TALLAHASSEE, FL - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- During the first week of the 2012 Hurricane Season, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is urging Floridians to “Protect Your Home Base” and prepare financially for a storm this year. Wi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquency rates dropped for banks and rose for commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) during the first quarter of 2012. Delinquency rates also declined for life insurance companies and Fannie Mae during the first quarter, and increased by 0.01 percentage points for Freddie Mac, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.

Springville, UT - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CirclePix LLC (circlepix.com), which specializes in comprehensive marketing solutions for real estate professionals, announced today that it is a RE/MAX Approved Supplier for the RE/MAX real estate network (remax.com). As a RE/MAX Approved Supplier, CirclePix provides RE/MAX agents with a one-stop marketing platform – CirclePix STAR Marketing (Simple Technologies Automating Real Estate Marketing) – which offers comprehensive, automated marketing with lead-generation tools needed to simplify and transform real estate marketing today

TUSTIN, CA - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gregory A. Fisher of Present Value Properties, Inc., a full service retail real estate brokerage, and consulting firm headquartered in Tustin, Calif., announced today that Charlie Cangelosi, a retail real...

Torrance, CA - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Daniel B. Guggenheim and Leslie D. Reed, two associates from the national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, were honored with the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award at the 14th Annual Los ...

Las Vegas, NV - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With rules that take effect next month, federal regulators have hopes of greatly streamlining the short-sale process.

TRENTON - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Although the dry conditions that led to wildfires that burned more than 1,000 acres in New Jersey last month have lessened, wildfires remain a pervasive threat to residents living in rural and heavily wooded...

COLUMBUS, OH - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- June is nationally recognized as Homeownership Month –- a time to highlight the critical role of homeownership in improving lives, creating jobs and strengthening communities across the country. As th...

WASHINGTON, DC - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fourteen individuals pleaded guilty yesterday in the District of Nevada for their roles in the scheme to fraudulently take control of various home owners’ associations (HOAs) in the Las Vegas area, ...

WASHINGTON, DC - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Homeownership Month and reminded rural residents of opportunities to purchase or refinance homes in rural areas.

CHICAGO, IL - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chicago real estate executive Noah D. Shlaes, CRE, FRICS, senior managing director, Global Corporate Services, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, has been elected 2013 second vice chair of The Counselors of Real Estate®, an organizational leadership role that sets in motion his election as Chair of the Board in 2015. Shlaes’ election took place at the CRE® Midyear Meetings in Chicago in April.

New York, NY - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that the Company's executive management team, led by Marc Holliday, Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation at the NAREIT REITWeek 2012 Investor Forum on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 8:45 a.m. EDT. The presentation will be simultaneously webcast, in a listen-only mode, on the Company's website at www.slgreen.com in the investor section under the "Event Calendar & Webcasts" tab

Phoenix, AZ - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wake Up, world! Violence and suffering abound. The world is in crisis--crisis, whose expression according to the Chinese kanji, indicates danger/crucial point when change happens.

EUGENE, OR - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Gary Brown has enabled IDX Broker software on the professional real estate website of Merrill & Associates Real Estate. By adopting a customizable IDX solution, Brown...

EUGENE, OR - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce William Napier of Knoxville Real Estate as the latest addition to the growing network of real estate professionals choosing to update their websites with an IDX solution. ...

EUGENE, OR - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has been uploaded onto the comprehensive real estate website of Broker Jim Cheney, making finding a home in the Santa Rosa, California area monumentally easier by syncing a search resu...

EUGENE, OR - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Tarris Rogers has become the latest real estate professional to join the growing network of agents and brokers that have adopted a customizable IDX solution. As a Bend, Or...

EUGENE, OR - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Searching for homes around Clifton Park, New York just became monumentally simpler, thanks to the joint partnership between broker Mark Peterson and IDX, Inc. The innovative IDX solution Peterson has enab...

Seattle, WA - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin, the technology-powered real estate broker, today released the results of a new quarterly survey, "The Redfin Real-Time Home-Buyer Tracker." For the second quarter of 2012, the survey reached 1,208 Americans in 18 major metropolitan markets seeking to buy a home in the next 12 months, all of whom had toured a home since March 1. Three months prior, Redfin had surveyed 1,457 home-buyers to provide a baseline for comparison.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Safe work practices of small building companies play an important part in reducing injuries and fatalities in the residential construction industry. BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released the third edition of its Jobsite Safety Handbook which explains what builders can do to comply with OSHA requirements.

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