Fall Parade of Homes Showcases New Homes with the Latest Innovations
September 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Fall Parade of Homes returns to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, September 29-October 14 and will showcase 242 new homes that will be free and open to the public 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Homes are located in eig...
Attorney General Koster announces that Missouri has already received more than $83 million from...
Jefferson City, MO - August 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that Missouri has received more than $83 million from the joint state-federal mortgage settlement announced in February 2012.
Attorney General Koster obtains indictment against St. Louis man for home-repair violations
Jefferson City, MO - August 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today said his office has obtained a criminal indictment from the St. Louis County grand jury against Jason Leavy for violating Missouri’s laws related to his h...
July New Housing Permits Maintain Improvement Trend
Kansas City, MO - August 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In cities across the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area, housing production continues to climb in 2012 with the second highest month this year, according to the Home Builders Association of Gre...
Unified Government Waives Building Fees for New Home Construction
Kansas City, MO - August 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Unified Government Board of Commissioners is waiving all building permit fees, inspection fees and sewer connection fees for new single family home construction beginning this month through Dec...
Attorney General Koster announces settlement of criminal proceedings against mortgage surrogate signing company DOCX...
Jefferson City, MO - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today said his office has negotiated a settlement of criminal proceedings against mortgage-services company DOCX and an agreement with DOCX parent company Lender Pr...
Attorney General Koster charges Kansas City funeral home owner with stealing, unlawful business practices
Kansas City, MO - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he has charged Ronald C. Marts, owner and operator of Martron, LLC d/b/a Marts Memorial Services, with stealing money from consumers who purchased...
St. Louis Building Inspector Indicted on Bribery Charges
ST. LOUIS, MO - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A St. Louis City building inspector was arrested early this morning on bribery charges. Anthony D. Davis, age 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on two felony bribery counts. The in...
Attorney General Koster deposits $38 million from mortgage settlement into state treasury
Jefferson City, MO - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he has deposited $38 million into Missouri’s general revenue fund resulting from his efforts to conclude Missouri’s portion of the national ...
Attorney General Koster reaches $76,000 settlement with Utah-based home alarm company
Jefferson City, MO - April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster announced today he has reached a $76,000 settlement with Pinnacle Security, LLC, a home alarm system company based in Utah.
Coral Mortgage Operator Sentenced on Multi-Million-Dollar Securities Fraud
ST. LOUIS - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that David Rubin, employee and operator of two local offices of Coral Mortgage Bankers Corporation, was sentenced to five years’ probation, six mon...
Attorney General’s Office to offer mortgage-settlement forums in every county in Missouri — forums...
Jefferson City, MO - March 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster said today he is sending Assistant Attorneys General into every county in the state during the week of March 26 to provide information to Missouri consumers about t...
Attorney General announces guilty plea by former part-owner of Greenleaf Companies and The Real...
Jefferson City, MO - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster said Eric Christian Gagnepain pleaded guilty February 29 to ten counts of securities fraud and nine counts of unlawful merchandising practices for his role in runnin...
Branstad, Reynolds encourage those affected by Missouri River flood to seek Iowa rental housing...
DES MOINES, MO - February 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today remind those affected by the Missouri River Flooding that affordable Iowa rental housing is available to them. In December the Internal Revenue...
Attorney General Koster announces Missouri consumers, state to receive more than $196 million in...
Jefferson City, MO - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced Missouri’s participation in a landmark national mortgage settlement that will bring more than $196 million to Missouri taxpayers and the state....
Attorney General Koster announces 136-count criminal indictments related to robo-signing in mortgage industry
Jefferson City, MO - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that a Boone County grand jury has handed down 136-count indictments against DOCX, LLC and its founder and former president, Lorraine Brown, for ...
Attorney General Koster announces preliminary support for proposed multistate settlement with mortgage servicing industry
Jefferson City, MO - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he has given preliminary support to a proposed multistate agreement with some of the largest financial institutions in the country to settle ...
Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit in Rolla, Missouri
WASHINGTON, DC - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department today announced that Roger Harris, Hediger Enterprises Inc., Carroll Management Group, Forum Manor Associates L.P. and Forum Manor LLC have agreed to pay $295,000 in moneta...
Schenck Joins St. Louis Fed’s Real Estate Industry Council
ST. LOUIS, MO - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lynn B. Schenck, executive vice president and director of leasing and sales for Jones Lang LaSalle of St. Louis, Mo., has been named to the Real Estate Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank ...
HOPE NOW Assists Homeowners at Kansas City Black Expo
KANSAS CITY, MO - September 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors, articipated in the Kansas City Black Expo this past weekend as ...