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Destin, FL - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home foreclosures have destabilized the U.S. economy and sent home prices in the majority of the country much lower. The foreclosure crisis has had a massive impact on the livelihoods of millions of Americans, and is forecast to impact millions of additional homeowners in coming years.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eleven states will share more than $10.3 million in grants to community groups to provide enhanced services for homeless Veterans this year. This is in addition to the $59.5 million in preventive grants awarded earlier this year.

Clay Center, KS - October 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Officials from Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC), the Clay Center Housing Authority and Clay Center Chamber of Commerce Saturday celebrated the grand re-opening of Apollo Towers. The new...

September 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Norfolk Office to End Homelessness is holding its 11th Annual Project Homeless Connect Wednesday, September 14, 2001 at Scope Arena. The event brings together local homeless service agencies and org...

WASHINGTON, DC - September 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing his efforts on behalf of Passaic County residents who have endured repeated losses due to severe weather and flooding, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced that the F...

BOISE, ID - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Home Partnership Foundation (HPF), brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), is asking North Central Idaho community members to raise at least $2,000 in donations to help pr...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, September 21, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor William Spriggs will deliver the keynote address at an event honoring Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), the U.S. Human Rights Fund, DLA Piper, and Rob Robinson for their extraordinary work to end homelessness. The 13th Annual McKinney-Vento Awards, hosted by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP), will be held at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel ballroom in Washington, DC. A reception will begin at 6 p.m. The program will begin at 7:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing starts declined 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 571,000 units in August, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department today. The decline was primarily on the more volatile multifamily side, with single-family housing production edging down just 1.4 percent. Meanwhile, permits for new construction posted modest gains in both sectors.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that homelessness for 1 million Americans was prevented or ended, thanks to HUD's Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP), funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today reported that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved two grants worth $1.35 million to carry out improvements to the State Veterans...

September 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Burt Reynolds was once one of Hollywood’s highest paid and well-known actors. But now, at the age of seventy five, the “Deliverance” star faces losing his Florida home as his debts continue to grow.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that HUD will award $1.63 billion for Fiscal Year 2011 to support nearly 7,000 existing homeless assistance programs currently operating and create additional new homeless assistance programs with the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).

Boston, MA - August 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boston Bar Foundation (BBF) today announced grants totaling $1.1 million to 25 Massachusetts community organizations providing a wide variety of core legal services -- from domestic violence and immigration to housing and homelessness. The $1.1 million represents an almost $50,000 increase in core legal services grants, compared with F.Y. '10.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - August 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) issued a statement today following the ratification of a $122 million housing plan to tackle homelessness in Missouri. The plan was approved unanimous...

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today renewed his call for the state’s housing commission to approve using 33 percent of its housing tax credits resources, or about $122 million i...

ALISO VIEJO, CA - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT Realty Investors Inc. (www.ctrinvestors.com) has acquired the Dowling Orchard Business Park which includes two new state-of-the-art industrial warehouse buildings totaling 572,143 square feet as well as 30 acres of land entitled for another 611,000-square-foot building. The property is located at 520 Fourth St. and 415 Nicholas Rd. in Beaumont, Calif.

Washington, DC - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives Jim Himes (CT-04) and Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-03) announced today that The Workplace, Inc., Southwestern Connecticut’s Regional Workforce Development Board, will be receiving a one year grant of $299,670 to provide local, homeless veterans with job training aimed at helping them succeed in civilian careers. The grant has the potential for up to three additional years based on funding availability.

Washington, D.C. - August 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Patty Murray and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin sent a joint letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki expressing...

Montpelier, VT - August 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) announced today a $1,134,000 grant award from The Corporation for National and Community Service. The funding will allow VHCB to sponsor nearly 100 AmeriCorps members over three years to serve at more than 20 non-profit organizations throughout Vermont, addressing community needs in the areas of housing and homelessness, energy savings, and environmental protection.

Washington D.C. - August 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today announced that Nevada will receive nearly $230,000 in federal grant funding to provide homeless veterans with job training. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor to U.S. Vets in Southern Nevada