CHICAGO, IL - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Luxury Portfolio International™ continues to innovate with the recent introduction of its iPad app, which includes a showcase of properties for consumers as well as a powerful Listing Presentation tool for agents within the Luxury Portfolio network

WASHINGTON, DC - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will collaborate with the “100,000 Homes” Campaign and its 117 participating communities to help find permanent housing for 10,000 vulnerable and chronically homeless Veterans this year.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan discussed the new plan during an event at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC), which houses The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington along with other community groups.

Torrance, CA - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- David C. Presser has joined national real estate law firm Pircher, Nichols & Meeks as an associate in its Chicago office. In his new position, he will focus on corporate transactions and private eq...

Newport Beach, CA - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- When you combine an iconic property with an unconventional marketing and sales approach, you’re bound to receive a lot of attention. That is what has occurred since the recent announcement of Dubai’s first online real estate auction of an entire corporate office floor in the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, Southeast Indiana’s real estate market continued to show relatively strong growth during the first four months of the year. Th...

NEW YORK, NY - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc. (NHSNYC) and NeighborWorks America kick off National Homeownership Month with a mobile HomeOwnership Center beneath a 600 sq. ft. tent June 1 in Times Square that will offer consumers a one-stop information resource related to affordable and sustainable homeownership. National Homeownership Month takes place throughout June. NeighborWorks organizations around the country, including more than one hundred HomeOwnership Centers, are intensifying their outreach to consumers this homeownership month to help them be better informed about the home buying process.

PORTAGE, IN - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, Northwest Indiana’s real estate market continued to show moderate growth during the first four months of the year. Eight percent more...

Las Vegas, NV - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A recent report named The Myers Team the #1 Short Sale Realtors in Nevada. Number one status was determined by actual short sale listings closed from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011.

Baltimore, MD - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Governor Martin O'Malley today outlined details of how the Attorney General will allocate nearly $60 million in funding that is part of the nearly $1 billion in ...

Washington, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva has joined Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and 51 other Members of Congress in urging Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and the nation’s top housing official to improve federal ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 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 May 25, 2012. This week’s results do not include an adjustment for early closings on Friday before the Memorial Day holiday.

Washington, DC - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced that David H. Stevens, the association’s President and CEO, will be leaving the organization effective June 30, 2012. SunTrust Bank, a long-standing and active member of MBA, has announced that it has hired Stevens to be President of SunTrust Mortgage.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The location of an apartment building remains the most important feature for renters when choosing where they want to live, according to industry experts during a recent webinar hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The experts also discussed key market trends emerging in interior, exterior and outdoor living and how generational differences affect apartment design.

Sacramento, CA - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ Sacramento office has announced the addition of Matthew Goldstein as a Senior Associate in its retail group, according to Kevin Sheehan, Managing Director of Voit’s Sacramento office.

Denver, CO - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, RE/MAX, LLC. is launching its new social media campaign, “What Moves You?” Designed to complement its national ad campaign “For All the Things that Move You,” this promotion specifically encourages consumers to share their pivotal moments in life with a photo, a story or video. There are weekly gift card prizes and a chance to win a grand prize of $10,000.

West Hartford, CT - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Albert Lowry, is announcing the CT REIA monthly real estate investing meeting on June 18, 2012. This meeting will ...

Edison, NJ - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reacting to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®' (NAR) 2012 First Quarter Metropolitan Area Home Prices report, New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Chief Executive Officer Jarrod C. Grasso to...

May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- HCR Commissioner Darryl C. Towns delivered welcoming remarks at NYSAFAH's 13th Annual Affordable Housing Conference in New York City on May 17th. The theme of the conference was "We Build New York" and Commissioner/CE...

TEANECK, N.J. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The question was, “What’s Driving the Newark Office Market?” The venue was the Northeast New Jersey Chapter of the Appraisal Institute’s 6th Annual Meadowlands Conference, and the answer was th...

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.

In many Iowa communities, the biggest barrier to growth isn’t a lack of jobs or schools — it’s housing. Too often, the beautiful Victorian on Main Street that should welcome a new family is sitting empty and deteriorating because federal programs designed to help restore and finance rural housing are outdated and buried in red tape.

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