SHELBYVILLE, IN - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller was in Shelbyville today to file a complaint against a California-based foreclosure consultant company. According to the lawsuit, homeowners in seven India...

Washington, DC - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hawaii Congresswomen Mazie K. Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa and Alaska Congressman Don Young today introduced a bipartisan bill to continue programs providing housing assistance for low-income Native H...

TAVARES, FL - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beginning Monday, Aug. 1, the Lake County Department of Growth Management, Building Services Division, located on the fifth floor of the Lake County Administration Building at 315 W. Main St. in Tavares, will change the days that building inspections are performed to Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

WASHINGTON and FT. WASHINGTON, Pa. - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Business Solutions, a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, named Aklero Risk Analytics, a provider of automated data and document validity assurance for the mortgage industry, the exclusive provider of mortgage quality control services to its members.

Los Angeles, CA - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Marking its entrance into the Los Angeles market, national landscape services provider The Brickman Group has acquired Dworsky Cos., one of L.A.’s leading commercial landscape services firms. The acquisition of Dworsky, a family-owned company founded in 2002, gives Brickman a stronger foothold in the Southern California market — with more than 1,000 employees — as it builds upon its nationwide expansion. Dworsky is headed by Founder Dave Dworsky, who in his 20 years in the industry has stamped an expansive mark servicing the Greater Los Angeles area. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Washington, DC - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales increased in June following a wide swing down in April and then up in May, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Activity increased in the West and South but declined in the Midwest and Northeast; all regions show strong double-digit gains from a year ago.

EUGENE, OR - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce IDX Broker has been enabled on the professional real estate website of Naples, Florida Broker Daniel Baber of Baber Realty. By adopting a customizable IDX solution, Baber has synced his website to the Sunshine MLS database, extracting raw listing data and seamlessly integrating it onto the search page he hosts. With IDX Broker software, Baber has created a dynamic online property search for his clients and other Naples area home seekers.

DENVER, CO - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Results from the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Home Buyer/Seller StudySM, recognize RE/MAX for providing the highest overall consumer satisfaction for both home buyers and home sellers. In last year’s study, two different companies ranked the highest in each category, but this year home buyers and sellers both rated RE/MAX the highest.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The remodeling market slipped under pressure from a sluggish economy according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI), which dipped during the second quarter to 43.9 from the first quarter result of 46.5. An RMI below 50 indicates that more remodelers report market activity is lower compared to the prior quarter than report it is higher.The overall RMI combines ratings of current remodeling activity with indicators of future activity, like calls for bids. Current market conditions for the second quarter of 2011 fell to 44.8 from 46.1 in the first quarter. Future market indications dropped to 43.0 from 46.8 in the previous quarter.

Los Angeles, CA - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has been awarded the architectural contract for the College of the Desert’s new Palm Springs West Valley Campus, which sets new benchmarks for integrating sustainable design and high-performance building technologies into the academic curriculum. HGA is directing master planning, programming, design and sustainability of the multi-phase campus.

Torrance, CA - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a California-based community association management company, welcomes Kara Gonzalez as its newest community association manager. Gonzalez joins the firm with 15 years of management experience.

NEW YORK, NY - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed a new direct lease for building owner Eastgate Realty with Cerberus Capital Management LP at 875 Third Avenue. The private investment firm signed a 10-year lease for 110,000 square feet at the Class A, 720,000-square-foot office building.

BOSTON, MA - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boston area is bucking a national trend of falling home prices, meaning many metro residents cannot afford to live in the communities they serve. Solving this issue tops the agenda at a regional forum on Thursday, July 28, in Boston. The Bring Workers Home forum, sponsored by the National Housing Conference (NHC) and National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) brings together national, state, and local leaders to explore the issues and identify effective housing strategies.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. Office of Veterans Affairs (OVA) Director Matt Cary today announced a furniture-donation program for homeless veterans and their families who live in the District.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of Congress will today consider proposals to suspend or eliminate a federal program that provides services to more than 2 million homeless persons each year at a time when homelessness is rising dramatically.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) today announced that in the first half of 2011, the company issued $10.3 billion in MBS backed by new multifamily acquisitions delivered by our lenders, and sold $5.3 billion in MBS pools and GeMSTM structured transactions, enhancing tradable float and supporting liquidity in the multifamily MBS market.

Chicago, IL - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a national single tenant net lease investment brokerage firm, has been selected as the exclusive advisor for the sale of a Walgreens portfolio consisting of four properties. Three of the properties are located within the Chicago MSA and the remaining asset is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Torrance, CA - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate provider, has promoted Marshal J. Vogt to principal. Vogt joined Lee & Associates Orange as a runner/associate in August 2006 and has been a significant contributor to the company’s revenue since his arrival. He is an office broker specializing in representing landlords and tenants with the selling and leasing of office properties.

EUGENE, OR - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With new accounts being added daily, IDX, Inc. announces the latest addition to the growing network of agents and brokers utilizing the dynamic IDX Broker software: San Luis Obispo County real estate pro...

NEW YORK, NY - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Company LLP signed a 15-year renewal for 44,851 square feet at the Class A, 457,250-square-foot office building.

Walk into almost any Aventura office suite or retail space at three in the afternoon and you can feel the problem before anyone explains it. The west-facing side of the floor is warm enough that tenants have brought in personal fans. The east side is fine.

Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, is pleased to announce that the Town of Windham has been awarded an $80,000 Community Action Grant from the Community Resilience Partnership. The partnership, administered by the Maine Office of Community Affairs, helps Maine communities lower energy costs, reduce emissions and prepare for climate effects such as severe storms, flooding, extreme temperatures and public health risks.

Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, led a hearing titled Reliable Water in the Digital Age: Examining Legislation to Strengthen Drinking Water Systems and Protect Ratepayers.

Community partners and public- and private- sector stakeholders came together yesterday to celebrate the Grand Opening of MidPen Housing’s Jessie Street Terrace in Santa Cruz. Once a 14-room hotel, Jessie Street Terrace has been transformed into 50 studio and one-bedroom permanent supportive housing apartments for residents earning up to 20-50% of Area Median Income (AMI) ($27,692-$79,100 for households of one to two people).

This week, New Dem Members hosted a roundtable with housing policy experts and industry representatives to solicit ideas on what Congress’s next steps should be to address the affordable housing crisis. New Dem Vice Chair for Outreach Salud Carbajal (CA-24) hosted the roundtable alongside Housing, Infrastructure, & Transportation Working Group Chair Norma Torres (CA-35) and Housing Task Force Chair Emilia Sykes (OH-13).

“More than 32,000 housing discrimination complaints were filed in 2024, and disability-related complaints made up 54.6 percent of all complaints. Decades after the Fair Housing Act amendments and the Americans with Disabilities Act, too many residential buildings continue to be built inaccessibly and in violation of the law, preventing people with disabilities from living there comfortably.

Last week, Senator Reverend Warnock met with Gullah Geechee community members at the historic Harrington School in St. Simons Island to discuss environmental health concerns, land ownership, and cultural preservation. Community members discussed high levels of toxic chemicals found in the blood of Glynn County residents living near Brunswick Superfund sites

The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) today announced that $2.2 million has been awarded to help extend the life of a homeless shelter in Erie County and two shelters in Suffolk County. The funding was awarded by OTDA's Homeless Housing and Assistance Program.

As Trump continues to claim affordability is a “hoax” and a “con job,” Americans are feeling the strain of Trump’s policies on their pocketbooks. Headlines from across the country this summer lay bare Trump’s cost-of-living crisis as families get ready to send their kids back to school.

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