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Emergency Solutions Program Grant Funds Available
Pierre, SD - February 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is now accepting applications for the Emergency Solutions Grants Program.
Governor McDonnell Announces $225,000 for the Building Collaborative Communities Program
RICHMOND - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bob McDonnell today announced $225,000 in funding for five projects in Virginia through the Building Collaborative Communities program. The program promotes regional economic collaboration in e...
State Agency Has Money to “KickStart” Home Buying in 2013
Columbia, S.C. - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New for 2013, the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC State Housing) has launched the Housing “KickStart” Initiative, which increases the amount of down payment ...
Michigan REALTORS® Active in Neighborhood Stabilization Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- During the past two decades, Pontiac has seen more than its share of loss: commercially, economically and emotionally. The once thriving city lost its namesake automobile manufacturing when the ...
Attorney General DeWine Praises Efforts of City of Mansfield, Richland County to Demolish Abandoned...
MANSFIELD, OH - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today joined Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker and several other Richland County officials at the demolition of an abandoned house made possible by a grant from his Demo...
Ohio HFA: State of Ohio Expands Eligibility and Benefits for the Foreclosure Prevention Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced expansions to the State of Ohio's foreclosure prevention program, Save the Dream Ohio. Effective February 1, the enhancements to the progra...
The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans; One of Four Nonprofits Competing for $25,000 in...
Grand Rapids, MI - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans is enlisting residents to help the organization win a $25,000 Home Depot gift card by voting daily in The Home Depot Foundation's second annual Aprons in Actio...
Governor Cuomo Announces Ground-Breaking of First Project to Implement Medicaid Redesign Team Savings for...
Albany, NY - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Volunteers of America-Greater NY and the Housing Collaborative have broken ground on Creston Avenue Residence, located at 2382-2388 Creston Avenue in the ...
Governor Cuomo Announces Housing and Individual Assistance Extension for Hurricane Sandy Victims
Albany, NY - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 14-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering As...
Lehigh County Commissioners delay proposal to end affordable housing program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lehigh County Commissioners are holding off on a proposal to potentially eliminate a trust fund program that helps pay for affordable housing projects.
Commissioner Thomas Creighton has propose...
Deadline Extended a Third Time for Isaac-Related Flood Insurance Claims in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, LA - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have an additional 30 days to file claims for their flood-related losse...
Art Van Home Rewards Program Now Offers $300 in Rewards
January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Early last year, MAR teamed with Art Van to introduce the Home Rewards Program for Michigan REALTORS® and their clients. The new program offered $150 to home purchasers for use at Art Van, Paul’s TV and World o...
BombBomb Joins NAR’s REach™ Tech Accelerator Program
CHICAGO, IL - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Realtors®, along with Second Century Ventures today announced BombBomb, a video email marketing platform, as the first company selected for its REach™ accelerator program.
Foxx Statement on H.R. 41
Washington, D.C. - January 08, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, R-NC, today issued the following statement regarding her vote against H.R. 41, legislation that would increase federal deficit spending by granting additional borro...
New and Upgraded Housing for Teachers, Health Professionals and Public Safety Workers Thanks to...
Anchorage, AK - December 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Helping people feel safe, earn a good education and have access to affordable healthcare are all benefits of Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC’s) Teacher, Health Professional and Publ...
Deputy Director Stephen Cross to Retire from FHFA
Washington, DC - December 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco today announced that Stephen Cross, FHFA’s Deputy Director of the Division of Federal Home Loan Bank Regulation, will retire fro...
VA Also Announces $300 Million to Expand Homeless Prevention Program
WASHINGTON, DC - December 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that a new national report shows that homelessness among Veterans has been reduced by approximately 7 ...
NeighborWorks America Announces that the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program Has Served 1.5 Million...
Washington, DC - December 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- 1.5 million homeowners have received foreclosure prevention counseling by local nonprofits, national intermediaries and state housing finance agencies participating in the National Foreclosure Mi...
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RELEASES NOVEMBER HOUSING SCORECARD
WASHINGTON, DC - December 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the November edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a compre...
State Housing Agency Announces Two Rounds of Counseling Funding to Protect Homeowners
CHICAGO, IL - December 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- To continue Governor Pat Quinn’s commitment to make FREE foreclosure prevention and homeownership counseling available across the state, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) today anno...
HUD, HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY SETTLE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT INVOLVING DEAF RESIDENT
FORT WORTH - December 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Houston Housing Authority. The agreement settles allegations that the housing autho...
HUD ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF NOTE SALES UNDER EXPANDED DISTRESSED ASSET STABILIZATION PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, DC - December 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of a broad based effort to address the housing market’s “shadow inventory” and to target relief to communities experiencing high foreclosure activity, the U.S. Department of Housing ...
HARP Enhancements Continue to Bolster Program
Washington, D.C. - November 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its September Refinance Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans refinanced through the Home Affordable Refinance Progr...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Homeowner Assistance Grant Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a $10.4 million grant program for organizations that provide housing counseling and legal services to homeowners. The grant funds were secure...
Seattle City Light Seeks Conservation Innovation From Commercial Building Owners
SEATTLE - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seattle City Light is looking for three commercial office buildings to test an innovative energy conservation concept known as “pay-for-performance” in a three-year pilot program the utility believe...
MPSC Approves Phase II of Detroit Edison’s SolarCurrent Program
November 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today approved Detroit Edison Company's request to implement Phase II of its customer-owned SolarCurrents program.
OHFA Board Approves More Than $3.7 Million for Affordable Housing Initiatives Across the State
COLUMBUS, OH - November 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board yesterday approved $942,457 through the Capital Improvements Program (CIP), designed to provide funding for minor renovations and maintenance on aging p...
Congresswoman Matsui Announces Nearly a Million Dollars for Sacramento County Health Care for the...
SACRAMENTO, CA - November 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) today announced that Sacramento County’s Department of Health and Human Services has received a continuation of their $962,901 grant from the U.S. Department ...
AIA Selects Recipients of Intern Development Program Outstanding Firms Awards
Washington, D.C. - November 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Intern Development Program Advisory Committee (IDPAC) has selected eight architecture firms as recipients of the 2012-2015 Intern Development Program (IDP) Outstanding Firm Award. The firms...
AIA Introduces Case Studies on Architecture Firms Participating in 2030 Commitment Program
San Francisco, CA - November 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In order to examine the benefits and lessons learned from firms participating in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment Program, five participating firms were interviewed a...
