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WASHINGTON, DC. - April 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit with a vision of a safe and healthy home for every person, today announced it has earned a 4-star charity rating (the highest rating) for the 10th consecutive year from Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest charity evaluator. With this year’s rating, Rebuilding Together is now included in the top group of only one percent of the charities rated, which have received at least 10 consecutive 4-star Charity Navigator evaluations, demonstrating the nonprofit’s outstanding performance

Over 3,000 home repair projects to be completed by more than 50,000 volunteers across the country. WASHINGTON, March 27, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Rebuilding Together,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 25, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- – Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit with a vision of a safe and healthy home for every person, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest affiliate in Austin, Texas. Rebuilding Together Austin officially kicked off its work in the community with a home repair project in February. As part of this renovation, volunteers installed 125 feet of fencing for a Veteran who is a senior citizen and also blind, allowing him to receive a companion animal

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit with a vision of a safe and healthy home for every person, is launching its 2014 Communities of Promise program to provide individualized coaching and support to select affiliates to help the organizations grow, develop and build capacity. This initiative is part of a larger suite of affiliate services that include national service programs like AmeriCorps, pass-through grants, direct staff support, an online Affiliate Resource Center, an annual National Conference and more

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit with a vision of a safe and healthy home for every person, announced today that, following an extensive nationwide search, Gordon Lavigne has joined the team as its new Vice President of Development

WASHINGTON, DC - February 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit, is working with Choice Hotels International to renovate the garden and outdoor space at the Civitan Foundation, Inc., an organization that offers a year-round camp, life skills training and employment opportunities for individuals with developmental and physical disabilities

WASHINGTON, - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing Professionals at this year’s National Healthy Homes Conference, co-hosted by Rebuilding Together and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), can get green building answers and home improvement advice from HGTV and DIY Network stars Chris Lambton, Matt Muenster, and Tiffany Brooks. Held in in Nashville from May 28-30, 2014, the Conference, titled Leading the Nation to Healthy Homes, Families and Communities, will bring together housing and health professionals from the public and private sectors to share new research and emerging trends, as well as to inform housing policy to help prevent and remediate unsafe housing conditions for families.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has donated $100,000 to Rebuilding Together to help families across the country repair and rebuild their homes.

MOONACHIE, N.J. - January 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit organization, is teaming up with Lowe’s to revitalize a Moonachie, N.J. neighborhood as part of Kickoff to Rebuild, a Super Bowl XLVIII-sanctioned event

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit with a vision of a safe and healthy home for every person, announced that after an extensive nationwide search, it has selected Susan Hawfield as vice president of Affiliate Services, effectively immediately. As the vice president of Affiliate Services, Hawfield will be responsible for the development and oversight of programs and services that support the health, sustainability, growth and success of the Rebuilding Together affiliate network

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, authorities in 49 states, and the District of Columbia are filing a proposed court order requiring the country’s largest nonbank mortgage servicer to compensate consumers for years of systemic and significant servicing errors. Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, must refund $125 million to people who have already lost their homes. And they must provide $2 billion in relief to current homeowners who are underwater and in danger of losing their homes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fifth Third Bank donated $150,000 to Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit, to fund long-term home rebuilding projects with a special emphasis on veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAMB—The Association of Mortgage Professionals has announced that it has been invited by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to take part in a sit-down conference to discuss the role the mortgage broker plays in the recovery of the nation’s economic recovery. Representing NAMB at the meeting will be association President Don Frommeyer, CRMS, senior vice president of Amtrust Mortgage Funding in Carmel, Ind. Frommeyer will be joined by the leadership of other housing finance-related trade associations, including the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), National Association of Realtors (NAR), Real Estate Services Providers Council Inc. (RESPRO), and Impact Mortgage Management Advocacy & Advisory Group (IMMAAG), among others.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - HUD has issued a notice/request for comment on a proposed new “Small Multifamily Building Risk Share Initiative” intended to give owners of small rental properties access to longer term, fixed rate financing for rehabilitation and refinancing.

Houston, TX - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit, and its Houston affiliate are teaming up with Lowe’s and Carter’s Kids to provide critical home repairs to four homes, build a playground and make improvements to an elementary school and a community center in the Magnolia Park neighborhood in Houston

HIGHLANDS, N.J. - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the Highlands Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6902, the impact of Superstorm Sandy still lingers more than a year later. The post’s hall, located at 331 Bay Ave., sustained severe flood damage from the storm and continues to recover

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nails, paint, energy efficient light bulbs and countless helping hands will come to the aid of six U.S. veterans scatter across the country. In the week leading up to and following Veterans Day, hundreds of Caesars Entertainment and Rebuilding Together volunteers will honor Veterans Day in a big way by performing safety upgrades and beautification projects on four homes, a local high school and a community Veterans of Foreign Wars Post building

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together San Gabriel Valley Foothills is teaming up with Choice Hotels and Rodeway Inn for the 4th Annual Rebuilding Dreams project, to rebuild the home of a homeowner-in-need in honor of “Make a Difference Day,” a national day of service.

CHICAGO - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together announced Mark Egner of Frank and Sons Construction in Tacoma, Wash. as the winner of the third annual Rebuilding Together Tradesperson of the Year™ contest at the Remodeling Show & DeckExpo in Chicago yesterday. The Tradesperson of the Year campaign is presented by Lowe’s. Rebuilding Together also joined HGTV, DIY Network, MyFixitUpLife and Choice Hotels International to find skilled tradespersons throughout the United States that give back to their communities and add value to their industries

Bergen County, NJ - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together Bergen County and the American Red Cross have joined forces to help bring 30 Bergen County homes flooded by Hurricane Sandy back to safe and healthy housing conditions. Thanks to a $500,000 Red Cross grant, homeowners in Little Ferry and Moonachie will finally be rebuilding their lives and returning to their homes. Part of this funding will go to making critical repairs on homes in Moonachie in October and next January as part of Kickoff to Rebuild, an NFL-sanctioned event hosted by Rebuilding Together, in advance of next year’s Superbowl XVIII in the Meadowlands