Veterans' housing project brings HUD official back homeSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)HUD provided $2.5 million of the $34.3 million cost of converting the historic nine-story city building into pe more…

County has record rate of foreclosuresPayson RoundupOnce a homeowner stops making payments, a foreclosure gathers speed quickly. Lenders start the foreclosure process one to six months after the first more…

HUD Policy Notice Will Help Preserve Homes for Public Housing ResidentsRealEstateRama (press release)by NLIHC WASHINGTON, DC – February 3, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — In a notice issued today, the more…

WRAL.comHUD Chief Touts Refi Aid PlanLoanSafeby Alex Ferreras on February 3, 2012 in Real Estate (Source: David Bracken The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC) – The Obama administration sent its top more…

Housing and Urban Development funding improving t…The Navajo PostThe Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) has utilized funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to ad more…

PR Web (press release)Rubicon Corp. is First HUD Approved Builder in Missouri for FHA Construction …PR Web (press release)Rubicon Corp, a St. Louis area homebuilder and developer, is pleased to anno more…

BloombergWall Street Split as Money Managers Fault Bank Foreclosure DealBloombergDeadline All 50 states announced an investigation into foreclosure practices in 2010 following disclosures that service more…

Hen Hud Cheerleaders Go to Utica for ChampionshipThe Daily Croton“Skillwise, they're up there with any other sport,” said Hen Hud Athletic Trainer Meg Greiner. “There's a lot of people w more…

Montebello uses low-income housing fund to clean up HUD messWhittier Daily NewsHUD demanded the money after auditors found that city officials weren't telling the truth when they sent in documenta more…

Slow-moving regulation hurting builders of manufactured homesKTAR.com"Due to the inability of the HUD Code to keep pace with these practices, it often takes months to receive the required HUD app more…

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Pro-Obama Super PAC gets donations from real estate firm, HollywoodWashington PostPriorities USA Action, an independent group founded by former Obama aides, raised $4.4 million in 2011 from donors tha more…

XL's Environmental Team Unveils Enhanced Real Estate Portfolio ProtectionSacramento Bee3, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — The insurance segment of XL Group plc (NYSE: XL) today unveiled enhanced pollution more…

Before passing a gas tax, lawmakers must protect the Transportation Trust FundBaltimore SunFor the past 10 years I have averaged 16144 miles a year, and I try to budget my expenses for each year since more…

Basket of REITs opens world of commercial real estateGlobe and MailWith real estate investment trusts (REITs), you can get all the joys of property ownership without the hassles. One of the easiest wa more…

Kentwood Real Estate affiliates with Christie'sBizjournals.comKentwood Real Estate of Greenwood Village has been granted affiliate status by New York-based Christie's International Real Estate more…

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Earnings PreviewDailyFinanceBy Motley Fool Staff Posted 1:48PM 02/03/12 Investing Watch Alexandria Real Estate Equities' (NYS: ARE) earnings report to see if it can more…

President of Buyer's Edge Responds to Washington DC's #3 Ranking for Real …Houston ChronicleResults from AFIRE's Annual Foreign Investment Survey ranked Washington DC #3 in top US cities more…

Real Estate Weekly – 2/3/12: Pepco agrees to purchase WaterShed houseDaily Record (subscription)Baltimore City Landmark designation becomes effective upon the approval of CHAP, the Planning Commissi more…

Pepco agrees to purchase WaterShed house Pepco, the Arlington, Va.-based energy company, agreed to buy WaterShed, the prize-winning solar-powered house that earned the University of Maryland top honor more…

Several assistance options now available for those affected by tornadoesClanton Advertiser“Families who may have been forced from their homes need to know that help is available to begin the rebuild more…

Neighborhood Stabilization Program quietly reviving the American dream in …TCPalm"To react to the foreclosure crisis and to stabilize neighborhoods." Program participants can't make mo more…

Let's Work Together; Let Congress Stop Dragging Its Feet; Let's Have A …Sacramento BeeEliminate Documented HUD Corruption and Personal-Vendetta-Driven Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Progra more…

Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation Receives a $100000 Grant from the …Sacramento BeeThrough TSAHC's partnership with a network of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies, the funding fr more…

WRAL.comHUD secretary pitches housing assistance program in TriangleWRAL.comRaleigh, NC — A day after President Barack Obama proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, his hou more…

Let's Help Reporters Understand What 'Mortgage Refinancing' Is, Shall We?Huffington PostDave Dayen today flags an exchange between Fox News White House Correspondent Ed Henry and HUD Secre more…

City of Milwaukee awarded $1.2M grant from HUDSan Jose Mercury NewsThe grant is from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD executive Antonio Riley says the funding fills the gap for more…

PoliticoHousing Assistance 2012: Another Herculean Task for the FHAMortgage News DailyConcurrently, the Administration appears to be on the verge of a broad-based “REO-to-Rental” initiative by ann more…

Slow-moving regulation hurting manufactured-home buildersTucsonSentinel.com“Due to the inability of the HUD Code to keep pace with these practices, it often takes months to receive the required HUD more…

Enforcement Process for Foreclosure Fraud Settlement OutlinedFiredoglakeReuters has the latest on the foreclosure fraud settlement, which now has a February 6 sign-on deadline. They tackle the very tr more…

European real estate investment volume growth positiveProperty Magazine InternationalDTZ, part of UGL Services, a division of UGL Limited released its latest European Investment Market Update. The rep more…

FortuneSpain Gives Banks That Merge Two Years to Clean Up Real EstateBusinessWeek2 (Bloomberg) — Spain will give struggling banks more time to take their share of 50 billion euros ($65.7 billion) in more…

Spain tells banks to raise €50 billion against toxic assets, or merge with …Washington PostThat would lead to further price drops for real estate that saw stunning increases from the mid-1990s unt more…

International Tax Specialist, Demetri Yatrakis, Joins WeiserMazars LLP's Real …MarketWatch (press release)In addition, Mr. Yatrakis has extensive experience advising investors on issues related more…

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The Birmingham News – al.comMemphis December home prices declined 5.4% from 2010Memphis Business JournalAccording to data provider CoreLogic 's December Home Price Index (HPI), the value of reside more…

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Cockrum Joins Lowe Enterprises Investors as Senior Vice PresidentMarketWatch (press release)He will develop and maintain client and consultant relationships and assist with the development of new inve more…

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European real estate investment volume growth positiveProperty Magazine InternationalDTZ, part of UGL Services, a division of UGL Limited released its latest European Investment Market Update. The rep more…

FortuneSpain Gives Banks That Merge Two Years to Clean Up Real EstateBusinessWeek2 (Bloomberg) — Spain will give struggling banks more time to take their share of 50 billion euros ($65.7 billion) in more…

Spain tells banks to raise €50 billion against toxic assets, or merge with …Washington PostThat would lead to further price drops for real estate that saw stunning increases from the mid-1990s unt more…

International Tax Specialist, Demetri Yatrakis, Joins WeiserMazars LLP's Real …MarketWatch (press release)In addition, Mr. Yatrakis has extensive experience advising investors on issues related more…

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The Birmingham News – al.comMemphis December home prices declined 5.4% from 2010Memphis Business JournalAccording to data provider CoreLogic 's December Home Price Index (HPI), the value of reside more…

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Chicago TribuneMortgage-Servicing Settlement To Be Finalized In 'Coming Days' – HUD SecretaryFox BusinessWASHINGTON – US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Wednesday more…

Department of Housing & Urban Development News BriefsNovogradac Company LLPThe US Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD) provided $2.4 million to help public housing agencies supply more…

Governor Quinn announces Illinois Foreclosure Prevention NetworkAledo Times RecordBanks with too many foreclosures on their books limit lending, stifling business growth and consumer spending, which s more…

USA TODAYListen live: HUD secretary briefs the press on Obama's new housing proposalThe HillBy Geneva Sands-Sadowitz – 02/01/12 12:37 PM ET Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan sp more…

DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)6th Avenue Corridor receives HUD grant for Trinity UMCDesMoinesRegister.com (blog)The 6th Avenue Corridor project announced on Tuesday it was awarded a $50000 Main Street C more…

President Announces Home Refinance Program In Congressional Headwinds24/7 Wall St.First Pilot Sale to Transition Foreclosed Property into Rental Housing to Help Stabilize Neighborhoods and Improve Hom more…

Reynolds CenterAs settlement looms, dig into your local foreclosure marketReynolds CenterTips and caveats for buying foreclosures would be a good pre-spring feature. And get this; according to this HU more…

Taxpayers Group Criticizes Hen Hud TransparencyThe Daily Cortlandtby Jessica Glenza (email) 13 hours ago MONTROSE, NY – A group formed by Hendrick Hudson School District taxpayers is contending the more…

HUD secretary town hall is a chance to speak outThe Daily Tar HeelBy Letter to the Editor | Letters Last week, President Obama addressed the nation in his State of the Union Address. Obama discussed a more…

Snohomish TimesParsippany group helps build homes for homeless veteransDailyrecord.comCongressional lawmakers have said they're committed to the voucher program, according to Mark Johnston, a depu more…

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Foreclosure Inventory To Bring Out Bargain Hunters Says Meridian Real Estate …Einnews PortugalDepending on what economic policies the federal government adopts, Espinosa says Idaho real estate buyer more…

Eastside real estate market may have found a 'new normal'Mercer Island ReporterThe Lake Washington School District's median sales price was $493245 with the average sales price at $546025. more…

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IXACT Contact Introduces Exclusive Email Templates into Its Real Estate CRMSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)IXACT Contact Solutions Inc., the leader in real estate CRM and real estate marketing, more…

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Real Estate the 'Down Under' Way Spells SuccessSacramento Bee1, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Australian native and former Aussie real estate business owner Lawrie Lawrence is showing some Lake Norm more…

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In Structured Settlements Discount Rates MatterWiredPRNews.com (press release)One way to alleviate some of that stress for those receiving periodic payments under a structured settlement may be to sel more…

Could structured products be banned?Investments.co.ukThe paper adds that although specific products aren't named, when Wheatley worked in Hong Kong as the financial regulator he "obtain[ed] s more…

Imperial Holdings, Inc. Announces President And COO, Jonathan Neuman, Takes …TheStreet.com (press release)By Business Wire 01/30/12 – 04:07 PM EST Imperial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: IFT) ("Imperial more…

Temporary disaster program for victims of Hurricane Ike & Gustav ends todayThe Daily AdvertiserTo help these families find permanent housing solutions, the US Department of Housing and Urban Devel more…

Reno & Cavanaugh Grows Affordable Housing and Economic Development PracticeCitybizlist (press release)They also advise businesses involved in energy-related initiatives and those seeking to acquir more…

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction ProjectsSenior Housing NewsStudio A Architecture is the architect for the development, which will include adult day care, memory care, rehabilitation servi more…

San Francisco ChronicleFreddie Mac Bets Against American HomeownersThe Spokesman ReviewThe administration2019s website for the foreclosure prevention program. Provides an FAQ, homeowner examples, and more…

The Dilemma of the Linux DesktopDatamationOn one hand, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth blogged about his intention to replace menus in Unity with a system he called "Head Up Display" (HU more…

Bellingham Herald'Homeless Count' Leads New York DHS Volunteers To Unsheltered Populations In NeedHuffington PostThe participants from 4000 communities walk up and down their assigned blocks t more…

LGBTQ NationHUD Introduces Rule Prohibiting LGBT Housing DiscriminationMortgageorbby MortgageOrb.com on Tuesday 31 January 2012 The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has introduced more…

HUD Gives $20 Million To Aid Local Communities to Stabilize Neighborhoods With …LoanSafe… today awarded $20 million in technical assistance funding to 12 organizations that will, in turn, help loc more…

HUD AWARDS $20 MILLION IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES …RealEstateRama (press release)by HUD WASHINGTON, DC – January 31, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The US Department of Housi more…

Enhanced RxOffice Premium Counselor Edition Now Supports HUD ReportingMarketWatch (press release)The module also features the ability to electronically post data to the HUD Housing Counselor System. T more…

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Baltimore SunBusiness briefs: St. John Properties will develop Timonium Exchange strip centerBaltimore SunBill Holzman, assistant vice president or retail leasing for St. John, said the property is cu more…

Clairvue Capital Partners Forecasts an End to 'Extend and Pretend' Among …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Clairvue Capital Partners forecasts five key trends that will influence the l more…

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Inside Real Estate Now Providing Agent Marketing Platform to Intermountain MLS …MarketWatch (press release)31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — ( http://www.myprgenie.com ) — Real estate technology more…

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Walker Square Launches "Home Buying 101: Real Estate Terms Made Simple"MarketWatch (press release)31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Condominiums at Walker Square, offering condos in Ch more…

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VoxyHomes for sale fall to lowest level in four yearsNew Zealand HeraldThe housing market is tight, says Realestate.co.nz, with the number of homes for sale in the three major cities falling to its lo more…

Number of Homeless Female Vets GrowsApartment Finance TodayIn 2011, HUD received a $50 million appropriation for rental assistance vouchers, and VA obligated $151 million for case management under HUD more…

Dallas VoiceHUD Secretary Shaun Donovan reveals new housing regulations to protect LGBT peopleMiamiHerald.com (blog)WASHINGTON – US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announ more…

Texas InsiderSen McCaul's Statement on HUD Disaster Recovery Assistance for Texas WildfiresTexas InsiderTexas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “I am pleased to announce that the Department of H more…

San Diego Gay & Lesbian NewsHUD Announces New Rules on LGBT Housing DiscriminationCare2.com (blog)The new rule will prohibit owners and operators of HUD-assisted housing and HUD-insured housing from a more…

White House proposes new help for troubled mortgages. Too little, too late?MinnPost.comThe proposed modifications would move the Home Affordable Mortgage Program's sunset date from the end of 2012 more…

Cleveland Habitat Threatens ForeclosuresThe Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)With its significant involvement in HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Habitat has been playing an outsized role across more…

ComputerWeekly.comUbuntu's New 'HUD' Factor: A Step Forward or Back?TechNewsWorldNo, we don't, thanks to the arrival of Ubuntu's "HUD." What in the world is HUD, you ask? more…

Suit Files Against Obama Administration Regarding Hollywood MovieRight Side NewsOn January 3, 2012, JW filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) a more…

Kansas City StarMary Sanchez | Buyer finds trouble with purchase of foreclosed homeKansas City StarIt's a saga that astounded members of a committee concerned with foreclosures and vacant properti more…

WRIGHT WAY: An enemy in your homeCleveland Daily BannerFor further information, call the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at 202-708-3587. For more information on the “203k Progr more…

Citybizlist Real EstateTerry Dunkin Elected President of FIABCI World Council of ExpertsCitybizlist Real EstateTerry Dunkin, MAI, CRE, CCIM, managing director of Grubb & Ellis Landauer Valuation A more…

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Attorney General Schneiderman Aims To Modernize Real Estate MarketNew York Daily News (blog)BY Danielle Valente Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is making electronic transactions in the real estate more…

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BLOG: The Real Estate Wonk: More Incentives for Principal ReductionLoanSafeby Alex Ferreras on January 30, 2012 in Real Estate (Source: Jamie Smith Hopkins The Baltimore Sun) – The Treasury Departme more…

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FINRA sues David Lerner founder for misleading investorsReutersBy Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) – David Lerner, who owns a brokerage that regulators say misled investors in its marketing of real estate sec more…

Will a Vacation Home Work as a Retirement Home Later?Eagle TribuneIdeally, this sounds like it could work, but with any investment, especially real estate, there are significant risks to be weighed. F more…

CBC.caHousing market bubble denied by BMOCBC.caThose are all on the high side, but if the market cools, that will allow incomes to catch up and move the price-to-income ratio lower, the bank argues. T more…

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Hen Hud's Barry Reverses Result Against VarianThe Daily Cortlandtby Tony Pinciaro (email) 1 hour ago Hen Hud's Sean Barry rebounded from a loss to Yorktown's David Varian last week and bea more…

RiverWest marks decade of avoiding problems that plagued Warner HomesPeoria Journal StarPHA and HUD converted the remaining 30 units into rental properties. "It is difficult to attract individual more…

On Top MagazineHUD's Shaun Donovan Announces Gay Protections At Creating ChangeOn Top MagazineThe change bars owners and operators of HUD-funded or -financed housing from inquiring about an applic more…

Help may be on the horizonCoeur d’Alene PressSigns of stabilization were re-inforced by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) who determined that homes are now more affordable than at more…

Fox Lane has super day at Super 16 wrestling tourneyThe Journal News | LoHud.comMahopac's Jake Srednicki, top, defeaed Fox Lane's Tom Grippi in the 138-pound weight class of the Super 16 wrest more…

Elmira arena's future in questionElmira Star-GazetteChemung County began foreclosure proceedings on the arena about two years ago. / FILE PHOTO Chemung County's foreclosure process against Fir more…

Housing officials say Section 8 program suffers from unfair 'stigma' locallyThe Tribune-DemocratLocal Section 8 operations also have strong backing from federal housing administrators. Johnsto more…

Washington BladeHUD's Donovan Announces Final Housing Nondiscrimination Rule at Creating …Metro WeeklyHousing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today told those LGBT advocates gather more…

ABC NewsUS Attorney General Holder, State and Federal Officials Announce Collaboration …eNews Park Forest“Millions of American families have been harmed by the foreclosure crisis,” said HUD Secr more…

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Real Estate for Investment Inside a 401K Announced as …PR Web (press release)Real estate for investment inside a 401K has become an educational goal for FinancialSuccessInstitute.org in the coming y more…

Expert Says Housing Market Will Continue to ReboundPatch.comRE/MAX leader is optimistic that the improving economy and low interest rates will boost home sales. One real estate expert sees good days a more…

Low interest rates, KiwiSaver payouts boost property marketStuff.co.nzAlistair Helm, chief executive of industry website realestate.co.nz, says more than 61000 properties changed hands in 2011, after more…

Behringer Harvard client wants answers after fund dropped 96%InvestmentNews20, D. Gayle Salyer of Ames, Iowa, fired off a letter to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. to complain about t more…

Real estate pros make move: Dumont Group opens retail division, sees market …Foster’s Daily DemocratBy JEREMIAH TURNER HAMPTON — Steve Dumont has been in the real estate business for over 20 years more…

Home sales rebounding in the western suburbsBoston GlobeNo anomaly, the Cavaliers' experiences fit into a larger trend that has seen the real estate market in the area's relatively affluent co more…

ForwardEchoes of U.S. Racism in IsraelForwardNo Blacks, No Jews: Racist property covenants like those reportedly used to keep Ethiopians out of homes in Israel were once commonly used to keep American more…

Ultimate Business iPad by Wagonheim Law Offers the Tools They Didn't Tell You …Citybizlist (press release)Wagonheim Law is a Baltimore-based commercial, real estate and construction law firm fou more…

Real estate: New-home builders offer a fresh take on in-law quartersArizona Daily StarLennar Homes is offering a NextGen Home model that includes a separate one-bedroom unit for, say, an elderly paren more…

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Watchdog signals structured product banFinancial TimesAlthough specific products were not named, the FSA said Wheatley's previous experience in Hong Kong, where he helped to obtain settlements for more…