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WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment increased in just half the states plus the District of Columbia from June 2011 to June 2012, but declined in a slim majority of states in the past month, according to an ana...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 650 area residents representing a wide range of interests gathered at a Rally for Homeownership today in Detroit to highlight homeownership’s vital importance to families and to the economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) commends the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) for approving a resolution today that underscores the importance of homeownership and calls on Washington policymakers to take action to shore up the nation’s housing markets to achieve a long-lasting economic recovery.

TOPEKA - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) is now accepting applications for the Kansas Moderate Income Housing (MIH) Program, a new initiative to help cities and counties in rural areas develop moderate in...

COLUMBUS - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board welcomed its newest member, Catherine Cawthon, who was recently appointed by Governor John Kasich. Cawthon is the President of the Fifth Third Community Develop...

Vancouver, WA - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of things office workers plug into the socket is growing rapidly. To help commercial building owners and occupants get control of the energy used by office equipment and other electronic devices, New Buildings Institute (NBI) today released the Plug Load Best Practices Guide. The guide, based on research by Ecova and NBI for the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program, offers actionable information on how to save money by reducing plug load energy use in office spaces.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress today that an unwieldy federal regulatory process is hampering the housing and economic recovery.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA Rural Development is accepting pre-applications for loans and grants to build or rehabilitate rural rental housing for domestic farmworkers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading community organizations, including Chicago’s Woodstock Institute, report evidence today of a two-tiered mortgage market characterized by high rates of government-backed loans made both to borrowers in communities of color and to borrowers of color in their new report, “Paying More for the American Dream VI: Racial Disparities in FHA/VA Lending.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite popular belief, a recent analysis of government data by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reveals that the geographic distribution of households headed by someone age 55 or older is fairly even across most of the country, with more than 30 percent of all households in every state meeting this description. The study sheds valuable light on a key statistic for housing demand among active adults, as NAHB's long-term forecast indicates that the share of 55+ households will grow every year through 2019, when the 55+ category will account for nearly 45 percent of all U.S. households.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite popular belief, a recent analysis of government data by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reveals that the geographic distribution of households headed by someone age 55 or older is fairly even across most of the country, with more than 30 percent of all households in every state meeting this description. The study sheds valuable light on a key statistic for housing demand among active adults, as NAHB's long-term forecast indicates that the share of 55+ households will grow every year through 2019, when the 55+ category will account for nearly 45 percent of all U.S. households.

Oahu, HI - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it will award a $12.7 million Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant to build affordable homes and provide other housing support...

Washington, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) and Mike Honda (D-Campbell) announced today that Goodwill Industries of Santa Clara County, Inc., has been awarded a $419,948.00 grant fr...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) announced today that Goodwill Industries in Santa Clara County and Shelter Network of San Mateo County together were awarded $1.2 million in funding from the Depart...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Michaud praised the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement that it is providing funding to help Maine’s homeless and at-risk veterans and their families. Veterans Inc. of...

LANSING, MI - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed Lisa Burroughs, of St. Clair, Diana Meyer, of Grand Rapids, and Karen Myers, of West Branch, to the Board of Real Estate Appraisers.

Washington, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today announced that three organizations in Nevada will receive more than $1.8 million in federal grant funding through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to aid ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Legislation sponsored by U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich (NM-1) to remove barriers between Native American families and homeownership cleared the Senate today by a unanimous vote. The bill, th...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced $12.7 million in funding to produce affordable housing for low-income native Hawaiian families. Since th...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Qualified entities interested in purchasing pools of severely distressed loans formerly insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) can now submit applications for the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program, an expansion of an FHA disposition program that sells pools of defaulted mortgages headed for foreclosure and provides the opportunity for the purchaser and borrower to avoid a costly foreclosure. According to loan pool information released today, approximately 3,500 loans will be sold in four metropolitan areas that are among those hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis – Chicago, IL; Newark, NJ; Phoenix, AZ; and Tampa, FL – aligning with other neighborhood stabilization efforts to help those communities recover as quickly as possible. The program is part of the Obama Administration's broader strategy to encourage public/private partnerships to stabilize neighborhoods and home values in critical markets. Details on the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program can be found at www.hud.gov/fhaloansales.