Mayor Fenty Breaks Ground on Housing Units at Sheridan Station
Washington, DC - May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) Valerie Santos, Department of Housing and Community Development (DCHD) Director Leila Edmonds, and DC Housing Authority Interim Director Adrianne Todman joined the Ward 8 community to break ground on the first of four phases in the Sheridan Station residential development project at the intersection of Sheridan and Bowen Roads, SEFull article: Mayor Fenty Breaks Ground on Housing Units at Sheridan Station ...
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- Architecture Billings Index Reverts to Negative Territory
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- HUD MAKES AVAILABLE $85 MILLION TO FUND HOUSING FOR EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing production gained 2.6 percent from an upwardly revised pace in March to hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 717,000 units in April, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD. This modest gain was seen in both the single- and multifamily sectors, which registered growth of 2.3 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively.
