RICE LAKE, WI - February 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI) was in Rice Lake today to participate in the grand opening of Glenwood Commons, student housing to serve UW-Barron County and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) students. more »

MADISON, WI - December 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Due to a recent decision by Congress, Wisconsin homebuyers will once again stand to benefit from an extended and expanded federal home tax credit program. Consequently, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA) is leading the charge in educating the public and raising awareness for this historic consumer opportunity. more »

MADISON, WI - December 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Stephen P. Sinnott, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced the unsealing of a two-count indictment charging Gail L. Mendez, 44, of Sun Prairie, Wis., with bank fraud involving mortgage applications and making false statements in connection with a loan application. The indictment, returned under seal on September 30, 2009, was unsealed following the defendant’s arrest on December 17, 2009, in Laredo, Texas. If convicted, defendant Mendez faces a maximum penalty on each count of 30 years’ imprisonment and a $1,000,000 fine. more »

MADISON, WI - November 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today joined federal and state officials to crack down on loan modification and foreclosure relief scams, including against two California-based companies that took money from distressed Wisconsin homeowners.”Wisconsin continues to have zero tolerance for these so-called rescue schemes,” Van Hollen said.  “They rob residents who are already struggling to make their mortgage payments.  They help themselves to homeowners’ money but don’t help homeowners at all.” more »

MADISON, WI - November 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Wisconsin home sales increased for the first time since the recession began nearly two years ago, according to data reported by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA). Existing home sales increased 5.8 percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same quarter last year, the first increase since the recession began in the fourth quarter of 2007. more »

WASHINGTON, DC - November 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) today voted in favor of the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, a bill that will help continue America’s economic recovery by extending and improving the homebuyer tax credit, providing homebuyer benefits to military families, and extending unemployment benefits.  Many of the provisions in the legislation originated in the Committee on Ways and Means, a committee Rep. Kind has been a member of since 2007. more »

WASHINGTON, DC - November 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. continued to take action to put our economy on the road to recovery.  Today, Kagen voted to extend the homebuyers’ tax credit to almost everyone, reduce taxes for military families, and extend unemployment benefits for the unemployed. more »

WASHINGTON, DC - October 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. is building a better future for our veterans and their families.  Today, Congress passed the Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 (H.R.3590) which included a bill Kagen co-authored extending the first-time homebuyers tax credit for one year for members of the Armed Forces serving overseas in 2009. more »

MILWAUKEE, WI - September 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Opus North Corporation has announced the grand opening of Phase I at The Shoppes at Fox River, a 54-acre, 500,000 square-foot shopping center at 1200 W. Sunset Drive in Waukesha, Wisc. The Shoppes at Fox River will be the sixth largest retail center in the Milwaukee area and the largest in the city of Waukesha upon completion of the project. more »

MILWAUKEE, WI - September 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jim Doyle today joined Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Executive Director Antonio Riley, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and community leaders for a ground breaking ceremony for Olga Village, a 37-unit housing development for low-income seniors on Milwaukee’s south side. The Governor announced a combination of tax credits and funding totaling over $8 million will be provided for the development. more »