ATLANTA, GA - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The metropolitan Atlanta area ranks fifth on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2012 list of cities with the most Energy Star certified buildings. Buildings earning Energy Star certification use an average of 35 percent less energy and are responsible for 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.

Atlanta, GA - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On March 7, 2013, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with Nicholas Justin Yeargin, License Number 28863 to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act

ATLANTA - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- After several weeks of negotiations and community inclusion, Mayor Kasim Reed and the Atlanta Falcons have reached an agreement on key city terms for the construction of a new stadium in downtown Atlanta, subject to approval by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) board, the Atlanta City Council and Invest Atlanta.

EUGENE, OR - March 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Elaine Seabolt has been selling real estate for many years, but the business just became easier with her IDX solution from IDX, Inc. Now, thousands of Savannah, Georgia home properties from the Savannah Multi List MLS (SMLMLS) are seamlessly integrated onto her real estate search page. With the latest addition of IDX Broker software, Seabolt has made searching for and selling homes online monumentally easier for all parties involved, including those just beginning the property search process.

Torrance, CA - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm, brokered the renewal and expansion of an 8,072-square-foot office lease at 2000 Riveredge Parkway, a 229,948-square-foot Class A office building

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Sam Olens announced that approximately 18,255 Georgia borrowers received mortgage relief totaling $942,103,278 as a result of the National Mortgage Settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers. On average, Georgia borrowers were provided $51,600 in relief in the form of mortgage modifications and refinancing.

ATLANTA, GA - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 15, 2013, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) and pro bono counsel King & Spalding filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, against a purported loan modification company and other individuals. The case is brought on behalf of 18 African American plaintiffs, 17 of whom live in the Atlanta metro region and one who lives in Alabama

ATLANTA - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Kasim Reed joined officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the State of Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today to announce the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (PRA Demo) major grant award. HUD and HHS awarded the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority (GHFA) $4.1 million for Georgians with disabilities who are likely to become homeless or unnecessary institutionalized.

ATLANTA - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Improving transportation options, reviving underused commercial and industrial property and new ways to boost economic development are topics to be explored with interested Lakewood community members. The City of Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development invite you to attend a Community Workshop for the Lakewood Livable Centers Initiative (LCI), Saturday, February 16, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (registration and refreshments - 8:30am to 9am) at Atlanta Technical College, Dennard Building Conference Center Ballroom – Building B.

Seattle, WA - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Luxury Real Estate’s Board of Regents announced today its expansion into Sea Island, Georgia with Sea Island Properties. The Board of Regents is the governing body of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate, the worldwide network of luxury real estate brokerage firms that have access to LuxuryRealEstate.com, the world’s largest database of for-sale luxury properties

EUGENE, OR - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hephzibah, Georgia home seekers can now quickly and easily find their dream home online, thanks to the partnership between IDX, Inc. and real estate web developer Kenley Dick. The IDX solution Dick now employs syncs his search page and property listings to thousands of homes listed on the Augusta GA (AUGMLS) database. Never before has it been so easy for Georgia home seekers to search for a property online

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman David Scott [GA-13], in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is pleased to announce the upcoming Making Home Affordable “Help for Homeowners Event” in Atlanta on Friday, January 25, 2013. Homeowners who are struggling to make mortgage payments or refinance should attend to meet in-person with mortgage servicers and HUD-approved housing counselors for assistance at no cost.

Washington, DC - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman David Scott (GA-13) announced that more than $8,000,000 in federal funds have been dispersed to purchase and demolish substantially damaged residential properties in Austell, Georgia. These properties were damaged during the major flooding events in September, 2009.

ATLANTA, GA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Terry Burgess, Career Services School Director in the Harry Norman, REALTORS® Corporate office, was elected as a Director of the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association (GREEA) Board of Directors on Nov. 29