housing Services Department received six Awards of Merit. Housing Services submitted Awards of Merit applications to NAHRO for noteworthy programs that can be replicated by other Housing Authorities throughout the country. The Awards of Merit were awarded to the following programs:

Chicago, IL - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Legum and Norman (L&N), Mid-West, an Associa company, is pleased to announce the addition of a new property to its client portfolio. L&N, Mid-West will now provide full management services, including financial services, property management, communications, record-keeping and administrative management to Plaza Vista Condominium Association.

Alpharetta, GA - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeside Properties, Inc., an Associa company, is proud to announce Senior Portfolio Managers Christy Barber and Jenni Clemons recently received their Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designations through Community Associations Institute (CAI)

WASHINGTON, DC - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Serious delinquency rates for mortgages continue to stabilize across the largest 100 U.S. metropolitan areas, though they remain at historically high levels according to the latest data from Foreclosure-Response.org. Serious delinquency, defined as the share of loans in foreclosure plus the share of loans delinquent 90 or more days, fell 10% from the peak in December 2009 through March 2011. The 90+-day delinquency component of the figure fell from 5.5% of the mortgage market to 3.9% over the same period. However, the share of homes in foreclosure continues to rise, increasing 12% in that period.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 4.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 12, 2011.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Environmental Protection Agency's decision today to reconsider the imposition of a nationwide cap on how much sediment can be part of the stormwater draining from a construction site is a nod to the importance of sound science – and a big victory for home buyers, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

SACRAMENTO, CA - August 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A real estate investor pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Sacramento to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, Sharis A. Pozen, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, and Benjamin B. Wagner, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, announced.

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today launched a new consumer advertising campaign that employs testimonials from consumers in order to promote the value of working with a REALTOR®. The campaign’s new theme -- “California REALTORS®. Champions of Home.” -- also will raise awareness of the REALTOR® brand and reinforce the professionalism of REALTORS® who belong to C.A.R.