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COLUMBUS - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board yesterday awarded $3.5 million through the Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP) to provide flexible, low-interest financing for affordable housing...

COLUMBUS - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Auditor of State (AOS) today released the final report of the Ohio Housing Finance Agency's (OHFA) performance audit conducted by Foxx & Company on behalf of AOS in compliance with Senat...

September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home building in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area continued its slow recovery in August with 260 single-family permits issued, bringing the total this year to 2,026 which is a 34.9 percent improvement from the ...

ANCHORAGE, AK - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC) Public Housing Division is improving and opening its Housing Choice Voucher program. From Oct. 1-31, 2012, AHFC will open its Anchorage voucher progr...

September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall congratulated two Denver nonprofits, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and Volunteers of America’s Colorado branch, on receiving more than $1.2 million in competitive grant funds to provide cr...

Newark - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Volunteers of America of Delaware Valley $1.2 million th...

Newark - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Volunteers of America of Delaware Valley $1.2 million th...

Morgantown, WV - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Director Bobby Lewis announces that USDA Rural Development approved a Community Facilities Direct Loan of $998,700 for the City of Romney, Hampshire County, WV.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New federal resources will provide critical support for homeless veterans in Warren. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that Family and Community Services, Inc. of Portage County h...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A series of changes California officials made to their off-road diesel emissions rule, after the Associated General Contractors of America discovered significant errors in the measure, will save construction employers as much as $9 billion. Association officials outlined the changes and their potential impacts during a federal hearing today on whether California can start enforcing the revised measure in 2014.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3) today announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded $511,146 to the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater Des Moines to help...

Yonkers, NY - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The revitalization of the Cottage Gardens public housing complex took another step forward today, as the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) voted to move ahead with a plan to demolish two...

Washington, DC - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today NeighborWorks America and BoardSource announced that each of the 13 organizations selected for their Excellence in Governance program will receive $10,000 to further their journey towards board governance excellence. Begun in March 2011, the 18-month customized program aims to help high-performing community development corporation boards become exceptional and advance their organization’s performance. At a time when nonprofits are struggling in a weak economy, engaged boards are crucial to financial and programmatic oversight to ensure that organizations can continue to serve those most in need.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing production rose 2.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 750,000 units in August, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. This increase was fueled entirely by gains in the single-family sector, where the pace of new construction rose in every region for a combined 5.5 percent gain to 535,000 units.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Comptroller John C. Liu today announced a new housing study, “Rents through the Roof,” that found middle-income New Yorkers are increasingly being squeezed by rising rents. Unfortunatel...

September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that 18 counties and communities were awarded Community Development Block Grants to upgrade critical public infrastructure in those locations. These projects will improve existing...

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Teams of hazard mitigation specialists with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are available at home improvement centers in several parishes to offer free consultations to survivors...

Washington, D.C. - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On the heels of a nearly three-point increase, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) climbed into positive terrain for the first time in five months. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the August ABI score was 50.2, up from the mark of 48.7 in July. This score reflects an increase in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 57.2, up from mark of 56.3 the previous month

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 7,632 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data made available today cover 2011 lending activity — applications, originations, purchases and sales of loans, denials, and other actions related to applications.

SEATTLE, WA - September 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Seattle City Council passed legislation yesterday to revise the reporting requirements for buildings covered under the City’s pioneering Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Ordinance in order t...