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WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Michigan legislature passed legislation keeping the six-month foreclosure redemption period intact. Senate Bill 383 provides lending institutions with the flexibility to perform an inspection on the property after the property goes to Sheriff Sale.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Dean Heller (R-NV) today introduced the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act to ensure that underwater homeowners, those who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are now worth, would not be hit with additional income tax if a portion of their mortgage is forgiven. Without the Stabenow-Heller legislation, homeowners will be required to pay these additional taxes when they refinance or sell their homes in what are commonly called "short sales."

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Twenty-nine Michigan counties will receive a total of more than $4.1 million from the Interior Department as part of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow announced today. The federal government provides PILT payments to local governments to offset losses in property taxes due to nontaxable federal lands within their boundaries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development has been awarded a $1 million grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). The RLF will make low-interest loans available to help finance redevelopment projects for eligible Brownfield sites in the County.

LANSING - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced checks will go out this week to Michigan borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement. Eligible borrowers will receive checks for approximately $1,480. Approximately 72,000 Michigan borrowers affected by the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a share of approximately $107.2 million in restitution for mortgage servicing abuses related to the national foreclosure crisis.

LANSING - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Several members of the Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statements on the announcement yesterday by PulteGroup that they are moving its headquarters from Bloomfield Hills to Atlanta, Georgia in 2014. PulteGroup is one of the nation's largest home building companies. They have been based in the Detroit area since 1950 and currently have about 380 employees there

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MSU Extension is offering the popular Make Macomb Your Home -- Home Ownership series this June. Home Ownership will focus on consumer protection during the home buying process. Attendees will learn how to

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Across Michigan, REALTORS® are actively participating in placemaking initiatives designed to improve their neighborhoods and communities and provide the groundwork for continually improving Michigan's housing market. REALTORS® have been creating and selling place for decades; and therefore are natural leaders in placemaking. But what are the best strategies for putting placemaking to work in your community?

LANSING, MI - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today issued Executive Order 2013-8, which transfers the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority (MLB) from the Michigan Strategic Fund to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). Both Entities are currently housed in Michigan Strategic Fund.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today issued a new consumer tips sheet for first time renters and homeowners.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today granted a license to Santanna Energy Services, as an alternative electric supplier (AES).

LANSING, MI - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Scott Woosley, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), recently announced nine statewide projects will receive state Housing and Community Development Fund grants

LANSING - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette today sent a letter to Joseph A. Smith, Jr. head of the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to alert him to concerns that certain terms of the National Mortgage Settlement are not being met by the banks that signed on

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) will hold their annual Midyear meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on May 13-18. These meetings provide an opportunity for each state association to meet with their legislators on the federal level to discuss issues important to the real estate industry in Michigan and across the country

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Calling all green thumbs - the Michigan Historical Center is holding a fun family spring event in Lansing on Saturday, May 11, to highlight Extreme Gardening. Come learn the many different ways to grow flowers and plants, and take home your own mini-garden. Museum admission is free that day as part of the event sponsorship by Christians Greenhouse and Garden Center of Williamston and Haslett. The museum is located at 702 W. Kalamazoo St. in Lansing