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Crucial Native American Housing Assistance Legislation Passes House

Following passage of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act (NAHASDA), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement

Crucial Native American Housing Assistance Legislation Passes House

Following passage of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act (NAHASDA), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statement

Building Commission Approves $624 million budget, smallest since 2003-2005

Earlier today the State Building Commission approved a $624 million capital budget. “While I appreciate the Governor’s desire to have no new borrowing due to our financial situation in Wisconsin, I do have serious concerns that by not making adequate investments in our buildings and infrastructure, we’ll end up having to pay significantly more for projects in the future.”

Tax Deadline Less Than One Month Away

MADISON, WI – March 17, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — This Wisconsin Department of Revenue has online applications and information to help you file your income...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice Obtains Judgment Against Florida Resident for Fraudulent Marketing of...

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that his office has obtained a judgment ordering the seller of attic insulation to Wisconsin homeowners to pay a total of $215,560.85 for violations of state consumer protection laws. The lawsuit, filed in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court in 2013, alleged that Mark Stitt, currently a resident of Panama City, Florida, through his business ES Technology, used fraudulent representations to sell an attic insulation product called ProGuard AB to Wisconsin homeowners, a number of whom were elderly

Sensenbrenner on House Passage of the Private Property Rights Protection Act

On May 9, 2013, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, which would prevent the federal government or any authority of the federal government from using economic development as a justification for exercising its power of eminent domain. This bill would also discourage states and localities from abusing their eminent domain power by denying states or localities that commit such abuse all federal economic development funds for a period of two years. Today, it passed in the House of Representatives 353-65

Lee & Associates Principal Receives Certified Retail Property Executive Designation

Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has announced that Steve Doran, principal in the Madison, Wis. office, has been designated as a Certified Retail Property Executive (CRX), the highest designation given by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)

Joint Release: AG Van Hollen and DFI Secretary Peter Bildsten Announce $2.1 Billion...

Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion joint, state-federal settlement with Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, 48 additional states and the District of Columbia, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Wisconsin consumers are projected to receive more than $13 million in reductions on mortgage principal and direct cash payments from Ocwen.

Legislative Focus on Tax Relief Continues

Following the State Senate’s approval of Special Session Senate Bill 1, legislation that would provide a total of $100 million in property tax relief, Senator Joe Leibham (R-Sheboygan) offered the following statement:

Scan-Pac Expands in Menomonee Falls

Scan-Pac Mfg., Inc. is excited to announce that on October 1, 2013, the company purchased a new manufacturing facility. The new building, located on property adjacent to its current 30,000 sq. ft. facility in Menomonee Falls, WI., will provide approx. 40,000 square feet of additional space that will allow the company to meet its growing market demand. The added manufacturing space enables Scan-Pac to optimize work cells and improve work flow and efficiency throughout the manufacturing process.

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Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces National Mortgage Settlement Relief Exceeds...

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin borrowers received $23.5 million in mortgage loan-related relief in the first quarter of 2013 under the National Mortgage Settlement. Adding to previously announced totals, 3,516 Wisconsin borrowers have now claimed $167,183,021 in loan-related relief. In addition, 106 Wisconsin borrowers are in trial mortgage modifications, which will add $8 million to the State’s relief in coming months – raising the projected total to more than $175 million statewide so far.

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The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Single Tenant Net Leased Shopko

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Shopko property located at 320 South Access Road in Rice Lake, Wisconsin for $6,378,560.