Yearly Archives: 2012

LANSING, MI - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed Lisa Burroughs, of St. Clair, Diana Meyer, of Grand Rapids, and Karen Myers, of West Branch, to the Board of Real Estate Appraisers.

LANSING, MI - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder has announced the appointment of Robert Craig, of St. Johns, and the reappointment of Shawn Huston, of Lewiston, to the Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons.

July 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Before the July 4th holiday, the Senate took several important steps in three important policy areas to move our nation forward. Our last action before the holiday was to pass a single bill that prevented a pending student-loan interest rate hike that would have made college less affordable for American students and their families; made important investments in our roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure; and reauthorizes the flood insurance program that provides security to millions of Americans.

June 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Macomb County MSU Extension will be holding free informational seminars on foreclosure prevention at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 13 and at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24 at the VerKuilen Building, 21885 Dunham Road, Clinton Township, 48036, Assembly Room A -- (enter through door E.) All homeowners are welcome to attend.

June 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Macomb County Executive Office’s Make Macomb Your Home initiative has generated a large amount of positive buzz and momentum. The initiative, which includes billboards located on local and state roadways, has been seen by more than 5.6 million motorists in the past 30 days

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that thousands of home-buyers with significant tax debt were given one-time mortgage help under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), despite federal rules that make tax cheats ineligible for federal mortgage insurance. The report found that “many individuals with tax debt take advantage of government programs, such as federal loan insurance, thereby reaping benefits from these programs while failing to pay their own taxes.” The report also found tax cheats that took advantage of the program were two-to-three times more likely to default on home loans, posing a much higher risk for the program. The report was done at the request of Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), Carl Levin (D-MI), Max Baucus (D-MT), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA).

June 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dozens of homeless people living in tents in wooded state lands between two major expressways now have homes or temporary shelter with the help of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), and a number of Washtenaw County agencies that advocate for housing

June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in collaboration with the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority (MLB), today announced the sale of 140 properties - over 2,400 acres of land throughout the state - in a sealed-bid auction at www.michigan.gov/landforsale.

Torrance, CA - June 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms, has hired Thomas A. Boutrous II as the newest principal in its Michigan office.

Farmington Hills, MI - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. Rep. Gary Peters marked National Homeownership Month by discussing his bill, the Preserving American Homeownership Act, with local housing nonprofits and realtors at a press conference. Peters’ bipartisan legislation would provide a new way for underwater homeowners to avoid foreclosure through principal reduction

EUGENE, OR - June 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Linda Sarmiento of Keller Williams Realty to the growing network of agents and brokers that have adopted an IDX solution for their professional real estate search pages. As a member of the Saginaw MLS (SMLS), Sarmiento has long had access to the detailed property listings SMLS supplies to real estate professionals. Now, potential buyers can experience the same level of accessibility to the SMLS database by utilizing the IDX-enabled search tools Sarmiento hosts online.

LANSING - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette today issued a consumer alert to advise Michigan residents how to avoid getting ripped off by home repair scams. Anyone affected by the recent Duck Lake Fire is urged to use special caution.

June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Natural Resources today announced that the entire Duck Lake Fire area (in the Upper Peninsula's Luce County) will reopen to all property owners on Thursday, June 7, at 7 p.m.

May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Although the Duck Lake Fire made two serious runs last night, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources today reported its estimated size at 21,694 acres. The fire did spot across the line in at least one place. The department continues to get more accurate GPS information in order to get a better grasp on the exact size of the fire. Forty-seven percent of the fire area is contained

May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and partner agencies on Sunday hosted a public meeting for property owners affected by the ongoing Duck Lake Fire in the Upper Peninsula's Luce County. Over 200 people attended.