Yearly Archives: 2011

Tennessee Disaster Survivors Finding Housing, Task Force Study Shows

NASHVILLE, TN - June 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The vast majority of Tennesseans displaced from their homes by recent disasters have found places to live as they recover. This means there is no need to provide manufactured homes as temporary living space, according to two studies by a joint federal-state disaster housing task force.

Red Realty teams with IDX Broker to deliver potential buyers a quick and concise...

EUGENE, OR - June 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- RealTracs MLS (RTMLS) and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to display thousands of Nashville, Tennessee area properties on the website of real estate broker James Yates. As a leader in the Tennessee real estate market, his dedication to professionalism and serving his clients and their every realty need is now reflected in his addition of IDX Broker software. Never before have Murfressboro home seekers has such a simple and easy-to-use property search tool at their disposal. The IDX solution Yates has integrated online has forever changed the way potential Tennessee buyers find homes online.

FEMA Experts To Offer Advice At Bradley And Hamilton County Home Improvement Stores

NASHVILLE, TN - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are at Home Depot and Lowe’s stores in Bradley and Hamilton counties this week. They will answer questions and offer home improvement tips and proven techniques to prevent and lessen damage from future disasters.

Customizable IDX solution revolutionizes Tennessee online real estate resource

EUGENE, OR - May 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has integrated the dynamic IDX Broker software onto yet another professional website. This time, Smokey Mountains properties are displayed on the website of Tennessee agent Marty Loveday, creating a thorough and complete database of listings for his clients to conveniently search through. Loveday, a member of both the Greater Smokey Mountains MLS (GSMMLS) and the Knoxville MLS (KAARMLS), can now deliver his home seeking clients with a fruitful, effective and efficient online real estate search, revolutionizing the way potential buyers find homes online.

MAAR to Participate in REALTOR Nationwide Open House Weekend

Memphis, Tenn. - May 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® has teamed up with REALTOR® associations across the country for the Nationwide Open House Weekend from Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 5.

FEMA Specialists To Offer Advice In Memphis Lowe’s And Home

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- May 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be in Memphis Lowe's and Home Depot stores this week. They will answer questions and offer home improvement tips and proven techniques to prevent and lessen damage from future disasters.

IDX Broker software revolutionizes online real estate search process for agents and Nashville home...

EUGENE, OR - May 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. welcomes Nashville, Tennessee real estate professional Steve Dukes to the growing network of agents and brokers who have updated their realty websites with a customizable IDX solution. As a subscriber to IDX Broker, Dukes receives the ability to seamlessly integrate thousands of area listings onto his website. In fact, IDX Broker extracts raw listing data directly from RealTracs MLS (RTMLS) and displays it on the website Dukes hosts. Clients of Dukes can now experience unprecedented access to Nashville property listings, making the online real estate search simpler than ever before. By adopting his own customized IDX solution, Dukes has proven himself as a smarter agent.

HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR TENNESSE STORM VICTIMS

WASHINGTON, DC - May 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Tennessee and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds last month.

Turner Universal Earns National Award From Associated Builders And Contractors

April 121, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Turner Universal, a subsidiary of Turner Construction Company, today announced that the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recognized the Company’s work on the Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN with the Pyramid Award in the Mega-Project category of ABC’s Excellence in Construction Awards.

Republicans Push to End Failed Mortgage Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) and Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), both members of the Senate Banking Committee, and Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Oklahoma), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation to end the Housing Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

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MERCY LOAN FUND PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL CHURCH RESIDENCES TO PRESERVE MUCH-NEEDED...

Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Denver, Colo., has announced it has partnered with National Church Residences (NCR) to help preserve 55 affordable homes for seniors at Hickory Hollow Senior Apartments in Memphis, Tenn.

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Announcement of Maximum Effective Rate of Interest on Home Loans

The Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest

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