Trial Concluded: Judge Rules Pipeline Company Trespassed But Allows Taking of Private Property
Today, a Louisiana judge found that the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Company (BBP) trespassed on privately owned land when it constructed its oil pipeline in the sensitive Atchafalaya Basin, but allowed the company to exercise eminent domain over the property for its use. Landowners with property interests that span 38 acres in the basin, represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights and Atchafalaya Basinkeeper
SCHUMER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP: ANY INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE CONSIDERED IN THE NEW CONGRESS MUST INCLUDE...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter today to President Trump telling him that Senate Democrats expect a number of policies to address climate change to be included in any future infrastructure bill. Schumer’s letter to the president provides a list of policies designed to combat climate change that can and should be included in any infrastructure package in the next Congress, including
Civil Rights, Housing, and Community Development Organizations Call on HUD to Maintain a Critical...
76 national civil rights, faith-based, affordable housing and other organizations have voiced their strong opposition to HUD’s sudden and short-sighted decision to effectively suspend the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation.
Public Housing and Economic Development Meeting Being Held
PIERRE, S.D. - October 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA), in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), will be hosting a public meeting to solicit comments on the drafts of t...
Funding Available for Communities to Conduct Housing Needs Studies
PIERRE, S.D. - October 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority’s (SDHDA) Board of Commissioners recently approved renewed funding to the Housing Needs Study Program. During the initial program funding, 16 communities ...
ESG Funds Available
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) is a federal block grant authorized by Subtitle B of the McKinney Vento Homelessness Assistance Act and is administered by the U.S. Department of H...
Notice of 30 Day Comment Period and Public Meeting 10-8-13
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, will be hosting a public comment meeting at various sites around the state to s...
South Dakota Housing Development Authority Welcomes New Board Member
PIERRE, S.D. - August 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard has appointed Mark Puetz to the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) Board of Commissioners.
Public Comments Requested for Housing and Community Development Plans
PIERRE, S.D. - August 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Citizens across South Dakota are invited to provide comments prior to the drafting of South Dakota’s 2014 Annual Update to the Consolidated Plan and amendments to the HOME and Housing Tax Credit (H...
South Dakota Housing Opportunity Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is now accepting applications for funding under the Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF). The HOF program was created via the “Building South Dakot...
Johnson Statement on Obstruction of Important Funding Bill for Transportation and Housing Initiatives
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Senate, Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement in reacti...
Notice of 15 Day Comment Period for South Dakota Housing Opportunity Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) and the SDHDA Board of Commissioners are responsible for the administration of the Housing Opportunity Fund in accordance with Senate Bill 235 of ...
Awesome Feeling Being New Homeowner in Mobridge
Mobridge, SD - June 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - Across the country, events and celebrations are underway to recognize the American Dream of Homeownership. In Mobridge, SD the Kelly Martin family is being highlighted for receiving a Rural Development ...
USDA KICK OFF OF HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Sisseton, SD - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- USDA Housing and Community Facilities Administrator Tammye Treviño will officially kick off homeownership month in South Dakota on Monday, June 3, 2013 with a series of events and activities starting i...
Homeowner Rehabilitation Program Funds Available
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority has $500,000 available in HOME Homeowner Rehabilitation program funds for eligible organizations to assist low income homeowners rehabilitate their homes. ...
Paint-South Dakota volunteers to revitalize 25 homes in 22 communities
PIERRE, S.D. - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Across South Dakota, volunteers are picking up paint brushes and setting aside free time to help residents in their communities to maintain the value and livability of their homes. The groups, using prim...
SDHDA Awards $9.51 Million in Housing Development and Rehabilitation Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yesterday South Dakota Housing Development Authority’s (SDHDA) Board of Commissioners approved $2.78 million in Housing Tax Credits, $5.64 million in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding...
Johnson Announces Affordable Housing Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, announced $1.9 million in grants for South Dakota organizations from the Federal Home Loan ...
Notice of Public Hearing on Bond Issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) will hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 9:00 a.m., at the A...
Emergency Solutions Program Grant Funds Available
Pierre, SD - February 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is now accepting applications for the Emergency Solutions Grants Program.