WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey shows positive trends in the housing market, with delinquencies and foreclosures down from last year. However, the millions of foreclosures still ahead will continue to erode communities and slow economic recovery. The need for aggressive and fair loan modifications remains as strong as ever.

Torrance, CA - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $3.8 million sales transaction for a 102,566-square-foot industrial building...

San Francisco, CA - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Danielle Lazier has been named Zephyr Real Estate’s Top Producer of 2011. Having sold 60 properties during the year, Lazier ranks among the top one-half of one percent of real estate agents i...

Washington, DC - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-1), Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) and Anna Eshoo (CA-14) led a group of 25 California Members of Congress in calling on President Barack Obama to address the housing crisis...

Washington, DC - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two years after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, the process of rebuilding has taken another step forward with the selection of Burtland Granvil, AIA, LEED AP, as the new Architecture for Humanity Sustainability Design Fellow.

Torrance, CA - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, has named Steve Massell, CCIM as the newest principal of Lee & Associates Atlanta.

NEW YORK, NY - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mufson Partnership, an architecture firm specializing in corporate interior and residential design, has named Julia Belkin a partner. In her new status, Ms. Belkin joins co-founders Larry Mufson...

New York, NY - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Before an audience of hundreds of industry leaders, RE/MAX Chairman and Co-Founder Dave Liniger accepted the recognition of the “People’s Choice Most Influential Real Estate Leader.” At today’s Inman Real Estate Connect conference, attendees heard Liniger outline his thoughts about being successful in today’s unique real estate market.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Funders Together to End Homelessness today announced the formation of a special working group focused on veterans homelessness. All grantmakers with an interest in the welfare of America’s veterans are invited to join.

NEW YORK, NY - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing announced today that they have been selected as the new exclusive sales and marketing agent for Richard Meier On Prospect Park, a premier condominium devel...

NEW YORK, NY - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- HOK is the U.S. Green Building Councilfs official design partner for Project Haiti, a facility targeting LEEDR Platinum certification that will replace a Port-au-Prince orphanage and childrenfs center devastated by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti and killed 316,000 people two years ago, on Jan. 12, 2010.

BOCA RATON, FL - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Global Tower Partners (GTP) announced today it has partnered with Regional Rail LLC, OmniTRAX, Patriot Rail Corp., and Morristown & Erie Railway Inc. over the course of the last several months, resulting in access to another 3,150 miles of operating railroad rights of way in 23 states. This brings the total amount of GTP-managed rights of way to over 25,000 route miles, resulting in the largest aggregation of railroad rights of way available for tower development and leasing in the United States

NEW YORK CITY, NY - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Empire State Building, the World’s Most Famous Office Building, leased more than one-million square feet in 2011, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Randall, Realtors has acquired Page Taft in yet another expansion that extends the family-owned company’s reach from just north of New Haven, Connecticut to Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

MELVILLE, NY - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle continues to grow its Long Island presence with the addition of Daniel Flynn and Joseph Lopresti as vice presidents with responsibility for tenant representation and agency leasin...

MISSION VIEJO, CA - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hammerhouse LLC, a national recruiting and strategic growth firm for the financial services industry with mortgage sales and leadership placement at its core, has released its outlook on key hiring trends in the mortgage industry in 2012, as presented by Drew Waterhouse, Managing Director of Hammerhouse.

MILFORD, CT - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Total Mortgage Services, LLC, a leading mortgage lender, announced today the hiring of Neil Bader as the Company’s National Retail Sales Manager. To this important management position, Mr. Bader b...

LAS VEGAS, NV - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert and Molly Hamrick, owners of Coldwell Banker Premier Realty (CBPR), a leading real estate brokerage in Southern Nevada, are proud to announce that Mark A. Lemmon has joined the staff as Bran...

Torrance, CA - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates Net Leased Group in Carlsbad, Calif., a division of the national brokerage firm Lee & Associates, has closed a $19.1 million sale of a car dealership property at 6801 E. F...

IRVINE, CA - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, one of the most dominant retail investment groups in the western United States and a market leader in the sale of retail properties, announced today that ...

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.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $5,693,508 in federal grant funding for infrastructure upgrades to four Virginia airports. This funding is awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program for FY26, which is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped negotiate and pass.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today announced its FORTIFIED® program has surpassed 100,000 designations nationwide, marking a major milestone in reducing storm losses and strengthening community resilience. The achievement underscores growing adoption of IBHS’s science?based construction and re-roofing standard as states, insurers, manufacturers, and communities align around proven strategies to break the cycle of disaster losses.

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, released the following statement on the bipartisan amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act:

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®) has released its annual Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originator Awards, recognizing the nation’s top-performing Latino loan originators. Despite a challenging housing market, production among the honorees reached an all-time high, with award recipients collectively closing more than 68,900 transactions and $25.6 billion in funded loan volume.

In the fall of 2024, PFL Logistics — a third-party logistics company in Evansville, Ind. — lost a $60,000 shipment that was stolen after a trusted carrier was compromised. As PFL worked to figure out what happened during the delivery process, it was forced to cover the costs of the missing shipment, a massive blow to this Hoosier company.

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