New York RealEstateRama
New York State home prices rise for 7th consecutive month
Albany, NY - June 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - Robust buyer activity across New York State in May resulted in a 12-percent growth in the statewide median sales price from May 2012, according to the housing market report released today by the New York ...
Statement From A.G. Schneiderman Regarding The National Mortgage Settlement Monitor’s Finding That Wells Fargo...
NEW YORK, NY - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- National Mortgage Settlement Monitor Joseph A. Smith, Jr. today released a progress report evaluating the compliance of Ally Financial/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo with ...
HPD Commissioner Wambua Continues Preference For Displaced Sandy Victims At Harlem River Point South,...
New York, N.Y. - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua today announced the latest housing development to offer preference to income-eligible New Yorkers ...
SCHUMER: OVER 40 PERCENT OF DUTCHESS COUNTY’S 20,000 VETS DON’T UTILIZE PROPERTY TAX BENEFITS...
New York, NY - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, at the Dutchess County Office Building, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer launched a two-pronged plan to help ensure that veterans returning home to Dutchess County from Iraq and Afghanistan are rece...
STATEMENT OF MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON PASSAGE OF THE CITY’S LEGISLATION TO REFORM...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --"Today, the New York State Legislature passed important City-proposed legislation that will allow for significant reforms to the board of the New York City Housing Authority and streamline its manag...
New York State Senate Passes Klein Bill to Stop Homeowner Insurance Scams
ALBANY, NY - June 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Tuesday, the New York Senate passed legislation to protect homeowners from insurance scams by establishing a strict firewall between public adjusters and contractors. The legislation (S.3771A) was wri...
Using Eminent Domain to Address Underwater Mortgage Debt
NEW YORK, NY - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With more than 11 million homes still “underwater,” the mortgage debt overhang caused by the housing bubble remains an impediment to economic growth and a burden on communities across the country. ...
Senate Approves Bills to Cut Red Tape That Hurts Job Creation
New York, NY - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Senate passed 14 regulatory reform bills today as the first part of a major initiative, that includes statewide public forums, to identify and eliminate thousands of costly and unnec...
Museum of the City of New York Hosts Talk with New York-based Architect and...
New York, N.Y. - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Join acclaimed architect and interior designer William T. Georgis and several artisans with whom he collaborates—Michele Oka Doner, Nancy Lorenz, and Mike Gracie—for a lively discussion of his wo...
HPD, NYCHA, & HHC Announce New Initiative to Help Keep City’s Promise to Double...
New York, NY - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua attended the 13th Annual New York State Supportive Housing Conference today where he announced that later this...
Gillibrand Urges SBA to Expedite Disaster Loans for Nearly One Thousand Small Biz and...
New York, NY - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With nearly one thousand New Yorkers facing delays on securing Sandy-related federal loans and hundreds more still waiting on a final decision on their disaster loan applications, U.S. Senator Kirsten ...
Tenants Rally and Testify for Stronger Rent Law Enforcement
- June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- NYC Tenants and grassroots organizations from around the city will gather at a rally in support of stronger regulations for rent law enforcement, in order to prevent illegal overcharges, harassment and eviction. Im...
Department of Environmental Protection Completes Green Infrastructure Projects in Brooklyn That Will Improve Water...
New York, NY - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Carter Strickland today joined New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Regional Director Venetia Lannon to a...
Senate Majority Coalition Announces Major Initiative to Eliminate State Regulations That Cost Money and...
New York, NY - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate Republican Conference Leader Dean Skelos and Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein today announced that the Senate Majority Coalition will begin an unprecedented initiative to ident...
JMC Holdings, LLC Hires Head of Asset Management to Oversee Rapidly Expanding Portfolio
New York (June 6, 2013) – JMC Holdings, LLC, a burgeoning real estate investment company launched by Matt Cassin and David Taylor, announced this week that Christopher Deppoliti has been hired as the company’s Head of Asset Management. In his role,...
Assembly Approves Legislation to Strengthen Mitchell-Lama Housing Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Housing Committee Chair Keith L.T. Wright today announced the approval of a comprehensive package of legislation that would help to preserve Mitchell-Lama housing...
HPD & HDC Join Barrier Free Living And Alembic To Break Ground On New...
Bronx, NY - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City’s Housing Development Corporation (HDC),the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), along with the New York Sta...
Citi, L+M Development Partners Announce $150 Million New York Affordable Housing Preservation Fund II
New York, NY - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Citi and L+M Development Partners (L+M) have launched a second New York Affordable Housing Preservation Fund. NYAH II, a $150 million real estate private equity venture, is designed to be an entrepreneu...
State Announces Construction Underway on Supportive Housing in the Bronx
New York, NY - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) today announced that ground has been broken on a project that will create 120 units of permanent supportive housing in the Bronx for chroni...
Assembly Passes Comprehensive Sandy Insurance Reform Package to Protect Homeowners and Businesses in the...
New York, NY - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Insurance Committee Chair Kevin Cahill joined with colleagues to announce the Assembly's passage of an expansive legislative package that would help reform the arduou...
