Housing & Development

Washington, D.C. - March 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Pete Visclosky today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued grants to the Gary Housing Authority and the Housing Authority of the City of Hammond under the Housing Choice Voucher – Family Self Sufficiency (HCV-FSS) program. The funding will support initiatives to help housing voucher recipients obtain employment that will lead to their economic independence and self-sufficiency.

Irvine, CA - March 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jamboree Housing Corporation president Laura Archuleta was honored by Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County at the organization’s annual dinner. Archuleta was presented Neighborhood Housing Services’ “Good Neighbor Award” for her company’s commitment to building and managing quality affordable housing for Orange County working families

March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan recently announced that HUD is awarding $10 million in Recovery Act funding to the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) under the second round of HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The NSP grants are part of $2 billion awarded nationwide to local communities and nonprofit housing developers to combat the effects of vacant and abandoned homes while creating jobs. Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this round of NSP grants is being awarded competitively to applicants who developed the most innovative ideas to address the impact the housing crisis has had on local communities, while demonstrating that they have the capacity to be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars

Washington, D.C. - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday that Oregon will be eligible for $88 million to help families living in areas that have been hit hardest by the housing crisis to stay in their homes.

Washington, D.C. - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) announced that Ohio will receive $172 million for housing assistance through the second round of federal Housing Finance Agency Hardest Hit Funds from the U.S. Treasury.

Washington, D.C. - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today announced that the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, Dover Housing Authority, Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and Laconia Housing and Redevelopment Authority

WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) announced that South Carolina will be eligible to receive as much as $138 million in targeted federal assistance for states that are disproportionately affected by the economic downturn and a decline in housing values.

BISMARCK, ND - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Industrial Commission announced today that the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has selected seven projects for a demonstration program.

BISMARCK, ND - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Industrial Commission of North Dakota has approved the distribution of nearly $450,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations statewide through the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s (NDHFA) Helping Housing Across North Dakota (Helping HAND) program.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At the request of U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Obama Administration today announced they are expanding their “Hardest Hit” federal housing aid program to Rhode Island, providing an additional $43 million in foreclosure prevention funding throughout the state.

March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the City of Long Beach's effort to create and implement strategies to reduce total energy use, improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce fossil fuel emissions, the City is launching a Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program. This program will be administered by the Department of Development Services and will be available beginning Monday, April 19, 2010 to applicants who install qualifying energy efficient products such as Energy Star rated solar hot water-heaters, tank-less water-heaters, windows, doors, skylights and roofs.

New York, NY - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With no sign of a new contract, apartment building workers in Queens will vote Tuesday on empowering their bargaining committee with the authority to call a strike. Failure to reach a new contract by April 20, 2010 could lead to a strike of 3,500 apartment building workers at more than 550 buildings throughout Queens.

BEDFORD, N.H. - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority recently named its 2009 top 10 loan originators.

62 Mixed-Income Loft Development Will Boast ‘Green’ Efficiencies; Create 100 Construction Jobs March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino and city officials today celebrated the start of construction at the Oliver Lofts, a $25 million housing development on Mission Hill’s Terrace Street. The project involves the adaptive reuse of two, four and five-story historic mill buildings, previously vacant for 25 years. The completed project will add 62 new units of mixed-income, LEED-Silver housing – a total of nearly 95,000 square-feet of living space – to the neighborhood.

TALLAHASSEE, FL- Florida CFO Alex Sink today issued the following statement urging the Florida Legislature to pass Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) legislation. Utilizing local government bonding capacity, this innovative approach lends money to residential and commercial property owners who are seeking financing for more efficient, clean-energy property retrofits and wind-resistant improvements

WASHINGTON, DC - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded grants totaling $930,884 to Iowa through the Family Self Sufficiency Program.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded grants totaling $930,884 to Iowa through the Family Self Sufficiency Program.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thanks to a little-known federal program, 46 low-income seniors who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina received a grand welcome home celebration today in New Orleans at the Terraces on Tulane senior housing community that will ultimately house 200 families

WASHINGTON, DC - March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that public housing authorities in Utah successfully met a critical funding deadline outlined in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

WASHINGTON, DC - March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that public housing authorities in Montana successfully met a critical funding deadline outlined in the American Reinvestme...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charlie Melancon (La.-03) has sent a letter to committee leadership urging them to support an important Gulf Coast affordable housing provision as they work to finalize legislation extending various tax credits. This provision would boost the construction of affordable housing along the Gulf Coast. It could help rebuild more than 6,000 homes along the Gulf Coast – resulting in $715 million in local income and more than 13,500 local jobs in the region. Specifically, the provision would extend by two years the length of time tax incentives are available for rebuilding affordable housing in hurricane-damaged communities in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

BOSTON, MA - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- An evaluation by the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute has concluded that MassHousing’s Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP) is highly effective in preventing homelessness among tenants with mental disabilities.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that public housing authorities in Wyoming successfully met a critical funding deadline outlined in the American Reinvestme...

FORT WORTH, TX - March 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that 351 public housing authorities in Texas successfully met a critical funding deadline outlined in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

Washington, DC - March 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer said he will fight to reverse budget cuts proposed by Administration in its Fiscal Year 2011 budget for the Section 202 Housing for the Elderly program.

March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite the economic turmoil of the past two years, the newly released Housing Initiative Fund Fiscal Year 2008 and 2009 Report illustrates that the County’s commitment to increasing the stock of affordable housing in Montgomery County has resulted in an increase in funding over the past two years and an addition to the inventory of affordable housing units in the county

WASHINTON D.C. - March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03) voted this week in support of a series of bills to provide more opportunity to U.S. veterans, particularly those who are looking for jobs or are homeless. The measures would increase on-the-job training opportunities for returning veterans, prevent mortgage lenders from foreclosing on a veteran’s home after their service, and make sure payments for disabled veterans keep pace with the cost of living. Also included in the series was legislation to strengthen the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ work to fight and end homelessness. An estimated 131,000 U.S. veterans are homeless nationwide

WASHINTON D.C. - March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03) voted this week in support of a series of bills to provide more opportunity to U.S. veterans, particularly those who are looking for jobs or are homeless. The measures would increase on-the-job training opportunities for returning veterans, prevent mortgage lenders from foreclosing on a veteran’s home after their service, and make sure payments for disabled veterans keep pace with the cost of living. Also included in the series was legislation to strengthen the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ work to fight and end homelessness. An estimated 131,000 U.S. veterans are homeless nationwide

VIP Open House April 8th will showcase the new VIKING® Designer Series kitchen available to homebuyers through May 15th. Tempe, AZ - March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fulton Homes, one of Arizona’s largest privately owned homebuilders, announced that VIKING® Designer Series kitchens will be offered as a standard option in homes in the communities of Fulton Ranch from April 8, 2010 through May 15, 2010. Known for their quality and performance, VIKING® kitchens exemplify Fulton Homes’ commitment to affordable luxury for the value-conscious homebuyer.

March 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Single-family building units continued to rise in the Kansas City metro last month, marking a continued growth over 2009 building permit activity to-date. A seasonally adjusted 181 single-family units were permitted in February, up from the seasonally adjusted 153 in February 2009, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA).