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Washington DC - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Senate agreed to the Heller Dependents of Homeless Veterans Amendment by unanimous consent. This amendment ensures that children of homeless veterans are eligible to receive services provided at veterans’ homeless shelters and facilities funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In keeping with the stated goals of the House of Representatives and the Obama Administration, Congressmen Joe Heck (NV-03) and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today introduced legislation to reduce homelessness among our nation's veterans by ensuring our most vulnerable veterans have access to the housing benefits they have earned. The Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act exempts from consideration of income by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) any expenses related to a veteran’s aid and attendance benefits.

U.S. SENATE - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With wide-ranging support from sportsmen to local governments, Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) are introducing a bipartisan bill that streamlines permitting for renewable energy projects on public lands.

Las Vegas, NV - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Everyone is invited to join Las Vegas Ward 5 Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow, city officials, and the staff of developer Community Development Programs Center of Nevada (CDPCN) for the Aldene Kline Barlow Senior Apartments building dedication at 1327 H Street. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- After studying the foreclosure issue for nearly four years, the Nevada Association of REALTORS® (NVAR) released its latest “Face of Foreclosure” report today, offering recommendations for state lawmakers and discounting fears about a so-called “shadow inventory” of foreclosed homes

Las Vegas, NV - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the fiscal cliff deal, the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act of 2007 has been extended for one more year and will now expire on December 31, 2013. The relief act's extension was seen as vital to the recovering housing market. Under normal circumstances, debt forgiven as a result of a short sale or mortgage modification would count as income for tax purposes. For instance, if somebody owes $250,000 on their mortgage and their lender agrees to a $200,000 short sale, $50,000 in debt is forgiven. This would have been taxable without an extension of the law.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Las Vegas real estate agent was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for her participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $10 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada, and Special Agent in Charge Kevin Favreau of the FBI’s Las Vegas Field Office.

Las Vegas, NV - September 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Las Vegas Municipal Pool and Ward 5 Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow will host a Teen Luau for homeless teens Saturday, Sept. 15, from 2 to 5 p.m. The pool is located at 431 E. Bonanza Road.

Las Vegas, NV - September 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid and Nevada Affordable Housing Assistance Corporation will host a mortgage assistance workshop in Las Vegas at East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center on Saturday, September 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Homeowners with a second mortgage and those that are currently unemployed or underemployed may be eligible for assistance from Nevada’s Hardest Hit Fund- $196 million in federal funding brought to the state to help struggling homeowners. This is the third mortgage assistance workshop that Senator Reid has hosted in Southern Nevada this year

Washington, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today announced that three organizations in Nevada will receive more than $1.8 million in federal grant funding through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to aid homeless Clark County veterans in need of housing.

Las Vegas, NV - July 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beginning July 15, residents no longer have to take time off of work during the week to get their water heater, water softener or patio inspected. Residents, and the construction industry, will now be able to get inspections from the city of Las Vegas seven days a week. The Building and Safety Department is believed to be the first in the state of Nevada, and possibly the nation, to offer inspections on Saturdays and Sundays.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fourteen individuals pleaded guilty yesterday in the District of Nevada for their roles in the scheme to fraudulently take control of various home owners’ associations (HOAs) in the Las Vegas area, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Favreau of the Las Vegas Field Office; Sheriff Doug Gillespie of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; and Richard Weber, Chief of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announced today.

Washington, D.C - April 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representatives Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Jim McDermott (D-WA) and John Larson (D-CT) introduced the "Homeowners Tax Fairness Act" today to protect homeowners and servicemembers who were wrongly foreclosed on and entitled to relief under the historic national mortgage settlement from additional tax burdens.

Las Vegas, NV - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The city is launching an advertising campaign this week to let people know about the free services that are available to residents in fear of losing their homes. A new website, www.freehomeaidnv.org, will connect homeowners with free U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-approved counselors who can help them learn more about their options relating to:

WASHINGTON, DC - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a scheme to fraudulently gain control of condominium homeowners’ associations (HOAs) in the Las Vegas area so that the HOAs would direct business to a certain law firm and construction company, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special Agent in Charge Kevin Favreau of the FBI Las Vegas Field Office, Sheriff Doug Gillespie of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Special Agent in Charge Paul Camacho of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI).