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Pittsburgh - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- During a visit today to the headquarters of Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania, State Treasurer Rob McCord presented officials with a mock check representing the more than $3,000 in unclaimed property the organization claimed earlier this year. The Treasurer noted that $180 million in lost and forgotten money and valuables is available to claim by residents, businesses and organizations in the eight-county region served by Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Harrisburg - May 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Rob McCord expressed appreciation to State and Local Energy Report for recognizing the achievements of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Home Energy Loan Program (Keystone HELP) as the magazine announced the winners of its fifth annual Residential Energy Efficiency Awards today.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging City Rescue Mission of New Castle (CRM) and one of its employees with refusing to accept a blind man and his guide dog at a homeless shelter in New Castle, PA. HUD’s investigation found that CRM denied a reasonable accommodation request to allow the man to keep his dog in the shelter, in violation of the Fair Housing Act

Harrisburg - May 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- SeniorCare Network, Inc., of Oakmont, today was awarded the state’s annual Supportive Housing Award for its many programs and initiatives that provide Pennsylvania seniors with quality, affordable housing and services that help them live independently.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.