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October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --Please note that the assistance described in this press release will be available statewide in December. If you are not in a pilot county and you have lost your job and are having problems paying your mortgage, the state’s Home Protection Program may be able to help you. Participating local agencies will help determine if you are eligible, help you apply, and can also help you choose the best course of action if you are not eligible.

October 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Raleigh: Attorney General Roy Cooper’s Consumer Protection Division is reviewing the top 15 mortgage companies’ foreclosure processes to make sure they are fair and legal as part of an ongoing investigation.

DURHAM, N.C. - October 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Durham businesses interested in creating or expanding a business in downtown Durham or targeted areas inside the city limits should take note that a second round for two grant opportunities is now available through the City of Durham.

Washington, D.C. - October 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reps. Brad Miller (NC-13), David Price (NC-4), Larry Kissell (NC-8) and Joe Baca (CA-43) introduced H.R.6191, a billthat would modify the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 to allow healthy lending institutions to extend credit for residential construction and land development to U.S. homebuilders.

Raleigh, NC - October 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Roy Cooper’s Consumer Protection Division has expanded its investigation into questionable foreclosure tactics to include 14 more mortgage lenders

Raleigh, NC - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- North Carolina homeowners, especially those struggling with financial problems, will have more protection from schemes that can lead to problems like foreclosure starting Friday, Attorney General Roy Cooper said today.

Raleigh, NC - September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Roy Cooper’s Consumer Protection Division has launched an investigation into questionable tactics during foreclosures by Ally Financial and its subsidiary, GMAC Mortgage.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Raleigh, N.C., real estate speculator pleaded guilty to conspiring to rig bids for public real estate foreclosure auctions held in multiple counties in eastern North Carolina, the Department of Justice announced today.

Raleigh, NC - August 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- North Carolina will gain $229 million in affordable rental apartments as the result of federal tax credits approved this week by the Tax Reform Allocation Committee and loans from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.

RALEIGH, NC - August 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- If average foreclosure rates for the year stay constant, North Carolina will reach a record of 70,000-plus filings for 2010, according to court data.

Washington, D.C. - August 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Just moments before the House adjourned last week, Reps. Brad Miller (D-NC) and Keith Ellison (D-MN),

Raleigh, NC - August 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency announced today that the U.S. Treasury Department has approved the Agency’s plan to use $159 million of federal Hardest Hit Program funds to help North Carolinians who have suffered job loss or other financial hardships to save their homes from foreclosure.

Raleigh, NC - August 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A mortgage lender will pay $4.5 million for its role in a scheme to sign consumers to loans they couldn’t afford on overpriced modular and manufactured homes, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced today.

GREENSBORO, NC - July 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Greensboro’s Human Relations Department has met and exceeded the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) standards for fair housing assistance and enforcement in fiscal year 2009-10.

RALEIGH, NC - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The N.C. Energy Office is launching a $3.7 million program to improve energy efficiency in new single-family homes and multi-family housing under construction.