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BEDFORD, N.H. - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Has your organization made significant contributions to affordable housing in New Hampshire in the past three years? New Hampshire Housing’s "Bringing You Home" award recognizes and celebrates the w...

AUSTIN, TX - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced it has allocated $48.6 million in housing tax credits to developers of affordable rental properties, helping increase housing...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) is pleased to announce a Veteran’s Affairs grant to improve services to veterans in West Texas. The West Central Texas Regional Foundation was awarded nearly ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department today announced an agreement with a California municipality and a homeowners’ association to resolve allegations of discrimination on the basis of familial status in violat...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) today released its 2010 Factbook, a comprehensive survey of HFA (Housing Finance Agency) program activity. This survey enables NCSHA to accurately represent and respond to its member needs, as well as supports the organization’s advocacy within Congress, the Administration, and the numerous federal agencies concerned with housing

AUSTIN, TX - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced that it has awarded a $1.2 million contract to Webb County to continue funding operations of the county’s Colonia Self-Help...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) - Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, District Department of Transportation (DDOT) officials, Federal Highway Administration officials, representatives from the business community and residents will mark the completion of the Adams Morgan Streetscape Project

TALLAHASSEE, FL - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide information and advice on cleaning up and rebuilding homes after Tropical Storm Debby at community events in Suwannee...

Boston, MA - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A total of 334 buildings across the six New England states are among more than 3,200 buildings across the country competing in the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. These buildings are going head to head to improve energy efficiency, and find out who can be the biggest energy loser in the third annual EPA and Energy Star-sponsored competition

WASHINGTON, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Shelby, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (the “Council”) annual report

Washington, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 1,200 leading businesses and organizations representing a wide array of industries across all 50 states today sent a letter asking the General Services Administration (GSA) to continue to use the LEED green building rating system to advance innovation in construction and save taxpayer dollars.

Washington, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced that the total footprint of commercial projects certified under its LEED green building program surpassed two billion square feet. An additional seven billion square feet is currently in the pipeline across the globe as registered projects.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The second quarter results of the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) slipped under pressure from a softening labor market, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), dropping two points to 45. The downward adjustment comes after the RMI reached 48 twice in 2011, the highest reading since 2006.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the publication of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) final rules in today’s Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officially implemented the Obama Administration’s groundbreaking strategy to preserve tens of thousands of units of public and assisted housing.

BELFIELD, ND - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More affordable housing units will be on their way as Lutheran Social Services Housing breaks ground on the 12-unit Greenfield Heights Twin Homes in Belfield, ND.

NEW YORK, NY - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Comptroller John C. Liu today called on the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to accept responsibility for placing New Yorkers in danger, operating in a fiscally irresponsible manner, govern...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today offered a new plan to tackle one of the most persistent challenges to the sputtering economy: the massive number of Americans who owe more on their mortgages tha...

Bar Harbor, Maine - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- USDA Rural Development Administrator for Housing and Community Facilities Programs Tammye Trevino was in Maine today to participate in a housing forum “Housing in America: Innovative Solutions to Address the Needs of Tomorrow” organized by The Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission in Partnership with the Jack Kemp Foundation. The Forum took place at the College of The Atlantic in Bar Harbor and addressed the need for affordable housing in rural areas, the importance of addressing housing challenges through a more efficient and coordinated system, and the opportunities for integrating housing with other social services.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- AARP Foundation today announced their first housing grant program by issuing a formal request for proposal (RFP), targeted at identifying organizations that create better access to housing for the struggling 50+ population, by ensuring they are able to maintain their current homes as safe places to live and age. AARP Foundation is encouraging organizations to create new models of home modification that benefit households of older Americans who are affected by unaffordable and/or inadequate housing

Washington, DC - July 26, 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 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) contracts, was 3.67 percent based on loans closed in June. Beginning in March, FHFA is calculating interest rates using unweighted survey data. There was a decrease of 0.11 percent from the previous month. The complete contract rate series can be found at http://www.fhfa.gov/Default.aspx?Page=251.