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BOSTON - May 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $350,000 in financing to help create 47 new units of affordable sober housing in Boston, Chelmsford, Somerville and Westford

Deerfield Beach, FL - April 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In Downtown Miami’s fiercely competitive office market, a Stiles partnership has found a sweet spot that’s turning its $1 million investment in “green” enhancements and building upgrade...

WASHINGTON, DC - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- To ensure the Maryland Veterans home in Charlotte Hall remains a comfortable and safe residence for Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding nearly $3.8 million to expand the emerg...

Denver, OC - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Central Atlantic Region presented Joe Sabelhaus of RE/MAX Town Center (Germantown, MD) with both the Broker/Owner of the Year and Eagle Awards for his outstanding performance in 2011. These p...

WASHINGTON, DC - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Every day across this country, hundreds of community-based foundations are improving the lives of residents and the neighborhoods where they live. These foundations often do their philanthropic work without much recognition – until now. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is collaborating with the Council on Foundations in the launch of a new awards program to recognize community foundations for the excellent work they do along with their public partners in the area of housing and community development

Denver, CO - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With an improving state of the economy, RE/MAX associates continue to find success and some were able to celebrate their most productive year yet at the RE/MAX Central Atlantic Region’s Top Producers ...

HONOLULU - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Vicksburg’s U.S. Route 60 at Vicksburg Road Roundabout was one of the most successful construction partnerships of 2011, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a result, the project’s contractor, Glendale-based Combs Construction Company, Inc., was one of only three projects to receive the association’s Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael LeCorgne, an account executive with 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, has been honored with the Bill Polley/BUILD-PAC Award by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

BOSTON, MA - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing has awarded $68,213 in financing to help preserve affordable sober housing in Falmouth and for support services for existing sober housing in Boston.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy a recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. This distinguished award recognizes the Furman Center’s excellence in providing objective, policy-relevant research to address the challenges facing neighborhoods in New York City and across the nation. The award comes with a grant of $1 million, which the Furman Center will use to broaden its research and policy analysis to more national issues.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- To improve performance and boost the capacity of state and local governments to implement their federal block grant programs for housing and community development, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is making nearly $62 million available through the Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) OneCPD and Core Curricula Programs. Read HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).

Orange County, CA - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kerry Vandel, Director of the UCI Center for Real Estate has been announced as the keynote speaker for the first annual “SPIRE Awards” program, recognizing commercial real estate achievements by men and women in Orange County, and presented by the Commercial Real Estate Women, Orange County chapter (CREW-OC).

IRVINE, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce its latest achievements in home design excellence. Foursquare Senior Living community in Portland, Oregon, received high honors at Na...

WASHINGTON, DC - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $4.1 million to 17 public housing authorities to address emergency, safety and security needs at their public housing properties, including measures necessary to fight crime and drug activities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council announced the winners of its 2012 Best of 50+ Housing Awards, which honor excellence and innovation in the design, development and marketing of housing for older consumers. The awards program, returning after a year’s hiatus, was held during the International Builders’ Show and showcases the latest trends in housing for the mature market.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it has awarded $7.5 million to state and local government agencies that enforce fair housing laws and help communities and housing providers to better understand their fair housing rights and responsibilities (see attached list).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seventeen home builders and remodelers, home builders’ associations and other members of the home building industry were recognized for their commitment to strong safety programs Tuesday at the sixth annual SAFE awards dinner during the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will honor 11 housing professionals for their outstanding service in elevating the image of NAHB designations. The 2011 Designee of the Year award winners will be recognized at the 2012 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Fla.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $6.8 million to help local communities across this country to assess the nature and scope of their homeless challenge as part of a broader Administration goal of preventing and ending homelessness. The technical assistance grants awarded today will ultimately help state and local planning organizations or ‘continuums of care’ to improve data collection and reporting that is a critical part of designing their responses to homelessness.

IRVINE, CA - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that three KTGY principals, Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP, Michael Ohara, AIA, and Rohit Anand, AIA, NCARB, have been invited to speak at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) held February 8-11, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. KTGY principals are frequent guest speakers and panelists at the most prestigious national and regional industry events.