Yearly Archives: 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD’s approval of New Jersey’s disaster recovery plan to help homeowners and businesses following Hurricane Sandy. Funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, New Jersey’s action plan calls for a $1.83 billion investment to support a variety of housing, infrastructure and business activities. Read New Jersey’s disaster recovery plan

TRENTON, N.J. - April 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Disaster assistance to New Jersey survivors of Superstorm Sandy by the numbers as of April 29

TRENTON, N.J. - April 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the six months since Superstorm Sandy hit the shores of New Jersey, survivors have been rebuilding their communities with more than $1.1 billion in federal funding.

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.

EUGENE, OR - April 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces Troy Rosenzweig of Soleil Sotheby’s International Realty is the most recent real estate professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution for his website. Now, South Jersey Shore Regional MLS (SJSRMLS) listings are conveniently integrated onto the search page Rosenzweig sponsors, creating a thorough and comprehensive database of property listings for his clients to search through. With the innovative IDX Broker software he has adopted, Rosenzweig has chosen to revolutionize his website and forever change the way his potential buyer clients find the home of their dreams online.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kathleen (Kathy) Miller, Broker/ Sales Associate with Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate Point Pleasant office, was awarded the 2013 Five Star Real Estate Agent Award in the March issue of New Jersey Monthly Magazine. The award is given annually to agents who received a qualifying client satisfaction rating, satisfied the applicable state licensing requirements, is actively employed as a licensed professional for at least 3 years, has had a favorable regulatory and complain history review, and has satisfied minimum client volume or production on a 1 year and 3 year basis (number and volume of transactions or number of client households served).

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.

EUGENE, OR - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest real estate professional to adopt the dynamic IDX Broker software: At Century 21 Mack Morris realtor Iris Lurie. Lurie’s customized IDX solution extracts raw listing data from the Monmouth Ocean MLS (MOMLS) and integrates thousands of listings onto Lurie’s search page displaying Morganville, New Jersey properties with ease. IDX Broker and the solutions it enables, has revolutionized the property search tools that Lurie makes available to her clients online

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 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Disaster assistance to New Jersey survivors of Hurricane Sandy by the numbers as of April 8

EUGENE, OR - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Cassese Realtors and Joseph Cassese have chosen to integrate the revolutionary IDX Broker software onto the website Cassese supports, creating a dynamic and efficient online real estate resource for buyers and agents alike. As a member of the Monmouth Ocean MLS (MOMLS), Cassese can easily display thousands of Toms River, New Jersey area listings on his IDX-enabled website, simplifying his job and the entire search process for his clients. Home seekers can explore MOMLS listings like never before, quickly and easily, without ever leaving the website that Cassese hosts

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- If you have experienced a loss as a result of Hurricane Sandy, here are a few things to keep in mind as you prepare to file your 2012 taxes