CapasGroup Bolsters Brokerage Team with addition of Financial & Marketing Associate
CapasGroup Realty Advisors, an investment sales organization specializing in the marketing and disposition of investment properties, is pleased to announce the hiring of Elias “Eli” Polsky as Financial and Marketing Associate. The expansion of the ...
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® and FMLS Draws Large Crowd to Annual Trade Show
Over 3,000 professionals gathered at the Cobb Galleria Centre on Thursday, August 13th for the 15th year of Showcase, the Southeast's premier residential Real Estate Trade Show, presented by the Atlanta Board of REALTORS® and FMLS. Each year, the Tra...
Council Dedicates Property Sale Proceeds Toward Affordable Rental Housing
Council unanimously adopted legislation today which dedicates the proceeds of a surplus City property sale toward developing low-income rental housing. Councilmember Nick Licata revised the bill to specify that half of the proceeds must serve household...
Rhode Island Housing Awards $2.65 Million in HOME Program Funds
Rhode Island Housing’s Board of Commissioners today approved more than $2.3 million in new HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding for six proposed affordable housing developments and an additional $350,000 for a previously funded affordable hou...
GROUND BROKEN FOR FINAL PHASE OF POPULAR SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
A development that addresses one of the City of Fargo’s biggest housing needs - affordable rental options for seniors - broke ground for the final phase of the project today. An event, co-hosted by Beyond Shelter Inc. (BSI) and North Dakota Housing F...
Household hazardous waste collection event scheduled for Aug. 27 in Clermont
The Lake County Solid Waste Division is encouraging Lake County residents to dispose of toxic materials in a safe and environmentally sensitive way at an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection event
EPA Data Shows Water Quality in San Juan River in the Navajo Nation Back...
Based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) surface water data collected following the August 5, 2015 Gold King Mine release, San Juan River water quality in Navajo Nation has returned to pre-event conditions. This determination is based on a r...
Mayor Walsh Announces Update on Plan to House Homeless Veterans
Thursday, August 20, 2015 - Following up on his commitment to end veterans homelessness by the end of 2015, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that 367 homeless veterans have been housed since his Administration launched the program in July 2014
More than $159 million Obligated for Safe Rooms from Katrina
In the last 10 years, FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program has obligated more than $159 million from Hurricane Katrina recovery to build community safe rooms throughout Mississippi to protect people during storms. HMGP provides grants to state, loc...
GRAY WOLVES LOVE CALIFORNIA… THAT’S WHY THEY’VE COME HOME!
Today the California Department of Fish and Wildlife released photographic evidence of a new pack of gray wolves established in Siskiyou County in northern California. The pack has been named the “Shasta Pack” and consists of two adults and five pu...
Marquette County receives $566,400 for rehabilitation of Mather Inn
Residents in search of walkable and affordable downtown living in Ishpeming will find new options on the upper floors of the former Mather Inn. Twelve affordable rental units will be created using a Community Development Block Grant awarded to Marquett...
California’s Energy Efficiency Success Story: $90 Billion in Utility Bill Savings, Hundreds of Thousands...
California’s 40-year commitment to energy efficiency has saved Californians $90 billion on their utility bills, created hundreds of thousands of efficiency jobs, and will have avoided the pollution from 41 power plants by the end of the next decade, ...
City of Atlanta Leads the Country with Commercial Buildings Committed to Reducing Energy and...
Mayor Kasim Reed announced yesterday at the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge (Atlanta BBC) 2015 Expo that the City of Atlanta leads the country with 100 million square feet of building space committed to reducing energy and water usage.
Whitfield Announces Nearly 100K in Federal Grants for Three Local Fire Departments
U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01) is pleased to announce grants for three area fire departments from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration
Funding Approved to Build or Renovate 1,069 Affordable Rental Units
Thursday afternoon the Arkansas Development Finance Authority awarded $10,911,780 in federal low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC), another $161,091 in state tax credits, $3,131,000 in federal HOME program funds, $1,444,783 in Rural Development Pr...
Hawaii Real Estate Commission to Hold Standing Committee Meetings and Opportunities for Educational Assistance...
The Hawaii Real Estate Commission (REC) will convene its standing committee meetings at the West Hawaii Civic Center’s Community Meeting Hale, Bldg. G, on Friday, Sept. 4. The Laws and Rules Review Committee meeting will convene at 9:30 a.m., and wil...
C.A.R. finds disparity between home prices and what’s affordable
C.A.R. analysis finds significant disparity between home prices and what buyers can truly afford. Dearth of housing supply at affordable prices exacerbates housing affordability issue.
Palm Beach County: Home Sales Dropped to 38 Median Days on Market
Year-over-year market statistics for July 2015 reported accelerated demand for single family homes in Palm Beach County. Closed sales rose 19.5 percent from 1,515 to 1,810 transactions, and median sale price rose 3.3 percent from $280,000 to $289,250. ...
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles to Honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson as ‘Dream...
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) will celebrate its 25th Anniversary at the Los Angeles Builders Ball™. Habitat LA will honor its construction and real estate counterparts for their shared commitment to building a greater Los ...
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Grants MERS Motion for Summary Judgment
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania dismissed a quiet title lawsuit affirming the validity of the mortgage with Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) as the mortgagee...
Hoeven Outlines Six-Year Highway Bill for Builders and Contractors; Measure Moves Nearly 160 New...
Senator John Hoeven today outlined the Senate’s new six-year highway bill at an open house of the Associated Builders and Contractors. The measure will provide North Dakota with more than $1.6 billion. Hoeven said the formula is favorable to North Da...
SCHUMER: PROPOSED SENATE BUDGET BILL WOULD DECIMATE FUNDING FOR KEY HOUSING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES...
Current Senate Bill Slashes HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Funding By More Than 90% From Fiscal Year 2015 Levels – Effectively Decimating Critical Funding Streams For Capital Region
MAYOR DE BLASIO, QUEENS OFFICIALS AND THE ARKER COMPANIES BREAK GROUND ON 154 NEW...
Mayor Bill de Blasio joined Queens officials, the Arker Companies today to break ground at the Beach Channel Senior Apartments in Far Rockaway, Queens. When completed in 2017, the seven-story, mixed-use development will be 100 percent affordable, prov...
Central Ohio Housing Report – July 2015
Sales, prices and time to sell a home set records again during July 2015. The 3,208 home sales last month were up 1.9 percent over the previous month (June 2015) and up 11.7 percent from July of 2014. This also set a record high for any single month of...
Irrigation district near Walla Walla fined for illegal water use in 2014
During the 2014 irrigation season, the Touchet Eastside Westside Irrigation District illegally diverted water that was placed into trust to protect critical stream flows for threatened steelhead in the Touchet River.
$7.6 Million in Local Park Grants Awarded to Texas Communities
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved more than $7 million in competitive grant funds for 25 community parks all across the state. Funding will help local communities create and enhance outdoor recreational opportunities through projec...
BH Properties Closes More Than $120 million in Acquisitions in the Second Quarter of...
BH Properties, LLC, a Los Angeles-based firm that specializes in acquiring and repositioning challenged or distressed commercial real estate properties, closed more than $120 million in acquisitions during the second quarter of 2015. These transactions...
Martin County Home Sales Continued to Outpace Last Year’s Sales Figures
“Martin County Single Family Home sales continued to outpace last year’s sales figures. The number of Closed Sales were up 13.7%, Supply went down 31.2%, and the Average Sale Price rose 11.7%. The sustained high demand for homes and the diminished ...
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Targeted Advertising Campaign To Help New York Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure Rescue...
Ads Promote AGScamHelp.com, A Web-Based App that Educates Consumers On How To Avoid And Report Mortgage Rescue Scams And Obtain Help From Trustworthy Organizations. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a targeted advertising campaign a...
OHFA APPROVES MORE THAN $8.2 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OHIOANS
On Wednesday, August 19, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved more than $8.2 million for affordable housing initiatives across the state of Ohio, including
