Yearly Archives: 2009

ATLANTA, GA - October 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- If it makes your house safe, if it makes your house livable, if it makes your house comply with local building codes, you can use your federal disaster assistance payment to pay for it. But even the maximum grant payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not cover the complete cost of repairing or rebuilding your home. That is why loans of up to $200,000 for homeowners are available from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Atlanta, GA - October 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- the Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance ("Department") became final against Mortgage Consultant Services, Inc., mortgage broker license number 16862, formerly located at 180 Victoria Drive, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214.

Atlanta, GA - October 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate professional Valerie Levin has just been promoted to senior recruiting director at Prudential...

ATLANTA, GA - October 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Georgia property owners in flood-prone areas can get free advice on making their structures disaster resistant. Informal workshops are being held at home improvement stores and hardware stores in Cobb, Walker and DeKalb counties

Atlanta, GA - September 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On September 21, 2009, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Atlanta Home Modification Services, LLC d/b/a Atlanta Home Mods located at 1588 Atkinson Road, Suite 106, Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30043 became final.This Order to Cease and Desist was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that Atlanta Home Modification Services, LLC d/b/a Atlanta Home Mods engaged in residential mortgage brokering activities without a license or under an applicable exemption in violation of O.C.G.A. § 7-1-1002.

Atlanta, GA - September 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On September 18, 2009, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to US Mortgage Funding, Inc. d/b/a www.usmortgagefunding.org, located at 951 Broken Sound Parkway, #200, Boca Raton, Florida, became final.This Order to Cease and Desist was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that US Mortgage Funding, Inc. d/b/a www.usmortgagefunding.org engaged in residential mortgage brokering/lending activities without a license or under an applicable exemption.

ATLANTA, GA - September 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- MICHAEL EZZARD, 47, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to four counts of threatening to use a bomb to kill employees of the Atlanta Housing Authority (“AHA”) and to damage and destroy AHA buildings.

September 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA/01) announced today that the City of Hinesville is the recipient of a community development block grant (CDBG) from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Funding will be used to fund several projects within the city including the Azalea Streetscape Project.

Hotel Indigo Athens (Georgia, USA) to enhance and spotlight prominent local art and music scene. ATLANTA, GA - September 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hotel Indigo announced the opening of its newest hotel, Hotel Indigo Athens University Area. Slated to achieve LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) later this year, the hotel will be the first private development in Athens to achieve LEED certification and one of only five hotels in the nation to achieve Gold status.

Atlanta, GA - August 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 25, 2009, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to Pacific West Lending, Inc. (d/b/a Loan Relief Service) located at 5720-B Oberlin Drive, San Diego, California, 92121 became final.

Atlanta, GA - August 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- American Real Estate University and the nonprofit American Homebuyers Foundation are hosting the Second Annual Industry Day for Georgia real estate professionals. First held in 2008, the event drew more than 800 people. This year’s event, scheduled for Friday, September 18, 2009, from 9:30 to 4:30 p.m., is expected to draw 500 or more attendees. It will be held at the Holiday Inn in Decatur, Ga. and will offer REALTORS® the added bonus of six hours of continuing education credit. The primary focus new laws, data and forecasts to help navigate through the ever-changing economy affecting our metro Atlanta housing market

Atlanta, GA - August 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 12, 2009, the Fulton County Superior Court issued a Final Consent Order enjoining Morningside Mortgage Management, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, from further violation of the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s (“Department’s”) order requiring that it cease and desist from engaging in unlicensed residential mortgage activities.On September 4, 2008, a Cease and Desist Order issued by the Department became final against Morningside Mortgage Management, Inc. after it was determined that this company was engaging in residential mortgage activities without the appropriate license. After the Cease and Desist Order became final, Morningside Mortgage Management, Inc., via the internet, continued to engage in mortgage broker and lending activities for which a license was required by the Department.

Atlanta, GA - August 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 14, 2009, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance’s (“Department’s”) Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License issued to Pacific Reverse Mortgage, Inc. d/b/a Financial Heritage, license number 20269, located at 9275 Sky Park Court, #125, San Diego, California 92123, became final.The Notice of Intent to Revoke Annual License provided that Pacific Reverse Mortgage, Inc. d/b/a Financial Heritage failed to disburse funds in accordance with a written commitment or agreement to make a mortgage loan and engaged in any transaction, practice, or course of business that is not in good faith or fair dealing, or which operated a fraud upon any person, in connection with the attempted or actual making of, purchase of, or sale of any mortgage loan

Turner to Manage Expansion of Two Correctional Facilities to Accommodate Additional 1,660 Prisoners in Georgia. New York, N.Y. - August 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Turner Construction Company, the nation’s largest builder of correctional facilities, has been selected to by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to manage the construction of two jail expansion projects in the state of Georgia that will accommodate a total of 1,660 additional inmates upon completion in June 2010.

Atlanta, GA - August 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On August 7, 2009, an Order to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) to FBC Mortgage, LLC of Orlando, Florida became final.