Northbrook, IL - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Advance Auto Parts property located at 4250 Lake Michigan Drive in Walker, MI for $1,385,000.

LANSING, MI - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced Michigan will join at least 40 other states in a multi-billion dollar nationwide settlement with five of the nation's largest banks/mortgage servicers in response to allegations of faulty foreclosure processes and poor servicing of mortgages that harmed Michigan homeowners. Schuette said that Michigan residents will receive approximately a half-billion dollars, including a $101 million fund provided directly to the State of Michigan. The settlement is anticipated to be the second-largest financial recovery ever achieved for affected citizens by attorneys general, with the 1998 Master Tobacco Settlement being the largest.

February 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Baby it’s c-c-c-o-l-d outside!! That’s why Macomb County Community Services Agency is seeking walkers and donations for the 22nd annual Walk for Warmth on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Funds raised will help eligible Macomb County residents facing utility shut-off, as well as those in need of furnace repair or replacement.

Lansing, MI - February 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beginning today, families affected by cash benefit lifetime limits could qualify for a total of six months housing assistance through a Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) and Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) program. Michigan Department of Human Services Director Maura D. Corrigan and a MSHDA Executive Director Gary Heidel announced today that MSHDA would provide up to an additional three months rental or mortgage assistance, in addition to the existing three months currently being provided by DHS, for families affected by the cash assistance lifetime limits.

January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today noted that the Michigan Department of Treasury is now processing Michigan Home Heating Credits (HHC) for the 2011 tax year. The credit assists low-income customers with winter energy bills.

January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MSU Extension is offering the 3-part workshop Home Ownership on three Tuesday evenings in January and February 2012.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis announced today that Janice Kay Branderhorst of Holland, Michigan was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell to 13 months in prison for bank fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a felony information charging Branderhorst with bank fraud on August 29, 2011. Branderhorst pled guilty to the charge on September 8, 2011.

LANSING, MI - December 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder today signed a series of bills that clarify and improve the pre-foreclosure and foreclosure process and will help keep Michigan residents in their homes. This bipartisan legislative package passed both chambers unanimously.

December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kay Jean Axel, 56, of Erie, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $32,000 from the Luna Pier Housing Commission (LPHC) while she was employed as its Executive Director, announced United State Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. Ms. McQuade was joined in this announcement by Breck J. Nowlin, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General and Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

LANSING, MI - December 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) today announced that nearly 700 units of affordable rental housing will be built or renovated for low to moderate-income Michigan families, the elderly, people with disabilities and those at risk of homelessness as a result of $9.6 million in federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) approved by MSHDA. The tax credits also will help bolster the state's economy by creating approximately 1,600 jobs in construction and related trades.

ANN ARBOR, MI - December 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dan Stewart, CCIM, formally partner and co-owner of Michigan Commercial Realty, LLC, and Sperry Van Ness International, a large and fast-growing franchisor providing training, systems management and marketing support for its network of commercial real estate brokerage firms, today announced the launch of Sperry Van Ness/Stewart Commercial Group, LLC, an independently owned and operated franchise of Sperry Van Ness International. This affiliation marks Sperry Van Ness International’s tenth franchise signing this year.

December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today’s hearing is intended to examine several bills that are now being characterized as small business “jobs” or “capital access” bills. Each of these bills is designed to address a perceived challenge facing small or private businesses, but all of them would eliminate or diminish aspects of the federal securities laws. I thank the Chairman for holding today’s hearing, which I hope will explore many of the issues raised by these bills.

LANSING, MI - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Executive Director Gary Heidel of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) today announced funding for Barry County United Way in the amount of $38,913 through its Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. The funds are being awarded to communities and local recipient organizations as part of an estimated $2.8 million in federal grants and $5 million in MSHDA reserves to be allocated this fiscal year across the state.

EUGENE, OR - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Gerald Maliszewski, to the ever-expanding group of agents and brokers who have chosen to integrate an IDX solution onto their website. Maliszewski displays thousands of Pontiac, Michigan area listings with ease and efficiency on his website. Now, potential buyers can effortlessly find the bay area home of their dreams online, without ever having to leave the search page Maliszewski hosts.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal grants will help four regions across Michigan develop sustainable and affordable housing and development policies, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced this week.