WASHINGTON, DC - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- HouseLogic.com, a comprehensive website about all aspects of homeownership from the National Association of Realtors®, has won Content Marketing Institute’s (CMI) 2012 Content Marketing Orange Award for the Content Marketing “Program of the Year” in the online channel. The Orange Awards are presented to the best examples of content marketing projects, content marketing professionals and content marketing agency innovation.

ELIZABETH, N.J. - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today visited the home of Ellen Kovac in Elizabeth for a discussion with m...

CHICAGO - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded Wisconsin nearly $720,000 in grants to help public and assisted housing residents connect with local services to obtain educatio...

PORTLAND - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded a total of $1,845,629 to 14 Oregon housing authorities to help residents of HUD-assisted and public housing obtain education an...

September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- North Carolina communities have safe and affordable housing, connection to critical public infrastructure, and access to neighborhood facilities as a result of the accomplishments of 26 non-entitlement local gov...

CHARLOTTE, NC - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nine defendants have been charged in the latest takedown in the Operation Wax House mortgage fraud investigation in the Western District of North Carolina, announced U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment declined in 30 states from August 2011 to August 2012 and in 26 states in the past month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials noted that construction employment declined in most states even as long term infrastructure programs and tax measures languish

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...

New York, NY - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Green Apple, an initiative of the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting held in New York. Green Apple is a global movement to put all children in schools where they have clean and healthy air to breathe, where energy and resources are conserved and where they can be inspired to dream of a brighter future.

Chicago - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced she has filed five lawsuits in a sweep of fraudulent home repair businesses that cheated homeowners in Chicago and Central Illinois out of more than $365,000

BOSTON - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing's Peter Milewski was inducted today into the New England Mortgage Bankers Conference Hall of Fame for his more than 40 years of excellence in mortgage banking.

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® (REBS®), a subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), today announced that Sandicor, Inc. is allowing access to the time-saving zipFormML...

WASHINGTON, DC - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Ander Crenshaw, a member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, voted for a series of bills that aim to put veterans back to work, reduce homelessness, and expand accessib...

Clark, CO - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall congratulated housing agencies in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Larimer and Mesa counties on their receipt of $561,597 in competitive grant funds to help families succeed and escape ho...

Torrance, CA - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction has begun Azalea shopping center, a new 350,000-square-foot retail project on the northwest corner Atlantic Avenue and Firestone Boulevard in Southgate, Calif. Designed by Nadel Archi...

WASHINGTON, DC - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $75 million in grants to help public and assisted housing residents connect with local services to obtain education and training to find jobs. The funding allows grantees across the U.S., the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to retain or hire 1,500 service coordinators to work directly with HUD-assisted families to connect them to the supportive services that meet their individual needs to become gainfully employed.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the wake of Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana and Mississippi last month, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is reminding its approved lenders to quickly release hazard insurance payments so struggling families can rebuild their homes.

NEW YORK, NY - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Comptroller John C. Liu, on behalf of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System and the Police Pension Fund, announced today that the two Funds have invested $19 million in order to provide...

Albany, NY - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Empire State Development (ESD) Board of Directors has authorized the transfer of the Tryon Boys and Girls Center (Tryon Facility) to the Fulton Coun...

COLUMBUS - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board yesterday awarded $3.5 million through the Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP) to provide flexible, low-interest financing for affordable housing...