June 7, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
RALEIGH, N.C. – June 7, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Federal Emergency Management Agency experts who can offer free rebuilding information and answer questions about how to strengthen property against future storm damage will be in Raleigh, Cary, Garner and Erwin for six days beginning Thursday, June 9.
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May 19, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
GREENSBORO, NC – May 19, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The City of Greensboro is hosting two housing seminars for residents who have inherited homes or property to help prevent home and property loss. The seminars are from 6-8 pm, Wednesday, June 1, and from 9 am to 2 pm, Saturday, June 4, at Central Library, 219 N. Church St. Both seminars are free, but do require pre-registration.
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May 17, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
Raleigh: – May 17, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — A Winston-Salem foreclosure rescue operation that targeted financially distressed homeowners with claims to help them save their homes from foreclosure is barred from collecting any money from consumers for foreclosure assistance or loan modifications, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced.
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May 16, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
DURHAM, N.C. – May 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Business owners interested in making signage or building improvements in targeted areas inside the city limits should take note of three grant opportunities now available through the City of Durham.
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April 19, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
April 19, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Unemployed workers and others facing temporary financial hardships in our area have a new avenue to seek mortgage help while they get back on their feet.
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April 13, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
April 13, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — An energy efficiency program that has saved North Carolinians more than $1.5 million in utility costs has helped the N.C. Housing Finance Agency win a national award for its leadership in promoting high energy standards for affordable housing. The Environmental Protection Agency will present its Energy Star Excellence Award to the North Carolina agency in Washington, DC, April 12.
Read the full article: N.C. Housing Agency To Receive National Environmental Protection Agency Award For Leadership in Energy-Efficient Housing ...
March 25, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
ROCKINGHAM, NC – March 25, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, Congressman Larry Kissell (NC-08) announced that the Laurinburg Housing Authority has been awarded a grant in the amount of $47,564, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Choice Voucher Family Self Sufficiency Program.
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March 16, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
March 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The N.C. Housing Finance Agency this month has added 13 HUD-approved counseling agencies to the N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund™, increasing the number of agencies where homeowners can apply to 37. The program began offering mortgage payment assistance December 1 in all 100 counties
Read the full article: Helping workers who lose their jobs, keep their homes: N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund™ Adds 13 Counseling Agencies Statewide ...
March 16, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
Greenville, N.C. – March 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman G. K. Butterfield will hold a forum on mortgage foreclosure prevention on Tuesday, March 22. “There are tens of thousands of responsible American homeowners holding on to their homes by a thread,” Butterfield said. “And while there is some help available, many people do not know about it. This forum provides the opportunity to learn what you can do to help protect your home and family.”
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March 15, 2011 Posted by North Carolina RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. – March 15, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) and more than 50 Members of Congress, including Representatives from most of the hardest hit states, sent a letter today to Edward DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Financing Agency (FHFA), calling for Fannie and Freddie to take a leadership role in stemming the current foreclosure crisis. In part, the lawmakers write that FHFA has failed to use its influence to effect crucial changes that would slow the continuing decline of the housing market and maximize return to the taxpayer
Read the full article: House Members Demand Fannie, Freddie Strengthen Response to Foreclosure Crisis ...