Housing & Development

WASHINGTON, DC - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. federal agencies unveiled the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan discussed the new plan during an event at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC), which houses The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington along with other community groups.

NEW YORK, NY - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc. (NHSNYC) and NeighborWorks America kick off National Homeownership Month with a mobile HomeOwnership Center beneath a 600 sq. ft. tent June 1 in Times Square that will offer consumers a one-stop information resource related to affordable and sustainable homeownership. National Homeownership Month takes place throughout June. NeighborWorks organizations around the country, including more than one hundred HomeOwnership Centers, are intensifying their outreach to consumers this homeownership month to help them be better informed about the home buying process.

Baltimore, MD - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Governor Martin O'Malley today outlined details of how the Attorney General will allocate nearly $60 million in funding that is part of the nearly $1 billion in ...

Washington, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva has joined Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and 51 other Members of Congress in urging Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and the nation’s top housing official to improve federal ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The location of an apartment building remains the most important feature for renters when choosing where they want to live, according to industry experts during a recent webinar hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The experts also discussed key market trends emerging in interior, exterior and outdoor living and how generational differences affect apartment design.

May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- HCR Commissioner Darryl C. Towns delivered welcoming remarks at NYSAFAH's 13th Annual Affordable Housing Conference in New York City on May 17th. The theme of the conference was "We Build New York" and Commissioner/CE...

Washington, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 10 recipients of the 2012 Housing Awards. The AIA’s Housing Awards Program, now in its 12th year, was established to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit and a valuable national resource.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A 38.7 percent increase in university enrollment over the past decade is creating a shortage of on-campus housing nationwide, according to a new white paper from the National Multi Housing Council’s (NMHC) National Student Housing Council (NSHC). The analysis utilized U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Census Bureau data between 2000 and 2010 to identify on-campus housing needs across the country.

BOSTON, MA - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Dorchester House Apartments (a.k.a. The James Kelly House Apartments), a 91-unit apartment complex for Dorchester Seniors will continue to provide affordable rents well into the future thanks to a new...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment declined in 157 out of 337 metropolitan areas between April 2011 and April 2012, increased in 120 and stayed level in 60, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that construction employment continues to suffer from relatively weak demand being driven largely by declines in public sector investments

COLUMBUS - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced a limited time offer for first-time homebuyers interested in purchasing a newly constructed home. Effective May 15, 2012 through August 31, 2012, OHFA ...

WASHINGTON, DC - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that applications for grants are being accepted to provide assistance to low- and very-low-income rural residents to repair their homes.

Washington, DC - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 3.93 percent based on loans closed in April. Beginning in March, FHFA is calculating interest rates using un-weighted survey data. There was an increase of 0.03 percent from the previous month.

SOUTH BEND, IN - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the latest housing data compiled by RE/MAX of Indiana, St. Joseph County’s real estate market continued to show strong growth during the first four months of the year. The number of hom...

GREENSBORO - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $325,000 to a fair housing organization to assist people in North Carolina who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination. ...

Seattle, WA - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Councilmember Nick Licata, Chair of the Housing, Human Services, Health and Culture committee, released the following statement in response to the draft Communities Supporting Safe and Stable Housin...

BURLINGTON, VT - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- This month marks the completion of three years of Vermont’s Housing Acquisition & Rehabilitation Program (HARP)—a program that has helped renovate 55 homes as of March 31, 2012, including the...

CHARLESTON - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $143,571.00 to the Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living to assist people in West Virginia who believe they have been vict...

CHICAGO, IL - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $3.1 million to12 fair housing organizations to assist people in Ohio who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination

PHILADELPHIA - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $2 million to fair housing organizations to assist people in Pennsylvania who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.