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WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Legislation permitting owners with a limited exemption from local land use restrictions in order to raise an existing structure to the new elevation level proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was released by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove praised Governor Christie’s decision to veto S-1650/A-2463, a controversial measure which would revise requirements for emergency medical services delivery in New Jersey. The legislation faced staunch opposition from local EMS volunteer squads and residents who feared that their communities would be negatively impacted in terms of the emergency services provided and increases in property taxes.

HADDON HEIGHTS, NJ - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Andrews announced that a federally backed construction project is underway in Winslow Township, creating 35 new construction jobs according to Eastern Pacific Development. The total construction is expected to cost $60 million, approximately one-fifth of which is paid for through federal tax credits. Congressman Andrews authored a letter to the New Jersey Housing Mortgage and Finance Agency, the state agency in charge of administering the federal funds, advocating for the project as a catalyst for our local economy and job market.

TRENTON, N.J. - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Constable, III, Chair of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA), and HMFA Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta today announced the HMFA is providing $2.3 million in permanent mortgage financing and an allocation of federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits to Winslow Cross Creek, an affordable housing community in Camden County’s Winslow Township. Winslow Cross Creek, which recently broke ground, will offer housing for low-to-moderate-income families and individuals with special needs

WASHINGTON, DC - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In remarks on the floor of the Senate, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez called on his colleagues to join him in preventing flood insurance premiums from skyrocketing for thousands of New Jersey homeowners, many of whom found their homes damaged or destroyed in the wake of Superstorm Sandy

TRENTON, N.J. - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Constable, III, Chair of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA), and HMFA Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta today announced the HMFA is providing $2.3 million in permanent mortgage financing and an allocation of federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits to Winslow Cross Creek, an affordable housing community in Camden County’s Winslow Township. Winslow Cross Creek, which recently broke ground, will offer housing for low-to-moderate-income families and individuals with special needs

TRENTON - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- To prevent mosquitoes this summer, the Departments of Health and Environmental Protection are asking homeowners, businesses and contractors working on rebuilding to drain sources of standing water outdoors and routinely check property for containers collecting water where mosquitoes can breed.

Washington, DC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone praised the approval of New Jersey’s $1.8 billion Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery plan that will help New Jersey’s homeowners and businesses impacted by Superstorm Sandy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- From Parsippany to Princeton, all the way down to the Jersey Shore, property taxpayers are still paying large amounts to retiring public employees because Trenton politicians refuse to stop paying for unused sick time

TRENTON, N.J. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Christie Administration today announced the award of $6.5 million in Small Cities grants to municipalities and counties throughout New Jersey. The 20 grants will benefit 20 municipalities, 8 counties and upwards of 29,000 people across the state, including senior citizens and people with disabilities. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) receives, distributes, and administers the federal grant funds for the State of New Jersey.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Suzzane Kronenfeld, Director of New Homes at Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate has been awarded the prestigious Associate Hall of Fame Award by the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) Officers. This award is presented each year to the individual who is being recognized for their sustained, dedicated quality service to the association and the community.

Hamilton, NJ - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) is pleased to announce that Robert J. Fallone, founder of Fallone Properties Inc., was installed as President of the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) on April 11, 2013 at the 64th annual Atlantic Builders Convention (ABC) in Atlantic City, New Jersey

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R- Morris/Passaic) says the state Department of Environmental Protection’s ( DEP) flood buyout program must include homes in the Passaic River Basin, not just South and Central Jersey.

TRENTON - April 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Elected officials took advantage of the significance of tax day to announce various tax relief proposals. Following separate announcements by Governor Christie and a bipartisan congressional group, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) Executive Director Staci Berger issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC - April 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, today praised HUD Secretary Donovan for moving forward on a series of measures to allow New Jersey homeowners impacted Super Storm Sandy to get back on their feet without having to face the prospect of foreclosure.

Washington, DC - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Sires and twenty eight of his Colleagues in the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to issue an executive order, directing the U.S. Department of Treasury to carry out the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) and keep families in their homes

WASHINGTON - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) applauded today’s action by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to extend the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) by two years to December 31, 2015 and underscored the need for Congress to pass their legislation, which would further reduce barriers to refinancing for responsible homeowners who are underwater.

TRENTON, N.J. - April 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Constable, III today announced that registration is still open for an upcoming tax credit workshop being held on April 11-12, 2013 at the Trenton War Memorial, Delaware River Room, in Trenton, NJ. This workshop is part of the Redevelopment Training Institute hosted by the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority (NJRA), a sister agency of the DCA.

TRENTON, N.J. - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Demonstrating its commitment to assisting New Jersey’s most vulnerable families in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the Christie Administration will host a rental fair focusing on Sandy-displaced families who have been approved for Special Admissions Section 8 Housing Vouchers and who need help locating rental housing. The rental fair will give landlords the opportunity to meet with Special Admissions voucher recipients and match the recipients with available rental units that best meet their needs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Medicare-sponsored program designed to provide all-inclusive health care for seniors, while allowing them to remain independent in their own homes, will be spared and protected despite original plans by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rewrite the rules and thereby gut the program