Outer Banks, NC - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This is the third year in a row with increased real estate sales across all sectors of the Outer Banks real estate market from the low end properties all the way up to oceanfront real estate.

December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hatters Island, on the south end of the Outer Banks, is in the middle of an oceanfront home shortage. No need to worry though, because the shortage is only because there are not enough oceanfront houses for sale...

December 20, 2011 (Scottsdale, Arizona) - GPE Companies (www.gpe1.com) reported closing 16 sales and leasing transactions in the amount of $3.95M for 62,225 square feet. Additionally, GPE Management Services successfully concluded construction supervis...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group (CMG) has orchestrated the sale of 10 Exchange Place. The 748,005-square-foot building is a 30-story trophy office tower and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Tuesday announced southern West Virginia has been awarded more than $1.4 million for homeless housing and support initiatives. “We all know what having a home ...

Trenton, NJ - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie has put forward a common sense policy to finally end the wasteful practice of paying out taxpayer dollars to public workers for unused sick days. These local government oblig...

New York, NY - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chairman John B. Rhea and NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua announced today the release of a Request for Propo...

PROVIDENCE, RI - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive $4.6 million in federal Continuum of Care funding to combat homelessness. These funds were made available through the...

WASHINGTON, DC - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced a total of $584,259 in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants were awarded to local organizations and nonprofit agencies that ser...

ROCHESTER, NY - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Calvin Brainard, Esq., 66, and Mary Brainard, 52, both of Seneca Falls, NY, were arrested and charged by Criminal Complaint with mail frau...

December 20, 2011 (Scottsdale, Arizona) - GPE Commercial Advisors, an award-winning commercial real estate firm, secured the sale of a 13,531 square foot, two-story office building in upscale, Scottsdale Airpark on 7020 East Acoma Drive in Scottsdale. ...

Torrance, CA - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC) at California State University-Northridge has won several recent design awards for architectural excellence. Designed by HGA Architects and Engineers, the P...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment rose in only 19 states and the District of Columbia in November, a weaker showing than in recent months, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. In contrast, 25 states plus D.C. added jobs on a year-over-year basis, while 24 states shed construction jobs.

Torrance, CA - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has completed a 36-month lease for a 141,200 square-foot industrial space located at 105...

WASHINGTON, DC - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prospective homebuyers believe now is a good time to buy, given today’s low home prices and low mortgage interest rates, but potential sellers are nearly unanimous in reporting that it is not a good time to sell a home, citing difficulty in finding buyers at desired sales prices, according to a study released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

Funding supports Obama Administration strategy to prevent and end homelessness WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $1.47 billion...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Production of new single-family homes and apartments rose 9.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000 units in November, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department today. This marks the fastest pace of housing starts since October of 2008.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., (December 19, 2011) –Voit Real Estate Services has hired Susan Doris as an Asset Manager in its Sacramento office to increase the company’s Asset Services business in Northern California and Reno, according to Kevin Sheehan, Man...

LAGUNA HILLS, CA - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- From rental restrictions to electric vehicles and electronic meeting notices, Californians living in homeowners associations will see several new laws governing their communities starting Janua...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 made statutory changes to how income limits are calculated for LIHTC and bond-financed properties. HERA protected owners from rent decreases in 2009, and established a new system for owners to hold their income limits and rents harmless beginning in 2010.

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.

Thirteen housing developments will add or preserve a collective 520 affordable homes to the state’s housing stock, thanks to funds awarded through the state’s competitive 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit application process. The awards, totaling $10.03 million in federal tax credits, $8.8 million in state tax credits, and $5.83 million in HUD Resources

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Bret Baier on Fox News. “I hope he gets through this week … The confirmation hearing will happen tomorrow in the Intelligence Committee. They will report him out. We will take him up as soon as we can, but that will take some cooperation from Democrats. If they want to, they can slow-walk it

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