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WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Senate voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a vote of 78-22. The bill received strong support from the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and a coalition of 325 national organizations.

Washington, DC - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a Safe and Healthy Housing organization that believes Community Starts at Home, is teaming up with Lowe’s through its Community Partners program to provide free critical home repairs to four low-income homeowners and to support the Friendly House in the Central City neighborhood of Phoenix on February 20 and 21.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The winners of the Best in American Living Awards (BALA) demonstrate that good design is not limited to high-priced homes – and they’re also a preview of design trends home buyers will see over the next several years, according to the judges who reviewed the entries in the annual competition of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of Rebuilding Together’s AmeriCorps program, CapacityCorps, will dedicate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service to rebuilding homes and revitalizing communities in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Washington, D.C. - December 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together has elected Carrie Petty, Mary Busey Harris, Meredith Rosenberg, Jane Eskelund, and Sherry Chris to their National Board of Directors in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit who believes in a safe and healthy home for every person, was awarded a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to continue the AmeriCorps program Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps

WASHINGTON, DC - July 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Realtors® applauds Congress for passing a five-year reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program

New York, NY - May 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- "The dream to come from nothing and buy a home." These are powerful words, and I want to thank Mitch for sharing his amazing family story with us today. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mitch Kider is with us today. Mitch, would you please stand and be recognized?

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- David H. Stevens, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), today issued the following statement after the announcement by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that it intends to propose rules for residential mortgage servicers this summer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to an online house price estimator and economic model just updated by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a third full bathroom is the one feature that can have the greatest impact on the value of a standard new single-family detached house in a Southern suburb, increasing the estimated price by about $43,000.

NEW YORK and Chicago - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and National Equity Fund (NEF) today announced that they are expanding the Rebuilding Local Economies Fund, established earlier this year, to additional states that were severely impacted by Hurricane Irene

New York, NY, - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) and Jeff Sutton today announced that their joint venture has entered into a 70-year leasehold at New York City's 1560 Broadway, after previously acquiring the fee interest in the adjacent building at 1552 Broadway for $136.55 million.

Washington, DC - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Obama Administration announced adjustments to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) requirements that will require servicers to extend the forbearance period for unemployed homeowners to 12 months. The Administration also intends to require servicers participating in the Making Home Affordable Program (MHA) to extend the minimum forbearance period to 12 months wherever possible under regulator and investor guidelines. These adjustments will provide much needed assistance for unemployed homeowners trying to stay in their homes while seeking re-employment. These changes are intended to set a standard for the mortgage industry to provide more robust assistance to unemployed homeowners in the economic downturn.The changes to FHA’s Special Forbearance Program announced today will require servicers to extend the forbearance period for FHA borrowers who qualify for the program from four months to 12 months and remove upfront hurdles to make it easier for unemployed borrowers to qualify.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Executives from the private, public and nonprofit sector today joined Events DC (Washington Convention and Sports Authority) and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) for the launch of Greenspace, NCR, the District’s first green learning and resource center located at Nationals Park in the Capital Riverfront neighborhood. During the event, Greenspace unveiled its plans for a $2 million, 12,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility designed to meet the LEED platinum standard of the U.S. Green Building Council. Leveraging an exceptional network of partnerships, Greenspace intends to build the skills, knowledge and capacity of professionals, policymakers and the public to create ground breaking green communities across the region.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Six federal agencies have approved and will submit a Federal Register notice that extends the comment period on the proposed rules to implement the credit risk retention requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The comment period was extended to August 1, 2011, to allow interested persons more time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments. Originally, comments were due by June 10, 2011.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Six federal agencies have approved and will submit a Federal Register notice that extends the comment period on the proposed rules to implement the credit risk retention requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The comment period was extended to August 1, 2011, to allow interested persons more time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments. Originally, comments were due by June 10, 2011.

Washington, D.C. - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected13 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The purpose of the design awards program is to identify trends and emerging ideas, honor excellence in planning and design, and disseminate knowledge about best practices in educational and community facilities.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a settlement agreement with Cornerstone Mortgage Company (Cornerstone), a national mortgage lender based in Houston, which HUD accused of engaging in discriminatory lending practices against expectant mothers. In a separate action, HUD is charging Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and others with engaging in pregnancy discrimination in issuing mortgage insurance in violation of the Fair Housing Act.

April 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In his speech today on deficit reduction, President Barack Obama described his vision of the American Dream, saying, “Each one of us deserves a basic measure of security and dignity.” Noting that the mounting national debt could not be reduced solely through cuts to the 12% of the budget that accounts for non-security discretionary spending, the President offered reforms to spending on health care, security, and discretionary programs, and to the tax code.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced that John A. Courson, the association’s President and CEO, will be leaving the association, effective June 1, 2011. Courson will be replaced by David H. Stevens, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in May. Stevens had announced earlier that he would be resigning from his position at HUD. He will leave HUD on March 31, 2011.