Yearly Archives: 2011

Washington, D.C. - December 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter has introduced a bill to reform the Federal Housing Administration by requiring its mortgage insurance fund to be recapitalized, and to prevent secret bailouts by the U.S. Treasury Department. Some reports show that FHA is on the brink of asking Congress for a taxpayer bailout of $50 to $100 billion.

BATON ROUGE, LA - December 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the reappointment of Eugene Montgomery to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Directors.

Washington, D.C. - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement after a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, of which he is a member, regarding oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily housing industry, announced today the launch of its Comprehensive Online Resident Services Program for the affordable housing industry. An acknowledged pioneer in delivering electronic resident service programs to the affordable housing industry for nearly a decade, 365 Connect's Comprehensive Online Resident Services Program is the first Internet-based Resident Services Platform approved by a Housing Finance Agency, in 2004, to deliver compliance required Resident Services through the Internet.

BATON ROUGE, LA - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal made six appointments to the board of the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC), the state’s streamlined housing agency created in the 2011 Legislative Session to unite dozens of housing programs previously spread across five state agencies.

BATON ROUGE, LA - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. The Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board serves to regulate the issuance of real estate appraiser and trainee licenses and related services.

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Sterling Joe Ory to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - September 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform for the multifamily industry, announced today the integration of its Marketing Syndication Platform with The Housing Block, a leading edge vertical search engine specializing in real estate listings. The integration automatically brings all of the marketing data from apartment communities using the 365 Online Leasing Center to The Housing Block via the 365 Marketing Syndication Platform.

BATON ROUGE, LA - August 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced reappointments to the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. The Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board serves to regulate the issuance of real estate appraiser and trainee licenses and related service

BATON ROUGE, LA - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal issued an Executive Order today detailing homeowner protections for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

Washington, DC - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Scalise was recently named a Champion of the Merit Shop by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and a Defender of Economic Freedom by the Club for Growth in its latest round of Congressional scoring.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners living in Cameron, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes may be eligible for additional compensation under the Louisiana’s Road Home Program under the terms of a settlement agreement announced today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the State of Louisiana and plaintiffs in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit. Read the full text of the agreement announced today

BATON ROUGE, LA - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal signed Senate Bill 269 by Senator Neil Riser, creating the Louisiana Housing Corporation, a consolidated organization for the state’s housing policy and programs. This bill was part of the Governor’s package for the 2011 Regular Legislative Session

BATON ROUGE, LA - June 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Rodney Noles to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission. The commission serves to protect the public interest in real estate transactions and other real estate related activities.

BATON ROUGE, LA - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the reappointment of Jerry Carlisle to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Directors.