Yearly Archives: 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- By an overwhelming margin, American voters strongly value homeownership and would oppose efforts to weaken or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction or diminish a federal role to help qualified home buyers obtain affordable 30-year mortgages, according to a new nationwide survey gauging likely voters’ attitudes towards homeownership and housing policy issues.

New York, NY - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kent M. Swig, President of Swig Equities, LLC and owner of the landmark building at 48 Wall Street, announced the signing of a new lease for Situs Holdings, LLC who will occupy 13,650 square feet on...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is pleased to announce the addition of two new staff members filling key policy and communications positions: widely recognized housing expert Lynn M. Ross has been named executive director for the ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing; and award-winning real estate journalist Elizabeth Razzi has taken the position of editor-in-chief of Urban Land, ULI’s print and online magazine.

PELLA, IA - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- SmartSync technology, the newest innovation from Pella^®, will integrate with the newest cloud-based home management system from Lowe’s, the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer.

San Bernardino CA - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed an unprecedented sale of a newly developed neighborhood center in San Bernardino, Calif. Built ...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is making available $110 million in grants to transform public and assisted housing and to revitalize communities. Appearing in today’s Federal Register is the Notice of Funding Availability, the federal application, for the FY 2012 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Program. Read HUD’s funding notice.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its continuing effort to provide quality housing counseling to the nation's homeowners, buyers and renters, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the availability of $2 million in grants for housing counseling training. HUD's goal is to fund eligible organizations to deliver training across the full spectrum of counseling services.

River Edge, NJ - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. (REMN), is continuing to bring respected lending industry executives into their growing REMN Wholesale division. With the additions of Anthony Durso and Roger Del Giorno as account executives, REMN Wholesale is continuing to strengthen its commitment to independent brokers and mortgage originators that rely on the company’s unparalleled commitment to quality and customer service.

Denver, CO - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. housing market will continue a slow recovery in 2012, led by stabilizing home prices and increasing sales. Those are among the key findings of a year-end survey of one thousand RE/MAX real estate agents who say housing’s vital signs are gaining strength. The quarterly RE/MAX Market Insights survey provides analysis of the national housing market from the perspective of active RE/MAX agents around the country

NEW YORK, N.Y. - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hudson Realty Capital LLC, a real estate fund manager with more than $2 billion of assets currently under management, funded more than $120 million in new originations and $400 million in loan p...

Greenwood, IN - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Indianapolis-area real estate president Mark Linder of RE/MAX Select Realtors is pleased to announce he will be joining forces with Tiffaney McClurg, forming the Linder-McClurg real estate team. Th...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications increased 4.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 6, 2012. The results include an adjustment to account for the New Year’s Day holiday.

Phoenix, AZ - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sperry Van Ness – SVN Partners in Greater Phoenix announced the sale of 2730 S. Val Vista Bld 8N (3,039 SF) & 2680 S. Val Vista Rd. Bld 11(3,039 SF) in the medical and professional office cond...

Las Vegas, NV - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ballen Group, a top team of Las Vegas Short Sale Specialists under the brokerage Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas has put together a comprehensive Las Vegas Short sale system for sellers. Homeo...

Washington, DC - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- NeighborWorks America, one of the largest sources of community development capital in the U.S. , today announced that the NeighborWorks network invested more than $1.3 billion into rental housing in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2011. In addition, the number of rental homes owned or managed by the NeighborWorks network exceed 90,000 at Sept. 30.

West Hartford, CT - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, is announcing the quarterly meeting of the Connecticut Women Real Estate Investors Association on January 23, 2012. This meeting w...

Washington, DC - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtors® have always been active in their communities, and thanks to REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Society, they can become even bigger assets to those in need through the Volunteering Works program. The program, which matches Realtors® who would like to expand their community service outreach with a mentor, is now seeking entries.

For Immediate Release: Kill Devil Hills, NC – Red Sky Realty Group, www.redskyrealty.com, a consumer driven, technology focused North Carolina real estate brokerage based on the Outer Banks is pleased to announce a new member to our Outer Banks r...

January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Springfield has issued Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) for purchase and redevelopment of three historic homes in the Maple Street area. These vacant and deteriorated houses have been negatively impact...

PELLA, IA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Looking for a way to conveniently use technology to help save energy in your home? This year, the ability to do so is as close as your smartphone or computer as Pella® Windows and Doors introduces its newest innovation, SmartSync technology.