Michigan RealEstateRama

November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Legislation providing tougher penalties to those who knowingly engage in mortgage fraud has been passed through the legislature and recently signed into law by Governor Snyder. These new Public Acts seek to addres...

MT. PLEASANT, MI - September 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA-RD) and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Developm...

September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Whatever your heating needs this fall, going into winter -- from furnace cleaning -- to repair or replacement, make sure you hire a certified professional from a reputable company to do the job. Michigan Depa...

September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MSU Extension is offering a class, Are You Ready to Buy a Home? on September 8, 2011 from 6:30 – 8:30 at the Warren City Hall, 1 City Square, in Warren. It is free of cost and open to the public. For more infor...

September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MSU Extension is offering a class, Are You Ready to Buy a Home? on September 8, 2011 from 6:30 – 8:30 at the Warren City Hall, 1 City Square, in Warren. It is free of cost and open to the public. For more information or to register, please call 586-469-7614.

August 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Macomb Urban County Housing Rehabilitation Program, administered by the Macomb County Department of Planning & Economic Development, is accepting applications for deferred, no interest loans to help eligibl...

August 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- LANSING The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced today that it has issued bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $70,000,000 on July 26, 2011, and will use the proceeds of such bond...

Lansing, MI - August 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan State Housing Development Authority announced today it has received nearly 9,000 applications for foreclosure prevention assistance during the past five months since the launch of a ne...

LANSING, MI - August 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) announced today that it has released radio public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at helping Michigan consumers shop around for more affordable automobile and homeowners insurance rates. The PSAs, which can be heard on radio stations throughout the state, advise Michigan drivers and homeowners to use OFIR resources to help them stretch their insurance dollar.

LANSING, MI - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today appointed Lauren Eisbrenner to the Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons.

Clinton Township, MI - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- MSU Extension is offering a 3-part workshop on Home Ownership on August 11, 18 & 25, 2011 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Verkuilen Building, 21885 Dunham Rd., Suite 12, Clinton Township.

Reston, VA - July 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Another ruling from the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division declined to reconsider a non-judicial foreclosure initiated by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as mortgagee, underscoring former borrowers’ lack of standing under Michigan law to challenge a foreclosure after the statutory redemption period has expired, further limiting the applicability of the Michigan Court of Appeals’ decision in Residential Funding v. Saurman/Bank of New York Trust v. Messner (“Saurman”).

LANSING, MI - July 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today appointed Matt Davis and James Lance to the Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons. The board licenses and regulates the practice of real estate brokers and salespersons in Michigan.

June 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS), Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing (BCAL), issued an order of summary suspension and notice of intent to revoke the license of a Newaygo County adult foster care small group home licensee, Carlee Nelson, #AM620009247, 2490 Twelve Street, White Cloud, Mich. This action resulted from recent investigations of complaints of the adult foster care small group home.

LANSING, MI - June 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Creighton Weber to the Michigan Manufactured Housing Commission.

LANSING, MI - June 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that he has issued criminal investigative subpoenas against national mortgage servicing support providers in an expansion of his office's investigation into questionable mortgage documentation filed with Michigan's Register of Deeds offices during the current foreclosure crisis.

Royal Oak, MI - June 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- For more than a generation, millions of American families have been able to purchase their own homes thanks to the availability of the thirty-year, fixed rate mortgage. But in the aftermath of the housing collapse and the financial crisis, the thirty-year mortgage is in danger of disappearing altogether as banks and government regulators consider making major reforms to the housing market.

LANSING, MI - June 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today encouraged Southeast Michigan homeowners struggling with foreclosure to attend a June 15th homeowner counseling and lending meeting organized by the United Way for Southeastern Michigan and the Foreclosure Intervention and Neighborhood Stabilization Collaborative (FINSC). The event will provide free counseling services and facilitate lender meetings for homeowners from Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties who may be struggling with foreclosure

MOUNT CLEMENS, MI - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced today that $2.3 million in federal funds will be awarded to three nonprofit organizations to create affordable housing in the county. The announcement culminates a competitive process that began in January 2011 to determine the highest and best use of federal HOME funds.

May 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today noted that the Michigan Saves Home Energy Loan program will be increasing its loan cap from $12,500 to $20,000, effective June 1. The higher loan cap will eliminate a barrier for consumers who want to invest in deep energy efficiency for their home, and will give a greater boost to those who want to purchase solar photovoltaic systems.