ST. LOUIS, MO - May 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the guilty pleas of Joshua Gould, a former financial representative with Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. and affiliate of Spetner Associates; and David Rubin, employee and operator of two local offices of Coral Mortgage Bankers Corporation.

KANSAS CITY, MO - April 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bolstering its growing and active Property and Facilities Management division, Zimmer Real Estate Services, L.C. has filled two management positions during the past month.

KANSAS CITY, MO - April 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., has arranged a 155,000-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of Graphic Packaging International at 5800 Stilwell Ave. in Kansas City. For GPI, which produces innovative and sustainable packaging for some of the world's best-known brands, the transaction represents an expansion and relocation of the company's existing finished goods warehouse operations within the Greater Kansas City market.

COLUMBIA, MO - April 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today unveiled and demonstrated his first prototype Unclaimed Property Search Kiosk at the Department of Revenue Columbia License Office. The kiosk, developed by Treasurer Zweifel, makes Missouri one of the first states in the nation with the tool. Individuals are able to quickly search for and claim Unclaimed Property while at the license office through the kiosk.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - March 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today opened the Unclaimed Property vaults sharing some of the most interesting pieces found in the safe deposit boxes he has received since November. Treasurer Zweifel showcased 19th-century Bank of St. Louis currency, a tortoise shell baby rattle, gold coins and military memorabilia from the 1,200 safe deposit boxes received from more than 100 banks

Jefferson City, MO - March 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As serious discussions between the banking industry and the 50-state multigroup get underway in Washington, Attorney General Chris Koster said today that any settlement with the nation’s large banks should include substantial mortgage loss mitigation measures. Koster also said he is pleased that the fifty-state investigation into violations of law related to “robo-signing” has developed into a broad effort to stabilize the housing mortgage market.

March 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The city of Pacific, Missouri, in presenting its inaugural Green Awards, honored Patrick Warner of Arapaho Development for “exemplary use of sustainable technology for the conservation of energy and natural resources” in the construction of Millstone Village, Phases I and II, an affordable housing development for seniors in Pacific

March 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) has approved 28 applications from developers for the construction of new affordable housing developments and the rehabilitation of existing properties. MHDC administers the federal and state low-income housing tax credits and federal HOME monies to developers who provide affordable housing, designed to serve low- and moderate-income populations in the state of Missouri.

EUGENE, OR - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Martin Gum is the latest real estate professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution for his website. Lake of the Ozarks (LOBR) MLS listing data is extracted by IDX Broker software and displayed with ease on the website Gum represents. He can now give his clients a comprehensive online property search experience, making it easier than ever for home seekers to find Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri homes online

Kansas City, MO - February 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the award of more than $24 million in funding for Missouri’s 111 programs that combat homelessness. Agencies throughout the state will use this money to fund their existing housing and supportive service programs for individuals and families moving from homelessness to independence. (HUD funding for new projects will be announced later in the year.)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On January 26, The Governor’s Committee to End Homelessness (also known as the Missouri Interagency Council on Homelessness), Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC), numerous nonprofit and governmental agencies, and several faith-based organizations will join forces to conduct their Point-in-Time Count, a “snapshot” taken during one specific point in time of the number of unsheltered homeless individuals in the 101 rural counties constituting the Missouri Balance of State Continuum of Care.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - January 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today announced he is on a record setting pace for Unclaimed Property returns in fiscal year 2011. In the first six months, $18 million in Unclaimed Property was returned – an 8 percent increase over the same period the previous year. More than 60,000 accounts have been returned as well, a 32 percent increase year over year

Kansas City, MO - January 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On December 1, 2010, Heather Bradley-Geary of Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) participated in a national summit in Washington, D.C. organized by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). The collaborative meeting, “Searching for Balance: Civic Engagement in Communities Responding to Homelessness,” was organized with the goal of developing constructive alternatives to the criminalization of homelessness

Des Moines, IA - December 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --Communities throughout the state of Missouri were recently awarded $5.3 million in affordable housing grants through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The 16 projects slated for completion with these grants will create 754 homes for lower income families. In total, FHLB Des Moines awarded $16.4 million to 57 projects.

ST. LOUIS, MO - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) announced today he has returned $139,000 and $122,000 in Unclaimed Property, respectively, to two individuals in the St. Louis area. As always, when done directly with Treasurer Zweifel, the Unclaimed Property return was made free of charge.