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ATLANTA - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized two regional landfills for generating renewable energy from a local source while protecting the climate, providing energy savings and strengthening the economy.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Thursday, Jan. 24, at 11:30 a.m., Attorney General Pam Bondi will host a press event with representatives of housing assistance and legal aid groups to discuss the $60 million of the national mortgage settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers that is now available to provide additional assistance to Floridians

TALLAHASSEE, FL - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi announced today that $60 million of the national mortgage settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers will now be available to provide additional assistance to Floridians. Attorney General Bondi’s proposal to help Floridians, which was approved by the Legislative Budget Commission today, includes the following:

Washington, DC - December 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) sent the following letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Deputy Director for Management Jeffrey Zients, urging him to maintain funding for homelessness programs as he considers discretionary spending cuts for the remainder of the Fiscal Year, and plans for the President's budget for Fiscal Year 2014. Hastings who is Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Homelessness Caucus was joined by 31 of his colleagues in sending the letter. (Please find below and attached a copy of the letter)

Tampa, FL - December 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today the award of a $30 million grant for the revitalization of northern downtown Tampa and the Encore redevelopment. Tampa is one of only four communities nationwide to receive a grant today from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Choice Neighborhood initiative.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater released the following statement regarding his public comments to the Federal Housing Finance Authority regarding the proposed tax on Floridians. The FHFA proposal would increase Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Guarantee Fee (“g-fee”) which could raise the total lifetime cost of mortgages by potentially thousands of dollars for aspiring homebuyers

October 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today opened the new Visitacion Valley Family Resource Center annex at the Sunnydale HOPE SF public housing site as part of the Mayor’s IPO (Interrupt, Predict and Organize for a Safer San Francisco) violence prevention strategy.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging a Gibsonton, FL, homeowners association and its Tampa-based former management company with violating the Fair Housing Act by subjecting a family to different rental terms and conditions because they have six children. HUD's charge alleges that Townhomes of Kings LakeHomeowners Association (HOA), Inc., and Vanguard Management Group, Inc., violated the Fair Housing Act by telling the family that they had too many people living in their rental townhouse and threatening to evict them if they didn't reduce the number of occupants based on an occupancy policy that permitted only six people to live in a four-bedroom home

ATLANTA— August 24 marks 20 years since Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida, devastating Homestead, Florida City and parts of Miami. When Andrew struck,...

TALLAHASSEE, FlL - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a home improvement store are teaming up this week to provide information on cleaning up and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - August 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a home improvement store are teaming up this week to provide information and advice on cleaning up and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide information and advice on cleaning up and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby at community events in Suwannee and Hernando counties this week.

Washington, D.C. - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) will offer the following testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management today. The hearing will be held at 10 a.m. in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, and can be streamed live here

ALLAHASSEE, FL - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Property owners planning to rebuild homes or businesses damaged by Tropical Storm Debby should consider using construction methods that will minimize damage in future storms

TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency and home improvement stores are teaming up to provide information and advice on cleaning up and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby

TAVARES, FL - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season upon us, and residents facing an increased chance of rain and damaging winds that could result in home or property damage, the Lake County Board of County Commissioners is encouraging all citizens to hire licensed contractors to do any repair or construction work that they may need.

JACKSONVILLE, FL - July 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), one of America’s leading community banks and the nation’s largest...

TAVARES - July 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lake County Board of County Commissioners recently approved a measure to reinstate 40-hour work weeks for staff with the Lake County Growth Management Department, Building Services Division, located on the fifth floor of the Lake County Administration Building at 315 W. Main St. in Tavares

Boynton Beach, FL - June 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today NAHB Research Center President & CEO Michael Luzier presented a gold-level green certification to the builder of Boynton Beach’s Seabourn Cove, a gated community of 456 high-end rental homes. The certification was for the community’s first building certified to the National Green Building Standard ICC 700-2008 (NGBS), but builder FM Contract Services, LLC, hopes this is just the first of many. The company will seek gold NGBS certification for all residential buildings in the community. If all goes as planned, Seabourn Cove will be by far the largest gold-level multifamily community certified by the NAHB Research Center.

Fort Lauderdale, FL – June 20, 2012 – CBRE has announced the addition of Gerard Yetming as Senior Vice President with the Investment Properties Multi-Housing Group in South Florida. Mr. Yetming is a former executive with The Federated Companies and previously worked at CBRE from 2002 to 2009. He brings an abundance of real estate experience as both a broker and a principal with a total career transaction volume of more than $6 billion.