NEW YORK, NY - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has been selected by RFR Realty LLC as co-leasing agent for 757 Third Avenue. The company will be responsible for assisting the building owner with leasing and marketing efforts at the 27-floor, 457,250-square-foot, Class A office building.

June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Good commercial property management, by definition, is pretty simple. Buildings are well maintained and attractive, systems do what they should do, and tenant needs are addressed promptly and thoroughly. Quality property management ranks right up there with location as a key to attracting and, even more importantly, retaining tenants.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Capital Markets, a Freddie Mac correspondent, arranged acquisition financing in the amount of $12,650,000 for Briarglen Apartments, a multi-family community totaling 220...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 2.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 24, 2011.

EUGENE, OR - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, real estate broker Jennifer McBride and IDX, Inc. announce the unveiling of the unique, thorough and comprehensive real estate website McBride has synced with an IDX solution. The IDX Broker software she has integrated onto her search page gives McBride and her clients a detailed database of Evansville, Indiana listings, displaying thousands of Southwest Indiana MLS (SWIMLS) listings seamlessly and instantly. Home seekers can experience an online property search comparable to none, thanks to the IDX enabled website McBride hosts.

EUGENE, OR - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and John Cotten have joined forces to present Austin, Texas property listings and foreclosure services in one convenient and easy-to-use online real estate resource. Cotten has proven himself as a smarter broker by integrating an IDX solution onto his website; syncing his customizable search page to thousands of Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings. Never before has such a concise online real estate search page been so easily accessible by home seekers. Cotten has forever changed the way potential Austin buyers search for properties online.

DALLAS, TX - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeVestors of America, Inc. (“HomeVestors”), known for its registered trademark We Buy Ugly Houses®, has been diligent in protecting its trademarks. For many years HomeVestors has aggressively pursued a campaign to stop third parties from improperly using the company’s federally registered and protected trademarks in their business activities

EUGENE, OR - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Sherla Chen, a Sacramento Realtor, has become the latest real estate professional to adopt IDX Broker software, allowing her to join an elite group of agents and brokers who have revolutionized the online real estate market. Chen has integrated her Metrolist Sacramento membership with her unique IDX supported search page, displaying thousands of Sacramento, California area property listings efficiently and effectively.

DALLAS, TX - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeVestors of America, Inc., known as the “We Buy Ugly Houses®” company, announced that national public voting is now under way in the “2011 Ugliest House of the Year®” contest in six regional markets across the USA. Have your voice heard and compare your opinion with others by voting in the 2011 “Ugliest House” contest.

Washington, DC - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales rose strongly in May with all regions experiencing gains from a year ago, pointing to higher housing activity in the second half of the year, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

HAMILTON, N.J. - June 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- It promises to be the most talked about event of the year, and the public is invited to attend. Lennar’s MusicFest, an outdoor food and music festival, will be held on Saturday, July 16 from noon to 4 p.m. at the national homebuilder’s 55-and-better communities of Greenbriar Oceanaire in Waretown, Greenbriar Stonebridge in Monroe Township and Greenbriar Fox Ridge in Rockaway Township. The rain date is Sunday, July 17.

Washington, DC - June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.74 percent based on loans closed in May. This is a decrease of 0.06 percent from the previous month. This Contract Rate series can be found at http://www.fhfa.gov/Default.aspx?Page=251.

VIENNA, VA - June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today, in its First Quarter 2011 Mortgage Loan Fraud (MLF) analysis, reported that the number of MLF suspicious activity reports (SARs) rose to 25,485 up 31 percent from 19,420 in the first quarter of 2010. FinCEN attributes the increase to large mortgage lenders conducting additional reviews after receiving demands to repurchase poorly performing mortgage loans. In the first quarter of 2011, 86 percent of MLF SARs reported activities which occurred more than two years prior to the filing of the SARs.

Miami, FL - June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sky Avenue has created an innovative real estate website to assist customers in finding their ideal residence. The website provides users with immediate access to current real estate information including free searches of Miami Real Estate, Bank owned units, South Beach luxury condos, Brickell apartments and vacation rentals.

IRVINE, CA - June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, one of the most dominant retail investment sales groups in the western United States and a market leader in the sale of retail properties, announced today that William B. Asher and Edward B. Hanley have exclusively listed for sale a 31,900-square-foot multi-tenant retail center on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The asking price is $7,765,000.

June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Every home needs to have the lighting arrangements for all rooms, let it be residential or commercial places. Owning your own home is fun and exciting. You can do anything you want and there are so many exciting things available now days to improve it and change the look of your old home by remodeling.

NEW YORK, NY - June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- BFC Partners and Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that 75 percent of the available homes at Toren, Brooklyn’s iconic new condominium tower, have been sold.

EUGENE, OR - June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Wendy Richards have joined forces to revolutionize the online North Carolina real estate search. As a member of the Carolina MLS (CMLS), Richards has long had access to thousands of detaile...

WASHINGTON, DC - June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Bankers Association testified today on the need to ensure small banks have access to the secondary mortgage market, calling for workable and clear underwriting standards for all mortgage loans and a reduced government role in housing finance.

Los Angeles, CA - June 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE) today announced that it has exceeded 10,000 attendees in the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP), a major industry milestone. That performance represents 40% of all attendees in what is recognized as the leading sustainability training program for commercial real estate professionals.

Moving can be one of the most stressful events in a person’s life, but choosing the right company can make the process much smoother. Whether you’re relocating across town or the country, the importance of finding a reliable mover cannot be overstated.

You’re about to list your home for sale. Is your home ready for what’s coming? If you haven’t crossed these six items off your to-do list yet, the answer is a resounding “no.” Here’s what you need to do, roughly in order, to make sure your place is in the best possible shape to show to buyers. 

Exposure to air pollution leads to approximately 7 million premature deaths annually and deprives millions of healthy years of life. The heightened battle against climate change and environmental degradation has once again taken centre stage, with an urgent appeal from the World Health Organization (WHO) for countries to slash air pollution limits to save millions of lives.

For this week’s “Tuesday’s Tips,” the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is sharing tips to help New Yorkers identify and avoid rental scams. Rental scams are executed in a variety of different ways, but the goal is the same: bilk potential tenants out of as much money as possible or steal their personal information.

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