Yearly Archives: 2020
Enterprise Community Partners and Wells Fargo Launch the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge
Competition will award $12 million in grants for six innovative proposals that advance creative housing affordability solutions. Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise)
NAR Leaders Featured Among the Swanepoel Power 200 List
Seven National Association of Realtors® leaders appear among this year’s Swanepoel Power 200 list. The Swanepoel Power 200 – SP200 – is considered “the definitive ranking of the leaders and executives in the residential real estate brokerage industry”
Factors to consider when choosing office space
Office space is very important in any type of a business whether small, medium or large business. Office space gives the appearance of office and also it is good to know that office with no space can be untidy, you may not want to take a lot of time there. In addition, you may not get a chance and ample space to meet with your clients and discuss. Staff meetings may also be a challenge since the space is not enough.
Creative Ideas to Renovate Your Home in Low Budget
Home renovation not only gives a facelift to an otherwise dull-looking home but also improves its resale value. A home is a place where...
Wood Investments Companies Purchases Two-Tenant Food 4 Less and Ross Dress For Less Retail...
Wood Investments Companies, Inc., a leading California commercial real estate investment and management company specializing in retail, announced today the acquisition
Pros and Cons of Buying an Old Detached House
Buying a detached house while on a limited budget can be quite dicey. After looking at a couple of options, would you choose the smaller (but relatively newer) property or would it be wiser to go for the larger (but older), alluring property with nostalgic appeal oozing out of its walls?
New Lawsuit Alleges St. Paul’s Redevelopment Plan Is Illegally Forcing Out Residents
A new federal Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed this week alleges that the city of Norfolk and the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, with approval and financing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, have embarked on a redevelopment plan that forces every resident of several public housing developments in the St. Paul’s Quadrant out of their homes
New Name, Same Mission—Mercy Loan Fund is now Mercy Community Capital
Mercy Community Capital is a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), and they’ve changed their name, but the mission remains—to work nationally with socially responsible affordable housing and community developers
SRR settles SAFE MLO Test questions lawsuit
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors subsidiary that operates the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) settled a lawsuit against four defendants who were alleged to have misused and reproduced copyrighted questions from the national exam
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE (CAI) INTRODUCES NEW CIVILITY PLEDGE FOR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITI
To foster a climate of mutual respect and help community residents to explore areas of common ground despite their differences, CAI is encouraging all community associations to adopt a newly developed Civility Pledge to support the people who live and work in the millions of homeowners associations, condominiums, and housing cooperatives worldwide.
BLM APPROVES DESERT QUARTZITE SOLAR PROJECT IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
The Bureau of Land Management approved the Desert Quartzite Solar Project in eastern Riverside County. The Record of Decision authorizes Desert Quartzite, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Solar, to construct, operate, maintain and decommission a 450-megawatt solar photovoltaic project on approximately 3,000 acres of public lands.
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON HUD’S RELEASE OF HOLD ON PUERTO RICO FUNDS
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement regarding news reports that the Trump administration would lift a hold on long delayed disaster relief funds for Puerto Rico from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
SENATE DEMOCRATS SUPPORT PUERTO RICO’S REQUEST FOR A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION TO RESPOND TO...
In a letter to President Donald Trump, 34 Senate Democrats led by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressed strong support of Puerto Rico’s request for a major disaster declaration for the widespread damage caused by the powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake on January 7, and the hundreds of preceding
Statement from NAHB Chairman Greg Ugalde on Joint Employer Rule
Greg Ugalde, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Torrington, Conn., issued the following statement on the final joint employer rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor
Is Investing in Real Estate Right for You?
There’s no such thing as passive income. Not really. For those unfamiliar with the term, passive income is money you make by owning something of value and letting that value accrue. In other words, investing.
2020 CHA Scholarship Program kicks off with 50 more awards than in previous years
Starting today, the CHA Scholarship Program application period is officially open until May 14. CHA will award 270 scholarships to current CHA residents attending college
The Collins Company Completes Another Restaurant Drive-thru Property Sale in East Texas
The Collins Company Commercial Real Estate, LLC, a full-service, diversified retail real estate company and property management service, announced today that the firm arranged the sale of a single-tenant drive-thru restaurant building in East Texas in the City of Whitehouse to The Connel Group, an Arlington, Texas-based company currently operating two Chicken Express locations in Texas including one in Arlington and one in Highland Village.
How to Avoid Tenant Horror Stories
Get a few property managers together, perhaps mix in an adult beverage or two, and the stories will start to roll off their tongues. What kind of stories, you ask? Maybe about a vendor, or a weird house, but the largest volume, by far, will be about tenants.
Is Investing In Land a Smart Decision?
When spending large amounts of money on something you will always be wary. That’s why some people have second thoughts when it comes to large investments like land. People don’t want to lose large amounts of money
Housing Department Proposal Would Hamstring the Fair Housing Act
Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
