COLUMBUS, OH - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that today's release of monitor's data shows more than 10,000 Ohioans have received more than $383 million in consumer relief from the National Mortgage Settlement since it was announced last year

COLUMBUS - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced it has received approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to utilize up to $60 million of remaining Hardest Hit Funds (HHF) to assist with stabilizing local property values through the demolition of vacant homes across the state

COLUMBUS - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency Board approved more than $1.3 million through the Housing Investment Fund (HIF) yesterday. Established in September 2008, the HIF program supports initiatives that meet housing needs not currently met by OHFA programs. The three initiatives that received program funding include

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Through the voluntary efforts of the city of Cleveland, another industrial brownfield has been investigated and remediated under Ohio EPA’s

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today announced funding to provide rental assistance and clinical services for homeless veterans in Stark and Summit Counties as a part of the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing voucher program (HUD-VASH). The funds will provide housing assistance for homeless veterans while partnering them with a local Department of Veterans Affairs medical center.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A former foundry site, active from 1897 until 1981, has been investigated and cleaned to commercial or industrial standards thanks to the voluntary efforts of the city of Dayton. The nearly 8-acre NIBCO property, located at 1800 McCall St., is now ready for redevelopment.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Through the voluntary efforts of the property owner, a Toledo brownfield is ready for redevelopment after undergoing investigation under Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP). Ohio EPA has issued a covenant not to sue to The Eyde Company of East Lansing, Mich., and the City of Toledo (the volunteers) for a 1.1-acre North Summit St. property known as the Downtown Summit Redevelopment Property.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that he is co-sponsoring legislation that would extend and enhance the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to help Ohioans build affordable housing developments and create jobs. The bill would extend the nine percent minimum credit for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of property, and establish a four percent minimum credit for acquisition of existing housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury to approve the Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s proposal to use $60 million of the state’s nearly $375 million remaining Hardest Hit Funds (HHF) to demolish vacant and abandoned properties. Brown, a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, helped ensure Ohio received $570 million in HHF in 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Representative Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) have co-authored a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) in an effort to speed up the sale of an abandoned federal property to the Southeast Ohio Port Authority (SEOPA). The move will allow the Port Authority to sell the property to private investors, which would convert the unused property into a veterans memorial and business park, which would provide a community benefit and create much-needed jobs

EUGENE, OR - July 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Asa Cox, owner of Asa Cox Homes, has partnered with IDX, Inc. to revolutionize his professional website, bringing potential home buyers in Painesville Township, Ohio the most comprehensive search available online. Through the Northeast Ohio Real Estate Exchange (NEOHREX) database, Cox’s clients can access thousands of Ohio listings from the convenience of Cox’s own website. Never before has searching for a home online been easier for both agents and potential buyers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the Senate debates a critical Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) bill this week, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced his support of a bipartisan amendment authored by Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) that would ensure only “functionally obsolete” or “structurally deficient” bridges, like Brent Spence, are eligible to receive federal funding. The Senate voted today to unanimously include the amendment in the larger THUD bill it is considering.

COLUMBUS, OH - July 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved two initiatives to be financed through the Housing Investment Fund (HIF) yesterday. Established in September 2008, the HIF program supports initiatives that meet housing needs not currently met by OHFA programs. The two initiatives that received program funding include

Washington, DC - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Turner is announcing a grant of $757,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Social Services, Inc. to help combat veterans’ homelessness. St. Vincent de Paul is a nonprofit organization, annually serving over 100,000 people in need. The grant, which comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veterans Families program, will serve approximately 254 participant households throughout southwest Ohio. Specifically, households in Dayton and Kettering in Montgomery County, as well as those in Clark, Greene, Preble, Darke, and Miami Counties will benefit from this grant.

COLUMBUS, OH - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As Ohioans begin to clean up from yesterday’s storms, Attorney General Mike DeWine is reminding consumers to research any contractors who offer to repair damage to their homes.

Northbrook, IL - July 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant GSA property located at 745 Innovation Drive in Bowling Green, Ohio for $1,281,500.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Through the voluntary efforts of a Garfield Heights property owner, a local brownfield has been investigated and remediated under Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP), and redeveloped into a commercial office complex.

COLUMBUS - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency's (OHFA) Office of Affordable Housing Research and Strategic Planning released a series of reports commissioned to examine housing markets in the regions of Ohio impacted by shale oil development. This research was a collaborative effort between OHFA and the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) and conducted by The Ohio State University (OSU), Ohio University (OU), Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), and Vogt Santer Insights (VSI)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on marriage equality, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act of 2013, which would for the first time bar discrimination against LGBT Americans when selling or renting property

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New federal resources will provide critical support services for homeless veterans in Cincinnati. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, Inc. in Hamilton County has been awarded a new federal grant from U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP). The $600,000 grant will be used to provide job training and support for homeless veterans