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WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- DHCD has opened the public comment period on its draft Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing ("AI"). As detailed in the public hearing notice, DHCD has posted the full Analysis, an Executive Summary and additional materials on its Fair Housing and Civl Rights webpage. DHCD will hold the following public hearings and will accept written comments on this Draft AI until December 3, 2013, prior to finalizing the AI

Houston, TX - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit, and its Houston affiliate are teaming up with Lowe’s and Carter’s Kids to provide critical home repairs to four homes, build a playground and make improvements to an elementary school and a community center in the Magnolia Park neighborhood in Houston

Williston, Vermont - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Northern Vermont (HBRANV), is pleased to announce our Better Homes Award (BHA) Event happening this year on November 7, 2013 at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Leahy Center for Lake Champlain from 7 PM – 9 PM and this will be open to the public to attend this year. We are honored to announce that Governor Peter Shumlin will be joining us at the event and will say a few words

WASHINGTON - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to improve the homeownership and financial planning outcomes of active duty service members and veterans, NeighborWorks America CEO Eileen Fitzgerald today called upon nonprofit housing counselors and nonprofit financial capability coaches to increase their outreach and other marketing efforts to those who have chosen to serve their country in the armed forces.

Washington, DC - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that it has directed Fannie Mae and...

HIGHLANDS, N.J. - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the Highlands Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6902, the impact of Superstorm Sandy still lingers more than a year later. The post’s hall, located at 331 Bay Ave., sustained severe flood damage from the storm and continues to recover

WASHINGTON - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced today that it issued a Request for Information online to gather input on innovative, transformational green building technologies in support of its Green Proving Ground program. The program is seeking information from industry, commercial organizations, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations on technologies that have the potential to improve economic and environmental performance in federal buildings.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Shanna L. Smith, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, issued the following statement urging the Senate to hold an up or down vote for U.S. Representative Mel Watt to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that Bank of America will pay $45,000 as part of Conciliation Agreements resolving allegations the lender discriminated against pregnant women seeking mortgage loans. HUD had alleged that the Bank of America refused to refinance the mortgages of two couples in California and Texas, because the women were on maternity leave

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following the Senate's October 31st cloture votes regarding Patricia Millett's appointment to the D.C. Circuit and U.S. Representative Mel Watt's appointment to the Federal Housing Finance Agency the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the statement below

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On November 1st, the Patrick Administration announced the first funding awards under its new High Leverage Asset Preservation Program (HILAPP), aimed at supporting the comprehensive modernization and preservation of the state’s public housing stock. The Program provides grants to local housing authorities that are able to secure matching funds from local and/or other non-DHCD sources

WASHINGTON - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Riverside Plaza, a historic housing development in Minneapolis, earned the prestigious 2013 National Trust/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. This award recognizes efforts that advance the Nation’s historic preservation goals while providing affordable housing and economic development opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) held a hearing titled “Housing Finance Reform: Essential Elements of a Government Guarantee for Mortgage-Backed Securities.”

WASHINGTON, - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly 1.6 million homeowners have received foreclosure prevention counseling by local nonprofits, national intermediaries and state housing finance agencies participating in the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) program. The NFMC program is administered by NeighborWorks® America, one of the nation's largest community development corporations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nails, paint, energy efficient light bulbs and countless helping hands will come to the aid of six U.S. veterans scatter across the country. In the week leading up to and following Veterans Day, hundreds of Caesars Entertainment and Rebuilding Together volunteers will honor Veterans Day in a big way by performing safety upgrades and beautification projects on four homes, a local high school and a community Veterans of Foreign Wars Post building

San Francisco - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Moderate AND choppy is how noted economist Ken Rosen described the U.S. economic recovery to a group of senior commercial real estate advisors here last week. Rosen, chairman of Rosen Consulting Group, chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics and professor emeritus of the University of California’s Haas School of Business, said despite private sector job growth, low interest rates, continued quantitative easing and improvement in the housing market, the road to recovery is anything but easy. He made his remarks at the annual convention of The Counselors of Real Estate professional association, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that a Las Vegas homeowners association, its management company, and the owner of a rental property will pay $65,000 under a Conciliation Agreement resolving allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act when they refused to grant a family’s request to park in the driveway of its home an ambulance that the family needed to transport its son, who has a disability, to and from medical appointments.

Washington, DC - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- National data show interest rates on mortgages continued their upward trend. Contract mortgage interest rates increased 0.11 percent from August to September, according to an index of new mortgage contracts.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rebuilding Together San Gabriel Valley Foothills is teaming up with Choice Hotels and Rodeway Inn for the 4th Annual Rebuilding Dreams project, to rebuild the home of a homeowner-in-need in honor of “Make a Difference Day,” a national day of service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $400,000 to help six communities across the country, including Spartanburg, S.C., expand their use of green infrastructure. The funding is in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which directs federal agencies to identify climate-resilient investments such as agency grants and technical assistance for communities across the country.