Yearly Archives: 2014

SAN DIEGO, - January 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning, is helping lenders across the country adjust to a recently implemented Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) regulation that limits mortgage professionals’ use of automated valuation models (AVMs).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $5 million dollars in grants to five universities to evaluate innovative green infrastructure practices in urban areas, using Philadelphia, Pa. as the pilot area. These grants stem from a cooperative partnership between EPA and Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters program that represents a broad, long-term investment in implementing green infrastructure stormwater management practices.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many firms plan to start hiring again and most contractors predict demand will either grow or remain stable in virtually every market segment this year according to survey results released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The survey, conducted as part of Optimism Returns: The 2014 Construction Industry Hiring and Business Outlook, provides a generally upbeat outlook for the year even as firms worry about growing worker shortages, rising costs and the impact of new regulations and federal budget cutting.

LONDON - January 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The competition for prime assets in Europe’s major real estate markets is leading investors to turn to recovering markets such as Ireland and Spain, regional cities and secondary property in search of returns, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe 2014, a forecast published jointly by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Solutions to increase the supply of affordable rental housing are explored in a new report from the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Housing and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc (Enterprise).

Dayton, OH - January 20, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The city of Dayton boasts the country’s least expensive commercial real estate. Whether someone wants to buy or lease commercial real estate, the market is currently the best it’s been since the Great Recession

WASHINGTON - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Obama Administration announced it is expanding the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Initiative to include Brownsville, TX; Flint, MI; Gary, IN; Macon, GA; Rockford, IL; St. Louis, MO; and Rocky Mount, NC. President Obama established SC2 in 2011 as an innovative and flexible program designed to strengthen local capacity, coordinate federal investments, and spark growth in economically distressed communities. The SC2 Initiative was developed through engagement with mayors, Members of Congress, foundations, nonprofits and other community partners who are committed to addressing the challenges facing local governments as they work to create economic opportunity for all residents

WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau today announced the following new residential construction statistics for December 2013

IRVINE, CALIF. WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that two KTGY principals, Rohit Anand, AIA, NCARB, and Manny Gonzalez, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, have been invited to speak at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) held February 4-6, 2014, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Anand and Gonzalez are frequent guest speakers and panelists at the most prestigious national and regional industry events.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following an unusual surge in housing starts in November, nationwide housing production fell 9.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 999,000 units in December, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered a Missouri mortgage lender, Fidelity Mortgage Corporation, and its former owner and current president, Mark Figert, to pay $81,076 for funneling illegal kickbacks to a bank in exchange for real estate referrals

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A home’s curb appeal is crucial because it can be the first thing buyers notice about a home. That’s why Realtors® rated exterior projects among the most valuable home improvement projects in the 2014 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report