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EPA

EPA Announces Over $1 Million in Grants to Help Businesses in Nevada Prevent Pollution

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the University of Nevada, Reno, and Western Nevada College for a total of $1,050,000 in grants for technical assistance to

Mayor Bowser, DCHA & POAH Celebrate Ribbon Cutting and Groundbreaking of Affordable Housing Developments...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), with the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) and nonprofit developer Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) today celebrated the grand opening of The Asberry, a mixed-use building with 108 units of affordable rental housing with a preference for those aged 55+.

FinCEN Requests Comments on Proposed Form for Compliance with Residential Real Estate Rule

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning the form that select real estate professionals will use to report information about certain residential real estate transfers under the Residential Real Estate Rule.
NAHB

October New Home Sales Down on Higher Rates

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Steadily rising mortgage rates coupled with ongoing affordability challenges kept many potential home buyers on the sidelines in October. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October declined 17.3% to a 610,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate
Appraisal Institute

Appraisal Institute Releases Comprehensive Guide to Valuing Religious Properties

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The Appraisal Institute is pleased to announce the release of A Guide to Appraising Religious Properties by Bradley R. Carter, MAI, a leading authority in the field of property valuation. This
FEMA

FEMA Aid Tops $2.9 Million for Response Costs and Infrastructure Repairs Following 2024 South...

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In just over three months since President Biden’s major disaster declaration for South Dakota, FEMA has approved more than $2.9
AGC

TWO-THIRDS OF METRO AREAS ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FROM OCTOBER 2023 TO LAST MONTH, BUT...

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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii Have Highest Number And Percentage of Job
Congressman Joe Courtney

Bipartisan House, Senate Lawmakers Push for Improvements to Military Housing

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oe Courtney (D-CT) and Del. James Moylan (R-Guam), alongside Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), are pushing for new legislation to improve the health and safety of
Habitat

Habitat for Humanity’s corporate partners to support building homes, communities and hope this holiday...

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Several Habitat for Humanity corporate partners are coming together this holiday season to support the organization’s mission

THE NYS OFFICE OF FAITH AND NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ANNOUNCES $2.3M IN FUNDING AVAILABLE...

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The New York State Office of Faith and Nonprofit Development Services today announced that approximately $2.3 million in grant funding is now available for faith-based and not-for-profit organizations to improve public access to essential technologies.
HUD - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD Awards $73 Million to Support Grantees with Vital Technical Assistance

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Funding will provide technical assistance and capacity-building for HUD grantees, local governments, and community organizations nationwide. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Public Comment Period is Open on Revised Project Scoring Criteria for the Clean Water...

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Project Scoring Criteria Determines How Municipal Sewer and Wastewater Projects Are Scored and Ranked to Access State and Federal Funding. Incentivizes Projects that Bolster Resiliency, Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change, Strengthen Cybersecurity for Public Wastewater Utilities, and Take Septic Tanks Out of Service
AGC

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 41 STATES BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 AND LAST MONTH, WHILE 33...

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Texas and Alaska Top Lists of Numerical and Percentage 12-Month Gains, While New York and Oregon Lag; Louisiana Posts Highest
EPA

City of Salem Wastewater Treatment Plant to pay $25,000 fine for Permit Violations

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he United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order with the City of Salem, West Virginia for Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at its wastewater treatment plant.
SBA

Deadline Approaching in California for SBA Disaster Loans for Property Damage Due to the...

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“As communities across the Southeast continue to recover and rebuild after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the SBA remains
NAHB

Multifamily Developer Sentiment Showed Mixed Results in Third Quarter

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Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing showed mixed results year-over-year in the third quarter, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released today

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN FOR NEW BOND ACT-FUNDED GRANT PROGRAM TO MITIGATE FLOODING...

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New Resilient Watersheds Grant Program Will Bring State-of-the-Art Resiliency Plans into Action. Builds on the Success of the Resilient NY Program that Delivers Innovative Solutions for Flood Abatement
Senator Dan Sullivan

Delegation Applauds $104 Million for Alaska Port and Maritime Infrastructure Projects

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U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), announced today that six coastal communities in Alaska will receive more

Solar and Storage Industry Statement on 2024 Election Results

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Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): “America’s solar and storage industry is unleashing abundant, homegrown energy that is creating jobs and delivering affordable, reliable power to every home and business in this country.
FEMA

FEMA Extends Deadline for Local Governments and Nonprofits in Georgia to Request Public Assistance...

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At the request of the state of Georgia, FEMA extended the time that local governments, houses of worship and other private

Business Real Estate Press Releases

5 Most Popular Use of AI - Real Estate - Delta AI Chart - Survey

2025 Delta Media AI Survey Highlights Explosive Growth in Real...

The 2025 Delta Real Estate Leadership AI Survey reveals that the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in real estate has become nearly ubiquitous.

Recent Gov & Nonprofit Real Estate Press Releases

NAR

Existing-Home Sales Ascended 2.2% in December

Existing-home sales climbed in December, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Sales advanced in three major U.S. regions and slipped in the Midwest. Year-over-year