Yearly Archives: 2012

WASHINGTON, DC - January 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $6.8 million to help local communities across this country to assess the nature and scope of their homeless challenge as part of a broader Administration goal of preventing and ending homelessness. The technical assistance grants awarded today will ultimately help state and local planning organizations or ‘continuums of care’ to improve data collection and reporting that is a critical part of designing their responses to homelessness.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - January 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Carolina Herrera, the fashion design company, is increasing its occupancy by more than 60 percent at W&H Properties’ 501 Seventh Avenue, bringing its total to nearly 30,000 square feet, ...

NEW YORK, NY - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed a combined sublease and new direct lease transaction totaling 57,364 square feet of office space for Endurance Reinsurance Corporation of America with SL Green Realt...

NEW YORK, , NY - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed two transactions totaling 25,274 square feet of office space for SL Green Realty Corp. at 120 West 45th Street, also known as Tower 45. DeVry College of New York s...

Washington, DC - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman John Tierney and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings called on Committee Chairman Darrell Issa to subpoena documents that Federal Housing Fi...

Washington, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Along with 15 partners, the U.S. Green Building Council today released a report that recommends nearly three dozen executive actions across 23 agency programs where the Obama Administration can drive the economic and environmental benefits of green building without new legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As federal regulators consider setting down-payment standards on new mortgages, a new study shows such rules could push 60 percent of creditworthy borrowers into high-cost loans or out of the market altogether.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it is launching a Section 3 Business Registry pilot program in Washington, D.C. that will expand job opportunities for low-income people and public housing residents by maintaining a registry of businesses that currently hire them. Additionally, HUD will implement the pilot program in New Orleans, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami, to give contracting agencies and low-income residents a single source of information to find eligible Section 3 businesses and job opportunities.

West Hartford, Ct - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) - If you had one chance to ask the CT REIA Coaches any question about buying Connecticut real estate in today's market, what would that question be?

IRVINE, CA - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a leading community association management company providing professional management services to community associations throughout Southern California, has been s...

Torrance, CA - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bob Maxwell, senior vice president of C.W. Driver, has been appointed to join the Board of Directors of Sharp HealthCare Foundation, a nonprofit, philanthropic organization that supports the San Die...

Fort Lauderdale, FL - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Deanna Lobinsky and Travis Herring of CBRE in Fort Lauderdale office have earned the titles of Senior Vice President and First Vice President, respectively. Broker titles at CBRE reflect quan...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials edged down 0.2 percent in December but climbed 5.3 percent from a year earlier, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Meanwhile, the amount contractors charge to construct projects remained largely flat for the month and is up only between 3.3 and 4.7 percent for the year, cutting into contractor earnings and adding to the challenges the hard-hit industry is facing, association officials said.

Washington, DC - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Since it opened in May 2009, the REALTORS® Federal Credit Union has become a significant benefit among National Association of Realtor® members, offering a diverse portfolio of services and products. Since then, REALTORS® FCU has experienced unprecedented growth in membership

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 23.1 percent from one week earlier (last week’s results included an adjustment for New Years Day), according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 13, 2012.

New York, NY - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has announced the appointments of Jill Raff, Irene Sarri and Lisa Steinberg.

LANCASTER, CA - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based CT/KDF Community Development Partners, a joint venture between CT Realty Investors and KDF Communities, in concert with its investment partner, U.S. Bancorp Community Deve...

IRVINE, CA - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, is pleased to announce that three KTGY principals, Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP, Michael Ohara, AIA, and Rohit Anand, AIA, NCARB, have been invited to speak at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) held February 8-11, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. KTGY principals are frequent guest speakers and panelists at the most prestigious national and regional industry events.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes continued to climb for a fourth consecutive month in January, rising four points to 25 on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This is the highest level the index has attained since June of 2007.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- AFE Consulting (AFE), an independent economic consulting and expert services firm, has leased a pre-built on the ninth floor of W&H Properties’ 250 West 57th Street, announces Anthony Ma...