EUGENE, OR - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has teamed up with North Fork, California Realtor Marie Iden to integrate the dynamic IDX Broker software onto the professional website Iden represents. Her customizable IDX solution has made fin...

EUGENE, OR - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Greenbelt, Maryland Realtor Marcus Bruno have teamed up to revolutionize the online real estate search process for home seekers. The convenient IDX enabled website Bruno hosts has been integr...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today welcomed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to invalidate the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) “notification of employee rights” notice posting rule. A three-judge panel struck down the rule on the grounds that the NLRB had overstepped its authority under law. ABC General Council Maurice Baskin, a shareholder with Littler, argued the case before the appeals court

Washington, D.C. - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today announced Anthony Ayotte, craft training manager for the Cianbro Institute, Pittsfield, Maine, as its 2013 Craft Instructor of the Year. Ayotte received this honor May 3 during ABC’s 21st Century Workforce Development Conference in Birmingham, Ala

WASHINGTON, DC - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Energy Department and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) today announced that registration is now open for America’s Home Energy Education Challenge (AHEEC), a national student competition created to help families save money by saving energy. Students, educators, and school principals are encouraged to register to participate at HomeEnergyChallenge.org.

Northbrook, IL - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm specializing in single tenant assets, has completed the sale of a net leased Home Depot office building located at 2951 Kinwest Parkway, Irving, Texas for $2,230,000.

Fort Lauderdale, FL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of Charles Plaza, a 46,058 square foot unanchored multi-tenant retail center. The buyer, S17TPA Corp. and ABC Development, Inc., purchased the property for $5,625,000 from MCCS-1, LLC, a Florida-based private investor who hired CBRE to market the asset for sale and negotiate the transaction.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has completed the design for phase one of the new West Valley Campus at College of the Desert in Palm Springs, Calif., -- a project that sets new benchmarks for integrating sustainable design and high-performance building technologies into the academic curriculum.

CHICAGO, IL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Woodstock Institute and Illinois PIRG delivered a message from over 7,000 residents of Illinois to Sen. Mark Kirk today: it’s time to stop the obstructionism and confirm Director Richard Cordray to a full term at the helm of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The petitions were delivered as part of a national movement during which over 160,000 Americans signed a petition from Americans for Financial Reform asking members of Congress to confirm Cordray let the CFPB continue to do its job of protecting consumers

Palm Beach Gardens, FL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged a lease of 7,000 square feet at a 96,000 square-foot Class A office building at Corporate Center at the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The office space at 4200 Northcorp Parkway, owned by an affiliate of Lexington Realty Trust, a New York City-based real estate investment trust, will serve as a new world headquarters for eXfuze

Harrisburg - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- SeniorCare Network, Inc., of Oakmont, today was awarded the state’s annual Supportive Housing Award for its many programs and initiatives that provide Pennsylvania seniors with quality, affordable housin...

BECKLEY, W.Va. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Friday announced the Greenbrier County Housing Authority has been awarded more than $155,000 to offer permanent supportive housing for disabled homeless individuals and ...

CHICAGO, IL - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Appraisal Institute joined some of the world’s leading professional organizations May 2 in forming the International Property Management Standards Coalition. The two-day meeting at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., focused on developing and embedding a single standard for the way property is measured worldwide.

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gebroe-Hammer Associates, the Livingston-based investment brokerage firm specializing in multi-family transactions, engineered a 1031 Exchange involving the sale of a 39-unitBloomfield property and the acquisition of aMontclair property package. The package encompassed 29 apartment-rental units and an adjacent single-family home containing a 19-space parking lot. Gebroe-Hammer’s Ken Uranowitz, president, exclusively represented the sellers, both of whom are long-time clients, in both sales

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, the Green Building Advisory Committee established by the General Services Administration (GSA), officially recommended to GSA that the LEED green building certification system be used for all GSA buildings as the best measure of building efficiency. The committee also conveyed that LEED should be the primary way to show how agency buildings use energy and water and that LEED standards are the most conducive to meet the Energy Independence and Security Act.

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has closed the $9.3 million sale of an 88,787-square-foot industrial property at 5700 W. 96th Street.

Las Vegas, NV - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The city of Las Vegas will host its second annual “Homeowners Night” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at the Development Services Center, located at 333 N. Rancho Drive

NEW YORK, NY - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced his intention to sue Bank of America and Wells Fargo for repeatedly violating the terms of the National Mortgage Settlement. Signed in 2012, the Sett...

New York, NY - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Senate today passed bills that would continue to promote the construction of environmentally-friendly buildings and the cost-saving benefits of net metering for utility bills. Both bil...

Albany, NY - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $91 million in awards for shovel-ready projects to build affordable housing across the state. The low-interest loans and tax credits will build and preserve 2,060 u...

A Bay Area lawmaker is pushing for new federal legislation to study the threat rising groundwater poses — a hidden but growing environmental danger that experts say could worsen flooding, damage infrastructure, and contaminate drinking water.

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) proudly graduates 227 emerging developers from the NAREB Developers Academy on Tuesday, as the organization of Black real estate developers, known as Realtists, seeks to increase production of much-needed housing in communities nationwide.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman – and welcome to my hometown, Las Vegas, Nevada. And before, I get into my remarks – Mr. Chairman, as you know, Senate Republicans unilaterally thrusted the gaming economy and its patrons into uncertainty with the unjust inclusion of the wagering loss

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)introduced Mr. Bill Roark of Huntsville, Alabama, as a witness appearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The hearing was about empowering workers by expanding employee ownership.

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