Pennsylvania RealEstateRama
Fitzpatrick Talks Home Ownership, Economy with Bankers, Housing Groups
BENSALEM, PA - May 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8) spent Wednesday morning in Bensalem at the Bucks County Visitor Center hosting a discussion on the economy and announcing of the return of a program designed to provide families with assistance to achieve home ownership
Schwartz Statement on Tax Provisions for Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA-13) issued the following statement at today’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing on tax reform and incentives for residential real estate.
Governor Corbett Breaks Ground for New Energy Efficient Buildings
Philadelphia - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Tom Corbett broke ground for Penn State University’s new Center for Building Energy Science at The Navy Yard, showcasing multiple energy saving technologies
Treasurer McCord Seeks to Return $232,000 in Unclaimed Property to Libraries, Bookstores and Literacy...
Harrisburg - April 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than $232,000 in unclaimed property is waiting to be claimed by libraries, books stores and literacy organizations across Pennsylvania, State Treasurer Rob McCord announced today during National Library Week
Centre County mobile home park owners sued for violating state law
HARRISBURG - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Centre County mobile home park over allegations that they violated the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act and the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
Important Deadline for Employers: Annual Unclaimed Property Reports Due by April 15
Harrisburg - April 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Businesses and organizations have until April 15 to report dormant financial assets and unclaimed tangible items to the Pennsylvania Treasury. This important annual deadline allows Treasury to return unclaimed property to the rightful owners or heirs
May Housing Forum presented by PHFA is biggest and best one yet
HARRISBURG - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing professionals in Pennsylvania are encouraged to attend this year’s Commonwealth Housing Forum planned for May 2-3 at the Hilton Harrisburg. This year’s forum has been expanded and enhanced to offer more educational and networking opportunities for people working in multifamily and single-family housing in the state. The forum is presented every two years by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
Learn how to Improve Community Housing Conditions and Resultant Health Problems with Free EPA-Sponsored...
PHILADELPHIA - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attention community health workers, health educators and nurse practitioners. "Healthy Homes for Community Health Workers," a free, one-day training course sponsored by EPA will be held on Friday, April 26th at Crozer - Chester Medical Center, in Upland, Pa. The class is open to community health workers, health educators, public health nurses, cooperative extension agents and others who work in healthy homes programs or community health
PHFA honors its best – performing lending partners
HARRISBURG - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency held its annual homeownership program awards event today at its headquarters to honor its top lenders for the year 2012. These lenders assist homebuyers throughout the state in the application, processing, and closing of PHFA mortgage loans.
PHFA issues RFP for use of 2013 PHARE and Marcellus Shale funding to improve...
HARRISBURG - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) today for projects to improve the availability and affordability of housing in the Marcellus Shale region of the state.
PHFA honors its best-performing lending partners
HARRISBURG - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency held its annual homeownership program awards event today at its headquarters to honor its top lenders for the year 2012. These lenders assist homebuyers throughout the state in the application, processing, and closing of PHFA mortgage loans.
Pennsylvania HFA: Mark Zandi is One of Three Exceptional Keynote Speakers During May Housing...
HARRISBURG - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Registration is now open for the 2013 Commonwealth Housing Forum planned for May 2-3 at the Hilton Harrisburg. This biennial event is presented by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and provides housing professionals in the state with opportunities for continuing education and networking with peers. Attendance is expected to top 650.
PA Treasurer McCord: This St. Patrick’s Day, You Don’t Need the “Luck of the...
Harrisburg - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- You may not be Irish, but you will certainly smile this St. Patrick’s Day if you find unclaimed property in your name at www.patreasury.gov, State Treasurer Rob McCord said today as he reminded Pennsylvanians that their very own pot of gold could await them for free in Treasury’s database.
Pennsylvania Awarded $5.7 Million for Rental Assistance to Help Low-Income People with Disabilities
Harrisburg - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Public Welfare and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency will use $5.7 million in federal rental assistance to make some accessible housing more affordable for 200 low-income individuals with disabilities
Treasurer McCord, National Experts Call Home Energy Efficiency Loan Sale a Milestone for Attracting...
Harrisburg - March 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Treasury recently sold several thousand loans made through its nationally recognized Keystone Home Energy Loan Program, according to State Treasurer Rob McCord. The sale, one of the first of its kind in the country, also marked an important milestone in national efforts to develop a secondary market for such loans
Governor Corbett Announces that Pennsylvania Ranks First in Northeast Region, Remains Third Nationwide for...
Harrisburg - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Tom Corbett announced today that Site Selection magazine, a publication specializing in the corporate real estate and economic development field, has ranked Pennsylvania as the top state in the northeast region for new corporate facilities in 2012.
PA Treasurer McCord Returns More Than $73,000 in Unclaimed Property to Volunteer Firemen’s Relief...
Reading - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than $20.3 million in unclaimed property is available to claim in Berks County, State Treasurer Rob McCord announced today as he presented officials of the Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association of Reading with a mock check representing more than $73,000 in property the organization claimed last year.
PA Treasurer McCord Returns More Than $17,700 in Unclaimed Property to United Steelworkers
Harrisburg - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Rob McCord returned more than $17,700 in unclaimed property to the United Steelworkers today, as he encouraged businesses and organizations across Pennsylvania to search www.patreasury.gov to see if they too are owed some of the $1.9 billion in unclaimed property Treasury currently holds.
Pennsylvania Seeks Nominations for 2013 Supportive Housing Award
Harrisburg - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Individuals and organizations that are creating quality housing opportunities for older Pennsylvanians can be nominated for the state’s 2013 Supportive Housing Award. Nominations are due by March 29.
Commonwealth Financing Authority Updates Alternative Energy Guidelines
Harrisburg - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has begun accepting applications under the newly approved program guidelines for the Alternative and Clean Energy (ACE) and High Performance Building (HPB) Programs designed to foster the development of clean energy projects and the construction of high performance buildings in Pennsylvania.