New York, NY - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This Valentine’s Day, tenants and workers of The Moinian Group remain heartbroken that the developer insists on driving industry standards down by cutting corners on building repairs, construction site safety, as well as workers’wages and benefits.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Hurricane Sandy caused unprecedented damage to many homes and properties along New York City’s coast line. It is therefore startling and troubling to hear recent reports that numerous homes received assessment notices from the Department of Finance that showed increases in their property values.

EUGENE, OR - February 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Kawing Chiu revolutionized the online real estate search for Staten Island, New York prospective buyers. As a member of the Brooklyn MLS (BNYMLS), Chiu has long had access to thousands of local property listings. Now, his clients can search with the same levels of accessibility once reserved only for real estate agents and broker, thanks to the IDX Broker software Chiu has enabled for his website. Finding a home online has never been easier for those looking to purchase a property around Staten Island

New York, NY - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY) Residential Management Council (RMC), in a continuing effort to expedite the management selection process for residential building owners and boards of directors, has created a catalogue of New York City’s most proven residential property management companies.

New York, NY - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City residential and commercial real estate broker confidence was at its highest levels of the last eight months in January 2013, according to the Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY’s) monthly Broker Confidence Index.

ALBANY, N.Y. - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- David C. Gillan has been appointed managing director of real estate for the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (NYSTRS). He succeeds John W. Virtanen, who has been named managing director of private equity for the System. In addition, Joseph J. Indelicato Jr. has been appointed the System’s general counsel. He succeeds Wayne Schneider who retired after more than 20 years at NYSTRS.

NEW YORK, NY - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency understands that some survivors may need additional temporary rental assistance to help them achieve their permanent housing goals

EUGENE, OR - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael DeRosa continues to bring modern technology to his clients with the addition of IDX Broker, Inc. to the Alliance Real Estate Specialists website. IDX Broker software is the most highly customizable product of its kind, providing prospective homebuyers with the most comprehensive real estate search on the web. This technology will enable seamless integration with local realtors' New York State Alliance MLS (NYSAM) systems, allowing DeRosa to service Alliance Real Estate Specialists clients searching for property in Auburn, New York and beyond.

New York - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced new measures that New York City has put in place to allow home and property owners who are rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy to meet new flood standards without violating current zoning codes. The Mayor signed an emergency executive order to suspend height and other restrictions so that buildings can meet new flood elevation standards

NEW YORK, NY - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- RKF has completed the leasing assignment at the base of The Mark Hotel at 992-998 Madison Avenue on behalf of ownership Alexico Group. All of the hotel’s ground floor retail space, which is located on Madison Avenue and 77th Street, is now leased.

New York, NY - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a 14-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program and a 30-day extension for the Individual Assistance (IA) program. This action will allow eligible survivors from Hurricane Sandy who cannot return to their homes to stay in participating hotels or motels and enable eligible individuals the ability to receive Federal assistance for repairing their damaged properties.

New York, NY - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) announced today that fifteen buildings in its New York City portfolio are recipients of the prestigious U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star Label.

NEW YORK, NY - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Of the more than 161,000 low-interest U. S. Small Business Administration disaster loan applications sent to New York’s Hurricane Sandy survivors, fewer than 34,000 have been completed and returned.

EUGENE, OR - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Jennifer Cyrier, the latest real estate professional to integrate a customizable IDX solution onto her realty website, to the growing network of agents and broker who have proved themselves as smarter agents through their use of IDX Broker software. Cyrier now hosts a dynamic online real estate search page where she can display thousands of Empire Access MLS (EAMLS) properties effortlessly and seamlessly on her own custom real estate website. Clients of Cyrier can experience a new level of access and ease throughout their online property search thanks to the innovative IDX solution Cyrier has enabled for her website

EUGENE, OR - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX Broker software has been integrated onto yet another professional real estate website, this time by Harry Zikos. IDX, Inc. has synchronized the website Zikos hosts with a dynamic IDX solution, making the search page of Zikos monumentally more helpful to New York home seekers. Finding a home in Astoria, New York has never been easier, thanks to the online real estate resource IDX Broker and the Long Island MLS (MLSLI) supply to potential buyers. By choosing a customizable IDX solution for his website, Zikos has become a smarter agent, better serving his clients and their every real estate need.

NEW YORK, NY - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the Jan. 28, 2013 deadline to register for FEMA assistance approaches in New York, recovery officials want to make sure Hurricane Sandy survivors know that they may be able to use Temporary Rental Assistance funds to help pay for a security deposit

New York, NY - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expeditiously release the new Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) maps for homeowners impacted by Superstorm Sandy and waiting to rebuild. Thousands and thousands of homes across New York City were significantly damaged after the storm and many homeowners are in desperate need of updated elevation requirements before they raise homes or rebuild new ones.

NEW YORK, NY - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two-thirds of New York City residents live in homes that are owned and maintained by others. Yet the city’s system for tracking who owns those rental properties—a crucial resource in times of crisis, like Hurricane Sandy—is falling short. A new report by NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy finds that the vast majority of landlords required to register with the city fail to do so.

New York, NY - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City residential and commercial real estate brokers’ confidence levels hit their second highest ratings in December 2012 of the last seven months, according to the inaugural release of the Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY’s) Broker Confidence Index.

January 09, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the demolition of four vacant deteriorated houses completed and financing in place, construction is set to begin on the Village Lofts project - a rental housing project that will create 29 affordable and moderately priced units in the Town of Hempstead

New York , NY - December 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced the selection of Success 88 LLC, a local Queens developer, to transform a vacant property in the heart of Flushing, Queens into a vibrant mixed-use development. Located at 135-15 40^th Road, the current building on the property has been vacant since 2005. Success 88 will build up to 12,000 square feet consisting of community and commercial space as well as ground floor retail

December 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano reminded residents that they must complete a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “Declaration for Continuing Need for Rental Assistance” form in order to continue to receive rental assistance.

NEW YORK, NY - December 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced three new Public Assistance (PA) grants to New York, bringing the total awarded since Hurricane Sandy to $254 million. PA grants will be used to reimburse the New York Police Department, New York University Langone Medical Center and the City of New York Department of Sanitation for part of the cost incurred saving lives, protecting property and cleaning up New York before, during and after the hurricane

New York, NY - December 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn today joined Related Companies Chairman Stephen M. Ross and OMERS Investment Committee Chair Bill Aziz to celebrate the start of construction at the Hudson Yards – a 26-acre site that was the single largest piece of undeveloped property in Manhattan now set to become the centerpiece of the historic expansion of midtown Manhattan’s central business district to the west side. Construction commenced today on the first tower, the 1.7 million-square-foot, 47-story South Tower – at the northeast corner of 10th Avenue and 30th Street – the future home of Coach Inc.’s world headquarters.

New York, NY - December 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York Fed today released a new interactive tool that provides data on the state of the housing market recovery in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.