LANSING, MI - August 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Environmental Stewardship Division is administering a federal migrant labor housing construction grant program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) for persons and non-profit organizations that are currently, or intend to be, licensed migrant labor housing operators. Initial grant funding decisions will be made based on applications received by August 31, 2010; however, additional grants may be awarded if funding is available.

LANSING, MI - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today called on the nation's largest banks - Bank of America, Chase, Citigroup, PNC Bank and Wells Fargo - to participate in the Helping Hardest Hit Homeowners Fund to help homeowners seeking assistance in preventing the foreclosure of their homes

Detroit, MI - August 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, downtown Detroit became home to 1,700 new faces as energized team members from Quicken Loans Inc, and its sister companies, One Reverse Mortgage LLC, Fathead LLC, In-House Realty LLC and Quizzle LLC began moving into their new home in the heart of Detroit’s rising technology district. The companies occupied the remainder of the vacant space in Detroit’s newest business complex, the Compuware building, on the North edge of Campus Martius. The building will now house a total “brainforce” of nearly 4,000 technology and web-based workers.

LANSING, MI - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) will receive $128.4 million in additional support from the Obama Administration to help homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments due to unemployment.

LANSING, MI - August 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) is joining with community partners across metro Detroit when the Fifth Third Bank Homeownership Mobile (aka the "eBus") rolls into Livonia Thursday, August 12 as part of a kick-off to highlight the state's $154.5 million Hardest Hit Fund home foreclosure prevention initiative

Detroit, MI - August 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Quicken Loans Inc. Chairman and Founder Dan Gilbert today announced that Quizzle LLC will be joining Quicken Loans when it moves to Detroit’s Compuware building later this month. Quizzle (www.quizzle.com), which has more than 500,000 registered users, is a free online tool that helps consumers better manage their personal finances.

LANSING, MI - August 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Mike Cox today announced the filing of a charge against Joseph Peters, 46, of Ada on one count of attempted felony false pretenses over $20,000. The charge comes as a result of an ongoing investigation into a questionable Michigan Film Tax credit application Peters filed with the Michigan Film Office

LANSING, MI - July 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Mike Cox today announced the filing of 19 criminal complaints and a total of 69 charges against illegal advanced fee "foreclosure rescue" operations accused of defrauding Michigan families of thousands of dollars. Nine Michigan mortgage companies are accused of illegally charging homeowners facing foreclosure upfront fees for mortgage modification assistance. The defendants claimed they would help homeowners by working with their lenders in an attempt to modify the borrower's mortgage. After paying the upfront fee, borrowers found that the companies made no real attempt to secure a modification and were subsequently unable to get their money back. Many of the victims lost their homes to foreclosure.

EUGENE, OR - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- David Evich of Real Estate One has joined with IDX, Inc. to incorporate their dynamic MLS search tool, IDX Broker, on to his real estate website. Traverse City, Michigan is host to many lake front properties, now home seekers can find these homes conveniently by searching on his Traverse MLS (TRVMLS) synced website. The unique technology provided by the IDX Broker software pulls raw listing data from the TRVMLS database and displays it on the search pages. The adoption of such a revolutionary tool demonstrates on his website shows the dedication of Evich to his clients and home seekers around Traverse City

WASHINGTON, DC - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Dalton Township, Mich., alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, charges that the township discriminated against persons with disabilities based on its treatment of a group home for persons recovering from drug and alcohol addiction and its failure to grant a reasonable accommodation or modification to the owner of the group home

WASHINGTON, DC - July 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Carl Levin (D-MI) today announced the inclusion of $11,742,000 for 10 Michigan projects in the FY 2011 Appropriations bill for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies. The funding was approved last week by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill still needs to be approved by the Senate and a House-Senate conference committee before being given final approval by Congress and sent to President Obama for his signature

LANSING, MI - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today visited Harbor Habitat's 100th build in the Benton Harbor community and said volunteering to help build a home for others offers a rewarding opportunity.

LANSING, MI - July 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In her weekly radio address, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today said a new state fund will help protect thousands of people at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure.

Michigan, MI - July 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Automobile and Home Insurance Consumer Advocate Melvin Butch Hollowell today said he is extremely disappointed by the Michigan Supreme Court's decision to allow insurers to continue using an individual's credit score in setting rates for automobile, home, and other personal lines of insurance.

LANSING, MI - July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), along with banks, credit unions and nonprofit counseling agencies, will launch a statewide program to help eligible Michigan homeowners avoid foreclosure by participating in the state's new $154.5 million Helping Hardest-Hit Homeowners Fund.