Yearly Archives: 2013

Fearing a setback for financially strapped homeowners and disruption to a slowly improving housing market, Attorney General Jack Conway has joined again with 41 attorneys general from around the country in urging Congress to extend soon-to-be expired tax relief for distressed homeowners into next year

Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that a Franklin Circuit Court judge has ruled that the Office of the Attorney General properly alleged violations of Kentucky's Consumer Protection Act against MERSCORP Holdings, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS)

The Board of the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at My Old Kentucky Home in Bardstown, Ky. The board will meet from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time in the Great Hall. The annual meeting provides an opportunity for the 12 members who represent banking, consumer finance, credit unions, public at large and securities to receive and comment on reports relating to the agency’s activities. Other board duties are outlined in Kentucky Revised Statute 286.1-013. The meeting is open to the public.

Murray, Kentucky real estate agent Ryan Stanger has partnered with IDX, Inc. to bring a revolutionary real estate website to home seekers around Texas. Now, IDX Broker synchronizes with the website Stanger hosts to display thousands of Western Kentucky Regional MLS (WKRMLS) on the search page Stanger employs. The online property search has never been easier or simpler than it currently is for potential buyers who chose to utilize the IDX enabled website of Stanger

Governor Steve Beshear today announced the Kentucky Labor Cabinet has established a formal site-based construction partnership with Walsh Construction Company and WVB East End Partners, which are building the Downtown Crossing and East End Crossing of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project. The project is Kentucky’s largest current transportation infrastructure improvement and is one of the biggest underway in the nation.

The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority and the Kentucky Division of Water are announcing the 2015 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the 2015 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Call for Projects. The 2015 Call for Projects will be open from October 1, 2013 to December 13, 2013. Project submittals will happen electronically and will be coordinated through the Area Water Management Councils. No paper submittals will be accepted.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Conway and Lexington Mayor Jim Gray today announced that more than $750,000 will be provided to Lexington initiatives that help displaced families, prevent foreclosures and create affordable housing. The Office of the Attorney General provided funds it recovered after settling a lawsuit with Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) and two of its subsidiaries over allocations of "robo-signed" mortgage loan default servicing documents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights will present the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Fair Housing Forum on Monday, Sept. 23, from 1 to 4 pm. (Eastern Daylight Time). The public is invited. The event will be held in Frankfort, Kentucky (40601), at the historic Berry Hill Mansion located at 700 Louisville Road

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - Resolution of the State Property and Buildings Commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky approving the issuance of Revenue Bonds (Catholic Health Initiatives) in one or more series and in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $158,195,000 by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Council on Postsecondary Education will kick-off the Governor’s Conference on Postsecondary Education Trusteeship Thursday, September 12 at 2 p.m. at the Marriott Downtown, Louisville.

Frankfort, KY - September 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Starting at 10 a.m. ET Thursday, September 26,2013 Kentucky Treasurer Todd Hollenbach and Pike County Judge Executive Wayne T. Rutherford will direct a group of local volunteers at the Pike County Courthouse, 146 Main Street in Pikeville to search for the rightful owners of thousands of dollars’ worth of unclaimed property

LOUISVILLE - August 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The owners of a renovated home joined Mayor Greg Fischer, Congressman John Yarmuth, and other community leaders today to mark the progress of a major revitalization effort underway in Portland.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that the nation's five largest mortgage servicers continue to provide direct relief to homeowners in Kentucky and across the country as part of the historic national mortgage foreclosure settlement. According to the fifth and final post-settlement report released today by the independent settlement monitor, 1,833 Kentucky homeowners received more than $63.7 million in settlement-related relief from Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, Chase and Wells Fargo through June 30, 2013. Borrowers each received an average of $34,771 in assistance

FRANKFORT, KY - August 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The economic impact of investing in historic buildings, and rehabilitation tax credits that help make this possible, will be the focus of a news conference at 4 p.m. Thursday in front of the Lasting Impressions Salon & Spa building at 14 East 2nd St., in downtown Maysville.

Frankfort, KY - August 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- If your last name is “Summer”, there are 978 properties you can search through in our database. We’ve also got 162 “Hot” properties, 256 that “Sweat” and 451 that are “Cool"