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WASHINGTON, DC - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This afternoon, Congressman Mike Michaud, Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 2074, legislation that contains the te...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- To date in 2011, more than a dozen people have been charged federally with mortgage fraud and related crimes in the District of Minnesota. These complex cases are the result of lengthy investigat...

FRANKFORT, KY - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State Property and Buildings Commission (SPBC) will hold a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 at 2 p.m. in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Kentucky

TUCSON, AZ - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is holding a workshop today to provide information to homeowners and business owners who are considering solar energy for their properties.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 1.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 7, 2011.

AUSTIN, TX - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Temporary housing units are rolling out this week to eligible Texans whose homes were severely damaged or destroyed during the recent wildfires, officials from the state and the Federal Emergency Mana...

Chicago, IL - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) expects to see mortgage originations fall from an estimated $1.2 trillion in 2011 to $900 billion in 2012. The drop will be driven by a significant decline in refinance originations, while purchase originations will increase only slightly. The economy will see another year of anemic growth in 2012, and then will grow somewhat faster in 2013. Refinance originations are expected to fall despite low mortgage rates as economic uncertainty lingers and fewer eligible borrowers remain.

Chicago, IL - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced the election of Tari L. Flannery, CMB, President, M&T Realty Capital Corporation as the new Chair of the Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors at the association's 98th Annual Convention & Expo in Chicago. Vice Chair Brian F. Stoffers, CMB, President, CBRE Capital Markets returns as a Vice Chair for COMBOG. Joining him as a new Vice Chair is Mark Wilsmann, Managing Director, MetLife, Inc.

ST. LOUIS, MO - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lynn B. Schenck, executive vice president and director of leasing and sales for Jones Lang LaSalle of St. Louis, Mo., has been named to the Real Estate Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank ...

WASHINGTON, DC - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is charging a Park City, Utah homeowner association, property management company, and a group of condominium owners with violating the Fair Housing Act for refusing to accommodate a tenant who required an emotional support dog because of a disability. HUD brings the charges on behalf of the tenant, a Gulf War veteran with a disability

WASHINGTON, DC - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging the University of Nebraska at Kearney and five of its employees with violating the Fair Housing Act when they refused to grant a student permission to have a therapy dog live in her University-owned apartment and illegally inquired into the nature and severity of the student’s disabilities. The student, who required the dog in order to cope with depression and anxiety, was seeking an exception to the University’s no-pet policy as a disability-related “reasonable accommodation” under the Fair Housing Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Custom builders across the nation are invited to enter the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2011 Custom Home Builder of the Year Award competition, sponsored by the Propane Education & Research Council

Chicago, IL - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today awarded Henry V. (Hank) Cunningham, Jr., CMB, President of Cunningham & Company, with the Andrew D. Woodward Distinguished Service Award at the Association’s 98th Annual Convention and Expo held in Chicago, IL. The award was given to Cunningham in recognition of his dedication and prominent service to MBA and the mortgage lending industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In business, it can take a lot to build up an area of expertise. It may be years of practice before clients start recognizing you for your specialty niche. Neil Struby, president of Struby Construction LLC in Decatur, Ga., has been slowly breaking into the green remodeling field. “I know green remodeling is sort of a trend right now, but I’ve always been interested in energy efficiency, having a background in mechanical engineering,” Struby says.

Birmingham, AL - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A team of national experts assembled by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) are heading to Alabama this week to assist storm damaged communities and residents in the development of a long-t...

CHICAGO, IL - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced the creation of a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to be the umbrella for philanthropic ventures by MBA and its members to help American families and communities.

October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the winter months are fast approaching, the Inspectional Services Department (ISD) would like to remind homeowners and tenants to prepare for the winter early. According to the Massachusetts State Sanitary Cod...

Washington, DC - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman John Tierney (MA-06) will join a group of lawmakers in a meeting with Acting Director Edward DeMarco of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to discuss President Obama's pr...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As all three branches of state government have responded to the high level of mortgage foreclosures in Indiana, Attorney General Greg Zoeller noted the role of the Indiana Supreme Court in prote...

Chicago, IL - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael W. Young, Chairman of the Board, Cenlar FSB, today was sworn in as the 2012 Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) at the association's 98th Annual Convention & Expo in Chicago.