Housing & Development

Washington, D.C. - December 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its selection of the German Marshall Fund (GMF) partnership as the recipient of the $2.5 million award to manage the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) fellowship program for HUD. The partnership is comprised of the German Marshall Fund, Cleveland State University and Virginia Tech. The fellowship program is one of four capacity building strategies that are part of the White House-led, federal interagency SC2 initiative. SC2 is a pilot program focused on retooling and rebuilding the capacity of cities facing long-term economic challenges. Up to 30 fellows will be assigned to the six SC2 cities (Chester, PA; Detroit, MI; New Orleans, LA; Fresno, CA; Memphis, TN; and Cleveland, OH.

Washington, DC - December 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Public and private sector workers in the northwestern U.S. have limited access for affordable housing. In response, the National Association of Realtors®, in partnership with the National Housing Conference, will host a forum today in Portland, Ore., to address this crisis and encourage efforts to make housing more affordable to working class families.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of New Jersey and provide support to homeowners and low-income re...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The awards recognize achievements in design, market appeal, sustainability and overall success of newly-built and renovated commercial projects ranging in size from less than 5,000 to more than 100,000 square feet.

City, VA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development has partnered with the Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness and the National Alliance to End Homelessness in a new initiative aimed at meet...

Orange County, CA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The South Coast Villas Homeowners Association has selected Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, to manage 304 condominium units in Santa Ana, CA. Merit is a...

New York, NY - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of New York City office cleaners and commercial building workers voted Thursday to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary. Failure to reach a new contract by 12...

Inland Empire, CA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Merit Property Management, a FirstService Residential Management company, announces today the hiring of Kristie Rose, PCAM, CCAM, as Business Unit Leader for the Inland Empire region. Rose is n...

December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today’s hearing is intended to examine several bills that are now being characterized as small business “jobs” or “capital access” bills. Each of these bills is designed to address a perceived challen...

Washington, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- At today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing to evaluate the financial health of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), a senior member of the House Financial...

Washington, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- This morning, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the health of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Insurance Fund. Prior to this morning’s hearing, Congressman Gary Mi...

Petaluma, CA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., The Proven Leader in Smart Water Management announced today its customer PEP Housing has reduced outdoor water consumption by 40 percent with WeatherTRAK Smart Irrigat...

ANCHORAGE, AK - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) announced its intent to award $7.5 million to 10 villages statewide as part of its 2012 efforts to help rural communities re...

WASHINGTON, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The cost to insure apartments rose slightly in 2011, the first time in four years, according to the National Multi Housing Council's annual Apartment Cost of Risk Survey (ACORS).

WASHINGTON, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is making approximately $114 million in grants available to help eliminate dangerous lead-based paint hazards from lower income homes in order to protect young children from lead poisining; help local communities set up programs to control other housing health and safety hazards; and conduct research on improving control methods.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that more than $40 million is available for a broad range of housing counseling programs to help families find and preserve housing. These grants will be awarded competitively to hundreds of HUD-approved counseling agencies and State Housing Finance Agencies across the nation that offer a variety of services including how to avoid foreclosure, how to avoid mortgage scams, how to purchase or rent a home, how to improve credit scores, and how to qualify for a reverse mortgage.

New York, NY - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of New York City commercial office cleaners will vote Thursday to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary. Failure to reach a new contract by midnight, January 1...

Trenton, NJ - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting Governor Kim Guadagno today, joined by Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher and Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary O’Dowd, announced $1,363,600 in funding for the state’s six...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S Rep. Martin Heinrich (NM-1) applauds the Department of the Interior for proposing arule to modify regulations governing the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) process for approving the lease...

New York, NY - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations (RAB) today advised its members to take the necessary steps to prepare for the possibility of a strike by SEIU Local 32BJ, the union representing commercial building service workers, after the Commercial Building Agreement’s expiration. As part of that preparation, the RAB today distributed to its members a comprehensive Preparedness Manual with information on how to minimize operational disruptions should a strike occur.