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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"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Andy Barr released the following regarding yesterday’s passage by the Financial Services Committee of H.R. 2767, The Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act (PATH Act), legislation to end taxpayer-funded bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and create a sustainable housing finance system for America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- 3. Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation (KHESLC) A Resolution of the State Property and Buildings Commission of the Commonwealth of Kentucky approving the issuance by the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation of Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2013-2, pursuant to a General Bond Resolution or to an Indenture of Trust, Supplements thereto and an Authorizing Resolution of the Corporation to be issued as Senior and Subordinate Subseries of Federally Taxable or Tax-Exempt Obligations in a combined aggregate principal amount not to exceed $625,000,000. (Resolution 2013-18)

FRANKFORT, KY - July 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Department of Revenue has set the 2013 State Real Property Tax Rate at 12.2 cents per $100 of assessed value. Kentucky Revised Statute 132.020 requires the Department of Revenue to set the real property rate no later than July 1 of each year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights will host a Fair Housing Center on Saturday, June 22, during the radio station WLOU Summerfest at Chickasaw Park in Louisville, Ky., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (EDT). The event is open to the public.

LOUISVILLE, KY - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Declaring “the road to the region’s future starts here,” Governor Steve Beshear officially signaled the start of construction on the Downtown Crossing of the Ohio River Bridges Project – the first new bridge at the Falls of the Ohio in half a century.

FRANKFORT, KY - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission (ALCo) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 10 a.m. in Room 285 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601. Immediately following adjournment of the ALCo meeting, the State Property and Buildings Commission (SPBC) will convene at approximately 10:15 a.m. in Room 285 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Kentucky.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the distribution of more than $11 million to 7,801 eligible borrowers in Kentucky for mortgage servicing abuses. Checks to borrowers who submitted valid claims will be mailed June 10 through June 17, 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 21, 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 fourth post-settlement report released today by the independent settlement monitor, 1,757 Kentucky homeowners received more than $61.1 million in settlement-related relief from Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, Chase and Wells Fargo through March 31, 2013. Borrowers received an average of $34,806 in assistance

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul introduced the Defense of Environment and Property Act along with Sens. Mike Lee (Utah), Marco Rubio (Fla.), David Vitter (La.) and Mitch McConnell (Ky.). This act will bring common sense back to federal water policy by redefining "navigable waters," excluding ephemeral or intermittent streams from federal jurisdiction, and restraining the powers that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers hold over American landowners

FRANKFORT, KY - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Arts Council is sponsoring a colloquium for local leaders who are interested in using the arts as a community-building tool.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On April 4, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed into law a measure that sets up one of the strongest home visiting systems in the country by building on the strength of Kentucky’s flagship home visiting program for new and expectant parents, the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) Program. HANDS achieves outcomes such as lowering the rates of preterm births and infant mortality, and reducing childhood injuries, neglect, and emergency room usage