April 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Phoenix will mark National Fair Housing Month in April with a special training session, “Opening Doors, Profitability and Fair Housing in Today’s Economy.” The event, jointly hosted by the city of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department and the Arizona Fair Housing Partnership, will be at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, at the Disability Empowerment Center, 5025 E. Washington St., Ste. 200. The cost is $15 in advance and $20 on event day.

Phoenix, AZ - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today pledged a broad and intensified fight to prevent, prosecute and punish mortgage fraud in Arizona, aided by an additional $1.7 million in federal funding

WASHINGTON, DC - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, including Attorney General Eric Holder, met in Phoenix today for the second of a series of Mortgage Fraud Summits. The task force, established by President Barack Obama in November 2009 to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes, is comprised of representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general, and state and local law enforcement

VIP Open House April 8th will showcase the new VIKING® Designer Series kitchen available to homebuyers through May 15th. Tempe, AZ - March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fulton Homes, one of Arizona’s largest privately owned homebuilders, announced that VIKING® Designer Series kitchens will be offered as a standard option in homes in the communities of Fulton Ranch from April 8, 2010 through May 15, 2010. Known for their quality and performance, VIKING® kitchens exemplify Fulton Homes’ commitment to affordable luxury for the value-conscious homebuyer.

Washington, D.C. - March 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today called on the White House to more fully address the nation’s ongoing foreclosure crisis. Grijalva signed a letter along with 26 other House Democrats urging Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to consider a range of options – including the creation of a new government entity to buy up distressed mortgages – and to make the issue a higher priority in the coming days

Phoenix, AZ - March 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Terry Goddard said today he will join U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other members of the recently formed Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force at a Mortgage Fraud Summit meeting Thursday in Phoenix

ATLANTA, AZ - March 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms announced today that the 114-room Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix Airport plans to open this month.

Phoenix, AZ - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced a $120,000 settlement with several defendants for their roles in a real estate scheme in Pima County that deceived novice investors, financial lenders and unqualified home buyers

Events co-sponsored by Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program and NeighborWorks® America in Tucson and Phoenix. Washington, DC - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fifteen HOPE NOW servicers assisted more than 2,700 homeowners from across Arizona, during four homeownership preservation events held last week.

March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Qualified Phoenix residents may be eligible to participate in the city of Phoenix Utility Repair and Replacement Program. The program, coordinated by the city’s Human Services Department, provides emergency repair and replacement services to low-income households. Eligible applicants may receive services including water heaters, air conditioners (minor repairs), refrigerators, evaporative coolers and minor plumbing repairs.

PHOENIX, AZ - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mario G. Bernadel, 51, a citizen of Haiti, was sentenced today to nearly 17 years in prison for his conviction on multiple counts for leading a mortgage fraud scheme in Phoenix that cost banks over $9 million.

March 15, 2010 - (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, AZ - March 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Unsurprising to many real estate agents, short sales are expected to dominate the market in 2010 and 2011, with REOs declining in importance as lenders are discovering that they lose less money on short sale transactions.

PHOENIX, AZ - February 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Belfiore Real Estate Consulting presents AZ DealmakersTM, an interactive discussion on the who, what and where in commercial and residential real estate today. Hear views from the panel of industry experts, followed by dealmaker meetings

February 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Many of the community's homeless end up on the streets without blankets, clothing and other necessities to keep them warm when temperatures drop during the night, even though it’s warming up during the day.

Glendale, AZ - February 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- HomeLovers, one of Arizona's fastest growing Arizona real estate investing and property management companies, today announced availability of its 2010 State of the Industry Report for Arizona Real Estate Investing, which outlines recent trends and takes a look at what lies ahead in 2010 for investors. The report also discusses how the investor of today is different than the investor demographics that lead to the buying frenzy of 2005 and subsequent market crash. The free report is available for download via an automated email response at investorinfo@homelovers.com.

Tempe, AZ - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fidelity National Title, one of Arizona's largest title insurance and escrow service companies, in partnership with Cromford Report, a subscription-based online statistical resource on the Metropolitan Phoenix residential resale market, today confirmed that the top of the Arizona real estate market was in June of 2006, with the bottom hitting in April of 2009. Maximum inventory of homes on the market was in late April of 2008

Arizona congresswoman installs solar panels on roof of her Tucson home to reduce electricity bill and increase energy independence. TUCSON, AZ - January 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, one of the leading proponents of solar power in Congress, this week had nine solar panels installed on the roof of her Tucson home – a project that is expected to dramatically cut her electric bill.