PCA Forecast Sees Housing Construction Increases for Nevada in 2015
Stronger construction spending in the housing market is on the horizon in 2015 for Nevada, despite lingering foreclosures that need to be removed from bank books.
PSC Grants Northern Kentucky Water District Rate Increase
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a request by Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) to increase rates in order to generate an additional $4.8 million in annual revenue.
South Carolina REALTORS® Release December Market Data
South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its December 2015 real estate market reports. The data reveals that the South Carolina housing market wrapped up the year on a positive note, with increases in both closed sales and median sales price.
$300,000 ARC Grant Awarded to Winona
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that the city of Winona, located in Montgomery County, will receive $300,000 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for improvements to its wastewater collection system
Blumenthal, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Urge VA to Reconsider Unnecessary Burdens on Blue Water Navy...
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senator Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led a bipartisan group of 14 Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to change inconsistent and burdensome regulations pl...
HARPER VOTES TO REPEAL EPA’S WOTUS RULE
U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R-Miss) released the following statement this afternoon after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Congressional Review Act Resolution to disapprove of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the United...
Jim Sattler appointed to THDA Board of Directors
Governor Bill Haslam has named Chattanooga’s James (Jim) Sattler to serve on the Tennessee Housing Development Agency Board of Directors. Sattler has a long term of service on the Chattanooga Housing Authority, the last four years as vice chairman of...
December Market Report
Memphis-area home sales for December decreased 0.9 percent from a year ago, with 1,367 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Sales were up 25.9 percent from November, when there were 1,08...
Heck, House Disapprove of “Waters of the United States” Rule
Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) today voted in favor oF S.J. Res. 22, a resolution disapproving of the of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of “waters of the United State...
Whitfield Fights to Protect Kentucky Farmers from Federal Overreach
U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, voted today in support of S.J. Res. 22, a bill that would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward w...
HILL VOTES FOR DISAPPROVAL OF THE “WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES” RULE
Today, after the House passed S.J.Res. 22, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to th...
Branstad, Reynolds Announce 2016 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Program
Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds at their Monday morning press conference today announced that eligible Iowans can now buy a home and reduce their federal income tax liability by up to $2,000 a year for the life of their mortgage through the Take Cr...
SDHDA Encouraging Participation in Housing and Community Development Public Meetings
South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA), in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), is encouraging public participation in upcoming housing and community development meetings.
Williston’s Mud Pond Park Expands
Williston’s Mud Pond Country Park just grew by 39 acres according to the Vermont Land Trust. Today, the Town of Williston purchased and permanently conserved the land, announced the Vermont Land Trust
Funding Available for Housing Development
The HOME program, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, provides financing to developers and/or owners for acquisition, new construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing. SDHDA has $2 million available for affordable s...
Leahy, Sanders, Welch And Gov. Shumlin Announce $46 M. In USDA Guaranteed Loan For...
Senator Patrick Leahy, Governor Peter Shumlin and representatives of Senator Sanders and Congressman Welch were joined by United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Burlington Friday to announce a $46 million federal loan program to bolster inv...
State Makes Significant Progress in Expanding Access to Quality, Affordable Housing
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein to highlight the strides Connecticut made in 2015 to expand access to quality, affordable housing and reduce homelessness. Last year marked an e...
Rep. Ryan Zinke Statement on President Obama’s Gun Grab: “…no surprise given his tyrannical...
Rep. Ryan Zinke Statement on President Obama’s Gun Grab. Today the President announced new gun control measures that undermine law-abiding Montanans’ Second Amendment Rights. The following statement is from Rep. Ryan Zinke:
Rhode Island Annual Property Tax Report Now Available
The R.I. Division of Municipal Finance has issued its Fiscal Year 2016 Property Tax Cap Report summarizing compliance with the state property tax levy cap of 4 percent, now in its ninth year
South Carolina REALTORS® Release November Market Data
South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its November 2015 real estate market reports, showing that residential real estate experienced the best year for that month since the recession. The year is wrapping up to have the best national showing since 2006
