CLIFTON, N.J. - July 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The list of prominent real estate industry leaders signing up to participate in the 2nd Annual Lease For A Cure program continues to grow with nine new companies joining the fundraising effort in which participants donate to the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) for every new lease and renewal signed at their rental communities this October.

Brea, CA - July 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., one of the largest owner-operators of shopping centers in the U.S., takes a step in its strategy of investing in new Southeastern U.S. markets by selling The Brea Center in Brea, Calif. The 56,945-square-foot retail center at 719-96 Brea Blvd., sold to Gerrity Atlantic Retail Partners, LLC, for $14.5 million.

Washington, D.C. - July 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Obama Administration launched Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2), a new and customized pilot initiative to strengthen local capacity and spark economic growth in local communities, while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used wisely and efficiently. To accomplish this, federal agencies will provide experienced staff to work directly with six cities: Chester, PA; Cleveland, OH; Detroit, MI; Fresno, CA; Memphis, TN; and New Orleans, LA. These teams will work with local governments, the private sector, and other institutions to leverage federal dollars and support the work being done at the local level to encourage economic growth community development.

Santa Rosa, CA - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- It was announced that hybridCore Homes and Champion Home Builders have signed an agreement to begin marketing hybridCore Homes designs. These designs have been created with an innovative Core that is built in a factory with the rest of the home built by conventional methods at the home site. The Core consists of the complex portions of the home that include complete kitchens, baths and laundry areas as well as the heating system. Once the Core is placed on the foundation, construction crews build the balance of the home around it. “This method increases quality, cuts construction time in half, and creates meaningful cost savings at the same time”, stated Shaun Faber, Co-founder and managing partner of hybridCore Homes.

Las Vegas, NV - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A recent report released by IMS Advanced Realty Data Services named The Myers Team the #1 Short Sale Real Estate Team in Nevada. Number one status was determined by actual short sale listings closed in 2010. According to the report, The Myers Team with the Caliber Realty Group has closed more short sale transactions than any Realtor or Broker in Las Vegas. The Myers Team is nationally recognized as one of the most influential figures in real estate today. According to Myers Team owner, Bill Myers, “Surrendering a home worth half of what you owe is NOT a failure, it's a business decision. A short sale is an opportunity for you and your family to take control and walk away free and clear. Nobody wants to lose their home; however, loan modification doesn’t work and there is no need to go down with a sinking ship

COLUMBUS, OH - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to serve as the Project Based Contract Administrator (PBCA) for Section 8 pr...

BISMARCK, ND - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has awarded more than $4.2 million through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program for the redevelopment of foreclosed, abandoned or vacant propert...

DENVER, CO - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeSteaders, the auxiliary support group for the non-profit Family HomeStead organization, will host its Fourth Annual LoDo Loft Tour on Sunday, July 24, 2011 from 2-5 p.m. Family HomeStead provides ...

Columbia, MO - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Columbia Missouri is one of the great cities of the country and has some of the most sought after homes in the state, including homes near university of Missouri. The homes offered from Columbia Missouri Real Estate are mostly affordable, situated in an active community and a friendly environment, perfect for families. By browsing through their YouTube channel, interested homebuyers can visualize the homes they are interested in and make it easier for them to make a decision.

West Hartford, CT - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) July 20, 2011 - 5:30 to 9:00 pm Crowne Plaza Hotel. 100 Berlin Road. Cromwell, CT Register at http://www.ctreia.com/events.php?a=v&i=349 Housing prices are down, but rentals have held up much better. CNN says Real Estate: It's time to buy again. Forget stocks. Don't bet on gold. After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing.

EDISON, N.J. - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has appointed Patrick Connelly of Monroe Twp., N.J., as its director of industrial property management in New Jersey. This strategic hire reflects the company’s initiative to fully integrate its industrial platform locally, regionally and nationally.

Northbrook, IL - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a single tenant investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant GSA property located at 353 West Alto Road in Kokomo, IN for $2,272,800. The 9,684 square foot property was developed in 2008 for the Social Security Administration. The single tenant property is leased to the GSA with seven years remaining on the primary lease term.

EUGENE, OR - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Easy-to-use IDX Broker software has now been integrated onto the website of broker/owner Andrew Nazzaro from Propel Property Company in Somerville, Massachusetts, automatically syncing thousands of Massachusetts MLS Property Info Network (MLSPIN) listings onto his search page. His clients and countless other Boston area home seekers can explore a ucomprehensive database of property listings without ever leaving the comfort of their home or the convenience of the website Nazzaro hosts.

BOISE, ID - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) was awarded the administration of four Project Based Contract Administration (PBCA) contracts by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Last year, IHFA performed PBCA monitoring on 3,362 apartment units in Idaho. With the new contracts, IHFA will now monitor an additional 15,261

EUGENE, OR - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Anne-Marie Wurzel have joined forces to revolutionize the way Florida home seekers search for properties online, by adding the innovative IDX Broker software to the website Wurzel hosts. As a member of the Mid-Florida MLS (MFRMLS), Wurzel has long had access to the detailed property listings through their professional database. Now, with her IDX-enabled search page, Wurzel's clients receive the same levels of access that was once reserved only for real estate agents and brokers, conveniently on her website. Her customizable IDX solution gives Wurzel and her clients more freedom and access to the MFRMLS listings than ever before available online.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications to participate in a demonstration program to preserve and revitalize existing Multi-Family Housing projects financed by Rural Development.

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Walters Group, an award-winning real estate development firm, has redefined “business as usual” by applying machine-to-machine (M2M) technology to modernize the management of its operations. The firm has been recognized as an M2M success story and was invited by Verizon Wireless to tout the benefits of wireless M2M connectivity services at an employee training seminar.

Washington, DC - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- An estimate of senior home equity owned by Americans aged 62 and over stood at $3.2 trillion as of the end of the first quarter in 2011, according to results from the recently released NRMLA/RiskSpan Reverse Mortgage Market Index (RMMI). The index has tracked reverse mortgage market opportunity since 2000 by analyzing and reporting on trends in senior home values and home equity levels.

BAYONNE, NJ - July 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alexan CityView has introduced a new broker participation program at the collection of 544 upscale apartment homes on a sprawling waterfront site at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor in the Hudson County City of Bayonne.

Lone Tree, CO - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., one of the largest owner-operators of shopping centers in the U.S., has sold the 34,749 square-foot Heritage Hills Shopping Center in Lone Tree, Colo., as part of its effort...

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced the final results of the resident vote at Isaacs Houses. Residents have weighed in on the future of their homes and have opted to remain under the traditional Section 9 model.

The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority (The Port) announced today that it has closed on more than 200 home sales throughout Hamilton County, marking a major milestone in its long-term residential strategy to revive blighted and vacant properties to expand access to quality housing.

U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is announcing her Community Project Funding (CPF) requests that are funded by the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bills. In total, she secured $18,399,144 for 14 projects in the greater Seattle area.

In many Ohio yards, downspouts end a foot from the foundation, driveways show edge cracking, and roof shingles look granular after a few hard seasons. Those aren’t cosmetic details; they’re common results of freeze-thaw swings, heavy rain, wind, and hail.

The Maine Senate voted unanimously to pass a bill from Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, to clarify protections against foreclosure in light of a decision by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) in 2024. LD 1444, “An Act to Clarify the Application of Finch v. U.S. Bank, N.A.,” would prohibit a lender that lost a foreclosure case before 2024 due to their failure to comply with notice requirements from bringing a new foreclosure claim against the same homeowner.

The Trump Administration released its FY27 budget proposal. Despite the nation’s escalating fair and affordable housing crisis the Trump Administration’s FY27 budget continues to propose drastic cuts, including eliminating critical HUD programs. The release of the President’s budget proposal comes as the nation commemorates the passage of the landmark Fair Housing Act of 1968, which passed seven days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s horrific assassination.

Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) spoke before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water during Member Day, highlighting two important issues directly impacting Virginia’s Second District: advancing the Chincoteague Inlet feasibility study to address erosion challenges on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

While provisions in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act seek to improve federal housing programs, increase the supply of affordable housing, and limit private equity purchases of single-family homes, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) warns that the first bipartisan housing legislation in decades fundamentally fails to address the core issues critical to increasing Black homeownership.

Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33) announced that he secured $1,000,000 in community project funding for Omnitrans’ Battery Electric Buses and Installation of Charging Infrastructure project. This funding will create jobs, make commutes smoother for residents and improve air quality in the Inland Empire

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register (LAR) data for 2025 are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) HMDA Platform for approximately 4,768 HMDA filers. The published data contain loan-level information filed by financial institutions and modified to protect consumer privacy.

The way homebuyers find properties is changing faster than most agents realize. AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Perplexity are now answering complex real estate questions directly, pulling information from listing platforms and presenting recommendations without the buyer ever clicking through to a website

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