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WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As students across the country receive their final grades for the semester, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has released a report card grading the United States on its response to homelessness and its compliance with the human right to housing. "Simply Unacceptable": Homelessness and the Human Right to Housing in the U.S. issues failing grades in more than one category, according to international standards.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kenneth W. Edwards, Policy Counsel for the Center for Responsible Lending, presented the following remarks at a press briefing held to discuss the impact of the proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rule on consumers. Other groups participating in the conference were the Mortgage Bankers Association, Consumer Federation of America, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, and the National Housing Conference

NEW YORK, N.Y. - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage rates fell for an eighth consecutive week, with the benchmark conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to 4.69 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.39 discount and origination points.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Higher education has not become a “collateral victim” of the Great Recession, finds Enrollment Trends in the Recession, a new white paper from the National Student Housing Council, a subsidiary of the National Multi Housing Council.

BOSTON, MA - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With tornado damage covered by homeowners’ insurance, the Patrick-Murray Administration’s Division of Insurance is offering tips on the best way to file a claim with an insurance company to families who suffered damage in yesterday’s tornadoes and storms.

Jefferson City, MO - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster said today he has invited major banking interests that conduct business in the Joplin area to a meeting in his Supreme Court office in Jefferson City Monday to brainstorm ways to help the many Joplin homeowners who are likely to experience mortgage- and credit-related issues in the coming months.

Washington, DC - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly half of all home buyers visit open houses during their home search. This weekend, those numbers may swell as buyers across the country take advantage of the Realtor® Nationwide Open House, June 4-5.

Chicago, IL - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Society has announced the recipients of the third annual Volunteering Works program, which matches Realtors® who work on small-scale charitable efforts with mentors and awards them grant money.

Atlanta, GA - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On May 31, 2011, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Xcelerated Financial Solutions, LLC fka Georgia Foreclosure Center fka Foreclosure Crisis Center, LLC located at 6505 Shiloh Road, Suite 301, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005 became final.This Order to Cease and Desist was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that Xcelerated Financial Solutions, LLC fka Georgia Foreclosure Center fka Foreclosure Crisis Center, LLC engaged in residential mortgage brokering activities without a license or under an applicable exemption in violation of O.C.G.A. § 7-1-1002.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In 2009, an estimated 423,773 children lived in foster care in the U.S. as case workers helped to reunite them with their families or primary caregivers. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $15 million to help public housing authorities reunite foster children with their parents or prevent them from ever entering the foster care system. Read a detailed account of the local funding announced today.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The real estate licenses of two central Indiana property managers are facing emergency suspension, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced today

L?HU'E, HI - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- – In an effort to prepare residents for home ownership and increase awareness about housing opportunities on the island, the County Housing Agency is partnering with the Kaua'i Board of Realtors on a ...

Los Angeles, CA - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez today announced completion of the decline in value review of homes in Los Angeles County. The annual review included all properties that had been granted a decline-in-value assessment for the 2010 assessment year as well as single-family homes or condominiums located in areas that continue to experience declines in the real estate market.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending inched up for the second straight month in April, 0.4 percent – following downward revisions to the March spending figures – thanks to increases in private nonresidential and home-improvement spending, the Associated General Contractors of America reported today in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. Association officials noted, however, that the gains were tempered by sluggish homebuilding and declining levels of public investment in construction

COLUMBIA, MO - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Helping survivors of the recent severe storms, flooding and tornadoes find temporary housing is one of the priority activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), local government and voluntary agencies.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced Green Refinance Plus a program between HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Fannie Mae to allow owners of existing affordable rental housing properties to refinance into new mortgages that include funding for energy- and water-saving upgrades, along with other needed property renovations

DENVER, CO - June 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Christine Nicholson, a leading broker associate with Kentwood City Properties, is providing financial support to the Denver Browns Baseball Club, a local organization dedicated to developing amateur ba...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 4.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 27, 2011.

EUGENE, OR - June 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Nick Ratliff, real estate broker from the Cypress Residential Group, has enabled an IDX solution on his Lexington, Kentucky online realty resource. Simplifying the online ...

Washington, DC - June 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many say that housing led America into the economic downturn, thus housing will need to lead the way out. If true, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) May online poll provides little hope.