MANHATTAN - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kansas Housing Conference is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to allow housing providers and advocates, who otherwise might not be able to do so, the opportunity to attend this year's...

BEDFORD, N.H. - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Has your organization made significant contributions to affordable housing in New Hampshire in the past three years? New Hampshire Housing’s "Bringing You Home" award recognizes and celebrates the w...

AUSTIN, TX - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced it has allocated $48.6 million in housing tax credits to developers of affordable rental properties, helping increase housing...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) is pleased to announce a Veteran’s Affairs grant to improve services to veterans in West Texas. The West Central Texas Regional Foundation was awarded nearly ...

West Hartford - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Learn How To Beat The Bank - Prepare to be amazed by our special guest, Attorney Bob Diamond. At this month's meeting, you will learn how to make money in real estate today even if you are just starti...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department today announced an agreement with a California municipality and a homeowners’ association to resolve allegations of discrimination on the basis of familial status in violat...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the sixth quarter in a row, the apartment industry improved across all indexes in the National Multi Housing Council’s (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions. The survey’s indexes measuring Market Tightness (76), Sales Volume (54), Equity Financing (58) and Debt Financing (77) all measured at 50 or higher, indicating growth from the previous quarter

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) today released its 2010 Factbook, a comprehensive survey of HFA (Housing Finance Agency) program activity. This survey enables NCSHA to accurately represent and respond to its member needs, as well as supports the organization’s advocacy within Congress, the Administration, and the numerous federal agencies concerned with housing

AUSTIN, TX - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced that it has awarded a $1.2 million contract to Webb County to continue funding operations of the county’s Colonia Self-Help...

TRENTON - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Division of Taxation has mailed out Senior Freeze checks worth $195 million to 163,000 senior and disabled homeowners around the state, State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff announced.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) - Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) officials, Federal Highway Administration officials, representatives from the business community and residents will mark the completion of the Adams Morgan Streetscape Project

TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide information and advice on cleaning up and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby at community events in Suwannee...

Boston, MA - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A total of 334 buildings across the six New England states are among more than 3,200 buildings across the country competing in the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. These buildings are going head to head to improve energy efficiency, and find out who can be the biggest energy loser in the third annual EPA and Energy Star-sponsored competition

WASHINGTON, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut Representatives Rosa DeLauro and John Larson introduced legislation today to reduce the levels of sulfur in heating oil. Home heating oil, used by nearly 7.5 million households (and near...

TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced that more than $211 million in unclaimed cash and property was returned to Floridians during Fiscal Year 2011/2012—nearly 12 percent mo...

July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attend the REALTORS® Expo, November 9-12, in Orlando, FL for free. As a Georgia REALTOR®, you have complimentary access to 400 exhibitors at real estate’s largest trade show. Plus network with 20,000 real estate ...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Shelby, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (the “Council”) annual report

Washington, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 1,200 leading businesses and organizations representing a wide array of industries across all 50 states today sent a letter asking the General Services Administration (GSA) to continue to use the LEED green building rating system to advance innovation in construction and save taxpayer dollars.

Washington, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced that the total footprint of commercial projects certified under its LEED green building program surpassed two billion square feet. An additional seven billion square feet is currently in the pipeline across the globe as registered projects.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The second quarter results of the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) slipped under pressure from a softening labor market, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), dropping two points to 45. The downward adjustment comes after the RMI reached 48 twice in 2011, the highest reading since 2006.

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.

As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing construction funds.

The real estate market in 2026 is navigating a period of significant transformation. After years of volatile interest rates, shifting remote work patterns, and...

Package management tops the multifamily amenity list. Discover what property owners need to know to meet rising demand.

The legislation aims to ensure that data centers and other large-load facilities pay the full cost of the power and water infrastructure needed to serve them. On Wednesday, Congressman Michael Baumgartner introduced the Power and Water for Families Act of 2026 (H.R.9419), which aims to ensure that AI data centers and other large-load facilities pay the full cost of the power and water infrastructure needed to serve them.

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®) has released its annual Top 250 Latino Agents Report today, recognizing 788 top-producing Latino real estate agents from all regions of the country. The 2026 rankings reveal that, while the overall number of transactions in the nation reached the lowest level in decades, Latino real estate agents recognized on the Top 250 list closed nearly 49,500 transactions, totaling $22.6 billion in sales volume.

CIH has today welcomed the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824 in England and Wales, marking the end of a 200-year-old law that criminalised people for sleeping rough or begging. The repeal comes into effect alongside commencement of measures under the Crime and Policing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent in April.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, applauds today’s final passage of the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, the largest legislative housing package in decades. This landmark legislation will build more homes, bring down home purchasing and renting costs, preserve affordable housing in rural areas, help reduce homelessness, and address the rising share of housing owned by large corporate investors.

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