Yearly Archives: 2016

Cindy Cepko, CGP, CMP, MIRM, Master CSP, co-owner of Granite Homes Inc. in Paupack, Pa., was recently sworn in as the 2016 chair of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council.

Today, three Democratic members of Congress wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), urging a balanced discussion of the requirements and implementation of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) at an upcoming technical conference just announced.

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today got wins on two amendments during the committee’s markup of a controversial bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Norton’s amendment prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices for smoking on airplanes passed with bipartisan support (33-26), and she defeated an amendment to expand the perimeter for flights at Reagan National Airport

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today got one of the few Democratic amendments passed during the committee markup of a controversial bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration.

Today, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) announced the hiring of Stella Adams in the role of Chief of Civil Rights. NCRC President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement

Recognizing the best in special events, publications, membership, legislative advocacy and more, the Chapter Merit Awards are presented annually at NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership & Legislative Retreat in Washington, D.C. Recipients are selected by a committee of their peers comprised of volunteer judges.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for January 2016 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 14 percent relative to the previous month. This change does not include any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns.

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Verizon Wireless property located at 6501 Wilkinson Blvd in Belmont, North Carolina for $1,392,400.

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing examining a proposal to transfer authority over the nation’s Air Traffic Control System (ATC) to a private corporation expressed her concern about its feasibility and its responsiveness to the public on issues such as airplane noise, which has become a major problem in the District of Columbia and throughout the country.

ongresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) for working with her to get a home-rule change to the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act, which was passed today by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ernst’s bill updates the Former President’s Act of 1958, which governs pensions and allowances for former U.S. Presidents and surviving spouses.

The National Association of Realtors® strongly supports the Veterans Affairs Department’s Home Loan Guaranty Program and Specially Adapted Housing Grants and looks forward to working with the VA on further initiatives to ensure homeownership remains in reach for America’s veterans

Mortgage applications increased 9.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 5,

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the award of $12.7 million in grants to help small drinking and wastewater systems and private well owners located in urban and rural communities throughout the U.S. and its territories. The water systems will receive training and technical assistance to improve small system operations and management practices, promote system sustainability, and better protect public health and the environment.

Following is a statement from Dan Whitten, SEIA's Vice President of Communications, on the Supreme Court's temporary stay of the Clean Power Plan: "We are disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision because, at least for now, it puts a stop to a rule that addresses our nation’s and the world’s most pressing environmental threat.

In response to the temporary stay of the Clean Power Plan by the Supreme Court, the American Wind Energy Association issued the following statement: “The American wind industry is disappointed in today’s decision by the Supreme Court, staying the effectiveness of the Clean Power Plan while the courts review legal challenges to the rule.

Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held an oversight hearing titled, “The Costly Impacts of Predation and Conflicting Federal Statues on Nature and Endangered Fish Species.”

Cindy Cepko, CGP, CMP, MIRM, Master CSP, co-owner of Granite Homes Inc. in Paupack, Pa., was recently sworn in as the 2016 chair of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net lease Dollop Coffee retail condominium located at 1000 North Damen Avenue in Chicago, IL for $405,000.

“President Obama’s last budget continues the solid and stalwart support for investing in a clean and efficient energy future that we have seen throughout his administration. The administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 once again calls for significant increases in funding for energy efficiency and new initiatives that will improve our energy productivity and increase the competitiveness of our economy.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds President Obama’s request for almost $11 billion in new funding over ten years to address homelessness in the United States. In his FY17 budget proposal sent to Congress today, the President is asking for the resources to continue his commitment to ending homelessness that he made in the second year of his Administration.