Harrisburg, PA - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s designation of Allentown-based AFC First Financial Corporation as a Home Performance with ENERGY STAR sponsor means Pennsylvania families that pursue money-saving home energy-efficiency improvements through the Keystone Home Energy Loan Program will benefit from higher standards, State Treasurer Rob McCord said today.

Harrisburg, PA - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Treasury holds more than $315,000 in unclaimed property that belongs to veterans, active duty personnel, and military support organizations, and State Treasurer Rob McCord wants to help return this property to its rightful owners.

Philadelphia, PA - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Veteran’s Day was celebrated by Congressman Bob Brady (D., PA) at the dedication of the brand new Robert G. Brady Veterans Center at the HELP Philadelphia Homes, in Southwest Philadelphia.

EUGENE, OR - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Al Ferraguti of Tri-County Realty has adopted a customized IDX solution from IDX, Inc. for his professional real estate website. As a member of the Trend MLS, Ferraguti has long has access to the immense database of property listings Ferraguti hosts. Now, clients of Ferraguti and potential buyers utilizing the innovative IDX solution he employs can experience an unprecedented level of access to CLIN listings conveniently from the search page. The online property search in Southampton, Pennsylvania has been revolutionized by IDX Broker and Al Ferraguti.

EUGENE, OR - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has enabled an IDX solution on the professional website of Elan Elkaim, syncing thousands of detailed Trend Multiple Listing Search (Trend) listings instantly with the search page Hare hosts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania potential buyers can access a comprehensive database of up-to-the-minute property listings with the online solution IDX Broker supports on Elkaim’s website. Investors Realty of Pennsylvania and Elkaim now host one of the most helpful online real estate websites available online.

HARRISBURG, PA - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Outreach teams currently providing storm-damage repair and rebuilding advice in Lancaster, Philadelphia, and Montgomery counties will continue doing so for another week.

Columbus, OH - November 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Multifamily experts from comprehensive capital provider RED CAPITAL GROUP, LLC’s proprietary lending group closed a $20,000,000 first mortgage interim loan on a recently redeveloped 15-story high rise residential building located in the heart of Center City.

EUGENE, OR - November 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Bensalam, Pennsylvania agent Debbie Confer of HomeStarr Realty to the growing group of real estate professionals adopting a customizable IDX solution for their realty websites. The incredible IDX Broker software syncs to the Trend MLS (Trend) database to extract raw listing data and seamlessly integrate it onto Confer’s website, displaying thousands of Pennsylvania area properties directly on her website. With the dynamic search Confer now hosts, it is monumentally easier to find a home online in or around Bensalam, Pennsylvania.

HARRISBURG - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) announced today that Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now accepting applications for cash grants and crisis grants.

Philadelphia, PA - October 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The 32BJ Bargaining Committee tonight announced a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, subject to ratification, covering more than 2,600 of Philadelphia’s building service workers that provide wage increases and maintains employer-paid health care coverage. Over the next four years, the workers will receive an average cumulative pay increase of nearly 7 percent and a $600 bonus the first year

WASHINGTON, DC - October 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging a Philadelphia condominium association with violating the Fair Housing Act for refusing to revise its “no pets” policy as a reasonable accommodation for condominium residents with disabilities who required assistance animals. HUD's charge alleges that The Philadelphian Owners' Association (POA), which manages the 776-unit Philadelphian condominium complex, requiredthat residents provide burdensome and invasive medical documentation before requests for accommodation would be considered, severely limited access to the complex's facilities for residents accompanied by assistance animals, and failed to address several instances of harassment of residents requiring assistance animals.

HARRISBURG, PA - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency today announced that it exceeded its $105 million allocation from the federal government through the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program by approximately $3 million.

Harrisburg, PA - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- During National Fire Prevention Week, Pennsylvania State Treasurer Rob McCord today said Treasury is working to return $207,256 in unclaimed property to 330 fire companies and emergency medical services organizations across the Commonwealth.

Marlton, NJ - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, along with its development partner, The Michaels Organization, today hosted a grand reopening and dedication ceremony of the newly revitalized Ascension Manor, a landmark affordable housing community in North Philadelphia that the Archdiocese has owned for the past four decades, which has undergone a complete modernization.

LANCASTER, PA - October 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A 29,000-square-foot heavy industrial building located at 2200 Hathaway Road in Lancaster has traded hands, announced commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. B&B Structures, a shed manufacturer located in Bird-in-Hand, Pa., purchased the property for $900,000.

EUGENE, OR - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The custom IDX solution Jon Tori now hosts on his Philadelphia, Pennsylvania real estate website has forever simplified the online real estate search process for area home seekers, agents and brokers alike. With the unique IDX Broker software, thousands of Trend MLS (Trend) listings are seamlessly displayed on the website Tori hosts. Potential buyers can experience a level of customer service comparable to none, and finding a home in and around Pennsylvania has never been so easy!

Mount Laurel, NJ - October 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Walnut Street's "Rittenhouse Row," Metro Commercial Real Estate brings to Philadelphia an exciting, new-to-the-area, international retailer, Jack Wills. They have leased the entire 5,800 SF 1617 Walnut Street Building.

Mt. Laurel, NJ - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc., the Philadelphia region's premier full-service retail real estate company, has negotiated a lease for Mealey’s Furniture to occupy 60,000 square feet at Brixmor’s (formerly Centro Properties Group) Valley Fair Shopping Center. The shopping center is located at 260 W. Swedesford Road in Devon, PA. The store held its grand opening on October 1, 2011.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa./FORT LEE, N.J. - October 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Adam Putter, president of Solar Roof Development, will moderate a panel titled "Crunch Time for Solar," slated for Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The discussion is part of the three-day 2011 Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware Idea Exchange, produced by the International Council of Shopping Centers. Founded in 1957, ICSC is the global trade association of the shopping center industry, with over 50,000 members in more than 80 countries.

CARLISLE, PA - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has orchestrated the sale of 1627 Ritner Highway, a 201,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution property in Carlisle. An entity of Industrial Income Trust purchased the fully leased asset from the owner, a family trust, for $8.1 million.