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West Hartford, CT - December 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) CT REIA Monthly Meeting with Andy Heller Real Estate Riches For Regular People

Washington D.C. - December 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and ...

Aliso Viejo, CA - December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Point Center Financial, Inc., retained Dale A. Martin as In-House Corporate Counsel. In his current role, Mr. Martin will serve as counsel to Point Center Financial and its executive management team on all legal matters including commercial real estate finance, corporate, litigation, and general risk management relative to the company’s operations and duties. In addition, he will monitor changes in the law to proactively define and develop corporate strategies, policies, procedures and programs.

Northbrook, IL - December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Walgreens property located at 3325 16th Avenue Southwest in Cedar Rapids, IA for $4...

IRVINE, CA - December 12, 2011 - (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...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - December 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- James Stanley Ward, Edward George Locker, and Richard Ferguson Tipton pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, United States Attorney Melind...

WASHINGTON, DC - December 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, delivered the following opening statement today at a hearing to ...

SANTA FE, N.M. - December 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- UnitedHealth Group today announced an innovative partnership with Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. (Enterprise), a national leader in the affordable housing and community development industry, to provide up to $50 million to finance affordable-housing projects in targeted communities throughout the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- President Obama today announced nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next 2 years. These investments will save billions in energy costs, promote energy independence, and, according to independent estimates, create tens of thousands of jobs in the hard-hit construction sector.

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorneys General Kamala D. Harris of California and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada today announced that their states have entered into a joint investigation alliance designed to assist homeown...

BOISE, ID - December 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.), today announced that its Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Program has received $5,000 in operating support from the Bank of America Charit...

WASHINGTON, DC - December 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Economic troubles in the United States and Europe are weighing upon local economies across the Asia Pacific region as well as investor sentiment in Asia and Australian real estate markets, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Asia Pacific 2012, a real estate forecast jointly published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

WASHINGTON, DC - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the creation of a joint task force to combat scams targeted at homeowners seeking to apply for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). SIGTARP, the CFPB, and Treasury have partnered to protect taxpayers by investigating and shutting down these scams and by providing education programs to vulnerable homeowners. The joint task force today issued a consumer fraud alert to protect homeowners from HAMP-related mortgage modification scams. The fraud alert will also be provided directly to homeowners eligible for HAMP.

BOCA RATON, FL - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Global Tower Partners (GTP) announced today it has signed an agreement with Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund (BREOF) to manage and lease 41 properties to wireless telecommunications carriers across the country. GTP will market BREOF’s locations as prospective collocation sites for wireless carriers and utilities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment shrank for the second straight month in November as residential, nonresidential building and heavy construction segments remained in low gear, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the employment drop reflects continued declines in public sector investments. They added that construction employment could benefit from increased transportation investments and other pro-growth measures designed to boost private sector demand.

ONTARIO, CA - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT Realty Investors Inc. (www.ctrinvestors.com) announced lease agreements today with Pacific Urethane LLC for 150,240 square feet and Precision Foam LLC for 43,492 square feet at 1671 Champagne Ave...

New York, NY - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) announced today that it will host its Annual Institutional Investor Conference on Monday, December 5, 2011.

West Hartford, CT - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, is announcing its Annual Holiday Dinner for real estate investors and professionals. This event will take place on Monday Decembe...

SACRAMENTO, CA - November 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that Angeline Lisa Lizarrago, 69, of Fremont, was sentenced today to five years for a foreclosure scam in which dozens of struggling Bay Area and Centr...

COLUMBIA, SC - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Kenneth Paul Holmes, age 48, of Chapin, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for conspiracy to commit ba...