Washington, DC - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Edward J. Markey, Congressman John Tierney, and a bipartisan group of more than 100 lawmakers sent a letter urging President Barack Obama to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance ...

Atlanta, GA - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Announced today QWR Attack! is the new mobile application on the Android Market to challenge mortgage foreclosures. Designed to help mortgage borrowers create a qualified written request to reconcile issues concerning a mortgage loan over enforceable security interest authority.

January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- At its January 26, 2012 meeting, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Board of Directors approved the draft 2012 Housing Tax Credit Contribution (HTCC) Procedures for public comment. The 2012 HTCC Procedures will apply to all HTCC applications beginning in 2012, including those applying May 1, 2012.

Houston, TX - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE has arranged $250.0M in debt financing for the acquisition of Hess Tower, a 844,736-square-foot, Class AA trophy office asset in the Houston CBD. CBRE Capital Markets Senior Vice President Michael Strober worked on behalf of the borrower, H&R REIT to secure the eight-year, fixed-rate loan at 4.5% per annum through Pacific Life Insurance Company. Strober, based in Tampa, FL, was joined in representing H&R REIT by Bernard Branca and Greg Greene of CBRE Capital Markets in Houston and Dallas, respectively.

New York, NY - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State Supreme Court has delivered yet another ruling against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on its use of eminent domain in the taking of 194-196 Broadway in Lower Manhattan as part of the Fulton Street Transit Center project.

STAMFORD, CT - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle reported that Fairfield County has seen steady improvement during the past year, posting falling vacancy rates and rising average asking rental rates in all property classes at year-end 2011. Westchester County presented more of a mixed picture, recording a small increase in rents despite an increase in vacancy rates in all property classes in the final quarter of the year.

Phoenix, AZ - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- GPE Commercial Advisors (gpe1.com) reported closing 25 commercial transactions in the amount of $9.6M for 95,037 square feet in December 2011.

IRVINE, CA - January 31, 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 ...

Commerce, CA - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ Irvine office has successfully completed the sale of Commerce Office Park, a 285,368 square-foot institutional quality office campus located at 4900, 5500, 5700 and 5770...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tenants signed nearly 23.4 million square feet of new industrial leases in Northern and Central New Jersey in 2011, representing the highest volume since before the recession, according to ...

CHICAGO, IL - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Las Vegas-based Wardley Real Estate has announced that it is now operating as an independent full-service brokerage affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. The company was forme...

EUGENE, OR - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fort Lauderdale MLS (RAGFL) listings are now more accessible than ever before, thanks to IDX, Inc. and Jim Esposito. The dynamic duo of real estate, has supplied Fort Lauderdale, Florida home seekers ...

EUGENE, OR - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MLS of Naples (Naples) listings are now easily displayed online, thanks to IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Bonita Popescu. Thousands of Naples, Florida area properties listings are seamlessly integrat...

Los Angeles, CA - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Donald Goldstein, global chief information officer of CBRE Group, Inc. has been named Advisory Council co-chair of Realcomm 2012, an annual technology conference for the commercial real estate industry and IBcon, a new, co-located conference dedicated to smart, connected, high performance, intelligent buildings.

ROCKY HILL, CT - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) provides below-market rate mortgages to first- time homebuyers in the state. In January, CHFA’s interest rate dropped to a record low of 3.250 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage. “The interest rate has been gradually decreasing this year, but this is the lowest rate in the 42-year history of CHFA,” said John Craford, Executive Vice President. According to a recent Freddie Mac survey, the nationwide 30-year fixed rate mortgage average was 3.88 percent, down from 4.74 percent at the same time last year.

IRVINE CA - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, the City of Los Angeles celebrated the grand opening of The Crossings on 29th Street in South Los Angeles on Thursday, January 26, ...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest serious delinquency and foreclosure rates in the mortgage industry. Veterans have also taken advantage of their home loan benefit in record numbers, as VA loan originations reached their highest total in eight years

EUGENE, OR - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces Jayne Doole of East Oahu Realty is the most recent real estate professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution for his website. Now, Hawaii Central MLS (HiCentralMLS) list...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $20 million in technical assistance funding to 12 organizations that will, in turn, help local communities across this country stabilize neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosure through HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), longtime Congressional champion of providing assistance to low-income families to heat and cool their homes and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional de...

Water, flood and wildfire infrastructure and risk dominated the day. A $54.83 million flood project check in California and a $4.5 million rural water…

Today's housing news is led by MBA's September data on homebuyer mortgage payments. HUD launched a public housing authority dashboard…

Today's stories center on federal infrastructure awards for roads, ports and rail in California, Illinois, New York and Washington state…

The New York State Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Block Grant Advisory Council will hold an open meeting online on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 1 p.m. The meeting will use WebEx software.

When property owners plan a renovation, the budget conversation usually centres on the big-ticket items: layout changes, appliances, flooring, and the kitchen. Surface materials, meaning the worktops, cabinet fronts, wall panels

Security deposits cause more landlord-tenant fights than almost anything else. In Texas, the rules are clear, the deadlines are short, and the penalties are real. One simple mistake can cost you far more than the deposit itself.

Today's housing news includes HUD Secretary Scott Turner's visits to Arizona, a House bill that would add tenant citizenship rules to the Low-Income…

Home shoppers in Mid-Michigan can now find homes by describing what they want in their own words. The Greater Lansing Association of REALTORS® (GLAR) today introduced Smart Search on lansing-realestate.com, a feature that turns a plain-language request into matching listings from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and InGenius announced a strategic partnership to identify and recognize leading…

When buyers walk through a property, they notice the kitchen finishes, the natural light, the neighborhood, and the school district. They rarely ask about the fire protection systems hidden above the ceiling.

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