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WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- August is frequently a slower month for permits and this year was no different with 354 single family permits compared to 410 in July, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. This month was still the third highest month of 2013 and the numbers are on target to surpass all the years since 2007. In fact, the year to date tally of 2,710 surpasses the total years of 2009, 2010 and 2011. Leading the way are Jackson and Johnson counties which are both up roughly 40 percent over last year. Jackson County has 507 permits year to date reflecting an increase of 142 over last year. Johnson County has 1,120 which is an increase of 318 over last year to date

KANSAS CITY - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that LightEdge Solutions, a colocation and information technology company owned by Anschutz Investment Company, will open a new regional office in Kansas City in the SubTropolis Technology Center, which is owned and operated by Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development. The company plans to make a $58,357,912 capital investment and create 21 new jobs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The HBA’s Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) will host a special education event at the Fall Home Show, Friday, September 6. Come learn top strategies for negotiating contracts and marketing your business. The cost for each class includes a ticket to the Fall Home Show. Pay $75 to attend both classes and receive a year-long membership to the HBA’s Sales and Marketing Council. Here’s your schedule:

Kansas City, MO - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers safety tips to residents returning to check on flood damaged property and encourages them to file flood insurance claims

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) population waiver for rural development loan guarantees on single family housing for Joplin and Jasper Counties has been extended through September 2014.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, July 29, 2013, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power will hold an oversight field hearing in West Plains, Missouri, titled

WASHINGTON D.C. - July 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Billy Long (MO-7) and U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (MO-8) today announced the House Natural Resources Committee will conduct a field hearing in West Plains, Missouri, on Monday, July 29th, to learn how the National Blueways System designation was initially imposed on the White River watershed in Missouri and Arkansas and how future designations can be prevented.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Jerald A. Dickey, of Harrisonville, to the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Dickey, a Republican, is the president and owner of Dickey Funeral Homes, which has locations in Harrisonville, Garden City and Pleasant Hill. He is a graduate of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science and is a licensed embalmer, funeral director, preneed agent funeral director, and a licensed insurance agent in the State of Missouri. The Governor has appointed Dickey for a term ending April 1, 2018; the appointment is subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate

Jefferson City, MO - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that Missouri borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a payment this month for approximately $1,480.

EUGENE, OR - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces John Monaco as the latest real estate broker to join the network of real estate professionals constantly changing the online real estate world forever. By adopting a customizable IDX solution for his website Monaco has enabled a comprehensive search that links to the Heartland MLS (HMLS) database of listings to display thousands of detailed property listings, seamlessly, on his website. With his newly IDX enabled website, Monaco has revolutionized the online real estate search for his clients and countless other Kansas City, Missouri potential buyers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The top local home builders were presented with the 2013 American Dream Awards. More than 250 people attended HBA’s Spring Awards Ceremony at The Gallery in the Power & Light District as the awards winners were announced

JONESBURG, MO - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A leading North American corporation that manufactures materials for commercial and residential builders plans to build a new Midwest production and distribution center in Jonesburg, Gov. Jay Nixon announced today. CertainTeed Corporation, which also exports its building material products worldwide, is planning a capital investment of $100 million in an expansion that is expected to create 100 new local jobs

WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Domestic & International Monetary Policy and Technology is cosponsoring H.R. 1077, the Consumer Mortgage Choice Act.