Missouri RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, DC - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Chuck Grassley and Kit Bond have sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, reiterating their concerns about possible waste, fraud and abuse in the Department’s distribution of stimulus funds to troubled Public Housing Authorities.

EUGENE, OR - May 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Springfield, Missouri's Realty Choice Realtor David Sekunda has chosen to create a unique and effective real estate website with the help of IDX, Inc. and their innovative IDX Broker software. The customizable IDX solution displays Springfield Multi-List MLS's (SMLMLS) raw listing data directly on Sekunda's website, integrating local area listings with the properties Sekunda himself represents.

KANSAS CITY, MO - May 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two more defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to mortgage fraud schemes, including a $12.6 million conspiracy that involved 25 upscale residential properties in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Raymore, Missouri and a property-flipping scheme in Kansas City, Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, MO - May 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kit Bond today joined U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, members of the Palestine Economic Development Corporation, members of the Kansas City City Council, and other community leaders to break ground for the next phase of the Palestine Commons Senior Housing Complex

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) issued the following statement regarding the President’s decision to open previously-restricted offshore areas for oil and natural gas exploration

WASHINGTON, DC. - March 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) today addressed Missouri and national advocates for better neighborhoods and moderate- and low-income housing at the National NeighborWorks Association’s (NNA) Annual Legislative Day. During the event, Bond stressed the importance of the work done by organizations like NeighborWorks, particularly during the housing crisis, to help families find affordable housing and save their homes from foreclosure through services like counseling.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - March 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thirty-two pieces of prime real estate throughout the state will go on the auction block April 26-30 when the Missouri Department of Transportation holds its second Realty to Roads property blitz.

Jefferson City, MO - March 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Consumer advocates are encouraging Americans to become consumer savvy during National Consumer Protection Week, and here in Missouri, the Department of Insurance is helping homeowners and renters better protect themselves in the event of damage or theft to their property.

Jefferson City, MO - March 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster said today the nation's financial crisis has led to rampant growth of foreclosure-rescue scams. Since he took office in January 2009, the Attorney General's Office has had 321 complaints of foreclosure fraud, compared with just 25 complaints in 2007 and 2008 combined, a more than one-thousand percent increase.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - March 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A state highway property sales blitz has generated more than $675,000 for road and bridge projects that will make Missouri highways smoother and safer. The Missouri Department of Transportation tried something new last November - an all-out attempt to sell multiple properties across the state in a short period of time. The agency identified 21 highly marketable properties, then advertised them for sale by auction or sealed bid over a five-day period. The realty blitz brought in $676,739 and transferred land the state no longer needed to build, improve and maintain the highway system to interested property buyers

ST. CHARLES, MO - February 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) was in St. Charles today to announce a $575,000 small business loan impacting 23 local jobs. Treasurer Zweifel made the announcement at Sams Carpet Cleaning and Repair. The low-interest loan, made through the Missouri Linked Deposit Program, will save the company an estimated $37,000 in interest costs. Qualifying borrowers generally save 30 percent on the cost of the loan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is supporting bi-partisan legislation ensuring that certain nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity are protected from troubling mortgage restrictions that could impact the way affordable housing is provided to needy families

Washington, DC - January 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southwest Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt announced today grants totaling more than $942,009 to six local agencies that provide programs for homeless families and individuals. The Consortium of Care Homeless Assistance program provides grants for transitional housing, permanent housing and support services. Funding is awarded in an annual national competition.

ST. LOUIS, MO - December 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Amid ongoing deterioration in the commercial real estate (CRE) market, many community banks face the possibility of significant losses from soured loans and heightened refinancing risk in the months ahead

vWASHINGTON, D.C. - December 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kit Bond today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will release more than $23 million in federal grant funds to local Missouri homeless assistance programs