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NYS Affordable Housing Corporation Approves $300,000 to Renovate 30 Homes in Oswego County

NEW YORK—Wednesday, March 5, 2008—The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved a $300,000 grant to the Oswego Housing Development Council (OHDC)...

NYS Affordable Housing Corporation Approves $750,000 to Buy and Renovate 50 Homes in Rochester

NEW YORK—Wednesday, March 5, 2008—The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved a $750,000 grant to the Greater Rochester Partnership Housing Development...

Governor Spitzer Announces More Than $4 Million In Grants For 169 Affordable Housing Units

Governor Spitzer today announced $4.175 million in grants to build and preserve 169 units of affordable housing throughout New York State. The grants, which...

Bill Adds New Protections for Homeowners

Governor Eliot Spitzer today unveiled a far-reaching proposal to address the current mortgage crisis and bring relief to thousands of New York homeowners who...

SL GREEN WINS BOMA AWARD FOR BEST RENOVATED BUILDING OF THE YEAR 2007

100 Park is the “New Modern Classic” of Grand Central New York, NY - 100 Park Avenue has taken home BOMA gold. The 825,815-square-foot, 36-story property...

Empire State’s housing market slows in January

Albany – March 4, 2008 – Sales of existing single-family homes decreased in January by more than 23 percent compared to December 2007, while...

SL Green Announces Sale Of 1250 Broadway

New York, NY, March 4, 2008 - SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced the sale of 1250 Broadway in Manhattan to Murray...

SL Green Announces 10,022-Sq Ft Lease with Enterprise Asset Management at 521 Fifth Avenue

Strong Tenant Demand Following $25 Million Capital Improvement ProgramNew York, NY – February 26, 2008 – SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced...

OFHEO, NY ATTORNEY GENERAL, FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC SIGN AGREEMENTS TO COMBAT APPRAISAL...

Washington, DC – OFHEO Director James B. Lockhart announced agreements with OFHEO, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

Statement of Senator Clinton on Bush Administration’s Drastic Cuts to Nation’s Public Housing Programs

New York City Housing Authority Already Facing A Staggering $195 Million Deficit With More Cuts To Come “Public housing programs such as the New York...

THOMPSON AND NEW YORK CITY PENSION FUNDS ANNOUNCE EFFORT TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING

New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. and the New York City Pension Funds joined with other elected officials and housing advocates today...

Radar Logic Begins Publication of RPX Manhattan Condominium Price

Announcement made this morning at Real Estate Derivatives World conference in New York City NEW YORK, NY – February 27, 2008 – Radar Logic Incorporated,...

Schumer Announces New York Set To Receive $14 Million In Emergency Heating Assistance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 22, 2008 - As a major winter storm descended on the Northeast, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) announced Friday...

SL Green Closes 2007 with over 1.7 mn sf of Leases

New York, NY  – SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) closed 2007 having signed leases throughout the year covering a robust 1,743,888 square feet...

Senator Clinton Assails State Farm Decision to Terminate Homeowners’ Coverage for Long Island Customers

Washington, DC - February 22, 2008 - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called on the State Farm Insurance Company to reconsider its decision to...

NYS Affordable Housing Corporation Seeks Applications for $25 Million in Affordable Housing Funding

Grants Will Finance New Development and Renovations of Affordable HousingNEW YORK - February 21, 2008 - The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC)...

Banking Department Announces Request for Proposal for $1.5 Million in Foreclosure Prevention Counseling Services...

New York, N.Y., February 13, 2008 - The New York State Banking Department announced today a Request for Proposals (RFP) for $1.5 million available...

SL Green Leases Approximately 156,000 Square Feet to The Segal Company at 333 West...

New York, NY - February 12, 2008 - SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that it has completed a new 15-year lease...

New York shows appreciation fueled by the continued resilience of Manhattan

Look to the stimulus-package to create RPX investment opportunity NEW YORK, NY – February 1, 2008 – In what seems like a sea of bad...

BROADWAY PARTNERS ANNOUNCES 120,000 SF LEASE

Strong Leasing Momentum Continues at Midtown Manhattan Office Tower New York, NY, February 6, 2008 - Broadway Partners, a national private real estate investment and...

Governor Spitzer Announces Ground Breaking For Rochester Affordable Housing Project

Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced State investments for an affordable housing and commercial retail space in Rochester. Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)...

SONYMA and NeighborWorks® America Agree to Promote Homeownership in New York’s Underserved Communities

NEW YORK - February 5, 2008 - The State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA), which offers low cost mortgages to first-time homebuyers, and...

New York housing market lands softly in 2007

Albany – January 29, 2008 – Sales of existing single-family homes in New York state in 2007 slowed as total sales continued to shrink...

Governor Spitzer Announces $1.76 Million In Grants For 78 Affordable Housing Units

January 24, 2008 - Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced $1.76 million in grants to create and preserve 78 units of affordable housing across New...

NYS Affordable Housing Corporation Approves $700,000 to Acquire and Rehab 35 Homes in Onondaga...

NEW YORK - January 24, 2008 - The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved a $700,000 grant to the Empire Housing and...