Monthly Archives: November 2013

PORT AUTHORITY BOARD ADVANCES REDEVELOPMENT OF LAGUARDIA AIRPORT WITH AUTHORIZATION OF WEST PARKING GARAGE...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Port Authority’s Board of Commissioners today authorized $230.4 million for design and construction of a 3,084-space garage on the west side of the planned $3.6 billion new Central Terminal Building project at LaGuardia Airport.

Dancer Legislation Halts Tax Abatement Abuses, Saves Property Taxpayer Dollars

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --A bill to be introduced by Assemblyman Ron Dancer will relieve property taxpayers from a needless financial burden by uncovering and stopping unwarranted tax abatements.

Doug Gaffney Joins Lee & Associates New Jersey

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. - November 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates New Jersey is pleased to announce Doug Gaffney has joined the firm as senior vice president.

NJBA to Host a Legislative and Regulatory Update

Hamilton, NJ - November 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA), the voice of New Jersey’s building industry, is pleased to announce that it will host a Legislative and Regulatory Update on issues affecting the building industry on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Woodard & Curran Auditorium, 50 Millstone Road, Bldg. 100, East Windsor, NJ from 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon. Featured speakers include Ray Cantor, Esq., Chief Advisor to DEP Commissioner Bob Martin and Raymond S. Papperman, Esq., Deputy Advisor to the DEP Commissioner & Director, Office of Dispute Resolution.

Christie Administration Seeks To Shift Federal Funds To Sandy Recovery Housing Programs

Trenton, NJ - November 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Christie Administration today announced the state’s request to amend the current New Jersey Disaster Recovery Action Plan to allocate additional federal funds to two Superstorm Sandy housing recovery programs and also to set aside funds for a program to demolish unsafe structures. If approved, the Action Plan amendment would enable thousands of additional Sandy-impacted homeowners to receive federal resources to assist them in their recovery effort.

How-To Refinance without Perfect Credit

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you hoping to refinance, but nervous because your credit is not where it should be? Unlike what you may have heard, it's still possible to refinance your mortgage without great credit. Below, Patricia Bell, President of Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate provides us with several tips how

Congressman Andrews Announces the Opening of New Senior Housing in Lawnside

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Andrews HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J. - Tuesday, Congressman Andrews announced that the Lawnside Senior Meadows senior citizen housing complex, a project that created over 200 construction jobs, is now open and accepting tenants. With the assistance and support of Congressman Andrews, the Lawnside Senior Meadows project was able to secure over $9 million in federal affordable housing tax credits that were critically needed to help finance the development.

Division on Civil Rights Announces Settlement in Case of Landlord Accused of Reneging on...

TRENTON - November 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Division on Civil Rights announced today that an Essex County apartment building owner has agreed to pay a Jersey City man $3,000 to resolve allegations that he arranged by telephone to show the man a rental unit, then reneged after seeing him in person and realizing he was African-American.

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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.

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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.