EUGENE, OR- August 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce their newest client addition, Jim Dooney with The LBI Realty Group, to the growing list of real estate professionals choosing to give their websites a competitive advantage, by incorporating the highly customizable IDX Broker software. Dooney is an active member of the Jersey Shore MLS (OCBR), and now potential home buyers browsing properties in Long Beach Island and its surrounding areas will now be granted instant access to a multitude of the most up-to-date property listings, details and photo galleries on the market, right on Donney's website. This innovative and original Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software has the technology to extract raw data from the OCBR, and formats and transfers the information, to indistinguishably match Dooney's already existing page preferences and specifications

DENVER, CO - August 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Even though the housing market continues to search for solid footing, global real estate franchisor, RE/MAX, continues to experience growth in its network.

EUGENE, OR - August 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. announces today that Jamie Martin of Coldwell Banker Schmitt in Key Largo, Florida has adopted a customizable IDX solution for her professional, real estate website. IDX Broker software is now seamlessly integrated onto the search page Martin hosts, creating a dynamic and thorough online property database for her clients to search through. By enabling the customizable technology, Martin has proven herself as a smarter agent, whose main professional goal is to meet the real estate needs of potential Key Largo buyers.

Montpelier, VT - August 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) announced today a $1,134,000 grant award from The Corporation for National and Community Service. The funding will allow VHCB to sponsor nearly 100 AmeriCorps members over three years to serve at more than 20 non-profit organizations throughout Vermont, addressing community needs in the areas of housing and homelessness, energy savings, and environmental protection.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE (NYSE:CBG) arranged a long-term, 50,000-square-foot lease on behalf of Piedmont Office Realty Trust at 5601 Hiatus Road, in Tamarac, Florida. The tenant, a large national insurance company, is taking the entire second floor of the two-story, 100,000-square-foot office building. The firm will occupy its new space in 1Q2012.

AUGUSTA, ME - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Titling companies and law offices preparing a property transfer tax declaration form in Maine can now do so more efficiently online, using the free Real Estate Transfer Tax Declarations online service...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier today in federal court, an Edina mortgage broker pleaded guilty for his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 57 properties. Derrick Ivan Lance, age 40, of Edina, speci...

San Francisco, CA - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr Realtor Nicki Randolph believes in the concept of leaving things better than you find them. She serves on the all-volunteer Board of Directors for Clementina Cares, a neighborhood organization that has raised the bar for community action

EUGENE, OR - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Nashville, Tennessee real estate consultant Heather Benjamin have joined forces to present area home seekers with a comprehensive and detailed real estate website. IDX Broker software has...

BOSTON, MA - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that it has closed $28.9 million in loans to renovate and preserve nearly 500 public housing apartments in East Boston and Dorchester.

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing affordability fell throughout most areas of the state in the second quarter of 2011, primarily due to a seasonal increase in home prices, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Tuesday, August 16, 2011, The Foreclosure-Response.org team—the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Urban Institute and the Center for Housing Policy—will release the newest data on and analysis of seriously delinquent mortgages for all 366 U.S. metro areas as of March 2011.

Torrance, CA - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Aubrey Bowman of Keystone Pacific Property Management, a California-based community association management company, has earned the Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) designation through the California Association of Community Managers

August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Music producer and top recording artist, Ne-Yo and his fiancé, who are expecting their second child, are the newest residents of a prominent Alpharetta Golf Community. The couple recently closed on the European...

New York, NY - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kent M. Swig, President of Swig Equities, LLC, is pleased to announce that Jonathan J. Dean has been appointed Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Leasing. Mr. Dean brings 25 years of commercial real estate experience in New York City from such top tier firms including Cushman & Wakefield and Jack Resnick & Sons.

New York, NY - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kent M. Swig, President of Swig Equities, LLC, is pleased to announce that William Hodel has been appointed Property Manager at Swig Equities. In his new position, Mr. Hodel will direct the overall day-to-day operations of several of the commercial high-rise office buildings in the company’s FiDi (Financial District) portfolio. He will also serve as a liaison for the company in overseeing tenant relations and will coordinate all tenant construction and major building projects.

Narragansett, , RI. - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lila Delman Real Estate, the leader in Rhode Island’s luxury property market, announces the opening of a new office in Providence, the sixth for the firm. The Providence location, on the Eas...

IRVINE, CA - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealtyTrac® (http://www.realtytrac.com/gateway_co.asp?accnt=137300), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for July 2011, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 212,764 U.S. properties in July, a 4 percent decrease from June and a 35 percent decrease from July 2010. The report also shows one in every 611 U.S. housing units with a foreclosure filing during the month of July.

Deerfield Beach, FL - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yomtob Commercial, LLC recently named CBRE as exclusive advisor for the sale of the IBD Building, a multi-tenant office building totaling 28,726 square feet, located at 3275 Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builders in the 55+ housing market are significantly more optimistic about production and demand for multifamily rental units than they are for sales of single-family homes or multifamily condos, according to the latest 55+ Housing Market Indices that are compiled quarterly by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).All of the components measuring production and demand for 55+ multifamily rental units increased significantly in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period a year ago.

As Washington Republicans push a $70 billion funding package for ICE and CBP through Congress, Senator Reverend Warnock is unveiling a new suite of ideas showing how $70 billion could be spent to lower costs and improve lives for Americans

The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, issued the following statement upon the U.S. House’s consideration of the amended, bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Congressman Lance Gooden sent a letter to the Dallas Housing Authority requesting answers and greater transparency regarding housing placement trends and neighborhood concentration concerns in Kaufman County. The letter responds to concerns raised by homeowners in the Gateway Parks subdivision in Forney about Housing Choice Vouchers and federal housing policies contributing to increased institutional investor ownership and neighborhood instability

The New York State Department of State (DOS) today announced the availability of nearly $20 million in funding through the 2026 Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative for three signature community planning and development programs—Local Waterfront Revitalization Program; Smart Growth Community Planning Program; and Brownfield Opportunity Area Program.

Last week, U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-OH-15) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) introduced H.R. 9012, the Affordable Housing Credit Carryback Act to strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). This legislation will change the LIHTC carryback period from one year to five years, which will increase the uptake of these important credits and spur more investment in affordable housing production.

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.

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