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TRENTON, NJ - May 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that the deadline for New Jersey’s senior and disabled homeowners to file 2008 Homestead Rebate applications has been extended to August 17, 2009. The deadline for filing a 2008 Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) application has also been extended to August 17. The original deadline for filing 2008 applications for both programs was June 1, 2009.

UNION CITY, NJ - May 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine today lauded the announcement by Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria of the award of $19.5 million in federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Funds (LIHTC) and the designation of $20.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) funding through the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) that will spur the creation of 879 new housing units throughout the state.

Trenton, NJ - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce called on Democratic Budget Chairman Lou Greenwald to renew his February vow to “fight to the death” to preserve property tax rebates.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — US Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced the state of New Jersey will receive $61 million in economic recovery act funds through a program to finance the purchase and construction of affordable housing units across the state, which will help create jobs while bringing down housing costs for working families.

Washington, DC - April 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Department announced an agreement with the owners, a manager and a former manager of Cottage Manor Apartments in Lakewood, N.J., to settle allegations of discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin and race. Under the settlement, which must be approved by the U.S. District Court in New Jersey, the defendants must pay a total of $170,000 to identified victims of discrimination and an additional $30,000 to the government as a civil penalty.

TRENTON, NJ - April 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Anne Milgram announced today the filing of a lawsuit charging three individuals and two...

Edison, NJ - April 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) today said the significant downturn in realty transfer fee collections shows that high taxes on real estate have a detrimental impact on the state economy.

Morristown, NJ - April 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Morris County Improvement Authority has used the county's AAA bond rating to help Lincoln Park save money and obtain a low interest rate on the borough's refinancing of bond anticipation notes.

Edison, NJ - April 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — With an $8,000 federal tax credit available to first-time home buyers and mortgage rates at 40-year lows, the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) announced today the launch of a newly designed website, www.REALstoryNJ.com, featuring a countdown to the expiration of the federal first-time home buyer tax credit.

TRENTON, NJ - March 31, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that a Jersey City man pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy involving his business partner and members of the partner’s family in which they stole $573,383 from the state by filing fraudulent applications for 745 Homestead Rebate checks.

TRENTON, NJ - March 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — New Jersey Democratic Chair Joe Cryan today called on Republican Gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie to produce a budget in the wake of comments he made on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show and his statement regarding the restoration of the property tax deduction.

TRENTON, NJ - March 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Continuing the state’s attack on mortgage fraud, Attorney General Anne Milgram announced today the filing of three new fraud lawsuits charging a total of 14 individual and corporate defendants.

TRENTON, NJ - February 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that a Monmouth County man was sentenced to state prison today in connection with a series of mortgage and investment scams through which he stole approximately $2.9 million from victims.

NEWARK, NJ - February 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — State Attorney General Anne Milgram is requesting that the state licensing board shut down two funeral homes and a cremation service because the owner of the businesses, whose funeral director’s license was revoked following his involvement in illegal body parts harvesting, allegedly violated terms of the board order issued in January.

Edison, NJ - January 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – A poll released today by the New Jersey Association of REALTORS^® (NJAR^®) Governmental Research Foundation (GRF), reveals that 40.2 percent of people think reducing taxes and government fees is the most important issue government leaders should work on in the next two years.

Trenton, NJ - January 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – As a part of New Jersey’s FY ‘09 ‘mid-course correction’ spending cuts, which will total $2.1 billion, Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced new reductions of more than $15 million in Special Municipal Aid and Extraordinary Aid.

TRENTON, NJ - January 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that a Lyndhurst lawyer pleaded guilty today to stealing approximately $4 million entrusted to him for real estate closings, which he used to gamble in Atlantic City.

TRENTON, NJ - December 3, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that a former technical...

TRENTON, NJ - October 28, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria today announced that an Affordable Housing Funding Source...

“Senior Freeze” Applications due by month’s end as well TRENTON, NJ - October 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer David...