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IREC announces its Call for Nominees for its 3iAwards – a prestigious annual national search for innovative people, projects and programs that promote and accelerate the sustainable growth of clean energy. The IREC 3iAwards honor innovation, ingenuity and inspiration from the nation’s best in both renewable energy and energy efficiency.

In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the April 15, 2016, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in 31 states and Puerto Rico.

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes remained unchanged in April at a level of 58 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). “Builder confidence has held firm at 58 for three consecutive months, showing that the single-family housing sector continues to recover at a slow but consistent pace,” said NAHB Chairman Ed Brady, a home builder and developer from Bloomington, Ill. “As we enter the spring home buying season, we should see the market move forward.”

A new NAREE Board of Directors has been sworn-in for 2016. Steve Brown, who covers real estate for the Dallas Morning News, is NAREE's new president. A deeply experienced NAREE volunteer, Steve has served three different stints on the board over the years. Steve and the other members of the board were officially affirmed at the NAREE officer installation dinner on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at the Harbor House in San Diego

California and Hawaii Add Most Jobs for the Year, North Dakota Has Biggest Actual and Percentage Declines; West Virginia and Pennsylvania Top Monthly List of Gainers, Arkansas and California Have Largest One-Month Decreases

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees took action this week on their versions of the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. This bill includes funding for federal-state regional commissions

Electric rates for Consumers Energy’s 1.8 million customers will drop by $38 million with today’s retirement of the utility’s Classic Seven oldest coal plants.

Rhone Resch has announced his decision to step down as President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on May 31^st, 2016. SEIA will name an interim leader and begin the executive search process before his departure.

Today, in reaction to the announcement by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will offer principal reduction to certain seriously delinquent, underwater borrowers, NCRC President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement

Habitat for Humanity today introduced its new Habitat Strong program, an initiative launched in partnership with Simpson Strong-Tie and Travelers, to help local Habitat for Humanity organizations build stronger, more resilient homes across the U.S.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today a new loan modification program that will help borrowers stay in their homes. Under the new program, loan modifications will be available to as many as 30,000 qualified underwater borrowers facing financial hardship with loans now held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Eligibility also requires that the mortgages have an unpaid principal balance of not more than $250,000 and delinquency of 90 days or longer as of March 1 of this year. Homes must be owner-occupied

With demand exceeding supply in markets across the U.S., homebuyers may be facing an uphill battle to find the perfect home this spring. Total housing inventory at the end of February was 1.88 million existing homes available for sale, 1.1 percent lower than last year and at a 4.4 month supply at the current sales pace, which is below the roughly six month supply level needed for a balanced market between buyers and sellers.

Seizing the momentum from recent New York and California laws that established a $15 state minimum wage, nursing home workers will be joining actions from Florida to California to unite with other nursing home workers this Thursday, April 14, to call for a $15 an hour wage

Consumers Energy today congratulated Michigan State University on its transition from coal to natural gas as the energy source for its main campus power plant. “Michigan is at a historic time, making the transition from coal to cleaner forms of energy. We are pleased to play a role in Michigan State University’s transition, providing the natural gas that will fuel the T.B. Simon Power Plant,” said Garrick Rochow, Consumers Energy’s vice president and chief customer officer.

Habitat for Humanity, Inter-American Development Bank and global housing experts make key policy recommendations to address global housing challenges

Mortgage applications increased 10 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 8, 2016.

The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, released the following statement in response to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray’s statements on the disclosure of the costs of title insurance in a letter to U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) today

The 2016 National Conference on Ending Homelessness will be held at: Renaissance Hotel, Downtown Washington DC, 999 Ninth Street, Washington, DC 20001

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., a provider of real estate, mortgage and technology services, today announced a global collaboration with Habitat for Humanity to fund a range of sustainable housing and neighborhood revitalization programs worldwide.

New 'Damning the Amazon' report describes how the proposed Sao Luiz do Tapajós megadam will not only result in rainforest destruction and large greenhouse gas emissions, but it will also violate human rights and displace indigenous communities