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Metro Commercial Negotiates Sale of Village Square Shopping Center

Highly visible 34,606 Berks County community center sold to Cherry Hill buyer Wyomissing, PA - October 8, 2007 - Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc., the region’s...

Specter Speaks on Mortgage Crisis

Washington, D.C., October 5, 2007 - U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa) spoke on the Senate Floor today regarding the mortgage crisis. Yesterday, Specter introduced...

Attorney General Corbett urges consumers to file complaints concerning problems with Berks County mortgage...

HARRISBURG, September 21, 2007 - Attorney General Tom Corbett today urged consumers to file formal complaints with the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection concerning...

Sen. Casey, Rep. Holden Celebrate $100 Million Grants Milestone in PA

HARRISBURG, PA, Sept. 14, 2007 - U.S. Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA) and U.S. Rep. Tim Holden (PA-17) joined public, private and nonprofit...

Locust Point Condominiums Named Condominium of the Year at Building Industry Awards

Locust Point Receives Top Honors at the Annual "William Penn Awards of Excellence" Ceremony PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2007 "William Penn Awards of...

Governor Rendell Says $201 million in Property Tax Rebates Sent to Seniors

HARRISBURG, Oct. 2, 2007 – Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that more than 450,000 senior citizens have received Property Tax/Rent Rebates so far this...

Eckert Seamans Announces Major Expansion in Philadelphia, West Chester and Harrisburg

Adds 22 Attorneys from McKissock & Hoffman PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC today announced...

Local Homeowner Benefits from Cost, Energy-Saving Renovations

Rebuilding Together Philadelphia and the Associated Petroleum Industries of Pennsylvania help make low-income home more energy efficient PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together Philadelphia,...

7,000 More Berks County Seniors Getting Property Tax Rebates

Harrisburg, September 28, 2007 -- With three months remaining before the deadline to apply for "2006 tax year" rebates, more than 7,000...

Pennsylvania Home Inspector and Real Estate Laws

If you are choosing your own home inspector, or working with a real estate agent to select one, you should be aware of a...

Third Quarter U.S. Mortgage Payment Index Finds Fixed-Rate Mortgages Remain Strong, Payments Affordable

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditional home loans, such as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, have survived the so-called "mortgage meltdown" and homebuyers are seeking...

Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Deadline Extended to End of the Year

HARRISBURG – The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s recently-expanded Property Tax/Rent Rebate program has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31. “We are extending...

1929 Art Deco Icon to Celebrate Grand Opening on Washington Square

$75 Million Renovation of The Ayer Sets New Standard in Upscale Living PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Located in historic Society Hill overlooking Washington Square,...

S&T Bank Supports Affordable Housing Program: Orchard Hill Town Homes Offer Residents New Housing...

- Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting & Tour on Tuesday, September 25 at 10:30 a.m. - INDIANA, Pa., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- S&T Bank (Nasdaq: STBA), a...

Acting Banking Secretary Urges Lawmakers to Act Swiftly on Mortgage Reform

HARRISBURG – Sept. 18, 2007 -- Acting Secretary of Banking Steve Kaplan told lawmakers today that Pennsylvania needs better laws to protect consumers from...

Associated Estates Realty Corporation to Exit the Affordable Housing Sector

CLEVELAND, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Associated Estates Realty Corporation (NYSE: AEC) announced today the Company's intention to exit the affordable housing business. The Company...

Orleans Homebuilders Announces Maturity Extension and Other Modifications to Credit Facility

Reduces Size of Credit Facility to $585 Million BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. (Amex: OHB) announced that on September 6, 2007,...

Metro Commercial Negotiates New 19,869 SF Lease for DSW Shoes in Largest Mall on...

DSW Shoes opens new location in the King of Prussia Mall King of Prussia, PA - September 12, 2007 - Metro Commercial Real Estate, Inc., the region's...

Banking Secretary Calls for Increased Regulation of Mortgage Companies

BELLE VERNON, Aug. 29 - – Acting Secretary of Banking Steven Kaplan today told lawmakers in Fayette County that Pennsylvania needs to strengthen its...

Accounting Expert Simplifies Key Element in Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis

'We are seeing only the tip of the iceberg and the worse is yet to come,' says John D. Rossi, III, CPA. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Aug....

Popular Government & Nonprofit Press Releases

PHA To Use On-line Housing Applications For First Time

Philadelphia, PA - March 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Philadelphia Housing Authority announced today it would begin accepting applications for the Housing Choice Voucher Program on-line, through its Web site, pha.phila.gov.

Recent Government & Nonprofit Press Releases

Governor Wolf Outlines How Restore Pennsylvania Will Benefit Municipalities

Building on his commitment to support Pennsylvania’s communities, Governor Tom Wolf spoke at the Pennsylvania Municipal League’s Capitol Conference to outline how Restore Pennsylvania will benefit municipalities and overhaul Pennsylvania’s infrastructure.