ANNAPOLIS, MD - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement on the announcement of a nearly $1 billion settlement for Maryland homeowners facing foreclosure:

Torrance, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest full-service commercial real estate firms in the country, continues where it left off at the end of 2011 by unveiling a new office in Charleston, SC. Follo...

MORRISTOWN, N.J. - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jason Tenenbaum of Berkeley Heights, N.J., has joined commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., announced Gualberto “Gil” Medina, the firm’s executive managing...

EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has upgraded the professional website of real estate agent Christian Scandiffio, by integrating an IDX solution onto his search page. Scandiffio can now display thousands of Metropolitan Re...

EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has upgraded the professional website of real estate agent Lynn Arnold, by integrating an IDX solution onto his search page. Arnold can now display thousands of Central West Tennessee MLS (...

EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Andre Solanikov and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to upgrade the search capabilities and functions on the real estate website Solanikov hosts. As a member of the Northstar MLS (Northstar), Solanikov h...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- USAA Real Estate Company announces the acquisition of 26 acres of land in Moreno Valley, California for the immediate development of a 522,772 square foot, state-of-the-art distribution center....

Northbrook, IL - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Advance Auto Parts property located at 4250 Lake Michigan Drive in Walker, MI for $...

Dallas, TX - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bright and Co. Marketing (BCM) was the darling of the International Builders Show, held this week in Orlando, Florida, which opened with the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) annual gal...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has been named leasing agent for CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust’s 90 Hudson Street, a 12-story, 440,000-square-foot class A office...

Miami, FL - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Capital Markets in Miami arranged a $36,590,000 refinance loan for Fairway View and Palmetto Place in Miami, Florida. CBRE Vice Chairman Charles Foschini in Miami was joined by Vice President Chr...

Orange County, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ San Diego office has successfully directed the sale of Mare Altura Villas, a partially completed, ten-lot residential development in Dana Point, Calif. for a total...

Downey, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Heslin Becker Properties, a privately owned retail real estate investment and development firm, has completed the re-development and $8.1 million sale of a new Walgreens in Downey, Calif.

IRVINE, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce its latest achievements in home design excellence. Foursquare Senior Living community in Portland, Oregon, received high honors at Na...

OAKLAND, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce its latest achievements in home design excellence. Fusion in Sunnyvale, Calif., built by O'Brien Homes of Foster City, Calif., was h...

WASHINGTON, DC - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $4.1 million to 17 public housing authorities to address emergency, safety and security needs at their public housing properties, including measures necessary to fight crime and drug activities.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today unveiled a new pilot program to test an accelerated approval process for the purchase or refinancing of multi-family rental properties assisted through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan awarded today nearly $1.8 billion to public housing authorities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Local homeowners are eligible for tens of millions of dollars in mortgage principal reductions and mortgage refinancing savings under a national settlement that state and federal enforcement agencies have reached with the five leading bank mortgage servicers, DC Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan said today. At Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s direction, the District joined in the settlement entered into by a contingent of state attorneys general.

Orlando, FL - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the current state of the national economy, consumers are looking for ways to reduce costs wherever they can – operation of their homes is certainly no exception. In direct response to their customers’ needs, and their own desire to “do the right thing,” many home builders and remodelers have taken strides to incorporate features that make homes more energy efficient, comfortable, cost-effective to operate and maintain, and generally more friendly to the natural environment.

This week, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed three energy bills that will drastically increase pollution, harm public health, and lead to higher energy prices. The bills – H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 – would clear the way for more dirty fossil fuel infrastructure and development and stymy investment in clean, affordable energy.

House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term continuing resolution, which included the extension of the Defense Production Act (DPA) and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) to introduce the Military Housing Performance Insight Act. This bipartisan bill would help make Congressional reports publicly available regarding the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, a series of reforms and authorities granted to the Defense Department to privatize military family housing located on military installations.

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