Yearly Archives: 2013

Northbrook, IL - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group’s Research Department has released a new research report providing comprehensive numbers and analysis of the activity in the National Net Lease Drug Store Market

SAN DIEGO, - October 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning, has enhanced its National Property Database to include expanded property transaction intelligence through the release of the new Derived Transaction Record (DTR). The company also announced the introduction of the Assessor History Database and enhancements to its Standard Recorder Record (SR) and Pre-Foreclosure coverage

CMN Hospitals® Awards Reagan as 2013 Corporate Person of the Year DENVER - October 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mike Reagan, RE/MAX Senior Vice President,...

IRVINE, CALIF. - October 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, one of the most dominant retail investment groups in the western United States and a market leader in the sale of retail properties, announced today that the group is back for a third consecutive year of raising awareness and funds for men’s cancers in November, by growing mustaches

Torrance, CA - October 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp., a national owner-operator of shopping centers, is celebrating the opening of a new, state-of-the-art LA Fitness in 45,000 square feet at the Old Town Shopping Center, located at 5500 Greenville Ave. in Dallas, Texas.

Berkeley, CA - October 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- iHomefinder is pleased to announce that Kimberly Sloss of Homequest Real Estate has become a new client. Kimberly believes that providing timely data, her professional knowledge and having a tenacious spirit produces the best results for real estate buyers and sellers. Kimberly makes green living a priority in her life and her real estate practice, and has obtained the National Association of REALTORS® Green Designation. She serves clients in Chino Hills, California and the surrounding area.

Torrance, CA - October 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firms, has closed on a $7.9 million office sale in Santa Monica, Calif. The current home of Riot Creative Imaging, the 18,000-square-foot building is located at 1740 Stanford St., near the former industrial area of eastern Santa Monica.

Torrance, CA - October 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates Madison has added two veterans to its already powerful brokerage presence with the addition of Steve Blaschke and Ryon Savasta. The pair, which will provide additional expertise in both commercial and retail brokerage, bring nearly 30 years of combined specialized services for the Wisconsin and Midwest regions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it has issued its recommendation on the federal government’s use of third party green building certification systems. GSA is required by law to issue a recommendation to the Department of Energy (DOE) on how the federal government can best use certification systems to measure the design and performance of the federal government’s construction and major renovation projects.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new $1 million grant from JPMorgan Chase will help fund LISC's affordable housing work in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay Area. "Affordable housing is the cornerstone of the work we are doing with JPMorgan Chase to improve the quality of life for low-income residents across the country," said Michael Rubinger, President and CEO of LISC.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against a Kentucky law firm, Borders & Borders, PLC, and its principals, for illegally paying kickbacks for real estate settlement referrals through a network of shell companies

SAN DIEGO, - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- DataQuick, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning announced that home price growth resumed at a rapid rate in September and spread to all 42 reported markets. The increase comes after overall prices decreased during the summer months of July and August

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Community and the St. Catherine board of directors today announced they are entrusting the national affordable housing leader, Mercy Housing Lakefront (MHL), with the management and governance of St. Catherine Residence in Milwaukee. The merger is part of MHL’s overall affordable housing strategy to strengthen community development in the city and bring additional investment dollars and jobs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan joined Mayor Thomas Menino Thursday to kick off a major federal investment in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. The Pearl Meats meatpacking plant in the Quincy Corridor is benefiting from a significant grant from HUD's Choice Neighborhoods program. Once an economic scar on the area, the meatpacking plant will undergo redevelopment as part of a massive public-private effort to attract new business, build quality affordable housing and create jobs.

Washington, DC - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A $1.5 million grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation will help NeighborWorks America substantially increase its work to help NeighborWorks network members and nonprofit community development corporations around the U.S. build stronger and sustainable mortgage lending operations, expand affordable homeownership opportunities, enhance the availability of financial capability programs and strengthen community stabilization efforts. The grant is part of a $6.3 million overall commitment to affordable housing this year from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation

New York, NY - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches, people in the region continue to struggle and NeighborWorks America is supporting member organizations as they provide individuals and families with a variety of services to help them recover and thrive.

ERIE COUNTY, NY - October 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz joined Daniel Burstein, Executive Deputy Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (“DFS”) Real Estate Finance Division, along with other members of the Division and homeowners at the Mobile Command Center (“MCC”) during the MCC’s daylong visit to the ELIM Christian Fellowship on Chalmers Avenue in Buffalo. The MCC is staffed with DFS personnel equipped to provide foreclosure prevention assistance to struggling homeowners, assess individuals’ specific situations, and intercede on behalf of homeowners with their mortgage lenders or servicers, among other services

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sound energy policy prevailed as local and state governmental officials rejected dozens of builder-sponsored home efficiency rollback proposals in a three-day marathon meeting convened by the International Code Council (ICC) to develop the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)

Lenexa, Kan., - October 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ritchie Enterprises Inc., a Sullivan, Mo., company doing business as PuroClean Emergency Restoration Services, has agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it failed to use proper lead-safe work practices during the restoration of a home built in 1891 near New Haven, Mo., in violation of the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP).

Seattle - October 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week October 20-26, 2013, to raise awareness of lead poisoning in children. Approximately one million children today are affected by lead poisoning, but when you know what to look for and what to do, lead poisoning is 100% preventable.