Oklahoma RealEstateRama

One year after Attorney General Scott Pruitt delivered the first $20,000 check to a Tulsa family, the Oklahoma Mortgage Settlement Fund continues to fulfill its goal of helping Oklahomans recover from harmful banking practices, and keeping families in their homes

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced nearly $37 million in disaster recovery aid to the City of Moore, Oklahoma and to the State of Oklahoma to help local communities recover from a devastating spate of storms, including a powerful tornado that struck Moore on May 20th. These grants are provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to support long-term disaster recovery efforts in areas with the greatest extent of ‘unmet need.’

The Weather Forecasting Improvement Act (H.R. 2413), sponsored by Oklahoma 1st District Congressman Jim Bridenstine, advanced from subcommittee on Tuesday with no substantive changes. The legislation aims to protect lives and property by shifting funds from climate change research to severe weather forecasting research.

Congressman Mullin last week introduced H.R. 2378, the Impact Aid Fairness and Equity Act of 2013, which deals directly with the Impact Aid federal property program.

OKLAHOMA CITY - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Scott Pruitt issued a consumer alert Tuesday after realtors in the Oklahoma City area reported fraudulent activity on Craigslist.

Attorney General Scott Pruitt Monday announced the opening of Phase II of homeowner compensation from the Oklahoma Mortgage Settlement Fund.

Attorney General Scott Pruitt Tuesday issued an alert for Oklahoma residents about a new federal mortgage settlement from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Commissioners for the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission announce the appointment of Ms. Charla Slabotsky to the position of Executive Director beginning February 11, 2013. Ms. Slabotsky will take over the position from the current Executive Director, Anne M. Woody who will retire March 1, 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers announced his appointment as Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development.

OKLAHOMA CITY - November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in Cleveland and Creek counties who sustained damage due to the Aug. 3-14 wildfire have until Nov. 21 to apply for disaster assistance.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that thousands of home-buyers with significant tax debt were given one-time mortgage help under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), despite federal rules that make tax cheats ineligible for federal mortgage insurance. The report found that “many individuals with tax debt take advantage of government programs, such as federal loan insurance, thereby reaping benefits from these programs while failing to pay their own taxes.” The report also found tax cheats that took advantage of the program were two-to-three times more likely to default on home loans, posing a much higher risk for the program. The report was done at the request of Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), Carl Levin (D-MI), Max Baucus (D-MT), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA).

COLUMBUS - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced a limited time offer for first-time homebuyers interested in purchasing a newly constructed home. Effective May 15, 2012 through August 31, 2012, OHFA is waiving the current .25 percent additional rate charge for its New Home Sweet Home program.

Northbrook, IL - January 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Walgreens property located at 1229 North Eastern Avenue in Moore, OK for $3,482,000.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - July 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury has indicted DERRICK REUBEN SMITH, MICHAEL GIPSON, and TRINA TAHIR on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with fraudulent mortgages, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

EUGENE, OR - July 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the newest addition to the growing team of real estate professionals dedicated to better serving their clients throughout the online home search, Michael Glazner of Max Value Real Estate LLC. Glazner, a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has adopted IDX Broker software onto his professional website. As a member of Oklahoma City Metro MLS (OKCMAR), Glazner has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings; but now, his clients can retain the same detailed information about a home, with the added convenience of never leaving his website.