North Carolina RealEstateRama

Washington, DC - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan announced today that vital financial support is coming to North Carolina to tackle the homeless veterans crisis. Organizations across the state will receive nearly $6 million in homeless prevention grants to serve nearly 2,400 North Carolina homeless or at-risk veteran families

Washington, DC - July 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan is introducing bipartisan legislation with eight of her Senate Banking Committee colleagues to modernize and reform the country's broken housing finance system. The Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act winds down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-two government sponsored enterprises that have been in conservatorship for almost five years - and replaces them with a system that preserves liquidity in the mortgage market and protects taxpayers from future economic downturns.

Washington, D.C. - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (NC) today announced that the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Black Mountain will be receiving per diem grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of its 100 nursing home beds. The Black Mountain facility will receive $85 per day per eligible veteran, reducing the out of pocket cost to veterans admitted into the home. The facility, which opened in October 2012, has a state of the art therapy center and offers a Memory Support Unit for Alzheimer's patients

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Raleigh: A North Carolina company that nearly cost more than 20 Surry County residents their homes has been barred from selling real estate in installments, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced today

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As National Homeownership Month begins, thousands of North Carolinians are still struggling to hold onto their homes due to job loss. These families may find relief, however, through a state-designed foreclosure prevention program that has already helped 12,000 workers who have lost their jobs save their homes. Funding is available to assist another 9,000

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Raleigh: More than 21,000 North Carolinians will get checks this month totaling $30.6 million as part of a landmark agreement reached last year with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers, Attorney General Roy Cooper said Tuesday.

NORTH CAROLINA - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Deborah K. Luedy with NAI Capital’s Pasadena office and Dave Stolte and John Alstrom with the Orange County office represented the Buyer, Forest Pointe Apartments, LLC, in the purchase of a multi-unit independent senior living community comprised of over 150 units located in North Carolina from the Seller, Statesman Group of Companies. The value of the sales transaction was undisclosed

Las Vegas, NV - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Do you have equity in your Las Vegas home and need to do a traditional sale? Your home may be worth more than you think. Why pay 6% to sell your home when you can get BETTER SERVICE, BETTER MARKETING and BETTER RESULTS for less

Greensboro, NC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today sent a letter to Shaun Donovan, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), requesting that he reconsider a reorganization plan thatwould force dozens of North Carolinians to relocate, take a buyout or retire early. This week, HUD announced plans to downsize the Greensboro Multifamily Hub as part of nationwide reorganization.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs today proposed legislation to help the Department of Veterans Affairs meet its goal to eliminate veteran homelessness by 2015.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Unemployed workers and others facing temporary financial hardships in our area have a new avenue to seek mortgage help while they get back on their feet.

Washington, DC - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today announced that the Wilmington Army Corps of Engineers has received an additional $1.5 million for coastal storm damage reduction projects in New Hanover County. The announcement supplements the $16.07 million the Army Corps received Friday to repair inlets and waterways along the North Carolina coast damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The funding was secured through the Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which Hagan fought to pass earlier this year.

ATLANTA - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Graham County, N.C. is now a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which means property owners in unincorporated areas of Graham County can purchase federally-underwritten flood insurance

Washington, DC - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today introduced legislation that would fix a decades-old mistake by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that prevents many residents of North Topsail Beach from participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The bill corrects an inaccurate Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) map that mistakenly designated an area of North Topsail Beach as undeveloped.

Washington, DC - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC), Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) this week sent a bipartisan letter to banking regulators and housing officials urging them to act quickly to revise the Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) rule. Action on the rule is needed to ensure that responsible borrowers are not denied the opportunity to purchase a home under reasonable terms