Rhode Island RealEstateRama
AG Kilmartin Reports on National Mortgage Settlement Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today reported on the progress made by the five mortgage service providers (Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorganChase, and Wells Fargo) at the center o...
AG Kilmartin Announces $215,000 in Rhode Island Homeowner Foreclosure Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the National Mortgage Settlement funding for local efforts to help homeowners facing foreclosure, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced two grants totaling $215,000 to ...
DEM Announces That US District Court Has Approved the State’s Offer to Purchase Rocky...
PROVIDENCE - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island has just approved the State's offer to purchase the remaining land at Rocky Point in Warwick for the development of a future State Pa...
HUD ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF ALLOCATIONS OF HURRICANE SANDY RECOVERY FUNDS TO RHODE ISLAND
WASHINGTON, DC - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development today allocated over $3 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery funding to Rhode Island, representing the first round ...
Residential Properties Earns Website Quality Certification
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - February 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residential Properties Ltd. announced today that it has received the Website Quality Certification (WQC) from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, which presents the certification to me...
AG Kilmartin Announces $375,000 to the Housing Network of Rhode Island for Homeowner Counseling...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- To support foreclosure remediation effort already underway in Rhode Island and educate new homeowners, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced a $375,000 grant to the Housing Network of Rh...
Flanagan Honored as Member of the Inman 100
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Inman News® has announced Residential Properties Ltd. Vice President of Marketing and Technology, Tom Flanagan as a member of the Inman 100, a comprehensive list of the 100 Most Influential Rea...
Reed Applauds CFPB’s New Rules to Restrict “Dual-Track” Foreclosures
WASHINGTON, DC - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Key provisions championed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to help protect consumers from questionable mortgage practices will be going into effect as part of the Consumer Financial Protection Bur...
Residential Properties Helps Brighten Holiday Season
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to assist those in need during the holiday season, Residential Properties Ltd. and its five Rhode Island offices recently made generous contributions to charitable organizations suc...
DEM Preserves Property Along Pawcatuck River in Westerly
PROVIDENCE - December 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Environmental Management has acquired four acres of land in Westerly that will enable the creation of an excellent fishing and boating access site on the Pawcatuck River
Loans are Key to Disaster Recovery for Many Rhode Islanders
WARWICK, R.I. - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In-person help is available in Westerly to help homeowners, renters and businesses of all sizes that were affected by Hurricane Sandy with applications for low-interest disaster recovery loans fro...
FEMA Aids R.I. Renters
WARWICK, R.I. - December 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is not limited only to homeowners. Renters, too, may qualify.
DEM Offers Guidance for Repair of Damaged Septic Systems Due to Hurricane Sandy
PROVIDENCE - December 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Department of Environmental Management is offering guidance to property owners who need to repair or replace onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) that are loc...
Attorney General Kilmartin Urges Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has joined a national effort by state and territorial attorneys general to urge Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven because ...
AG Kilmartin Reports on National Mortgage Settlement Progress
November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today reported on the progress made by the five mortgage service providers (Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorganChase, and Wells Fargo) at the center of the National Mort...
Immediate Crisis Counseling and Help Available to People Affected by Hurricane Sandy
November 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hurricanes can threaten an individual's sense of control and feelings of safety, and they can affect many aspects of our lives. In addition to property damage and other losses, events like Hurricane Sandy can resu...
Mortgage Settlement Fund Applications In the Mail to Rhode Island Residents
September 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kilmartin announced that approximately 5,500 Rhode Island residents who lost their primary residence due to an improper foreclosure process between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011 should e...
AG Kilmartin Grants Rhode Island Legal Services $1.57 Million to Support Two-Year Foreclosure Prevention...
September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- To assist low and middle income families facing foreclosure, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin today announced a two-year, $1.57 million grant to Rhode Island Legal Services (RILS) to fund the Foreclosure Prevent...
Municipalitites Collect $72,000 in Unclaimed Property
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo today announced Treasury's Unclaimed Property Division will be reuniting 37 cities and towns with just over $72,000. The amounts of municipal unclaimed prope...
Reed’s Bill to Expand Housing Protections for Troops Advances in Senate
WASHINGTON, DC - September 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s plan to help protect the financial well-being of thousands of U.S. troops and their families gained momentum this week when it received bipartisan approval from a key ...
