Washington, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released the Green Classroom Professional Certificate (GCP). This certificate program provides pre-K–12 teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators and parents with the knowledge and skills to support environmentally healthy, resource efficient and sustainable schools and classrooms. The GCP has been officially endorsed by the National Education Association (NEA).

SEATTLE - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Redfin launched an online tool that seeks to put the power of accurate home pricing in consumers' hands. Redfin's Home Price Tool helps home owners determine a fair price range for their home, using the same process and data that professional agents use.

WASHINGTON, DC- March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a new contest today to help the people who help the homeless. It challenges the developer community to create easy, mobile access to resources that the homeless need, when they need it and where they can get it.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment declined in 111 out of 337 metropolitan areas between January 2011 and January 2012, increased in 169 and stayed level in 57, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The new construction employment data comes out amid growing concerns within the business community about Washington's failure to enact a number of long-term infrastructure measures.

SALISBURY, MD - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brent Miller, CCIM, CPM, and Amy Miller, CPM, Managing Directors for Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, MD are pleased to announce the SVN–Miller Advisors and their tea...

SOUTHERN CA - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of Voit Real Estate Services’ strategic initiative to further strengthen its regional leadership team, Mark Read has been named to the position of Executive Managing Director. Mark’s primar...

Phoenix, AZ - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arizona is celebrating its 100th year of statehood in 2012. Centennial events and activities have been selected to showcase the diverse nature of the State: its people, entrepreneurial spirit, unique d...

Encino, CA - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAI Capital, a full service commercial real estate brokerage headquartered in Encino, California announced the expansion of its brokerage firm throughout its Southern California offices. As 2012 gains m...

LARGO, FL - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAI Capital’s, Mel Moss, Senior Vice President and Dan Spell, Senior Vice President with NAI Capital’s West Los Angeles office represented Voyage-Largo, LLC in the purchase of a net leased CVS Pharma...

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Roman Ciuni and Kurt Hediger of NAI Capital’s Newport Beach office have sold the historic 45-unit 61,425 sq. ft. Newberry Lofts residential building located at 900 E 1st Street in downtown Los An...

Washington, DC - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today NeighborWorks America announced that 73,870,078 million has been awarded to 32 state housing finance agencies (HFAs), 18 HUD-approved housing counseling intermediaries, and 86 community-based NeighborWorks organizations to provide counseling to families and individuals facing the threat of foreclosure. Just four months after the sixth round of National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) Program funds were appropriated; communities across our country will be able to put the funds to immediate use

EUGENE, OR - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With new accounts being added daily, IDX, Inc. announces the latest addition to the growing network of agents and brokers utilizing the immensely dynamic IDX Broker software: Encinitas, California real ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing starts edged down 1.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. This was the second-best pace of new construction since October of 2008 following an upwardly revised 706,000-unit pace in January.

Destin, FL - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Banks and mortgage lenders should slash the balance on mortgages owed by all homeowners in light of the housing crisis blamed heavily on U.S. bankers, according to a new Housing Predictor survey.

Arizona Commercial Real Estate Transaction Report March 20, 2012 (Phoenix, Arizona) - GPE Commercial Advisors (gpe1.com) reported closing 18 commercial transactions in the amount of $5.6M for 355,515 square feet in February 2012. - $3.6M in commercial ...

New York, NY - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Housing Authority applauds and welcomes City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn’s announcement today that NYCHA will receive $10 million from the City Council to help fund repairs ...

Washington, DC - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rockland County’s Office of Community Development was awarded a $556,106 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance to h...

TRENTON - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) Acting Commissioner Ken Kobylowski today reminded New Jersey consumers that National Flood Awareness Week, March 12-16, is an ideal time to evaluate th...

CAMDEN, N.J. - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta today joined Camden Mayor Dana Redd, Camden County freeholders, and other local officials to celebrate the...

BOSTON, MA - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Congressmen Edward Markey, John Olver, James McGovern, and Stephen F. Lynch, today announced that Massachusetts will receive more than $3.5 million from t...

$84,997,036 in federal funding for major investments is coming to Georgia, which will support Georgia’s infrastructure, small businesses, housing, rural health care, and more. Senator Warnock and his office worked closely with other Congressional offices, including Senator Ossoff, Georgia communities, business leaders

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) today commended 32 U.S. Senators for issuing a letter demanding that HUD Secretary Scott Turner rescind the agency’s FY 2025 and FY 2026 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) funding notices and spend appropriated funds to support fair housing activities as Congress intended.

U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) joined Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 39 congressional Democrats in demanding that Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Deputy Administrator Matthew Cahill and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought stop delaying the advancement of public transportation projects funded by the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program

A full-time worker in Rhode Island must earn $33.95 per hour — or $70,617 annually — to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment at today’s Fair Market Rent (FMR), up from $31.71 per hour in 2025. This is Rhode Island’s “2026 Housing Wage” according to Out of Reach, a report published jointly today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the Housing Network of Rhode Island.

Five-day campaign will drive 5,000 letters to Congress and lawmaker meetings nationwide, pressing Congress to protect the local organizations that handle 74 percent of housing discrimination complaints brought by people in local communities nationally.

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act, a new bill that would prevent the two agencies from coordinating to enforce the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. In a dramatic violation of privacy rights, the Transportation and Security Administration is sharing passenger names, birth dates, and other data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading to a surge of arrests at airports.

The undersigned housing groups representing thousands of housing providers and millions of residents congratulate the Members of Congress and the President for the passage and enactment of the amended 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

As Fort Bragg’s Congressman, making sure our servicemembers and their families have the pay, resources, and support they deserve is one of my top priorities. That’s why I voted to pass this year’s National Defense Authorization Act.

As Trump focuses on his exorbitant vanity projects, Americans can tell what he’s ignoring: lowering their costs. As if Americans weren’t struggling enough already, they just saw mortgage rates hit their highest level in a year because of Trump’s disastrous war and failed economic agenda.

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), the country’s only national civil rights organization dedicated solely to eliminating all forms of housing and lending discrimination, and the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center, the oldest, nonprofit fair housing organization in Massachusetts, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to halt the agency’s latest attempt to dismantle the primary funding program used to support fair housing in the country.

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