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Suit Filed to Stop Alleged Loan Scam Operation Targeting African Americans in Metro Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 15, 2013, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and pro bono counsel King & Spalding filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the ...
HPD Commissioner Wambua Announces Preference For Displaced Sandy Victims At Coney Island Commons, A...
Brooklyn, N.Y. - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua today announced that the agency has instituted a 25 percent preference for units in City-subsi...
Asbestos Material Dumped in Swanton Area Woods; Ohio EPA Seeks Information to Nab Dumper
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A large quantity of pipe insulation containing asbestos was illegally dumped on a property near Swanton last fall. Ohio EPA is seeking assistance from anyone who may have seen activity at the d...
Housing Begins 2013 with Continued Improvement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- January single family housing starts were their strongest in five years according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistic...
CASAGRANDE: GIVE VOTERS INFORMATION THEY NEED BEFORE DECIDING TO BORROW FOR CONSTRUCTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voters would have clear data necessary to make informed decisions on school construction borrowing under a proposal submitted today by Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande
FEMA Specialists Provide Free Repair And Rebuilding Advice
TRENTON, N.J. - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Getting free advice on how to repair or rebuild your home to minimize future disaster damage is as easy as visiting your local home improvement store. Specialists from the Federal Emergency Manage...
Former Executive Director of Chelsea Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Falsely Reporting Salary
BOSTON - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The former executive director of the Chelsea Housing Authority was convicted today of falsely reporting his salary in annual budgets required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
REALTORS® Market and Price Confidence Indexes Hit All-Time Highs to Start 2013
WALTHAM, MA - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that REALTORS® started out 2013 very confident in the real estate market as the REALTOR® Market Confidence Index (RMCI) and REALTOR...
Mayor Menino Announces $8.4M to Jumpstart Affordable Housing Construction
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) Director Sheila Dillon announced today that more than $8.4 million in affordable housing resources and tax credit funding...
WCDA’s Spirit! of Wyoming Program helps Active Military and/or Military Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA), Wyoming’s affordable housing finance agency, recently lowered the interest rate on its’ Spirit! of Wyoming Loan Program to 2.875%.
Ten North Idaho REALTORS® honored for helping homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ten North Idaho REALTORS® will be honored for connecting homebuyers to affordable home loans through Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). In the past two years, they and other REALTOR...
Nine counties to invest in local roads with Transportation Economic Development Fund grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nine Michigan counties will use $2.7 million in state Category F funds to upgrade roads in urban areas to "all-season" status to support local economic growth and keep Michigan open for busines...
Congressman Crowley Invites National Rifle Association CEO to New York to See Hurricane Sandy...
Washington, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Joe Crowley (NY-14) sent a letter to Wayne LaPierre, CEO and Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), inviting him to come to New York City and reconsider...
Mangano, Cuomo & Fuschillo Announce Insurance Assistance For Hurricane Sandy Victims This Saturday
New York, NY - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, in partnership with New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Senator Charles Fuschillo, announced today that representatives of the Department of Fi...
Sen. Leahy, Gov. Shumlin Announce Agreement and Funding for the Redevelopment of a State...
WATERBURY - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and Gov. Peter Shumlin today announced a $950,000 award from the Agency of Commerce and Community Development to redevelop Ladd Hall in Waterbury into 27 new homes. The proje...
Congressman Andrews Announces $83,000 for Job Training
HADDON HEIGHTS, NJ - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Andrews Announced that the Gloucester County and Camden City housing authorities will receive over $83,000 in federal funds to help put people in South Jersey back to work.
Pennsylvania Seeks Nominations for 2013 Supportive Housing Award
Harrisburg - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Individuals and organizations that are creating quality housing opportunities for older Pennsylvanians can be nominated for the state’s 2013 Supportive Housing Award. Nominations are due by March 29.
Mayor Reed Joins Federal and State Officials for Permanent Supportive Housing Grant Announcement
ATLANTA - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Kasim Reed joined officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the State of Georgia’s Department of Commu...
Wicker Critical of Defense Department Report on Energy-Efficient Building Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), on Friday, criticized a newly-released Department of Defense (DOD) report on energy-efficient building standards. Wicker added an amendment to the FY2012 ...
MPSC Issues Annual Report on Renewable Energy
February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today issued its third annual reporton the implementation of the state's renewable energy standard and its cost effectiveness. Public Act 295 of 2008 requires the rep...
