New York RealEstateRama

Mineola, NY - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As Nassau County once again achieves the dubious status of having the second highest property taxes in the United States, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano again vowed not to implement a hefty property tax increase to close a massive deficit facing the County in 2011.

New York, NY - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) today announced a major milestone for seniors across the country as legislation he sponsored passed the Senate Banking Committee.

EUGENE, OR - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westchester-Putnam MLS (WPMLS) listings just became easier to search for, on the new IDX enabled website of real estate professional Chirag Shah. IDX, Inc. has delivered New York home seekers with a unique and comprehensive online property search experience. Shah and his clients can rest assured that his website hosts the best home search tools available online. Never before have WPMLS listings been simpler to display or search through than on the dynamic IDX synced website Shah hosts

NEW YORK, NY - September 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York State's housing agencies have approved $263.1 million in financings and grants to build and renovate affordable housing, promote business development and create jobs.

EUGENE, OR - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York Realtor Stephen Grifferty has adopted the dynamic IDX, Inc. IDX Broker software for his real estate website, syncing thousands of Capitol Region MLS (CRMLS) property listings with his page. The tools available on the search page of Grifferty give home seekers around Schenectady more options that ever when looking for a home online. His website should be the first stop for anyone considering purchasing a property in upstate New York.

NEW YORK, NY - September 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Antoinette Hodgson pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with her operation of a $45 million Ponzi scheme that fraudulently solicited investments in real estate from more than 20 New York and New Jersey investors, announced Preet Bharara, U.S.

September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mr. D’Amanda focuses his practice on commercial real estate, including development and land use, mortgage and asset lending, foreclosures and workouts, and succession planning for family land holdings. Mr. D’Amanda was drawn to the firm because of the depth of Nixon Peabody’s real estate practice firmwide and the reputation of that group in the Rochester community and throughout Upstate New York.

Bronx, NY - September 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- General Colin L. Powell visited his childhood neighborhood in the South Bronx today to welcome families to their new affordable co-op homes in a building named in his honor.

New York, NY - September 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) is now providing the lowest interest rates ever offered for its two primary programs in the agency's 40-year history.

NEW YORK, NY - September 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Comptroller John C. Liu today announced that talks have officially begun between his office and five of the City’s largest banks on steps the banks can take to reform the loan modification process, improve customer service and help save more New Yorkers from foreclosure.

New York, NY - September 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Jose E. Serrano, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero and New York City Housing Development Corporation President Marc Jahr today announced a plan to improve conditions at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the South Bronx

Washington D.C. - August 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the City of Jamestown has been awarded $1,940,046 in housing grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

New York, NY - August 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAVI PERSAUD,

BINGHAMTON, NY - August 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Matt Ryan today joined Binghamton Housing Authority Executive Director David Tanenhaus and community partners to cut the ribbon on a new eight-unit, handicap accessible, energy efficient, affordable housing project at 4-6 Lisle Avenue.

New York, NY - August 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- While the number of foreclosures continues to seriously outpace the number of loan modifications being made, there are reasons to be optimistic about the performance of those loan modifications. According to a report issued today by the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group, recent loan modifications are performing better than modifications made earlier in the mortgage crisis.

New York, NY - August 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (35th District – D/WF) announced that a new law guaranteeing greater protections (S7139) for tenants of buildings in foreclosure has been signed into law.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) introduced legislation today that would increase the access to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan guarantees for mutli-family housing developments, by raising the cost per unit that FHA will insure for high-cost areas like New York.

EUGENE, OR - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut Statewide MLS (CTStatewide) listings just got easier to search for, thanks to the partnership between broker Brian Corson and IDX, Inc. Now, Advanced Real Estate listings can be synced with CTStatewide listings to display the most comprehensive database of properties online. Home seekers in Newtown, Connecticut can now easily and quickly scan thousands of properties virtually, without ever having to leave the website of Corson. IDX Broker software has revolutionized the way people search for and buy homes online

PORT CHESTER, NY - July 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) today visited the headquarters of Mercury Solar Systems, one of the leading solar integrators on the East Coast, to promote state and federal investments in clean, renewable energy.

Brooklyn, NY - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Council member Stephen Levin will join 184 Kent residents, 32BJ SEIU members and workers allegedly fired for forming a union to demand that the building management stop harassing and intimidating its employees. Levin, residents and workers will also deliver a petition signed by hundreds of supportive renters in the half-full development.

BUFFALO, NY - July 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Byron W. Brown today was joined by Congressman Brian Higgins, and Jordan Levy and Larry Quinn of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation to announce a community development agreement that will bring investment and job creation to the city’s emerging waterfront and its traditional neighborhood commercial districts.

Washington, DC - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced federal grants of $10,748,900 for the Hebrew Home for a substantial rehabilitation of Hudson House on Johnson Avenue to create 59 one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - July 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York State's housing agencies today approved $18.4 million in grants and financings to build and renovate affordable housing, help businesses grow and create jobs, and assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure.

Albany, NY - June 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is partnering with Broadway Stages in Brooklyn, one of New York’s premier sound stage facilities, on a solar energy project that will reduce the film stage’s energy costs by more than $70,000 annually.

EUGENE, OR - July 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and IDX, Inc. have teamed up to revolutionize the way home seekers search for New York City suburb homes. Jill Biggs has adopted a customized IDX solution in an effort to upgrade her online real estate presence and make Hudson County MLS (HCMLS) more accessible to potential buyers online. With the unique technology provided by IDX Broker software, HCMLS raw listing data is extracted from the database and displayed directly on the website of Biggs. Now more than ever before, finding the perfect home online is made easier on her real estate website.