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WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Annise Parker and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), one of America’s leading community banks and the nation’s largest home mortgage lender, today announced the company will make donations totaling $760,000 over three years for two Houston-based nonprofits to help support Mayor Annise Parker’s goal of ending chronic homelessness.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, released the following statement upon the announcement of the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics.

AUSTIN, TX - October 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) announced plans to give brokers autonomy in deciding whether to syndicate data to non-REALTOR® consumer websites after April 30, 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today-Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15) announced the McAllen-Miller International Airport was awarded a Small Community Air Service Development grant of $750,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The purpose of the Small Community Air Service Development Grant program is to provide funding support to help small airports, such as McAllen, attract air service to locations not being served by other airlines at this time

Floresville, TX - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Tuesday, September 24th,Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) presented $826,127 in federal funds to the Frank Tejeda Veterans’ Home in Floresville.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- What if you learned that a group of domestic troublemakers was planning to destabilize the U.S. economy and invite ruinous hardship on millions of Americans, mainly women, children, the disabled and the elderly? What if you discovered that their plan was to increase unemployment, hunger, homelessness, poverty and poor health? To slow local economies still reeling from a sluggish (or nonexistent) recovery, and push deprivation to Third World levels? Would you sit idly by and let this happen? Or would you fight back

AUSTIN, TX - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) announced a partnership with Leadership Austin as the presenting sponsor for the 2013-14 ENGAGE Breakfast Series, a monthly event that brings together high profile Austin leaders and key stakeholders to present in-depth and interactive discussions on important, timely, and often complex regional issues

AUSTIN, TX - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) announced its support of affordable housing initiatives by partnering with Keep Austin Affordable, a coalition of business and community leaders who support a $65 million bond package on the November 13 ballot. If approved, the bonds would create needed affordable housing for low-income households and protect Austin’s economy

AUSTIN, TX - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) held its first Fan Fare Friday on August 2nd to raise funds and fans for Family Eldercare, an Austin non-profit organization providing a range of services, including heat relief to older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.

Washington, D.C. - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today-Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15) announced the Alamo Housing Authority was awarded $113,829 in federal grant funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with representatives from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development division, held a videoconference today on federal housing loans and grants opportunities. This informational session provided attendees with an overview of federal housing assistance grants and programs, as well as federal resources and funding opportunities available to facilitate affordable housing projects.

AUSTIN, TX - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) report released today by the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR), Austin-area year-over-year housing inventory fell to 2.9 months in June, a decrease of 1.5 months from June 2012. Mid-year statistics for 2013 reinforced a strong demand for the market, including a 19 percent increase in home sales and 25 percent less days on the market compared to the first six months of 2012.

Washington, DC - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leaders on the Financial Services Committee today announced the PATH Act – the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act – to create a sustainable housing finance system. The proposal

Katy, TX (Covering Katy) - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Katy single-family homes market has low inventory heading into the summer months that are typically the most active for home sales.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents living at Houston Housing Authority’s Kelly Village Apartments can expect to have a park right outside their front doors in a couple of months. Today, Mayor Annise Parker and the Houston Housing Authority completed the first step in creating a community park on the property by demolishing 63 vacant units, which were offline as a result of hurricane damage. Construction of the park is expected to begin this fall. When completed, the three-acre park will feature new playground equipment, jogging/walking trail, exercise stations and a community garden area.

AUSTIN, TX - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damages from the April 17 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas have two weeks left to register for disaster assistance from the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The registration deadline for FEMA disaster assistance is

AUSTIN - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, Gov. Rick Perry is urging Texans to prepare their families and homes for the 2013 hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 through the end of November. The governor today was joined by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw and State Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd at the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) State Response Activation Exercise to assess the readiness of state emergency management personnel and resources.

AUSTIN, TX - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- House Bill 3350, the Homestead Preservation District (HPD) legislation authored by Representative Eddie Rodriguez (Austin) and sponsored by Senator Kirk Watson (Austin), passed the Senate. This bill will help Austin preserve existing affordable housing opportunities for homeowners and enhance the viability of homeownership for low- and moderate-income residents in East Austin and neighborhoods experiencing economic pressures

Washington, DC - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Congressional Caucus on Homelessness, in conjunction with the National Center on Family Homelessness, hosted a congressional briefing entitled “Homelessness in America: Experiences & Solutions in the 113th Congress.” Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson serves as co-chair and co-founder of the Caucus.

Washington, DC - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Al Green’s (TX-09) bill, H.R. 384, the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 by a bipartisan vote of 420 to 3. This bill aims to help prevent low-income veteran families from falling into homelessness as well as provide relief for those currently homeless. This bill does this by moving the Special Assistant for Veterans’ Affairs into the Office of the Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as a matter of law not discretion