Pennsylvania RealEstateRama
PHFA accepting proposals for use of PHARE and Marcellus Shale funding to improve housing...
HARRISBURG - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) today for projects to improve the availability and affordability of housing in the Marcellus Shale region of the state.
PA Treasury to Mail 40,000 Letters to Potential Owners of New Unclaimed Property, Says...
Harrisburg - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents who find a letter from the Pennsylvania Treasury in their mailboxes in coming weeks may be entitled to unclaimed property, State Treasurer McCord noted today as his department prepares to send ...
Sign-on to permanently protect tenants from foreclosure
Harrisburg PA - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In 2009, the enactment of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA) was a major step forward in achieving housing stability for renters living in a property in foreclosure. The Act ensures that...
Historic Tax Credit established in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg PA - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Saturday, June 30, Pennsylvania became the 30th state in the country to have a state historic tax credit when Governor Tom Corbett signed the FY 2013 Commonwealth Budget and established the Histori...
Treasurer McCord Says Nearly $238 Million in Property Tax, Rent Rebates to be Issued...
Harrisburg - July 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Older Pennsylvanians, widows and widowers, and people with disabilities who are expecting a state property tax or rent rebate should receive that payment next week, according to State Treasurer Rob McCord...
PA Treasurer McCord Returns Over $49,000 in Unclaimed Property to Montgomery County to Support...
Norristown - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Local officials across the Commonwealth, faced with a greater demand for services as state funding declines, should check to see if their governments may be owed unclaimed property, Pennsylvania Treasure...
President of Real Estate Loan Company Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison, Ordered to...
PITTSBURGH - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 55 months of incarceration on his conviction of wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
Help for homeowners facing foreclosure
June 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- House returns HEMAP funding bill to Senate for chamber’s expected approval. A bill to provide a multi-year funding stream to the state’s currently idled Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) is...
Springfield Man Charged as Conspirator in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael J. Smith, 31, of Springfield, Pennsylvania, was charged today by indictment with participating in a mortgage fraud conspiracy that caused losses of over $600,000, announced United States Att...
