February 9, 2012 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC – February 9, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mark Begich (D-AK), and eight Senate colleagues wrote the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency today, requesting responses to recent reports th…
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December 30, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – December 30, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Despite the economic recession that continues to plague the housing industry nationwide, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) again received AAA ratings – the highest possible – for bonds…
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December 28, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – December 28, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) yesterday announced its annual Greater Opportunities for Affordable Living (GOAL) grants that will be awarded to five communities statewide for developing…
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December 8, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – December 8, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The state’s official housing authority, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC), is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, marking a four-decade evolution built on a mission that includes pr…
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December 1, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – December 1, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Wednesday, November 30, 2011 – Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) announced its intent to award $7.5 million to 10 villages statewide as part of its 2012 efforts to help rural communities re…
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November 7, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – November 7, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) this week announced the formation of a subsidiary to positively impact additional development of public housing that will be known as the Corporation for A…
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October 20, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – October 20, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Of the 6,460 homeless people counted statewide by all the service providers this year, more than half lived in Anchorage, 11 percent have chronic substance abuse issues, and six percent are veteran…
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October 19, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – October 19, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) awarded $1.7 million in additional funding to two non-profit intermediary agencies to administer the HOME Opportunity Program (HOP). HOP provides principal…
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October 6, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – October 6, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) had the most efficient public housing program in the country during 2010. This according to a report recently published by the Center on Budget and Policy P…
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August 26, 2011 Posted by Alaska RealEstateRama
ANCHORAGE, AK – August 26, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) board of directors, at its annual meeting, this year held in Cordova, re-elected Frank Roppel of Wrangell to serve as the board chair. Governor Murkowski…
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