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Raleigh, NC - July 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that North Carolina is in line to receive $8.8 million in federal funds to help homeowners purchase energy-efficient appliances, from furnaces and room air conditioners to refrigerators and dishwashers.

CHARLOTTE, NC - July 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — A federal bill of information and a deferred prosecution agreement relating to Beazer Homes USA, Inc. were filed today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The criminal charges and accompanying agreement relate to Beazer’s participation in a fraudulent scheme designed to increase Beazer Mortgage’s profit margin and sell Beazer homes, as well as an accounting fraud scheme designed to “smooth earnings.”

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - An array of 213 solar panels will soon provide electricity to homes served by Duke Energy's McAlpine Creek substation in south Charlotte – all part of an effort to implement new smart grid technology.

Raleigh, NC - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - Governor Bev Perdue and the N.C. Office of the Commissioner of Banks (“NCCOB”) today announced that the State Home Foreclosure Prevention Project (“NC Foreclosure Project”) has helped more than 1,000 North Carolina homeowners avoid foreclosure since the program’s inception in November 2008.

Raleigh, NC - March 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that 20 local governments, nonprofits and other organizations have received grant awards totaling $48.85 million under the new federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program developed late last year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program’s purpose is to assist those areas hit hardest by the housing crisis.

Raleigh, NC - February 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – In a move today to help stimulate the economy with the sale of more than 1,500 North Carolina homes, Gov. Bev Perdue signed the authorization that will provide new financial assistance to first-time home buyers.

Raleigh, NC - December 15, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – The holidays may not be as bleak for families facing foreclosure thanks to new federal money coming...

Raleigh, NC - December 4, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Gov. Mike Easley today briefed National Attorneys General Association members at a conference in Fort Lauderdale...

Firms take struggling homeowners’ money, fail to save their homes Charlotte, NC - October 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Roy Cooper is taking legal action...

Raleigh, NC - October 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Four affordable housing developments will receive Housing North Carolina Awards on Oct. 16 during the N.C. Affordable Housing Conference at the Durham Marriott at the Civic Center in Durham.

Raleigh, NC - October 8, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corporation has agreed to provide approximately $8 billion in home loan and...

Raleigh, NC - September 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Speaker Joe Hackney will address an event at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, commemorating...

Raleigh, NC - September 4, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Funding is now available to local organizations under the newly-redesigned Single-Family Rehabilitation Program (SFR), which...

WASHINGTON - August 25, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today announced that he is approving a $10 million loan guarantee to the City of Charlotte to purchase 70 acres in the Double Oaks neighborhood.

Raleigh, NC - August 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — North Carolina will gain $263 million in affordable rental apartments as the result of federal...