LOS ANGELES, CA - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has been awarded the KB Vernon Portfolio, a nearly 1.1 million square foot property mana...

Thousand Oaks, CA - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed the $1.95 million sale of an approximately 12,800 square foot office property located at 199 E. Tho...

Washington, D.C. - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Proposed reforms to the U.S. housing-finance system must support the continued role of the nation’s community banks in financing homeownership, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) told policymakers. Speaking at a housing forum sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Housing Commission and the Jack Kemp Foundation, ICBA Senior Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff Terry Jorde said that the housing-finance system should support a diverse range of mortgage lenders with a robust secondary market that is available to all.

EUGENE, OR - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- DX, Inc. welcomes Karen McCarthy of Majestic Property to the growing network of agents and brokers who have integrated an IDX solution onto their real estate website. McCarthy can now seamlessly display t...

EUGENE, OR - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Athens, Alabama real estate agent Nancy McMillan has adopted the innovative IDX Broker software and drastically simplified the online real estate market for both Realtors and Alabama home seekers. The IDX...

EUGENE, OR - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest real estate professional to enable a customizable IDX solution on their realty website: Patrick Halliday of Fox Real Estate. The Ocean City, New Jersey-based re...

EUGENE, OR - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Laurie McLennan of Windermere Realty to the growing network of agents and brokers that have adopted an IDX solution for their professional real estate search pages. As a member of the D...

EUGENE, OR - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Sun Realty and Jim Neal have chosen to integrate the revolutionary IDX Broker software onto the website Neal supports, creating a dynamic and efficient online real estate ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jerome Fantinel of Prime Real Estate in Fayetteville, Arkansas, have adopted the IDX, Inc. sponsored IDX Broker software. Their website now hosts a dynamic IDX solution which extracts raw listing da...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 1.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 1, 2012. This week’s results include an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Tuesday, June 6, 2012 MBA sent a letter to FHA Commissioner Carol Galante asking FHA to lift the moratorium on allowing investors to participate in FHA’s Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Loan Program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Henderson, Nevada Realtor Laura Worthington-Harbison has adopted the innovative IDX Broker software for her professional website, syncing her search page with thousands of Metropolitan Greater Las V...

NEW YORK, NY - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Elaine Diratz, managing director at Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, announced sales of over $59 million at 515 East 72 in the past 90 days. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is the exclusive sales ag...

TOPEKA - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) is asking for public comments on the Corporation's plan to help cities and counties develop moderate income housing and infrastructure in rural areas. The draft pla...

BOSTON - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cresa, North America’s largest tenant representation firm, today announced the results of recent elections to its Board of Directors.

CHICAGO, IL - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Angel and Antonio Aguilar recently opened RE/MAX Fidelity at 2137 N. Cicero Ave. on Chicago’s Northwest Side. In doing so, they started with a simple but important goal: To provide superior real estate services to a very important segment of the city, the adjoining neighborhoods of Hermosa, Avondale and Belmont Cragin.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today joined JBJ Soul Foundation Chairman, Jon Bon Jovi, to announce the five finalists of Project REACH (Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless) during the Health Data Initiative Forum in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS).

MORRISTOWN, N.J - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- 40 Park, the luxury residential building on the Morristown Green, has been an icon since its grand opening, a seven-story testament to how the principles of new urbanism can help energize a downtown....

KANSAS CITY - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Officials from Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC); the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas; the Kansas City, Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce; and the Kansas City Board...

MILFORD, CT - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Total Mortgage Services, LLC, a leading national mortgage lender, announced today it has entered into a marketing services agreement with Keller Williams Realty in Ridgefield and Danbury, Connecticut . T...

As Washington Republicans push a $70 billion funding package for ICE and CBP through Congress, Senator Reverend Warnock is unveiling a new suite of ideas showing how $70 billion could be spent to lower costs and improve lives for Americans

The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, issued the following statement upon the U.S. House’s consideration of the amended, bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Congressman Lance Gooden sent a letter to the Dallas Housing Authority requesting answers and greater transparency regarding housing placement trends and neighborhood concentration concerns in Kaufman County. The letter responds to concerns raised by homeowners in the Gateway Parks subdivision in Forney about Housing Choice Vouchers and federal housing policies contributing to increased institutional investor ownership and neighborhood instability

The New York State Department of State (DOS) today announced the availability of nearly $20 million in funding through the 2026 Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative for three signature community planning and development programs—Local Waterfront Revitalization Program; Smart Growth Community Planning Program; and Brownfield Opportunity Area Program.

Last week, U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-OH-15) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) introduced H.R. 9012, the Affordable Housing Credit Carryback Act to strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). This legislation will change the LIHTC carryback period from one year to five years, which will increase the uptake of these important credits and spur more investment in affordable housing production.

On Wednesday, 29 credit unions from across New York State delivered a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, State Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Luis R. Sepúlveda and State Assembly Banks Chair Clyde Vanel, urging lawmakers to crack down on predatory payday loan apps by passing the Stop Taking Our Pay Act (STOP) Act (S8939–Brouk, Rochester/A9644–Raga, Queens).

Speaker Johnson released the following statement after an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House voted to pass H. Res. 1299, an amended version of the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

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