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Two More Convicted of Mortgage Fraud
PENSACOLA, FL - September 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In February, Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that nine defendants had been federally indicted for their involvement in several multi-jurisd...
Monitor Issues Interim Report on Relief Provided to Homeowners Under the National Mortgage Settlement
TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Joseph Smith, Jr., the national mortgage settlement monitor, released an interim report on homeowner relief that the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers have provided as of June 30. ...
Lake County Government offices to close for Labor Day
TAVARES, FL - August 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of Courts, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections and Tax Collector will be closed Monday, Sept. 3 in observance of Labor Day
Lake County joins with the Open Table initiative to help give struggling probationers a...
TAVARES - August 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many times, offenders who are released on probation battle poverty, joblessness, homelessness and various other circumstances that make it difficult for them to re-enter society as productive citizens. In...
Lake County Emergency Management keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Isaac
TAVARES - August 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As Central Florida braces for Tropical Storm Isaac, the Lake County Public Safety Department, Emergency Management Division is closely monitoring the storm. Officials are urging Lake County residents to t...
Lake County Property Appraiser Ed Havill passes away
TAVARES, CA - August 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lake County’s longest-serving Property Appraiser, Ed Havill passed away Saturday at age 71. “Ed Havill was an outstanding pillar of this community who dedicated his life to Lake County,“ said Co...
Hastings to Visit Senator Philip D. Lewis Homeless Resource Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL - August 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) will visit the recently opened Senator Philip D. Lewis Homeless Resource Center in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday, August 20th at 2:00 p.m. Hastin...
Lake County exploring options for land acquisition
TAVARES, FL - August 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lake County continues to explore land options for the acquisition of property that could subsequently be used for future County projects.
COALITION LAUNCHES “JOURNEY HOME CAMPAIGN” $12 MILLION MAJOR GIFTS FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
ORLANDO, FL - August 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida has launched the Journey Home Campaign, a $12 million major gifts and endowment fundraising initiative to ensure the strength and viability of the Coalitio...
MONUMENTAL MOMENT FOR HOMELESS MEN
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida "Wall Raising" for new Men's Service Center
Attorney General Bondi’s Office Obtains $462,500 to Provide Legal Aid to Low-Income Individuals Facing...
TALLAHASSEE, FlL - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced that ProVest, LLC, one of Florida’s largest service processing firms, has agreed to pay $462,500 to the Florida Bar Foundation to continue the legal ai...
Two Individuals Convicted in Florida in Foresclosure Rescue Scheme
WASHINGTON, DC - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Justice today convicted two defendants for their roles in a South Florida mortgage fraud scheme that took advantage of homeowners on the brink of foreclosure and left many without ...
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater Announces Record Breaking Unclaimed Property Returns in Fiscal Year...
TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced that more than $211 million in unclaimed cash and property was returned to Floridians during Fiscal Year 2011/2012—nearly 12 percent mo...
Diaz-Balart Offers Testimony to Introduce H.R. 2069, The Safe Building Code Incentive Act
Washington, D.C. - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) will offer the following testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management today. The hearing will be held ...
Survivors of Tropical Storm Debby May Qualify for FEMA Rental Assistance
TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- While survivors finish repairs to their homes or find a new place to live, money may be available to help them pay for a clean and safe place to stay.
Lake County urges citizens to be wary of hiring unlicensed contractors
TAVARES, FL - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season upon us, and residents facing an increased chance of rain and damaging winds that could result in home or property damage, the Lake County Board of County Commiss...
Wells Fargo brings the NeighborhoodLIFT program to Jacksonville to help local housing market recover
JACKSONVILLE, FL - July 5, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), one of America’s leading community banks and the nation’s largest home mortgage lender, today announced that the NeighborhoodLIFTSM program, a ...
Increased permitting activities enable restoration of 40-hour work weeks for Building Services employees
TAVARES - July 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Board of County Commissioners recently approved a measure to reinstate 40-hour work weeks for staff with the Lake County Growth Management Department, Building Services Division, located on t...
Florida Should Require Praetorian Insurance to Cut Rates Charged to Homeowners by at Least...
Washington D.C. - July 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In testimony filed today, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) called for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) to require Praetorian Insurance Company to cut homeowners’ insurance r...
Man Pleads Guilty to a $2 Million Mortgage Fraud
TALLAHASSEE, FL - June 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert Martin Tolentino, 50, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, pleaded guilty in federal court in Tallahassee today to defrauding SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. on a $2 million mortgage. The guilty plea was annou...
