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FISHER ANNOUNCES $50.5 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL SITES
November 13, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
Columbus, OH - November 13, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today announced the award of $46 million in Job Ready Sites program grants and $4.5 million in other state infrastructure grants for projects at 12 commercial sites throughout the state. The announcement was made at Columbus’ TechCenter South, the site of a planned multi-use space […]
2008 Ohio Housing Conference “Uniting for Tomorrow” to address key issues impacting affordable housing in Ohio
November 6, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
COLUMBUS, OH - November 5, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Housing professionals from across Ohio and the nation will join together at one of the largest statewide annual housing conferences in the country beginning today to discuss affordable housing at the local, state and national levels.
OHFA awards additional $2.3 million in housing tax credits
October 24, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
COLUMBUS, OH - October 22, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board today announced the recipients of approximately $2.3 million in housing tax credits through an amendment to the 2008 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). These tax credits are awarded to 37 of the developments that received credits in July, as well as two […]
SEN. VOINOVICH ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $250 MILLION FOR 23 OHIO COMMUNITIES TO COMBAT FORECLOSURE
September 26, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich (R-OH) today announced that 23 Ohio areas have received a total of $258,089,177 for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act […]
Community Development Funds Will Help Rebuild Neighborhoods Devastated by the Foreclosure Crisis
September 26, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that more than $258 million in new federal funds are headed to Ohio to help rebuild neighborhoods devastated by the foreclosure crisis. The funds have been awarded as a result of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which was […]
New investment fund to help additional affordable housing initiatives
September 23, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
COLUMBUS, OH - September 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved a new program that will support affordable housing initiatives in Ohio not currently funded through OHFA’s standard programs. The Housing Investment Fund will provide an opportunity for developers and housing organizations to receive funding, helping them respond to changing […]
Senate Democrats Urge Attorney General to Halt Any Plans to Challenge Voters Based on Foreclosure Filings
September 17, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Following reports that Republican Party officials in Michigan may be planning to use lists of foreclosure filings to challenge voters’ status on Election Day, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Joseph Biden […]
FISHER ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $30 MILLION IN HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AWARDS
September 11, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
Columbus, OH - September 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today announced that 62 communities were awarded more than $30 million from the Community Housing Improvement Program, administered by the Ohio Department of Development’s Community Development Division, to fund home repair, rental rehabilitation, tenant-based rental assistance, down payment assistance, new construction, infrastructure installation/improvement, […]
Governor’s Office of Appalachia Announces Community Facility Initiative
September 8, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
Columbus, OH - September 8, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Lt. Governor Lee Fisher today announced the availability of $300,000 in funding through the newly created Community Facility Initiative within the Ohio Department of Development’s Governor’s Office of Appalachia. The initiative is designed to invest in community facilities and projects in all 29 Ohio Appalachian counties […]
Gallia County Developer Will Pay Ohio EPA $15,000 for Violations
August 30, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
Columbus, OH - August 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Ohio EPA and Gallia County developer Herbert Smith have agreed to a $15,000 penalty to settle environmental violations at Smith’s property on State Route 325 in Rio Grande.
Smith began construction on the first phase of a residential subdivision in October 2005 without a proper permit. He […]