Yearly Archives: 2010

NEW YORK, NY - October 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sheldon Good and Company, a Racebrook Portfolio Company and America’s leading real estate auctioneer, will auction a selection of 20 luxury residences located at The Gate Condominium, a newly constructed state-of-the-art building in The Bergen County borough of Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday, November 20th with 8 to be sold “Absolute,” regardless of price.

October 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The deadline for homeowners to file 2009 Homestead Benefit applications has been extended to Jan. 3, 2011, to allow more people to file, Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff announced. The old deadline was Nov. 1

MEDFORD TWP., N.J. - October 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives from the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) today joined local officials to celebrate the completion of 36-unit affordable senior apartments. Medford Senior Housing is a housing development located at 8 Jones Road in Medford Township. The HMFA, an affiliate of the Department of Community Affairs, provided the mortgage and tax credit funding for the project.

October 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gloria Nilson, Realtors®, Real Living and RLS, Realtors®, Real Living recently launched RISMedia's Real Estate Information Network® (RREIN) consumer mobile services, enabling all Gloria Nilson and RLS real estate agents to advertise and publicize their clients' property listings through the RREIN Mobile SMS/Text Messaging Platform, powered by Mobile Real Estate ID™ (MREID).

Westfield, NJ - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A 53-acre equestrian estate in the heart of horse country in Millstone and two building lots with more than 200 feet of road frontage in Matawan are to be sold at auction in November.

TRENTON, NJ - October 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Paula T. Dow announced today that the owner of several New Jersey loan modification companies has agreed to pay the state $805,000 and stay out of the foreclosure rescue business to resolve allegations he defrauded struggling homeowners who sought help in staving off foreclosure.

NORTH BERGEN, NJ - October 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Standing with New Jersey building trades workers, U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today touted the job creating potential of the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) Tunnel project. The Senators were joined by Reps. Steve Rothman (D-NJ-09) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), State Senator Barbara Buono, Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver and New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council President Bill Mullen to highlight the potential for thousands of construction jobs for New Jersey men and women that would be created by the ARC Tunnel project.

EUGENE, OR - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Binali Patel, licensed Summit, New Jersey Realtor, has integrated the innovative IDX Broker software onto her real estate website, thanks to IDX, Inc. As a member of the Garden State MLS (GSMLS), Patel has long been able to access thousands of detailed property listings. Her IDX enabled website now gives clients of Patel the same thorough and comprehensive access to the GSMLS database, conveniently online.

TRENTON, N.J. - October 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Christie Administration announced today that New Jersey will receive an additional $188 million in federal funding for anti-foreclosure assistance to help struggling homeowners. The additional funding means that $300 million is now available for homeowners facing foreclosure.

October 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Appellate Division decided 22 separate challenges to the 2008 revised COAH third round rules. The decision once again invalidated key rule provisions, including the so-called "growth share methodology" for determining municipal housing obligations and standards for inclusionary development

October 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, R-Monmouth, issued the following statement regarding the October 14, 2010 Assembly Committee schedule which again does not include any property tax reform Tool Kit legislation

NEWARK, NJ - October 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of the Attorney General, through the Division of Consumer Affairs, is assessing whether the state’s Consumer Fraud Act has been violated by companies that have admitted to not properly reviewing, factually verifying and signing foreclosure filings submitted to the courts.

TRENTON, NJ - October 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Paula T. Dow announced today that Wells Fargo Home Mortgage has agreed to provide New Jersey consumers with nearly $67 million in loan modifications and pay the state $3.98 million to resolve allegations that companies it acquired – Wachovia Corporation, Golden West and World Savings -- deceptively marketed adjustable rate mortgage loans.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing in their efforts to keep flood mitigation in the Passaic River Valley a top priority, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced a total of $8.7 million in hazard mitigation grants through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) today honored eight organizations with the Excellence in Housing Awards in recognition of their outstanding work in housing development.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing in their efforts to keep flood mitigation in the Passaic River Valley a top priority, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today

Hamilton, NJ - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Foundation for Housing is soliciting “member friendly” proposals for two (2) grants of up to $10,000 a piece for projects that will help fulfill our mission in support of housing in New Jersey:

Edison, NJ - September , 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. (NJARHOF) is proud to announce its latest endeavor to educate and empower New Jersey’s consumers.

Edison, NJ - September 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five commercial properties throughout central and south Jersey, including an office building, two former bank branches, residential lots and a liquor license, will go on the auction block next month

Trenton, NJ - September 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Christie Administration announced today that New Jersey will receive $112 million in federal funding for anti-foreclosure assistance to help struggling homeowners.