Registration of Rental Properties Required in Maricopa County, or Risk Fine
December 15, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
December 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Owners of residential rental property (individuals, corporations, LLCs) are required to register with Maricopa County Assessor’s Office and update any status changes within 10 days, stipulated in Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance Sec. 39 – 48.
$3.4 Million Stimulus Grant Will Green-Retrofit Marcos de Niza Public Housing Units
September 28, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
September 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Phoenix $3.4 million in competitive American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) grants that will allow the city of Phoenix Housing Department to make public housing units more energy efficient. The $3,408,000 “stimulus” grant will green-retrofit the 374 Marcos de Niza units at 305 W. Pima St.
Free Fair Housing Workshop
September 3, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
September 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Learn about fair housing practices and laws at a free three-hour workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 14, at the city of Phoenix, Calvin C. Goode Municipal Building, 251 W. Washington St., 7th Floor
City of Phoenix Homeownership Assistance Program Welcomes First Homebuyer
September 3, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
September 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Abla Zumot Najjar was recognized today as the first Phoenix homebuyer to purchase a foreclosed single family home through the city of Phoenix Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Homeownership Assistance. She used a $15,000 loan from the program for down payment and closing cost assistance.
Phoenix Public Transit Progresses With ARRA Projects
August 25, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
August 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Phoenix Public Transit Department announced it was awarded $88.8 million in American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds for projects in the Phoenix/Mesa urbanized area. The portion of these funds dedicated to city of Phoenix projects totals more than $29.1 million in improvements to its transit system and infrastructure, including $3.9 million for METRO light rail improvements in Phoenix. Also, as the region’s federal grant recipient for the Phoenix/Mesa urbanized area, the city of Phoenix was awarded additional funds to disburse to grant sub-recipients.
Escrow Officer Pleads Guilty to His Role in Cash Back Mortgage Fraud Schemes
August 13, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
PHOENIX, AZ - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Christopher S. Bartlemus, 31, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty to conspiracy counts in two separate indictments on August 10 and August 12, 2009. In one case, Bartlemus pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire, Bank and Mail Fraud and in a separate case, to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud. Sentencing is set before Judge McNamee on November 2, 2009 and Judge Campbell on November 16, 2009.
Foreclosure Prevention Forum Set with Representatives from Wells Fargo
July 8, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
July 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Fannie Mae and the city of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department are partnering to provide homeowners an opportunity to meet with lenders and HUD certified housing counselors to discuss foreclosure prevention options 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 8
Homebuyers Offered Homeownership Assistance Information Sessions
June 30, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
Phoenix, AZ - June 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Potential homebuyers may qualify for $15,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance to help buy a foreclosed single family home, townhouse or condominium in the city of Phoenix.
Phoenix Gets Grant to Fund “Green” YouthBuild Projects
June 17, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
June 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The city of Phoenix will receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that will fund the first-ever “green” construction projects for YouthBuild Phoenix Partnership. YouthBuild participants will build two Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified homes in established neighborhoods. The first home site is at 2935 […]
Shipping Leader APL Finds Home in Phoenix, Moving by 3Q 2009
May 20, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — NOL Group, parent company of global shipping leader APL, today identified an office building in Phoenix, Arizona as the new home for its regional headquarters in the Americas.
Free Fair Housing Workshop Offered
April 1, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
April 01, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Learn about fair housing practices and laws at a free three-hour workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave. This workshop will offer ADRE-authorized fair housing REALTOR® re-licensing credit and is presented in partnership with the Southwest Fair Housing Council
Homeownership Assistance Information Sessions Offered to Homebuyers
March 13, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
Phoenix, AZ - March 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Potential homebuyers may qualify for $15,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance to help buy an affordable foreclosed single family home, townhouse or condominium in the city of Phoenix
HUD Awards $8.9 Million to Revitalize A.L. KROHN Homes Public Housing Development in Phoenix
March 24, 2008 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
PHOENIX – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today awarded the City of Phoenix Housing Department nearly $8.9 million to support the redevelopment of A.L. Krohn Homes public housing complex into an attractive mixed-income community
Hines Acquires Renaissance Square in Phoenix
January 8, 2008 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
PHOENIX, AZ, January 4, 2008 - The Phoenix office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that a subsidiary of Hines U.S. Core Office Fund, L.P. (Core Fund) has acquired Renaissance Square, a two-building office complex totaling 965,508 square feet in Phoenix, from a joint venture between The Pauls Corporation and GE Asset Management.
Over 200 Foreclosed Phoenix Homes Totaling $54 Million Head to Auction Block
December 3, 2007 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
PHOENIX, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Foreclosures continue to swell in Arizona, flooding the market with excess inventory, earning the state an unwanted spot in the nation’s top ten list for foreclosures. According to Realtytrac(R), Arizona ranked eighth in the nation among states with the highest foreclosure filings, reporting 6,339 filings in October 2007.
