Yearly Archives: 2012

February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Community Neighborhood Housing Services and BankCherokee were awarded $159,000 to rehabilitate 30 homes and help struggling homeowners with home repairs, including roof replacement, structural repairs or landscaping and energy efficiency improvements with $5,000 in forgivable, no-payment loans.

St. Paul, MN - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Betty McCollum announced that St. Paul neighborhoods recieved $459,000 in housing grants through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The funds will be used to rehabilitate and construct homes which will not only provide safe and decent housing, but also invigorate the local economy as construction and rehabilitation work begins.

EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Andre Solanikov and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to upgrade the search capabilities and functions on the real estate website Solanikov hosts. As a member of the Northstar MLS (Northstar), Solanikov has long had access to thousands of Miami, Florida property listings. Now, his clients can experience the same level of accessibility to these Northstar MLS listings, conveniently on the IDX enabled website Solanikov hosts. Not only can Solanikov experience a simplified level of management over his website, his clients can partake in a revolutionary online property search without ever leaving the comfort of their home, or the convenience of the website of Solanikov.

EUGENE, OR - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has revolutionized the real estate website of real estate broker Jake Scheeler. Maple Grove, Minnesota brokers, Scheeler have chosen to integrate thousands of Northstar MLS (Northstar) listings directly onto their real estate search page, creating a thorough database of listings which their clients can conveniently search through. Additionally, Scheeler have simplified their own jobs, by letting IDX Broker software manage their listings and all of the behind-the-scenes aspects of their professional website.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) joined 103 members of Congress today to urge President Obama to help Minnesotans heat their homes during winter. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low-income families and seniors with their energy bills, which is crucial during cold Minnesota winters. The number of families eligible for the program vastly exceeds the funds available. This funding remains a lifeline during the economic downturn as energy costs continue to rise.