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Washington, DC - July 1 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced that legislation to spend $35.5 million to address a severe shortage of housing options for homeless veterans in Los Angeles has passed committee and will advance to the full Senate

AUSTIN, TX - July 1 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced a funding award to a Houston-based nonprofit organization helping eligible persons with disabilities residing in Harris County secure affordable rental housing while working toward personal and financial independence.TDHCA awarded $300,000 in rental assistance funds to Services of the Emergency Aid Resource Center for the Homeless, Inc. (SEARCH) to help an estimated 60 qualifying individuals with their monthly rent payments.

AUSTIN, TX - July 1 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Del Valle resident Leticia Leal in May helped make state housing history when she became the first homebuyer assisted through an innovative pilot program offered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). The new program provides up to $20,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance in conjunction with a mortgage loan originated through a conventional lender.

AUSTIN, TX - July 1 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) used the occasion of June’s national designation as Home Ownership Month to name its “Lenders of the Year” and “Loan Officers of the Year” in recognition of the important role lenders play in helping increase home ownership opportunities for Texans through state-sponsored homebuyer programs.

COLTON, CA - July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Inland Empire-based Hodgdon Group, a full-service real estate brokerage, development and construction team, announced today that it has completed the conversion of the former Wickes Furniture building at the Centre Pointe Marketplace in Santa Clarita, Calif., for the opening of an Ashley Furniture HomeStore on July 1, 2011.

KEARNY, N.J. - July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.'s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group has arranged the sale of 670 Belleville Turnpike, a 211,000-square-foot, single-story industrial building within Saw Mill Park. Seller Saw Mill Park, LLC, an affiliate of Carlstadt, N.J.-based Russo Development, was represented by the Cushman & Wakefield team of Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt, Stan Danzig, Jules Nissim, Stephen Elman, and Catherine Bounczek. San Francisco, California-based buyer Terreno Realty Corporation was represented in-house by Andrew Burke, Senior Vice President.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Center for Housing Policy launches a new column this month by Executive Director Jeffrey Lubell. The monthly column, Moving Forward, offers perspectives on the government role in housing and on broader housing market trends likely to shape future housing policy. The column will publish to the National Housing Conference’s Open House Blog, where the first installment is available now

Herndon, VA - July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Institute for Building Technology and Services (IBTS) today opened its new Municipal Services Center on Sullivan Road which will be the hub for public service delivery to the city's 27,000 residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Research Support Facility (RSF) located on the campus of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been certified LEED® Platinum for New Construction by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction.

July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Time is running out to submit your nominations for the 2011 Ad Astra Awards for Excellence in Housing and Community Development. The Ad Astra Awards recognize housing and community development trail blazers who consis...

Providence - July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Builders and YouthBuild USA today announced an innovative partnership in Providence that will provide opportunities for low-income young people enrolled in local YouthBuild programs to build and renovate affordable housing and pursue careers in the real estate industry. Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, and U.S. Congressman David Cicilline, along with students and local and national YouthBuild leaders, spoke at the event announcing the partnership.

SHELTON, CT - July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A one-of-a-kind mix of classic style, smart energy-efficient features and luxurious amenities have helped propel steady sales at Shelton’s new Cranberry Hill Estates as phase two of construction at the Armstrong Road community continues, reports John Tarducci, Senior Vice President of the New Homes Division at William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today published updated condominium policy guidelines and instructions that clarify the approval and recertification process and policies for condo projects. FHA's mortgagee letter includes a Condominium Policy Guide and Implementation Schedule identifying timelines for lenders to comply with the guidelines

Columbia, MO - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation experts from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency will be at home improvement stores in four cities to offer free rebuilding information and answer questions about how to strengthen property against future storm and flood damage.

BALTIMORE, MD - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has announced that the Consumer Protection Division has issued a final order requiring Bay Area Design & Build, Inc. and its principals to refund $10,000 collected from consumers to construct a home in Anne Arundel County and pay a penalty of $3,000. The Division found the builder and its principals, Gregory Louis Haigis and Robert Scott Huff, violated Maryland's Custom Home Protection Act by failing to place or maintain money in an escrow account, failing to have a surety bond to protect those deposits and payments and failing to construct the home

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman André Carson joined the Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA) and local officials today to break ground on a $30 million project that will revitalize Lugar Tower in downtown Indianapolis a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is accepting entries for the Best in American Living Awards (BALA), the premier award program for the home building industry.Sponsored by NAHB's Design Committee, BALA recognizes exceptional design and uses the example of trend-setting designs to educate builders and improve residential design in all aspects of the housing industry

SACRAMENTO, CA - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California housing production rose sharply in May and posted the highest monthly permit total for the year on the strength of the multifamily sector, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

White Sulphur Springs, WV - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rhonda Loudermilk has a smile on her face as she talks about her new heating system in her White Sulphur Springs home. Ms. Loudermilk qualified for loan funds through USDA Rural Development’s rural housing programs late last year.

BURLINGTON, VA - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- More Vermonters will be able to purchase homes using Vermont Housing Finance Agency’s low-interest mortgages thanks to new income and purchase price limits put in place last Friday