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Blaming Bank of AmericaWall Street Journal
HUD's Web visitors learn that in 1999 "Secretary Cuomo established new Affordable Housing Goals requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—two government ...
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Community Leaders: Keep 80 Fair Street Housing Affordable
The Hour
One needed only to look around the room to see how important the issue of affordable housing is to the city of Norwalk. ...
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Fewer DC Affordable Housing Options Left as City Rents Rise
Washington Post
And, proving that the affordable housing crisis is not limited to the District, the Montgomery County Tenants Work Group is releasing its first renters' ...
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Bank of America Loans $758 Billion in 2009
Business Week
The bank said it provided more than $1 billion in loans to Community Development Financial Institutions, a group that extends credit to low-income and ...
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Sustainable Community Development Subject of March Meeting
Sioux City Journal
... on sustainable local community development from 6:30 to 9 pm on March 26 in the basement hall of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Fifth and Omaha streets. ...
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The F.D.I.C. Closes a Small Minnesota Bank
New York Times
Community Development Bank, based in Ogema, Minn., agreed to assume the assets and deposits of the failed bank. The two branches of 1st American State Bank ...
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Fannie, Freddie Regulator to Offer Housing Goals Soon
Seattle Times
DeMarco said he doesn't expect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to take on as many risks to fulfill their affordable-housing missions in the future. ...
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Warning Over Slump in New Homes
The Press Association
"This will be the highest total achieved by the affordable housing sector for a decade. "A record 4.5 million people in England are stuck on housing waiting ...
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Fairfax Seeks Legislative Fix for Affordable Housing
Washington Examiner
Supervisor Pat Herrity, R-Springfield, said the county should refrain from more affordable-housing ownership in light of a projected $316 million budget gap ...
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8 Ways to Move That Property Even in These Times
Detroit Free Press
The US Department of Housing & Urban Development is funding Neighborhood Stabilization Programs -- which offer down-payment assistance -- in Michigan and ...
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Properties Begin Fix- Up Phase
TheDay.com
When Connecticut first received its Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant, Gov. M. Jodi Rell sent all the money to the state's largest cities, ...
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Obama Tries to Rally Democratic Troops
CNN
High unemployment, widespread mortgage foreclosures and a diminishing tax base in cities and states have frustrated Americans, and the president said ...
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Shreveport- Bossier Housing Market Expected to be Good This Year
Shreveport Times
While total sales are down slightly and foreclosures up, the average home price in the area continued its upward climb, rising nearly 5 percent of 2005. ...
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Foreclosure Rates Still Increasing
Times Daily
Foreclosure activity among homeowners in the Shoals continues to increase, based on a report from First American CoreLogic. The firm compiles and analyzes ...
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Downtown Plan Foes Regroup
Baltimore Sun
Council members and affordable-housing advocates had worked the preceding weekend to create a new housing amendment with a $43.5 million fund to provide ...
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Mount Laurel Struggles with Affordable Housing
Philadelphia Inquirer
For Mount Laurel, the battles over affordable housing in New Jersey have come with a price. The township where affordable-housing regulations ... See all stories on this topic
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Senators, With Teachers on Their Side, Seek Control of Missouri Tax Credits
Columbia Missourian
The most vocal opposition last week came from those involved in the development of affordable housing projects, which are subsidized by federal and state ...
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HDFC Wants Easier Farm Land Rules
Economic Times
According to Ms Karnad, the high cost of land in metro cities is one of the greatest hindrances in providing affordable housing. However, if homes are built ... See all stories on this topic
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Habitat for Humanity Issues Call for Volunteers
Springfield News Sun
The Blitz Build of May 1 and 2 will serve as the unofficial kickoff the city's $2.27 million Neighborhood Stabilization Program in the area bounded by Grand ...
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Properties Deemed Fire Hazards to be Cleared
Muncie Star Press
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Neighborhood Stabilization Program is funding the de-construction. Nearby landmarks include the Liberty ...
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New Orleans Picks Mayor With Show of Support
New York Times
... in recent contact with White House cabinet members who are crucial to the recovery process — including the secretaries of housing and urban development, ...
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Connecticut, Starwood Hit Bump
Wall Street Journal
Several agencies explicitly ban states from using grants for relocations including the Department of Housing & Urban Development's Community Development ...
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Housing Project Kicks Off
Rockdale Citizen
Rockdale County celebrated completion of renovation of five houses in the county's Neighborhood Stabilization Program, or NSP, that officials said ...
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Wayne County News Briefs
Detroit Free Press
The City of Westland has awarded a contract to Home Renewal Systems LLC to participate in the implementation of the city's Neighborhood Stabilization ...
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Shrinking Budgets to Force Deep Cuts for Communities
Detroit Free Press
Plummeting housing prices and record foreclosures are responsible for double-digit declines this year in residential property taxes, which communities use ...
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State Acts to Protect Renters in Foreclosures
New Haven Register
It turns out Newton was not properly notified of her rights under the federal Protecting Tenants At Foreclosure Act, which guarantees a minimum of 90 days ...
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Will Obama’s $33 Billion Tax Credit Help Stll the Foreclosure Slide
International Business Times
It is no secret that a large part of the current wave of foreclosures is due to the high unemployment rates ...
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HUD Will Help Deal With Foreclosures
KXNT
A rapid federal response team will soon help Las Vegas homeowners facing foreclosure. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is sending eight ...
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Cut Foreclosures by Slicing Real Estate Fees
San Francisco Chronicle
Federal home-buyer tax credits up to $8000 designed to increase home sales and reduce foreclosures are having little impact. Sales of existing homes fell a ...
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Rising FHA Default Rate Foreshadows a Crush of Foreclosures
Washington Post
The number of loans in foreclosure, including those that have not yet been billed to the agency, has also increased. They were up 26 percent in the last ...
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St. Cloud Starts Economic Development Transition
St. Cloud Times
The department would operate within the city's Community Development Section. City officials hope the change will allow the city to take a more proactive ...
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Former Council Boss Joins Community Development Board
Eagle Tribune
City councilors voted 5-4 last night to appoint former council Chairwoman Deborah Quinn to the city's Community Development Board. ...
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HUD Certifies Action for Boston Community Development
Allston-Brighton TAB
By Staff reports Action for Boston Community Development is now a certified US Department of Housing and Urban Development Counseling Agency. ...
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Hospital Employees Recieve Affordable Housing Help
Poughkeepsie Journal
Kathleen Bloss and Jaclyn Trainor went a step further by completing HOGAR Inc.'s First Home Club program devoted to making affordable housing more ...
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President’s 2011 Budget Proposal Boosts Affordable Housing and Homelessness
RealEstate Rama
The budget has significant provisions that address the needs of poor and vulnerable people struggling to maintain housing and stability in this uncertain ...
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Sights Set on Affordable Housing for Seniors
Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle
Seniors and select men Monday night discussed potential options for creating affordable senior housing in ...
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County Releases Implementation Plan for Housing Settlement
Lewisboro Ledger
As part of that, the municipalities would agree to adopt policies promoting fair and affordable housing in exchange for future county funds for programs ...
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Stimulus Housing Plan Slow to Take Shape
San Jose Mercury News
"I didn't think it would be this hard," said Kara Douglas, Contra Costa County's affordable housing program manager. Oakland, with an $8.2 million grant, ...
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Aspects of New Jersey’s Current Affordable Housing Laws
Bayshore Courier
...Raymond Lesniak that seeks to reform New Jersey's affordable housing laws. "This is a good first step towards making the kind of changes that New ...
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Solutions Station
National Neighborhood
Solutions Symposium Series
APDS launches its 2009 National Neighborhood Solutions Symposium Series. The 12-city series is targeted to housing and real estate industry professionals to priovide the information and motivation needed to manage successful programs and build stronger businesses in this difficult economy.
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