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Pelosi Statement on FCC’s National Broadband Plan
March 16, 2010 Posted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Washington, D.C. March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan: “The deployment of high-speed, broadband infrastructure from coast to coast will fuel the development of millions of new jobs here at home and global competitiveness for our nation. Furthermore, affordable access to the Internet and other broadband services will also provide innovative solutions to address national priorities such as health care, education, energy independence, and public safety. That is why the Recovery Act made a strategic investment of $7.2 billion in our nation’s broadband infrastructure and charged the Federal Communications Commission with developing a National Broadband Plan
Lawyers’ Committee’s Barbara Arnwine to Testify Before House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties On “Protecting the American Dream: A Look at the Fair Housing Act”
March 15, 2010 Posted by RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — On Thursday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m., Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Executive Director Barbara Arnwine will testify regarding the importance of the Fair Housing Act, which, as amended in 1988, prohibits discrimination in public and private housing markets that is based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or familial status. She will address important fair housing issues and continued challenges of equal opportunities in housing and the achievement of desegregated neighborhoods across the country - particularly their far-reaching impact on minority communities in all facets of their lives
HUD APPROVES NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THOUSANDS ACROSS THE CITY
March 15, 2010 Posted by HUD
Recovery Act funds and groundbreaking agreement improves, protects 180,000 public housing unit. NEW YORK, NY - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan stood with New York elected officials and housing authority representatives today at Rutgers Houses in Lower Manhattan to announce HUD’s final approval of a financial transaction that will keep the 721 public housing and Section 8 units at Rutgers Houses affordable, as well as thousands of similar apartments throughout the city
Ranks of Homeless Veterans Drop 18 Percent
March 11, 2010 Posted by RealEstateRama
Wide-Ranging Partnerships and VA Commitment Credited. WASHINGTON D.C. - March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The number of Veterans homeless on a typical night dropped 18 percent as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entered the second year of its campaign to eliminate homelessness among Veterans within five years.
VA Targets $39 Million for Homeless Veterans
March 11, 2010 Posted by RealEstateRama
Women, Tribal Services Are Special Priorities. WASHINGTON, DC - March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds through grants to local providers
Alliance to Save Energy Says Home Star Helps Homeowners and Job Seekers
March 3, 2010 Posted by ASE
Washington, D.C. - March 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Alliance to Save Energy today praised President Obama for “calling out” the Home Star residential retrofits program as a lynchpin of the Administration’s economic recovery program. The President spoke of the benefits of the Home Star program at Savannah Technical College in Savannah, Ga., where workers are being trained in new skills for energy retrofit projects
Homelessness, Recession Examined in Quarterly Report of the Federal Homelessness Prevention Program
March 1, 2010 Posted by RealEstateRama
From October to December 2009, the federal Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program has saved or created 505 jobs in 11 communities. Washington, DC - March 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — In an effort to gauge the relationship between the recession and homelessness – and, more specifically, to evaluate the effect of the federal Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) – the Alliance is coordinating with 11 communities across the United States to examine program progress. From data and reports collected from the 11 communities, the Alliance will produce quarterly reports on the progress of the federal homelessness program and the state of homelessness in the country.
Pelosi: ‘President Obama’s Announcement Is Encouraging Step to Help Stabilize Housing Markets’
February 22, 2010 Posted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Washington, D.C. - February 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the President Obama’s announcement for funding from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to help support homeowners in California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Michigan
WHITE HOUSE: Help for the Hardest Hit Housing Markets
February 22, 2010 Posted by The White House
President Obama Announces Funding to Help Address Urgent Problems Facing Families in States with High Unemployment and Where Home Prices Have Fallen the Furthest. WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — President Obama announced $1.5 billion in funding for innovative measures to help families in the states that have been hit the hardest by the aftermath of the housing bubble. In each of these states, the average price for all homes in the state has fallen more than 20% from the peak. Home prices across the country are beginning to stabilize since the Administration’s economic policies began to take effect in mid-2009. But the legacy of price declines, together with the effects of high unemployment, means that many working and middle-class families in these especially hard-hit areas are facing serious challenges, in many cases beyond what their families’ resources can handle
Congressional Oversight Panel Analyzes Commercial Real Estate Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability
February 11, 2010 Posted by RealEstateRama
Wave of Refinancing Could Overwhelm an Already Weakened Financial System Community Banks at Greatest Risk. WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Congressional Oversight Panel today released its February oversight report, “Commercial Real Estate Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability.” The Panel is deeply concerned that a wave of commercial real estate loan losses over the next four years could jeopardize the stability of many banks, particularly community banks, and prolong an already painful recession.
