Columbus, OH - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Remediation plans for an old landfill located at the Diamond Shamrock Painesville Works site will be the focus of an Aug. 16, 2012, Ohio EPA public meeting. The information session and public hearing...

New York, NY - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With more than 120,000 members in eight states and Washington, D.C., including 70,000 members in New York, 32BJ SEIU is the largest union of property service workers in the country and the largest pr...

WASHINGTON, DC - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- ConsensusDocs announces today that the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA), the national trade association representing utility and excavation contractors, joined the coalition, and has become the 37th member of this unique coalition that produces best practice contracts for the design and construction industry.

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, joined forces with Balfour Beatty Construction for an afternoon of barbecue, jamming tunes, sun and fun on beha...

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- B.H. Properties LLC, a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate investment firm, has negotiated the 5.5-year lease for its industrial building located at 5300 Kansas Ave. in Kansas City. The tenant, ...

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A portfolio of four multifamily properties in the Brentwood and West Los Angeles communities of Los Angeles has sold in separate transactions totaling more than $12 million, according to Mike Smith, ...

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., one of the largest owner-operators of shopping centers in the U.S., has purchased Waterside Marketplace, a Kroger-anchored retail center in a suburb of Houston, Texas. The s...

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, brokered the sale of a 53,444-square-foot industrial building at 225 Ottley Drive. Parkside Partners p...

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest and fastest growing full service national commercial real estate providers has negotiated the $12 million long-term lease for two floors of the President’s...

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael R. Ray has joined the national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols & Meeks as a partner in the firm’s corporate and real estate private equity practice areas. Based in the Los Angele...

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction is complete for Nadel Architects-designed Heritage Plaza, a 230,000-square-foot retail center in Irvine, Calif. Originally designed in the 1970s, Heritage Plaza, owned by Regency Centers...

Torrance, CA - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert D. Erickson, Mark Leonard and Marc Spellman, Principals of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc. (www.lee-associates.com), transacted the sale of a 46,321-square-foot office building at...

BIRMINGHAM - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal prosecutors have filed fraud charges against five people this month in connection with false statements made in mortgage loan applications, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance announced.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Trade Commission mailed more than 13,000 refund checks to consumers who were allegedly deceived by a company that claimed it would negotiate with lenders to modify the consumers' mortgages and make them more affordable. To resolve FTC charges, First Universal Lending and its owners agreed to an order banning them from the mortgage relief services business.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Huntsville Utilities in Huntsville, Alabama, settling an allegation that the utility company discriminated against prospective customers based on national origin by requiring that Hispanic applicants apply for residential utility service in person, while offering non-Hispanic applicants the option of applying in person or online. In addition, the company’s application required individuals requesting residential service to provide their Social Security number. Huntsville Utilities provides water, natural gas and electric services to approximately 170,000 households in Huntsville, Madison County and northern Marshall County, Alabama.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With less than two weeks to go before the next NeighborWorks Training Institute, courses designed to help nonprofits build homes with greater energy efficiency, develop housing near transit and transform homes into healthier places to live, are near capacity. The NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) is a week-long signature community development education event sponsored four times each year by NeighborWorks America, a national nonprofit corporation that creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities. The next NTI is August 13-17 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati, OH - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today NeighborWorks America, which creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities, announced it will hold its quarterly Training Institute in downtown Cincinnati August 13-17, 2012. The weeklong event will provide training to more than 1,800 affordable housing and community development professionals from around the country. The Training Institute is expected to deliver an estimated $2 million in economic impact citywide

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced the nomination of Bill Cosgrove, President and CEO of Union National Mortgage Company, to be its Vice Chair-Elect. He will be elected by MBA members at the Association's 99th Annual Convention, which will be held in October in Chicago, Illinois.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.58 percent of all loans outstanding as of the end of the second quarter of 2012, an increase of 18 basis points from the first quarter, but a decrease of 86 basis points from one year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) National Delinquency Survey. The non-seasonally adjusted delinquency rate increased 41 basis points to 7.35 percent this quarter from 6.94 percent last quarter. Delinquency rates typically increase between the first and second quarters of the year.

Harrisburg - August 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania has received the $66.5 million cash portion of the previously announced $25 billion state-federal settlement with the nation’s five largest mortg...

Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today joined Federal Highway Administrator Sean McMaster to announce a $2 million federal investment to rehabilitate 6.7 miles of Ringgold County’s P33 corridor between Highway 2 and Diagonal, improving safety and strengthening a critical transportation route for southern Iowa.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a comprehensive legislative package designed to modernize the District’s housing laws, improve the efficiency and predictability of the housing court process, support tenants, preserve affordable housing and strengthen investment in the District’s housing stock.

WASHINGTON - RealEstateRama - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, applauded the bipartisan ROAD...

The Housing Network of Rhode Island (HNRI) is deeply grateful to legislative leaders and members of the General Assembly for advancing a $120 million housing bond to increase and preserve affordable housing as part of the FY27 budget.

Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) helped pass a government spending bill that funds federal agencies and priorities related to Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development. The bill rejects President Trump's budget that stripped funding from important health care

President Trump’s June 24, 2026, supplemental request included $67.1 billion for the Iran War, ignoring the $34 billion needed by CA and the billions more desperately needed by over 30 other States, Tribes, and Territories to rebuild their communities after natural disasters.

Homeword and Missoula Housing Authority are proud to bring back Housing Night, a community baseball game with the Missoula PaddleHeads on Friday, July 17, 2026, featuring $5 General Admission tickets, a paddleboard raffle, and a specialty jersey auction benefiting five local housing nonprofits.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in a letter urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing construction funds.

National Fair Housing Alliance® (NFHA™), Tenant Turner LLC, the Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania (FHRC), and the Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania (HECP) today announced a collaborative settlement agreement designed to enhance fair housing practices and promote equal access for individuals and families who rely on housing vouchers

The strongest partner is not the closest studio on a map. It is the team that can connect product strategy, UX evidence, interface quality, and engineering constraints before launch. When founders search for product design firms near me, the better question is whether the partner can work inside complex trust, risk, and user decision flows.

Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50) and Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Military Housing Innovation Act to address the shortage of safe, cost-efficient on-base housing for servicemembers. San Diego is home to more than 115,000 active-duty servicemembers who rely on both on-base and off-base housing.

The New York State Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) is alerting consumers about the dangers of television (TV) tip-over hazards. Millions of New Yorkers will watch the Super Bowl this Sunday either on TVs at home or at parties with friends. DCP is taking this TV-focused occasion to remind consumers of critical TV safety tips.

Fast-growing Florida has been a favorite of real estate investors for many years. With so much interest having been focused on the state, though, investors need to take care to seek the best available opportunities.

Office of General Services Commissioner RoAnn Destito today announced that the Senator Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building located at 65 Court Street in Buffalo will be sold at auction in 2020. A work group formed earlier this year made up of City, County, and State officials working with professional real estate consultants CBRE, determined that in the current competitive and robust Buffalo real estate market

The Bureau of Land Management today announced that Karen Mouritsen has been named the new California State Director—a key leadership position based in Sacramento. As State Director, Mouritsen will direct a team that manages lands encompassing 15% of the Golden State’s total land mass

The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) today announced the opening of the new JLC Recovery and Wellness Center in New York City. JLC is operated by Exponents Inc. and provides free help and support services for people affected by addiction and for their families.

In spite of a robust U.S. economy, a strong employment rate, and steadily increasing 401(k) plan earnings, Black homeownership rates continue to drop. Drawing from the 2019 release of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asked the Department of the Interior about its commitment to the Yakima River Basin during a hearing on the president’s FY 2017 budget request. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor agreed with Sen. Cantwell that the Yakima River Basin plan “is a model for the rest of the nation in water management.”

“Consumers Energy is thankful to be a part of holiday celebrations across the state as warm Thanksgiving memories are being made, and we are committed to providing many more generations of Michigan families with reliable, affordable energy in all seasons,” said Garrick Rochow, Consumers Energy’s vice president and chief customer officer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Six federal financial regulatory agencies today issued a final rule that creates exemptions from certain appraisal requirements for a subset of higher-priced mortgage loans. The exemptions are intended to save borrowers time and money while still ensuring that the loans are financially sound

Atlanta, Georgia - November 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with Equity Loans, LLC, License Number 23300, located at 1150 Hammond Dr., Building E, Suite 650, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act