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House Passes Cummings Amendment to Help Protect Servicemembers, Veterans, and Their Families from Foreclosure
Washington, DC - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act with an amendment introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the top Democrat on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, that sign...
Office of Consumer Protection Advises Homeowners to Use Only Licensed Contractors for Home Repairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) warns County residents to be cautious when hiring contractors to repair damage caused by this week’s severe storm and advises consumers t...
Delaney in Financial Services Hearing: We Need Complete Economic Picture When Evaluating GSEs
WASHINGTON, DC - June 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wednesday the House Committee on Financial Services held a full committee hearing titled, “Beyond the GSEs: Examples of Successful Housing Finance Models without Explicit Government Guarantees.” ...
Van Hollen Announces Over $70,000 in Grants to Help Firefighters in Carroll County
Mount Airy, MD - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen announced a grant of $70,659 to the Union Bridge Fire Company in Union Bridge, MD. This grant, awarded through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS...
Van Hollen, Leggett Announce Additional Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers for Montgomery County
Rockville, MD - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced that Montgomery County has been granted 15 additional Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouc...
AG Gansler and State Housing Department Grant Nearly $17M to Benefit Homeowners, Housing Rehabilitation...
Baltimore, MD - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Standing in a North Baltimore neighborhood where once-vacant homes are being revitalized, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) ann...
Maryland Mortgage Program Offers Special Interest Rate for Homes Purchased in Maryland’s Targeted Areas
CROWNSVILLE, MD - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced yesterday that the Maryland Mortgage Program is offering reduced interest rates in Targeted Areas around the State. The ...
AG Gansler Announces More than 10,000 Maryland Borrowers to Receive $1,480 Checks Through National...
Baltimore, MD - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that more than 10,000 Maryland borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a chec...
HENRY HANNA SELLS SEA ISLE MOTEL IN WEST OC, MD
OCEAN CITY, MD - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Henry Hanna, CCIM, SIOR, Senior Advisor with Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, MD is pleased to announce the sale of the Sea Isle Motel on Route 50 in West Ocean City, Ma...
AG Gansler’s Mortgage Servicing Settlement Exceeds $1.3 Billion in Direct Relief; Checks to Eligible...
Baltimore, MD - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that 16,627 Maryland families have received more than $1.3 billion in relief from the National Mortgage Settlement during the period of March 1, 2012...
Maryland Citizens Will Be Safer Today Thanks to a New Building Code Law, Says...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety today said that Maryland citizens will be safer due to legislation passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley. Th...
Top Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Military Families from Foreclosure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Reps. Elijah E Cummings, Mike Michaud, Adam Smith, Susan Davis, Mark Takano, and John Tierney, the Ranking Members of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on Veteran...
AG Gansler, State and Local Housing Officials Host Two-Day AG Gansler, State and Local...
BALTIMORE, MD - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler will host a two-day Mortgage Servicing Settlement workshop in Landover beginning on Friday, May 3. A collaborative effort with the Maryland Department of Hou...
DISCOVER LONG BRANCH! SERIES PRESENTS THE LONG BRANCH SUPER BLOCK PARTY ON SATURDAY,...
Silver Spring, MD - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Long Branch Business League (LBBL), in collaboration with Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP), the Department of Art in the College of Arts and Humanities at University of Maryland, the Univers...
New CBO Report Concludes that Principal Reduction Programs Benefit U.S. Taxpayers, Homeowners, and the...
Washington, DC - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concluding that im...
Cummings Introduces Bill to Create “Independent Monitor” to Oversee Settlement for Illegal Foreclosures and...
Washington, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced the introduction of H.R. 1706, The Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013, t...
AG Gansler’s Consumer Protection Division Settles Charges of Unauthorized Access to Credit Records by...
Baltimore, MD - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has reached a settlement with Washington Home Remodelers, a College Park-based home improvement contractor, a...
Rep. Cummings, Sen. Warren to OCC and Federal Reserve: Illegal Foreclosures are Not ‘Corporate...
Washington, DC - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, as the top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Gove...
Letter Challenges Decision to Withhold Documents from Congress on
Washington, DC - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government ...
Maryland Partners with Lenders to Help “Underwater” Homeowners Refinance to More Affordable Mortgages
HYATTSVILLE, MD - April 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly 500 homeowners from the Washington region attended an invitation-only open house at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville to get help through the federal Home Affordable Refinance Program...
