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SPRINGFIELD, MASS HOUSING AUTHORITY SETTLES LEAD-BASED PAINT DISCLOSURE CASE
BOSTON - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Springfield, Massachusetts Housing Authority will pay an $11,000 penalty for failing...
Springfield, Mass. Housing Authority Settles Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Case
Boston, MA - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that the Springfield, Mass. Housing Authority will pay an $11,000 penalty for failing to ...
Grayson Increases Spanish-Language Housing Assistance by 50%
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Alan Grayson (FL-09) has passed an amendment that increases funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Limited English Proficiency (LEP) translation program b...
Kirk Amendment Confronts Reverse Mortgages
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee’s approval of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) solvency legislation that includes his a...
Congresswoman Jenkins Authors Amendment to Improve Housing Options for Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) authored an amendment to H.R. 2610, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014. As the co-chair of the Hou...
Mayor Kasim Reed Announces Milestone in 100,000 Homes Campaign 2013 100-Day Challenge
ATLANTA, GA Today Mayor Kasim Reed announced a milestone in the city’s efforts to end chronic homelessness. As part of the national 100,000 Homes Campaign 100-Day Challenge, Atlanta assisted 320 chronically homeless people and their family members w...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Upgrade Veterans Housing
WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of their continuing efforts to provide suitable housing for disabled and low-income veterans, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) today reintroduced the Housing Assistance ...
At Gillibrand & Schumer’s Urging, Feds Lift Restrictions for Hundreds of Sandy Homeowners Currently...
Washington, DC - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Charles E. Schumer announced that the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agency revised its regul...
Christie Administration Begins Issuing $10,000 Homeowner Resettlement Checks To Families Impacted By Superstorm Sandy
Little Ferry, NJ - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Delivering on his pledge to get recovery funds out the door as quickly as possible, Governor Chris Christie today joined New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Con...
THUD Bill Drastically Cuts Vital Infrastructure and Housing Program
Washington, DC - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) speaks out against drastic cuts to infrastructure and housing programs made in the FY 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations...
Home Modification Grants for Disabled Veterans in Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Granting Freedom is a grant program for home modifications for disabled veterans or disabled servicemen or women who sustained a line of duty injury resulting in a service connected disability. The...
Mayor Lee & Supervisor Farrell Launch City’s Down Payment Home Loan Assistance Program For...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Supervisor Mark Farrell launched the down payment home loan assistance program for San Francisco first responders who are active member of the San Francisco Police Department...
SUNY Campuses To Share IT Services and Increase Energy Efficiency at Data Centers As...
New York, NY - July 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State University of New York (SUNY) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced that SUNY will save more than $1.2 million annually in energy costs throug...
U.S. Bank and Mercy Housing to host back-to-school kick off events across the country
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Bank and Denver-based Mercy Housing today kicked off a partnership to provide free school supplies and ongoing financial education to families and individuals living at Mercy Housing propertie...
Pallone: Federal Cuts Are Putting New Jerseyans Out on the Streets
Long Branch, NJ - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held three town hall meetings with residents at senior complexes operated by the Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) where he shed light on the crippli...
Udall Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Key Tribal Housing Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) announced that he has joined Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Vice Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) in introducing a bill to reau...
IDHR and Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing Unveil Fair Housing Webinar Series
CHICAGO - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) and the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing today announced the release of a new Fair Housing Webinar series funded as a partnership project by the U. S. D...
FINISHING TOUCHES ON A REBUILD DON’T HAVE TO BREAK THE BANK
TRENTON, N.J. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Repairing your home after a storm like Sandy can be a physical and financial challenge but there are improvements you can make that won’t ruin your back or break the bank.
Cantwell, Barrasso Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Key Tribal Housing Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced S.1352, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA), which is scheduled ...
Merkley Introduces Bills to Help Middle Class Families with New Home Refinancing Options
WASHINGTON, DC - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Rebuilding American Homeownership Act to help middle class families by providing new refinancing options for homeowners. The bill would allow und...
