2018-10-29 17:01
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced today that enhancements have been made to its free affordable housing online tool. DCHousingSearch.org helps potential… Read More
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2018-10-29 16:55
The three federal banking agency members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) with Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) responsibilities today announced the availabi… Read More
2018-10-29 16:44
Strong market conditions helped fuel a 6 percent increase in multifamily lending in 2017, as lenders provided a record high $285 billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or… Read More
2018-10-29 16:35
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) Division of Real Estate (“DRE”) recently published an Association Complaint Procedure and a… Read More
2018-10-29 16:31
The Pew Charitable Trusts and the National Institute of Building Sciences will host a joint webinar, The Business Case for Building Stronger, Smarter Infrastructure, on Tuesday, October 30… Read More
2018-10-29 16:29
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, at a special meeting held today, unanimously approved a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to allow temporary relocation housing for residents in… Read More
2018-10-25 17:16
At meetings held throughout Joint Council 28, hundreds of Teamsters working in the construction industry voted to ratify a new 3-year agreement. The agreement covers all Western Washington c… Read More
2018-10-25 17:13
Following the devastation of Hurricane Michael, Teamsters Joint Council 75 is working the Florida AFL-CIO, the American Red Cross and a variety of other organizations to assist union members… Read More
2018-10-25 17:01
President Trump signed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 into law. This water infrastructure legislation will benefit the nation’s dams, ports, and waterways. It inc… Read More
2018-10-25 16:46
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today the formation of the Capital Council, a new business council made up of commercial real estate finance professionals from MBA member fi… Read More
2018-10-25 16:39
Sales of newly built, single-family homes fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 553,000 units after downwardly revised August, July and June reports, according to newly released data… Read More
2018-10-25 16:36
Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler released the following statement on President Donald Trump signing America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018… Read More
2018-10-25 16:32
According to the United States Census Bureau, Arkansas ranks 46th in the nation with an 18.7 percent poverty rate in 2018. The availability of affordable housing is critical to easing t… Read More
2018-10-25 15:32
If you’re moving to California in the near future, you probably have some questions. California is very different from other states, and it’s best that you know as much as possib… Read More
2018-10-25 14:54
CBRE Executive Vice President Philip D. Voorhees announced today that the National Retail Partners-West (NRP-West) completed the sale of Edinger Plaza in Orange County, California, a power s… Read More
2018-10-25 14:44
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Fresenius property located at 2600 N Coria Street in Brownsville, Texas for $2… Read More
2018-10-24 19:14
The Case for Open Space, a new report from the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance, makes the business case for real estate investments in p… Read More
2018-10-24 19:01
Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution (Clearinghouse CDFI) announced today a $50,000 Class A equity investment from Partners Bank of California. This is Partners Bank of… Read More
2018-10-23 19:18
The .realestate domain, launched by the National Association of Realtors®, in partnership with Second Generation, Ltd., will be available for purchase through GoDaddy next month. Due to… Read More
2018-10-23 18:22
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for up to $53 million in new projects to advance early-stage solar technologies. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewabl… Read More
2018-10-23 18:19
The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 58 in the third quarter of 2018, remaining stable from the previous quarter. The RMI… Read More
2018-10-23 18:17
Notice is hereby given that the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at 4 p.m. in the Andre’ Mallette Training Center at… Read More
2018-10-23 17:54
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a two single tenant net leased BioLife Plasma property located at 6380 Village View Drive in West Des Moi… Read More
2018-10-23 17:12
While hunting for your dream apartment might seem like the most daunting task, the effort to continue living in the apartment you get doesn’t end there. Building a strong relationship… Read More
2018-10-22 19:16
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Pick ‘n Save property located at 900 E Riverview Expressway, Wisconsin R… Read More
2018-10-22 19:09
WASHINGTON (October 22, 2018) – (RealEstateRama) — Existing-home sales declined in September after a month of stagnation in August, according to the National Association of Realt… Read More
2018-10-22 18:54
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke cheered President Trump’s memorandum on western water. The memorandum directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to… Read More
2018-10-22 18:52
Financial Services Committee Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on the p… Read More
2018-10-22 18:48
Real estate education programs tailored to students, public officials and industry entrepreneurs offered by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) are being reinforced with a gift of more than $200… Read More
2018-10-22 18:18
For the 14th consecutive year, NeighborWorks America has received funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to bolster its training and professional development… Read More
2018-10-22 17:46
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is excited to announce its Solar Decathlon student competition to challenge collegiate teams to design and build high-performance, energy-efficient buildi… Read More
2018-10-22 17:36
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced District of Columbia residents will have the opportunity to provide direct feedback to the D.C. Department of Transportation (DDOT)… Read More
2018-10-22 16:22
Buying a home for the first time can be intimidating, and it can be difficult to understand all of the necessary steps to take along the way. However, by going into the home buying experienc… Read More
2018-10-18 17:35
Teams are becoming more common in the real estate industry as an increasing number of Realtors®, members of the National Association of Realtors®, consider themselves a member of a r… Read More
2018-10-18 17:32
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today recognized a total of 72 mortgage professionals -- 36 from the residential market segment and 36 from the commercial/multifamily market segment … Read More
2018-10-18 17:22
Mercy Housing and Mayor London Breed celebrated the opening of 190 affordable family apartments in Natalie Gubb Commons. The affordable homes were developed as part of the Transbay Red… Read More
2018-10-18 17:14
The National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), both leaders in affordable housing research, released a new report today, Balanc… Read More
2018-10-18 16:38
Mention real estate to many potential investors and they’ll conjure up images of sleek chrome skyscrapers, high-end apartment complexes and plush suburban homes with well-manicured law… Read More
2018-10-18 16:34
International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by the Building Industry A… Read More
2018-10-17 17:38
Today, a group of civil rights and consumer advocacy organizations, including Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, the Center for Responsible Lending, Connecticut Fair Housing Cent… Read More
2018-10-17 17:35
NHC has called on HUD to reinstate its Assessment Tool and continue requiring communities to submit Assessments of Fair Housing (AFH) over its outdated and inefficient predecessor. HUD ended… Read More
2018-10-17 17:33
Led by a drop in multifamily production, total housing starts fell 5.3 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.2 million units, according to newly released data from t… Read More
2018-10-17 16:58
Meridian, a full-service real estate developer and owner of medical real estate, announced today that industry veteran Sheila Schmidt has been hired as Vice President of Development. She wil… Read More
2018-10-16 18:41
Ginnie Mae’s mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio has reached $2.008 trillion in unpaid principal balance, the federal guarantor announced today. That’s up from $1 trillion… Read More
2018-10-16 18:37
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced the recipients of the MBA Opens Doors Foundation (Opens Doors) annual awards, which recognize those who have made lasting contributions… Read More
2018-10-16 18:32
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today at its 2018 Annual Convention and Expo in Washington, D.C., that it expects to see $1.24 trillion in purchase mortgage originations in… Read More
2018-10-16 18:17
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $46 million in research funding to advance holistic solutions that provide grid operators the situational awareness and mitigation strateg… Read More
2018-10-16 18:15
Tom Martin, President of T.H. Martin Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, received the annual SMACNA Contractor of the Year award at the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Asso… Read More
2018-10-16 18:12
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose one point to 68 in October on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Buil… Read More
2018-10-15 18:26
National Association of Realtors® President Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation Realtor® from Columbia, Missouri and CEO of RE/MAX Boone Realty, issued the following statement a… Read More
2018-10-15 18:18
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for September 2018 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 8.2 percent compared to September… Read More
2018-10-15 18:16
MISMO, the mortgage industry's standards organization, is seeking participants to define a standardized mortgage asset dataset to support rating agency asset valuation efforts necessary for… Read More
2018-10-15 17:53
Avenue Place/Avenue Terrace in Houston, Clybourn 1200 in Chicago, Keauhou Lane in Honolulu, Conway Center in Washington, D.C., and Harbor Place Residences in Haverhill, Massachusetts have be… Read More
2018-10-15 17:48
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the Senate passed, S. 3021, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, through a bipartisan vote of 99… Read More
2018-10-15 17:45
As people across the country struggle to address critical needs like housing and employment, collaboration is key to achieving solid results. Identifying 'change agents' in a region who lead… Read More
2018-10-15 17:43
Talent and economic diversity are the leading themes running through this year’s top cities in the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2019, released today by PwC US and the Urb… Read More
2018-10-15 17:40
The NYU Furman Center and Abt Associates launched LocalHousingSolutions.org, an online, interactive tool to help communities develop local strategies that promote housing affordability. A gr… Read More
2018-10-15 17:28
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a waiver to waive certain laws to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads near the international border in the state of Texas… Read More
2018-10-15 17:25
Ed Brady, Bloomington, Ill.-based builder and developer and 2016 Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), has been appointed as the new president and chief executive off… Read More
2018-10-12 19:04
The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease approximately 15 acres of public land to the Clark County School District for an element… Read More
2018-10-12 18:33
Today, as part of the Great Urban Parks Campaign, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) awarded grant funding totaling $2 million to support green infrastructure projects in 10… Read More
2018-10-12 18:22
CBRE Executive Vice President Philip D. Voorhees announced today that the National Retail Partners-West (NRP-West) completed the sale of Triangle Center in Longview, Washington, a community… Read More
2018-10-10 18:24
Prices for inputs to construction rose 0.3 percent in September and are 7.4 percent higher than a year ago, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Lab… Read More
2018-10-10 18:08
Mayor Bowser cut the ribbon on The Horizon, the short-term family housing program in Ward 7, marking another step forward in delivering on her promise to close and replace DC General Family… Read More
2018-10-10 17:46
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a waiver to ensure the expeditious construction of gates in existing wall structure near the international border in the state of Texas. The wa… Read More
2018-10-10 17:43
Mortgage applications decreased 1.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Oct… Read More
2018-10-09 18:31
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $181 million in 88 projects (PDF, 173 KB) that will… Read More
2018-10-09 18:29
On Tuesday, October 9, at 5 pm, Mayor Bowser will cut the ribbon on The Horizon, a short-term family housing program in Ward 7, marking another step forward in delivering on her promise to c… Read More
2018-10-09 18:15
Congressman William R. Keating (D-MA 9th) joined local and state officials and affordable housing supporters for a groundbreaking ceremony to kick-off the third and final phase of a mixed-in… Read More
2018-10-09 18:00
Shutting all interior doors of your home, in addition to protecting all exterior openings, is a simple additional precaution that homeowners can take to reduce storm forces on the roof and p… Read More
2018-10-09 17:55
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the State of Vermont was awarded a total of $18,966,000 in Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) grants to f… Read More
2018-10-08 18:01
A federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah, ordered R. Gregory Shepard and Neldon Johnson and Utah companies RaPower-3 LLC, and International Automated Systems, Inc., to disgorge over $50 milli… Read More
2018-10-08 17:56
Saturday, October 6 is the last day to apply for the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Program (D-SNAP), better known as Disaster Food Stamps, at the Community Recovery Resource Center. The ce… Read More
2018-10-08 17:53
The U.S. construction industry added 23,000 net new positions in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisti… Read More
2018-10-07 13:23
Many people are taking advantage of property investment opportunities and seeing a nice return. If you own multiple properties, one great way to see success is to turn them into vacation ren… Read More
2018-10-05 17:07
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its plan to clean up lead-contaminated soil at approximately 28 residences that are impacted by the former Flintkote Plant proper… Read More
2018-10-05 17:05
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office will begin an infrastructure improvement project to enhance recreational use at the Copper Basin Dunes Off-Highway Vehicl… Read More
2018-10-05 17:00
There are only four weeks left to enter those cutting-edge projects and activities for a chance to win a National Institute of Building Sciences 2018 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Bui… Read More
2018-10-05 16:37
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, has arranged the sale of a brand-new sing… Read More
2018-10-04 18:00
Palo Alto Housing (PAH), a leading developer and manager of low- and moderate-income housing in the San Francisco Bay Area, announced today that Randy Tsuda has been named President and Chie… Read More
2018-10-04 17:41
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Kamehameha Schools (KS) announced a landmark agreement in which KS will audit over 3,000 properties spanning more than 365,000 acres to ide… Read More
2018-10-04 17:38
Mortgage credit availability decreased in September according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) which analyzes data from… Read More
2018-10-04 17:33
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) announced that its Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance has launched Developing Urban Resilience, a free, easy-to-use portal for members and the… Read More
2018-10-04 17:29
Freddie Mac announced today it has closed its first Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Fund with Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. and its first equity investment within that fund. Th… Read More
2018-10-04 16:31
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) co-chaired the last meeting of 2018 for the Oil and Natural Gas Subsector Coordinating Council (O… Read More
2018-10-04 16:24
Long gone are the days of limited work opportunities, especially with the advent of the internet and social media. Starting a career online is not always possible overnight, but provides the… Read More
2018-10-04 14:31
Jennifer Brown, the first and only Executive Director of the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID), will leave this fall after more than a dozen years of servi… Read More
2018-10-04 08:30
Making real estate investments as a beginner is a daunting task. There are so many things that seem to be important that you tend to think it is impossible to make a good decision. This is n… Read More
2018-10-03 19:29
From three major cities (Brooklyn/Queens, Chicago and Los Angeles) Catholic and Buddhist leaders have come together to develop proposals to address homelessness by providing green affordable… Read More
2018-10-03 19:25
Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-WA) secured a major win for outdoor recreation and conservation efforts across the country by passing he… Read More
2018-10-03 19:02
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the American Credit Union Mortgage Association (ACUMA) today announced a new education and training partnership that will offer members of ACUMA di… Read More
2018-10-03 19:00
Mortgage applications remained unchanged from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending S… Read More
2018-10-03 18:54
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam released the 2018 Virginia Energy Plan, which included a detailed strategy to increase access to solar and expand solar production in the state. Specifically… Read More
2018-10-03 18:51
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office will begin a four-month construction project in October to replace a failing retaining wall at Bullfrog Day-Use Recreatio… Read More
2018-10-03 18:46
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announces that Greenbuild, the world’s largest green building conference experience, is returning to México City June 18-19, 2019 and tak… Read More
2018-10-03 18:26
Over the last 19 years, the Good Neighbor Awards has recognized Realtors® who make an incredible impact on their community – or the world – through selfless, dedicated volunt… Read More
2018-10-03 16:19
Spending on healthcare accounts for close to 20% of America’s Gross Domestic. Healthcare is a critical part of any country’s economy. Despite the high costs, new programs have be… Read More
2018-10-02 17:42
Mercy Housing Lakefront today presented the 2018 Wintrust Partners in Innovation Award to the organizations that collaborated to make possible River Station Senior Residences in Kankakee, Il… Read More
2018-10-02 17:36
A tentative labor agreement was reached this evening between the Building & Realty Institute of Westchester & the Mid-Hudson Valley (BRI) and 32BJ SEIU, the union representing 1,400… Read More
2018-10-02 17:21
Estimated August construction unemployment rates fell nationally and in every state except Colorado on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics dat… Read More
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