Washington, D.C. - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter today offered the following statement after a hearing in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on the state of the housing market.

Washington, DC - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtors® work hard to help people buy and sell homes, while also dedicating their time and efforts to improve the quality of life in communities across the country. The National Association of Realtors® recognizes these Realtors® who devote themselves to volunteer service through REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Awards, which is currently accepting applications.

Washington, DC - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.25 percent based on loans closed in January. This is an increase of 0.10 percent from the previous month

Torrance, CA - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has hired Jaime Mora, AIA, LEED AP, as associate vice president and healthcare principal in the firm’s Sacramento office. He will focus on client relations and ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a transaction pointing to rising demand for single-user, Class A space in Broward County’s Cypress Creek office market, Stiles Realty has closed the $10.8 million sale of a four-story b...

NEW YORK, NY - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ariel Property Advisors has been retained to sell a Washington Heights development site at 605 W. 161st Street near Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. The asking price is $3.15 million.

Torrance, CA - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates Investment Services Group, representing the seller, VMA Mariner’s Mile, LLC, has brokered the $25 million sale of the iconic Mariner’s Mile Marine Center in Newport Beach,...

Chicago, IL - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CostaBaja, the highly acclaimed beachfront resort community in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico (www.CostaBaja.com) announced today it has retained DCP International (DCP), pioneers of the reside...

EUGENE, OR - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Carol Bitner have joined forces to produce and display a comprehensive online real estate search page, directly onto the website Bitner hosts. Bitner can conveniently sync thousands of ...

EUGENE, OR - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Broker Helena Nordstrom and IDX, Inc. have teamed up to revolutionize the way Signature Sotheby’s Realty home seekers search for homes online with a custom IDX solution. IDX Broker software is sync...

EUGENE, OR - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome the real estate expertise of Perry Pilgrim & Associates of Abbit Realty Company LLC to the growing network of realty professionals dedicated to serving the needs ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners has successfully arranged two loans, totaling $25 million in financing for Upside Investments, LP., for its Carriage Square S...

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Raintree Partners, a Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based real estate investment and development company, has completed the acquisition of two luxury vacant condominium projects, Vista Paradiso and Villa...

February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction charity organization AGC Charities, Inc. announced today that it will renovate the facility of a Honolulu-based charity group that supports families with seriously ill children as part of its annual Operation Opening Doors event in March. As part of that effort, contractors will donate their time, expertise and money to make a series of improvements to the headquarters of HUGS: Help, Understanding & Group Support for Hawaii's seriously ill children and their families

EUGENE, OR - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Broker Mark Von der Burg have joined forces to present Bellevue, Washington home seekers with a unique and informative online real estate search page and website. Von der Burg has adopt...

EUGENE, OR - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Carol Olson have joined forces to revolutionize the way Pine Grove, California home seekers search for properties online, by adding the innovative IDX Broker software to the website Ol...

WASHINGTON, DC - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of ongoing efforts to encourage the return of private capital in the residential mortgage market and strengthen the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, Acting FHA Commissioner Carol Galante today announced a new premium structure for FHA-insured single family mortgage loans. FHA will increase its annual mortgage insurance premium (MIP) by 0.10 percent for loans under $625,500 and by 0.35 percent for loans above that amount. Upfront premiums (UFMIP) will also increase by 0.75 percent.

Washington, DC - February 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the first pilot transaction under the Real Estate-Owned (REO) Initiative, targeted to hardest-hit metropolitan areas — Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and parts of Florida. With this next step, prequalified investors will be able to submit applications to demonstrate their financial capacity, experience and specific plans for purchasing pools of Fannie Mae foreclosed properties with the requirement to rent the purchased properties for a specified number of years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builders, remodelers and other building professionals interested in green building are invited to register for the 2012 National Green Building Conference and Expo. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in multiple cutting-edge education sessions, take advanced level courses, attend special sessions offered by the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance and earn credits towards NAHB’s green designations. Additionally, participants will be able to tour the show floor and visit the booths of numerous suppliers and manufacturers of green products.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Visnic Homes Inc. has been named the 2011 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Custom Home Builder of the Year. Ted Visnic Jr., president of Visnic Homes, was presented with the award this month during the 2012 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla.

State Rep. Cam Cavitt today announced a new legislative plan to add additional layers of flexibility for governance rules that apply to local parks and recreation boards. The legislation would allow counties with populations under 100,000 to reduce the size of their parks and recreation boards from 10 members to 7, saving potentially thousands of dollars in overhead costs each year.

Purchasing a property is one of the most significant investments you will make in your life, and it comes with a mix of excitement and stress. While the prospect of owning a new home is thrilling, the process itself can be complex, involving numerous legal, financial, and regulatory considerations.

Bathroom renovations are one of the most popular home improvement projects in Australia. They promise to enhance the appearance of your home, improve functionality, and in many cases, increase property value. Yet, many homeowners ask the same question before committing to a remodel: are bathroom renovations really worth the investment?

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and a coalition of 33 civil rights organizations are urging the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to reaffirm important civil rights protections as it shapes the nation’s approach to artificial intelligence

On Wednesday, November 19, New Hanover County’s Blue Clay Business Park officially welcomed its first occupants to the complex. Coastal Millwork Supply Co. and its sister company, Risley Padula Construction Inc., held an open house at the companies’ newly finished 68,000-square-foot facility.

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a group of Republican colleagues inintroducing legislation to eliminate expensive Biden-era Green New Deal housing mandates. The HOUSE Act would repeal the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Final Determination on energy efficiency standards for new construction of HUD-and-USDA-financed housing.

The National Apartment Association (NAA) Board of Directors approved the establishment of a charter for the New York Apartment Association (NYAA). A local leader for housing solutions in the nation’s largest city and across the fourth largest state, NYAA joins NAA’s nationwide federation of 140 affiliate partners that represent more than 13 million apartment homes globally.

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, announced that the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (VA), Legislative Branch, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills passed into law include $207.5 million Heinrich secured for New Mexico, including Congressionally Directed Spending for 19 local projects.

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