Commission on Aging to focus on universal design ̶ age-friendly housing techniques for remodeling...
Age-friendly housing will be the topic of a Tuesday, Feb. 17, meeting of the Commission on Aging.
Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Program Can Help Put Lincolns, Jacksons or More Back in Residents’...
This Presidents’ Day, hundreds of Adams, Johnsons and Wilsons are owed unclaimed property, but with $2.3 billion in lost and forgotten money up for claim, the Pennsylvania Treasury encourages all residents to search patreasury.gov to find out if they...
Conservation Will Help to Keep Farms in the Family
Highgate & Berkshire —Three farms were recently conserved in Franklin County: the Bernard and Sue Rainville farm in Highgate and two farms in Berkshire owned by John and Margie Barabe. The families conserved their properties with the Vermont Lan...
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE RELEASES REPORT OUTLINING SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS OF NEW YORK’S...
ALBANY, NY - February 12, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein and fellow IDC members released an extensive report outlining the financial obstacles facing New York’s senior population. In order to he...
City of Alexandria Announces 2015 Real Estate Assessments
The City of Alexandria has mailed real estate assessment notices to all property owners, representing the fair market value of properties as of January 1, 2015.
Visclosky Announces $2.6 Million in HUD Funding
Today, Congressman Visclosky announced grant awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Gary, East Chicago, Hammond, and Michigan City Housing Authorities under the Capital Fund Program.
Congressman Dan Kildee Announces Over $3.2 Million in Federal Housing Grants throughout Mid-Michigan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 12, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) today announced over $3.2 million in federal grants being awarded to local-area housing commissions in Genesee, Saginaw, Bay and Iosco counties. The federal gran...
Tipton: FHA Practices Pose Risk to Taxpayers
Today, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) questioned Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro during a House Committee on Financial Services oversight hearing to examine the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) precari...
Neugebauer Questions HUD Secretary Castro
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, today questioned Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro regarding the financial health of the Federal Hous...
Senators Boozman & Tester Seek Improvements to Homeless Veterans Programs
U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Jon Tester (D-MT), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to fight veteran homelessness by reauthorizing current programs and clarifying qualifications for existing housing assi...
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Determines State Recording Statutes do not Require...
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia held recording statutes in West Virginia do not require that the assignment of a trust deed be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county commission
$1.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
TRENTON, NJ – February 11, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a mortgage broker who owned a property management company in Jersey City pleaded guilty today to laundering the proceeds of a criminal sch...
Municipal Officials Take Aim at Problem Properties Plaguing NJ
Trenton, NJ – February 10, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Municipal officials from across the state convened at a forum in South Jersey to explore best practices for managing vacant and abandoned problem properties. Local decision makers including m...
Governor Announces $7.3 Million in New Funding Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) --Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced th at New York State supported a record 9,363 affordable housing units in 2014. The Governor also announced $7.3 million in funding for the construction...
HUD 2016 BUDGET PROPOSES INCREASED SUPPORT TO ‘COLONIAS’ IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA AND...
As part of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing to increase the amount that states along the U.S.-Mexico border can use to promote affordable housing and community developm...
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY – State of Connecticut Housing Tax Credit Contribution Program
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) is pleased to announce this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the State of Connecticut Housing Tax Credit Contribution Program (HTCC).
New California Bill Clarifies that Widows are also Protected by California Homeowner Bill of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sacramento: Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman has introduced AB 244, legislation that would strengthen the California Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBOR) by clarifying that widowed homeowners...
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Division Awards Competitive Grants to Rural Communities
North Carolina Secretary of Commerce John E. Skvarla III and Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Development Pat Mitchell have announced the recipients of the FY2015 Economic Development Competitive Grants for Underserved and Limited Resource Commun...
SENATOR KLEIN CALLS FOR EVEN MORE RELIEF FOR NEW YORK CITY HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS
ALBANY, NY - February 9, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Independent Democratic Conference Leader Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) called for broadening tax relief for New York City homeowners and renters that would otherwise not be included...
MSHDA Awards Habitat for Humanity Michigan $1.1-Million Grant for Production of Affordable Housing
LANSING, Mich - February 9, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Habitat for Humanity Michigan (HFHM) was recently awarded a $1.1-million grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to assist with the production of affordable housing for...
Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II, Inc. Acquires First Grocery-anchored Shopping Center
Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced the acquisition of Willimantic Plaza, adding the first property in the state of Connecticut to the Company’s portfolio
