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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.

BISMARCK, ND - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rising housing costs have prompted the Industrial Commission to increase the maximum loan purchase price allowed by North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s (NDHFA) homeownership programs.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $900,000 to Spirit Lake Housing Corporation in North Dakota to improve housing conditions, promote community development and to spur ...

CHICAGO, IL - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $760,000 to three fair housing organizations to assist people in Wisconsin who believe they have been victims of housing discrimi...

Washington, DC - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Rebuilding Equity Act, a bill that will lower costs for some homeowners seeking to refinance through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). Under...

Financing through Greener Homes Program will help developers renovate and revitalize senior housing units in five New Hampshire communities. BEDFORD, N.H. – May 28, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — At its recent meeting, New Hampshire Housin...

Temple, TX - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that applications for grants are being accepted to help low- and very-low-income rural residents repair their homes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to a new report from the Energy Department's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), commercial building owners could save an average of 38% on their heating and cooling bills just by installing a few new controls onto their HVAC systems

BOLTON, MI - May 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Economic Development Initiative-Special Purpose funds to the Seco...

Washington, DC - May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation today announced the opening of the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program. The program, made possible by a $500,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, awards $25,000 cash and educational resources to developers of affordable housing who are committed to building sustainable communities through the LEED for Neighborhood Development program. Applications will be accepted from now until Aug. 10, 2012.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kaleida Health today held the grand opening of its new Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, New York. The new facility's construction was financed by $100.3 million mortgage made possible through the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Section 241 Supplemental Mortgage Insurance Program.

May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the introduction of a Housing Trust Fund Charter Amendment to the Board of Supervisors to protect family housing in San Francisco. If adopted by the Board and approved by voters, a p...

Baltimore, MD - May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the ongoing effort to help distressed Maryland homeowners get the relief and assistance that may be available under the recent Mortgage Servicing Settlement, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gan...