NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES IN MAY 2012
Real estate sales appear to be firming up after a three year lull.
Sales of new single-family houses in May 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This...
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Real Estate And Mortgage News
- Stabilizing Communities Through Local InitiativesBy SVP, Outreach, Diversity and Inclusion, and Chief Diversity Officer Dwight Robinson In four major metropolitan areas, the Take RootSM Community Stabilization Initiative provides a powerful means for stabilizing neighborhoods and making a positive difference in the lives of families who call these communities home. Take Root's two-pronged approach pro […]
- HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR COLORADO FIRE VICTIMSWASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Colorado and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to the ongoing High Park and Waldo Canyon wildfires this month. […]
- SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS LEAD WHITE HOUSE FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIESWASHINGTON - The Obama Administration today convened a meeting with more than 50 local government and business leaders to discuss the role of sustainability in economic development and job creation. The gathering coincided with the third anniversary of the creation of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a landmark collaboration between the U.S. Depa […]
- HUD, HHS AND HEALTH GROUPS ANNOUNCE NEW SMOKE-FREE HOUSING TOOLSWASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and heath advocates today launched a new set of tools to encourage and guide private owners of federally assisted multifamily housing and public housing authorities to adopt smoke-free policies to protect residents from the dangers of s […]
- MAYOR BLOOMBERG, HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN, HPD COMMISSIONER WAMBUA, ROSE COMPANIES AND PHIPPS HOUSES ANNOUNCE GRAND OPENING OF VIA VERDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTNew York, NY - June 18, 2012 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua, Housing Development Corporation President Marc Jahr, New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner/CEO Darryl C. Towns, were joined by […]
The Economy
- Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and OrdersNew orders for manufactured goods in May increased $3.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $469.0 billion. May 2012: 0.7 % change April 2012: -0.7 % change […]
FEMA
- Federal Aid Programs for State of Florida Disaster RecoveryFollowing is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obamas major disaster declaration issued for Florida. […]
- President Declares Major Disaster for FloridaWASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Debby beginning on June 23, 2012, and continuing. […]
- FEMA, Federal Partners Continue to Support State and Local Response Efforts in Impacted AreasThe Administration, through FEMA, is committed to providing support to Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states affected by the storms. FEMA, through our National Response Coordination Center and Regional offices in Chicago, Ill. and Philadelphia, Pa., has been in constant coordination with our federal partners as well as impacted states since the storms first struck […]
New Residential Home Sales
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Top Realtors In Delaware County, PA
CENTURY 21 Absolute Realty is located in Delaware County at 512 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA 19064. Absolute Reality is one of the most experienced real estate companies in Internet transactions.
Recipients of the Centurion® Award, Presidential Award, Quality Service Award and Pinnacle Award
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$156,850, Ridley Park
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Real Estate For Sale (Ideal Location in Pennsylvania)
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Floods, Floodplains And Houses
* Homeowner’s insurance does NOT cover floods
* Nothing in a basement is covered by flood insurance
* Flood insurance pays out a maximum of $250,000 over the life of the property
Floods are one of the most common hazards in the United States. Flood effects can be local, impacting a neighborhood or community, or very large,...
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The Real Estate Market
WASHINGTON, DC –The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the January edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. Data in the January Housing Scorecard underscore...
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More About Flood Insurance
Windsor, Conn. — While flood insurance is not mandatory for homeowners outside of a high-risk area, anyone can be financially vulnerable to floods. People outside of high-risk areas file more than 25% of NFIP claims and receive one-third of disaster assistance for flooding. Residential and commercial property owners who are not located in high-risk...
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Licensees
Real estate licensees have five months remaining to earn 14 hours of continuing education (CE) credit before the State’s Real Estate Commission’s license renewal deadline of May 31, 2012.
New licensees who received their licenses between Dec. 1, 2009 and Nov. 30, 2011, are required to take 14 hours of CE in specific, mandatory commission-developed...
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Earthquake Insurance After Virginia Quake
Most homeowners in the Northeastern United States did not think they needed to worry about their homeowner’s insurance covering damage from an earthquake; however, most homeowner’s insurance does not cover earthquakes.
After the 2011 earthquake in Virginia, FEMA has issued the following statement:
Common Misunderstandings Could Delay or Limit Your Assistance
Virginia’s earthquake declaration has spanned five...
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Existing-Home Sales Show Uptrend
Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
The latest monthly data shows total existing-home sales1 rose 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.61 million in December from a downwardly revised 4.39 million in...
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Homebuyer’s First Steps
Mortgage rates are at 50-year lows – the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.95 percent at the close of 2011 – making homeownership more affordable than ever for families with a stable income and good credit. But before you begin house hunting in earnest, it’s important that you get the facts about buying a home...
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Montgomery County Real Estate
Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds NANCY J. BECKER is urging recorders/registers of deeds across state and the country to withdraw public money from any banks affiliated with the Mortgage Electronic Registry System (MERS), which she claims is undermining the practice of accurate land recording.
In recent years, mortgages have been assigned and...
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Greater Philadelphia Region
- Internet Security and Your ChildrenHARRISBURG, PA — Agents from the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit have arrested a Lancaster County man accused of sending nude and sexually explicit webcam videos to what he believed was a 14-year old girl. Kelly identified the defendant as Jeffrey Lee Mentzer, 46, of 146 East Franklin St., New Holland. According [...] […]
- Operation Texas TwinsAttorney General Kelly and PSP announce arrests in “Operation Texas Twins;” $100,000 Texas to northwestern PA marijuana trafficking network HARRISBURG, PA — Agents from the Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Pennsylvania State Police have filed criminal charges against nine individuals linked to an organization allegedly responsible for […]