Yearly Archives: 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Moody’s Investors Service, a leading provider of credit ratings, research and risk analysis, has reaffirmed Morris County’s Aaa bond rating, the first rating review since the introduction of the 2013 budget

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

EUGENE, OR - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has been uploaded onto the comprehensive real estate website of Broker Dennis Allen, making finding a home in the Brigantine, New Jersey area monumentally easier by syncing a search results page with thousands of South Jersey Shore Regional MLS (SJSRMLS) listings. Instantly, home seekers can experience an unprecedented level of freedom and control over their respective searches by utilizing the immensely helpful tool IDX Broker and Allen have integrated into the online real estate search for Ashore Realty Inc

TRENTON, N.J. - April 5, 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.

EUGENE, OR - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has revolutionized the search capabilities on real estate professional Linda Novelli’s website, thanks to the partnership between IDX, Inc. and the South Jersey Shore Regional MLS (SJSRMLS). Novelli’s custom IDX solution now extracts raw listing data from the SJSRMLS, seamlessly integrating and displaying thousands of property listings directly onto the search page she hosts. Finding a home online in Margate City, New Jersey and the surrounding areas has never been easier

Edison, NJ - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Purchasing a home is one of the most important decisions in a person’s life, and choosing that house comes with an array of options. To assist buyers with this process, Realtors across New Jersey will host open houses during the Nationwide Open House Weekend on April 20 and 21. For sellers, this is a wonderful opportunity to get their homes in front of many buyers in a short period of time.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Survivors of Hurricane Sandy now have until May 1, 2013, to register for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

EUGENE, OR - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Trend MLS (Trend) property listings just got easier to find online, with the pairing up of IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Angie Maxwell. With the tools provided to him with his IDX solution, Maxwell can display thousands of detailed property listings instantly on his website, giving home seekers up-to-the-minute updates on Trend listings. Potential buyers can even utilize the IDX Broker application for the iPhone and iPad, which they can access through the site Maxwell hosts. Searching for Voorhees, New Jersey real estate will never be the same with the addition of IDX Broker software to Maxwell’s professional website

CAMDEN, NJ - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two alleged conspirators in a $13 million mortgage fraud scam that used phony documents and straw buyers to make illegal profits on overbuilt condos at the Jersey shore are charged in connection with the scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick today announced that Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, R-Morris, Essex and Passaic, has been named as one of NJBIZ’s 2013 50 Best Women in Business. The program recognizes dynamic women for their professional success, community involvement and advocacy for women.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- US Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced New Jersey has been awarded over $24.1 million to support hundreds of homeless projects in New Jersey through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care program.

EUGENE, OR - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Neptune City, New Jersey real estate broker John Amoscato has opted to enable a custom IDX solution on his website. Home seekers can now experience an online property search like never before available, thanks to the partnership between IDX and the Monmouth Ocean MLS (MOMLS). Thousands of detailed property listings are now synced to Amoscato’s search page, giving potential buyers a comprehensive database of homes to search, without ever leaving the website Amoscato hosts

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Christie Administration today unveiled its proposed Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Action Plan, which outlines how the State plans to utilize $1,829,520,000 in federal funding. This is the first phase of Community Development Block Grant funds provided to New Jersey by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Additional CDBG recovery funds are expected in the coming months. With this first phase of funding, the Christie Administration is focusing primarily on helping homeowners, renters, businesses and communities impacted by Superstorm Sandy.

Mount Holly, NJ - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, March 11, at an event in Mount Holly, New Jersey, Congressman Jon Runyan presented The Salt & Light Company, Inc. with a $200,000 grant for the organization’s Amity Transitional Housing project. The grant, provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’s Affordable Housing Program (“AHP”), will help renovate 10 units of affordable housing for single homeless women and homeless women with children. 1st Colonial National Bank, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, submitted the application for the funding

March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents and staff at the Morris County Youth Shelter this month are collecting unopened packages of disposable baby, toddler and adult diapers for distribution to needy Morris County families.

NEWARK - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Division of Consumer Affairs investigators assigned full-time to Atlantic, Ocean and Monmouth counties since early January have contacted nearly 630 contractors either working on storm-damaged homes or seeking business at area home expo/improvement shows, to ensure they are properly registered with the Division. Division investigators continue to perform daily patrols of storm-ravaged areas where home improvement contractors are most in demand.

Washington, D.C. - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Rob Andrews (NJ-01) and U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) today introduced a bipartisan plan to spur growth in the housing market and prevent unnecessary foreclosures

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblywoman Donna Simon is building bipartisan support among local and state officials throughout the state for her plan to qualify certain small, historic hotels for liquor licenses to reopen the landmark Union Hotel that has been called the “critical component” to revitalize Flemington’s downtown.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation to give families the right to know when their health may be at risk from contamination due to sewage facility overflow. The “Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act” would introduce new, stricter monitoring practices of sewage facilities and ensure that neighboring communities know when their environment and health might be at risk from sewage overflow and contamination.