Congresswoman Maxine Waters Expresses Ongoing Concerns About New Orleans Housing
Washington, DC - October 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee and a leading advocate for Gulf Coast recovery efforts, issued the following statement today after President Obama visited New Orleans to assess the city’s progress and heard from residents about the challenges they continue to face:“More than four years after Hurricane Katrina, I remain concerned about the recovery of the Gulf Coast in general, and the City of New Orleans, in particular. Katrina was one of the deadliest storms in our nation’s history, taking over 1,800 lives, displacing more than one million people, severely damaging over 300,000 housing units, and causing at least $81 billion in damages.Related posts:
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters Holds First Housing Subcommittee Hearing in New Orleans
New Orleans, LA - August 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, today held the Subcommittee’s first of two hearings assessing access to and maintenance of quality housing in New Orleans four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city...
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters Holds First Housing Subcommittee Hearing in New Orleans
New Orleans, LA - August 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, today held the Subcommittee’s first of two hearings assessing access to and maintenance of quality housing in New Orleans four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city...
- Secretaries Donovan and Napolitano announce hurricane recovery funding for Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LA - March 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — On day one of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano's listening tour throughout New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the secretaries announced hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to Louisiana to stimulate long-term recovery in the...
- Federal Employees Volunteer with New Orleans Organizations on Rebuilding Projects
4 Day Service Project Around Katrina 4th Anniversary is Part of the President's United We Serve Initiative. New Orleans, LA - August 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly 100 Obama Administration officials and federal employees are volunteering with New Orleans organizations over the next four days to mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The four-day effort was launched today...
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters Calls for More Class Action Lawsuits to Prevent Foreclosures
Washington, DC - October 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35), Chairwoman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, recognizing the impact foreclosures are having on the country, called on the attorneys general from the nation’s 50 states to bring suit against lenders in order to force more loan modifications.“We need aggressive action to force...
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters Comments on Federal Housing Administration’s Reserves
Washington, DC - October 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, chaired by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), held a hearing today on “The Future of the Federal Housing Administration’s Capital Reserves: Assumptions, Predictions and Implications for Homebuyers”. FHA plays an increasingly important role in the nation’s housing market. Recent news articles have raised concerns about...
- HUD, partners break ground at St. Bernard site to bring new mixed-income community to New Orleans
Construction begins at first of Big 4 slated for historic transformation HUD also to host Gulf Coast housing symposium at Tulane NEW ORLEANS, LA - December 12, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston joined General Douglas O’Dell, Mayor Ray Nagin and other partners today to break ground at the former [...]...
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- C.A.R. releases “State of the California Housing Market” report
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Affordable home prices, tax credits for home buyers, historically low interest rates, and a large number of distressed properties prompted many first-time home buyers to enter the market in 2009, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) 2009-2010 “State of the California Housing Market” report released today
- Meeting of the State Property and Buildings Commission
FRANKFORT, KY - March 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State Property and Buildings Commission (SPBC) will hold a meeting on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 2 p.m. in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Ky.
- Pelosi: Treasury Allocation to California is Step in Right Direction for Many Families at Risk of Losing Their Homes
Washington, D.C. - March 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Treasury Department’s allocation of $700 million to California’s housing finance agency under the President’s most recent $1.5 billion initiative to prevent foreclosures in the five hardest hit states.
- Town of Fairhaven, Mass. Receives $7.9 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Improve Green Infrastructure
Boston, MA - March 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Ira Leighton along with state and local officials and the town of Fairhaven broke ground on a wastewater treatment facility in Fairhaven, Mass. The wastewater infrastructure project, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is helping create green jobs, boost the local economy, improve aging water infrastructure and protect human health and the environment.
- City of Long Beach Offers Housing and Meal Reimbursements for Customers Without Gas
March 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Long Beach is offering each residence affected by the gas line in North Long Beach that was shut off for safety reasons a housing reimbursement of up to $75 per night, per household, for each night they are affected. In addition, the City is offering each household a meal reimbursement of up to $6 per person, per meal each day to the point gas service is restored
- Iowa Finance Authority Awards $100,000 from State Housing Trust Fund to Benefit Affordable Housing Projects in Council Bluffs and Oakville
Des Moines, IA - March 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved two grants for a total of $100,000 to support affordable homeownership in Council Bluffs and Oakville. The funding is made available through the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based Program. The program provides financing for the development of affordable single-family and multifamily housing units.
- Sanders Announces Seniors Housing Grant
BURLINGTON, Vt., - March 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that he secured a $380,000 federal grant for a Vergennes senior housing project.