Archive for July, 2009

Tulsa Resident beware

Tulsa Residents Healthy Savings tips for Insulation. July 31, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — The path to home ownership is a fast paced reality that is renowned to be one of the great American traditions. It is also one that will require additional responsibilities. In many instances, newly bought homes may need to be renovated or repaired. This can be a problem because older homes can still possess obsolete methods of construction that if disturbed, can release toxins into the air.

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Department Enters into a Consent Order with Central Fidelity Mortgage Corporation and its Owner, Kim Strain

Atlanta, GA – July 31, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — On July 30, 2009, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (“Department”) entered into a Consent Order with Central Fidelity Mortgage Corporation, License Number 20543, formerly located at 3215 Haleys Way SE, Conyers, Georgia 30013, and its owner, Kim Strain, to resolve allegations pertaining to violations of the Georgia Residential Mortgage Act and agency rules.

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HUD Secretary announces disaster assistance for Maine storm victims

Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in 8 counties. WASHINGTON, DC – July 31, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to 8 storm-ravaged counties in Maine and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to recent severe storms, flooding and landslides.

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Specter, Casey Announce Committee Approval of Pennsylvania Housing Projects

Washington, D.C. – July 30, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and Bob Casey today announced that the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved federal funding for several Pennsylvania housing projects. The projects are contained in the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.

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State Housing Agency Approves Ethics Reform

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – July 31, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — The Missouri Housing Development Commission unanimously passed comprehensive ethics reform today that will bring increased transparency, accountability and enforcement to the housing agency.

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Schumer Secures Key Senate Subcommittee Approval For $1 Million For “Home For Heroes” Veteran Housing In Rockland County

Washington, DC – July 30, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Department of Transportation and Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee has approved $1 million to the Rockland Housing Action Coalition for the purpose of building and operating permanent, supportive housing for disabled veterans and their families at Camp Shanks.

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Mortgage Executive Turns Herself in on Mortgage and Wire Fraud Charges

RICHMOND, VA – July 28, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Stacy Lynn Chamberlain, age 42, of Unionville, Virginia, was arrested today on charges mortgage fraud on a federally insured bank and wire fraud on several mortgage companies and investors therein.

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HUD awards nearly $400,000 in HIV/Aids Housing funding in Vermont

Washington, DC – July 22, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Extremely low-income families living with HIV/AIDS in Vermont will receive support in maintaining a permanent affordable home as a result of a $392,009 grant announced today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Donovan awards $95 million to jump-start affordable housing construction in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 28, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $95 million to jump start affordable housing programs in Pennsylvania that are currently stalled due to the current economic recession. Funded through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), HUD’s new Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) will allow Pennsylvania to resume funding of affordable rental housing projects across the state while stimulating employment in the construction trades.

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HUD Awards $18.4 Million for Native American Housing

WASHINGTON, DC – July 28, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that HUD is awarding competitive grants totaling $18,399,323 to 10 tribes, Alaskan native villages and tribal organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to improve housing and stimulate community development.

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