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It’s Official: California Housing Production Reached New Low in 2009
SACRAMENTO, CA - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- California homebuilders put up the lowest number of homes for a single year in 2009, beating the previous low that was set in 2008, the California Building Industry Association announced today.
URBAN WORD, LLC BREAKS GROUND ON ‘STERLING BUILDING’ RENOVATION
Trenton, NJ - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tuesday, January 19, 2010 – Urban Word, LLC and its development partners, Trenton Makes, Inc. and WSP Associates, LLC will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on January 27th at Noon to mark the renovation of the Sterling Building at 811 South Broad Street. The project is a mixed-use redevelopment project attempting to achieve LEED Certification.
Harlem Receives First ‘Green Retrofit’ Housing Stimulus Award
Congressman Rangel Hails Funding for Energy-Efficiency Renovations on 135th Street Multi-Family Housing Project.
Washington, DC - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Charles Rangel was pleased to learn recently that the Obama Administration’s first stimulus award for funding “green” apartment renovations will serve Northern Manhattan. The award– a $3.6 million federal housing loan to New-York [...]
Portland Maine rentals
South Portland, ME - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- If you are searching for a luxury rental apartment in one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities Portland, there’s no other way around it. Exploring right Portland Apartment is the intelligent choice to save your time and money. Your rental Apartment should be such prompting your beautiful new place to call it as a ‘home’
State housing agency makes $225,000 investment in Temple through homebuyer assistance
AUSTIN, TX - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced a $225,000 award to the Temple Housing Authority to assist eligible residents with the purchase of their first home, providing greater stability to area low income families and a shot in the arm to the local economy.
New state council visits Houston, gathers input on special needs housing
AUSTIN, TX - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Houston-area residents concerned with the housing challenges confronting elderly individuals and persons with disabilities have a unique opportunity to help shape public policy at an upcoming meeting held by the state.
Foundation Helps Address Workforce Housing Issues for New Jersey’s Working Families
Edison, N.J. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. (NJARHOF) is partnering with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and select lenders and nonprofit housing organizations to increase homeownership opportunities for working families throughout New Jersey through NAR's Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH) class.
Luetkemeyer Supports Bi-partisan Bill Protecting Affordable Housing Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is supporting bi-partisan legislation ensuring that certain nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity are protected from troubling mortgage restrictions that could impact the way affordable housing is provided to needy families
HUD Awards $26 Million in Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination
WASHINGTON, DC - January 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $26.3 million to 98 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 37 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards’ Statement on Housing & Urban Development Funds Reclaimed from Prince...
Washington, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reclaiming over $2 million in funds from Prince George’s County because the funds were not used within the five-year deadline
HUD awards $374,846 in grants to fight housing discrimination
Washington, DC - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday awarded $374,846.58 to two Vermont organizations to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination (see below data).
Maine’s Office of Securities Announces Indictment of Former Real Estate Broker
January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw announced today that a Cumberland County Grand Jury recently [1/8/10] returned a one count indictment charging former Yarmouth commercial real estate broker Daniel J. Coyne with Class B theft by deception in connection with his raising money to finance an allegedly non-existent real estate development.
HUD awards grant to city of Providence Housing Authority to help public housing residents...
Washington, DC - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently awarded $68,000 to the Housing Authority of the City of Providence, Rhode Island to help public housing residents find jobs that lead them toward economic independence.
HUD Awards $26 Million in Grants to Fight Housing Discrimination
WASHINGTON, DC - January 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $26.3 million to 98 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 37 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
HUD awards $275,000 to fight housing discrimination
Washington, DC - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday awarded $275,000 to New Hampshire Legal Assistance to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.
Langevin Meets Deputy HUD Secretary in Providence
WARWICK, RI - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Langevin and Ron Simms, Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, will visit the headquarters of YouthBuild Providence and the Olneyville Housing Corporation to see the impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding this afternoon.
Michigan Builder Bob Jones Elected Chairman of the Board of NAHB
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bob Jones, a home builder and developer from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., yesterday was elected as the 2009 chairman of the Board of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). As president of Robert R. Jones Homes, he specializes in land development and the design and construction of single-family luxury homes throughout metropolitan Detroit.
Home Builders Help Consumers Weatherize Homes Through Innovative Rebate Program
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A weatherization program that created jobs while it made homes more energy-efficient worked in Minnesota – and can be one model for successful programs in other states
Max Spann to Auction 9 Luxury Bayfront Homes in Ocean City
January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- It may still be winter in Northeast, but it’s not too early to be thinking about a vacation home in Ocean City. With minimum bids starting at $95,000 on luxury bayfront condominiums with original asking prices as high as $730,000, now is the perfect time to buy a premium home in Maryland’s renowned beach resort.
Attorney General McGraw Executes Assurance of Discontinuance with American Neighborhood Housing Foundation
Charleston, WV - January 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Darrell McGraw today executed an Assurance of Discontinuance with American Neighborhood Housing Foundation, a Virginia company taking advance fees from West Virginia consumers to obtain loan modifications for consumers’ mortgages.
Congressman Al Green champions equal opportunity during a hearing on his Housing Fairness Bill
Washington, D.C. - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, held a hearing on the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (H.R. 476), which Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced in the House of Representatives in January of 2009.
Enterprise, Chase, United Fund Advisors invest $22.3 Million NMTC in Harrison Circle Building at...
COLUMBIA, Md. - January 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. (Enterprise), a national leader in affordable housing and community development, and National Community Fund I, LLC, an affiliate of United Fund Advisors, LLC, recently closed on a $22.3 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transaction.
OHFA Board approves more than $53M for property restoration and neighborhood regeneration
COLUMBUS, OH - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved over $49 million of Tax Credit Exchange (TCE) and Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) dollars created in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) together with more than $4 million from OHFA’s Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP).
IBM Helps Community Preservation Corporation Tackle Housing Demands
NEW YORK, NY - January 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), a New York-based nonprofit that helps finance and develop multi-family housing in the metropolitan area, today announced it is working with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to manage its technology infrastructure and loan processing applications, helping CPC increase processing speed and efficiency, minimize human latency and improve quality and reliability.
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity To Hold Twin Cities Hearing
Washington, D.C. - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) will join Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity at a Subcommittee field hearing entitled, “The Impact of the Foreclosure Crisis on Public and Affordable Housing in the Twin Cities.” The hearing will examine the foreclosure crisis and its negative impact on the affordable rental housing market
Congressman Rubén Hinojosa Announces Grant Award of Nearly $3 Million for McAllen’s Affordable Homes...
Washington, D.C. - January 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development selected the McAllen based non-profit to receive the grant funds.
STV and Turner Awarded $656 Million Contract by New York City Department of Design...
New York, N.Y. - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- STV and Turner Construction Company, in a joint venture, have been awarded a $656 million contract to provide construction management services for the new police academy for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in College Point, Queens, N.Y.
Lautenberg And Menendez Announce More Than $49 Million In Federal Recovery Act Funding For...
NEWARK, NJ - January 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez today announced the U.S. Department of the Treasury has awarded the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) more than $49 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to finance the expansion and improvement of affordable housing in New Jersey.
Kansas City Housing Closes Down Year in 2009
January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing units in the Greater Kansas City area dropped more than one quarter last year, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA). The metro region finished 2009 with 3,651 total housing units permitted, down from 5,062 total units the year before
Georgetown Savings Bank Now Offering MassHousing’s A Home for the Brave Mortgage Loan Program...
Georgetown-based lender will commit $1.5 million for loan program for veterans.
BOSTON, MA - January 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MassHousing announced today that Georgetown Savings Bank is now an approved lender of MassHousing’s A Home for the Brave loan program for Massachusetts veterans.
