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August 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Herbs provide beauty and fragrance in the garden and can enhance the flavor and quality of foods, provide a healthy alternative to salt, and be used for medicinal purposes. Many herbs can be easily grown in the home garden or in pots in the kitchen helping to stretch our food dollars

August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The seminar is being presented by MSHDA-certified housing counselors. Homeowners will also have the opportunity to work one-on-one with a housing counselor after completion of the seminar. Macomb MSUE is also a Department of Housing and Urban Development-certified agency

LANSING, MI - August 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today signed legislation clarifying the criteria for landowners building homes in privately held areas of Michigan's lakeshore dunes.

August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 700 properties, in five Lower Michigan counties and seven Northern Michigan counties, will be auctioned off during a State of Michigan Tax-Foreclosed, Real Property Auctions on August 14th and 15th. Registration for interested bidders will begin at 9:00 a.m., each day, with auctions scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.

LANSING, MI - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan residents at risk of losing their homes due to faulty foreclosure processes and poor servicing of mortgages will get financial relief under legislation signed today by Gov. Rick Snyder.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Detroit will receive $4.2 million in federal funding to promote affordable housing, fight homelessness and boost the local economy, Sen. Carl Levin announced Monday.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kalamazoo will receive nearly $2.3 million in federal funding to promote affordable housing, fight homelessness and boost the local economy, Sen. Carl Levin announced Monday.

LANSING, - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS), Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing (BCAL) has issued an order of summary suspension and notice of intent to revoke the license of St. Clair County adult foster care small group home licensee Cathey Elsacker. Ms. Elsacker operates Oasis Senior Care adult foster home, #AM740092424, 1218 Center Road, Port Huron, Michigan 48060.

LANSING - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette today praised Governor Rick Snyder and GOP legislative leaders for passing legislation that largely follows his recommendations to strengthen Michigan's economy and bring relief to countless residents struggling with foreclosure. The legislation now heads to Snyder's desk for final approval.

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).