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Governor Announces Filing Deadline Extended For Homestead Rebate And Senior Freeze Program Applications

TRENTON, NJ - May 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that the deadline for New Jersey’s senior and disabled homeowners to file 2008 Homestead Rebate applications has been extended to August 17, 2009. The deadline for filing a 2008 Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) application has also been extended to August 17. The original deadline for filing 2008 applications for both programs was June 1, 2009.

Will Greenwald Renew His Property Tax Promise?

Trenton, NJ - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce called on Democratic Budget Chairman Lou Greenwald to renew his February vow to “fight to the death” to preserve property tax rebates.

New Jersey REALTORS®: High Taxes on Real Estate Hurt New Jersey’s Bottom Line

Edison, NJ - April 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) today said the significant downturn in realty transfer fee collections shows that high taxes on real estate have a detrimental impact on the state economy.

Improvement Authority Helps Lincoln Park Save Money

Morristown, NJ - April 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Morris County Improvement Authority has used the county's AAA bond rating to help Lincoln Park save money and obtain a low interest rate on the borough's refinancing of bond anticipation notes.

NJAR® Kicks Off Spring Buying Season with Tax Credit Countdown

Edison, NJ - April 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — With an $8,000 federal tax credit available to first-time home buyers and mortgage rates at 40-year lows, the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) announced today the launch of a newly designed website, www.REALstoryNJ.com, featuring a countdown to the expiration of the federal first-time home buyer tax credit.

The Hampshire Companies Inks Two Lease Deals At Office Building in Saddle Brook, N.J.

Saddle Brook, N.J. - February 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at over $2 billion, has inked two lease deals at its Class-A office building, Park 80 East, located at 160 Pehle Avenue in Saddle Brook, N.J. The 80,000-square-foot building is an asset of The Hampshire Generational Fund, one of the firm’s private equity real estate investment funds tailored to high net worth investors

Hampshire Partners Fund VII Acquires 48,000-Square-Foot Office Building In Glen Rock, N.J. in Joint...

Glen Rock, N.J. - January 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at more than $2 billion, in a joint venture with Onyx Equities have announced the acquisition of a 48,000-square-foot office building located at 85 Harristown Road in Glen Rock N.J. The property was purchased from Motorola, Inc

New Jersey League of Municipalities Reacts to Further Cuts in Property Tax Relief Funding

Trenton, NJ - January 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – As a part of New Jersey’s FY ‘09 ‘mid-course correction’ spending cuts, which will total $2.1 billion, Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced new reductions of more than $15 million in Special Municipal Aid and Extraordinary Aid.

Metro Commercial Brokers Lease Transactions for Waretown Shopping Center

MT. LAUREL, NJ - November 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Metro Commercial, the region’s largest full-service retail real estate firm, announced today that it has executed...

SL GREEN/GRAMERCY VENTURE ANNOUNCES $230 MILLION SALE OF NEW JERSEY OFFICE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP INTEREST

New York, NY - December 8, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) and Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE: GKK) today announced...

The Hampshire Generational Fund Acquires 91,388-Square-Foot Industrial Building in Mahwah, NJ

Mahwah, N.J. -November 12, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at...

COAH Issues Affordable Housing Funding Guide

TRENTON, NJ - October 28, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria today announced that an Affordable Housing Funding Source...

The Hampshire Companies Showcase Newly Renovated Industrial Building in Linden, NJ.

Linden, NJ - October 25, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —  The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued...

Hampshire Partners Fund VII Acquires 122,599-Square-Foot Industrial Property In Springfield, N.J. in Joint Venture...

Springfield, N.J. - October 25, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —  The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at...

October 31 Deadline for Filing Homestead Rebate Quickly Approaching

“Senior Freeze” Applications due by month’s end as well TRENTON, NJ - October 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer David...

Call on Lawmakers to Rollback Recent Increases to the Realty Transfer Fee and Reform...

Edison, NJ - October 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Members of the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) visited Trenton today to witness the...

Planned Security Services to Perform Concierge Duties for Dixon Mills in Jersey City Beginning...

Planned to Begin at Dixon Mills This Fall PARSIPPANY, NJ - October 07, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Planned Companies, a leader in the real estate...

Topcon America Corporation Acquires 85,427 Square Foot US Headquarters

Kenilworth, NJ - October 1, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Andrew B. Zezas, SIOR, President & CEO of Real Estate Strategies Corporation, the corporate real...

Hampshire Partners Fund VII Acquires 122,599-Square-Foot Industrial Property in Springfield, N.J.

Springfield, N.J. - October 2, 2008  - (RealEstateRama) — The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets...

The Hampshire Generational Fund Acquires 80,000-Square-Foot Industrial/Warehouse Building in West Caldwell, N.J.

West Caldwell, NJ - September 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity...

Popular Government & Nonprofit Press Releases

Lautenberg Announces Millions in New Funding for Housing in New Jersey

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced millions of dollars in new funding for New Jersey’s public housing authorities to rehabilitate and modernize public housing units in New Jersey. The capital improvement money was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Obama.

Recent Government & Nonprofit Press Releases

Norcross Announces $200K+ for Affordable Housing in Camden

U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society will receive $207,500 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) NeighborWorks America program to help provide affordable housing in Camden.