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• Lt. Governor Fisher Announces Director's Recognition Awards for Excellence in Housing and Community Development
  Ohio.gov News, Aug 08, 2008
  Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher announced that four Ohio communities, two companies, and one nonprofit organization received the Director's Awards for Excellence in Housin
  
  
• Ellison Lauds New Direction for Housing Bill & the Economy
  U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison, Aug 04, 2008
  Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) today praised the Democratic Congress for its passage of the most comprehensive response yet to the housing mortgage
  
  
• The Federal Reserve Board approved a final rule for home mortgage loans
  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Jul 17, 2008
  The rule prohibits unfair, abusive or deceptive home mortgage lending practices and restricts certain other mortgage practices. The final rule also establishes
  
  
• Justice Department Announces Settlement
  United States Department of Justice, Jul 03, 2008
  The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a proposed settlement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that requires NAR to allow Internet
  
  
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Stresses Importance of Managing Commercial Real Estate Concentrations
  FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Jun 19, 2008
  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued a letter re-emphasizing the importance of strong capital and loan loss allowance levels, and robust credit
  
  
• Home buyers who hire American Society of Home Inspectors
  Enter Source, Jun 02, 2008
  Home buyers who hire American Society of Home Inspectors
  
  
• Tens of Thousands of Californians Could Benefit From Higher Government - Insured Mortgage Limits
  HUD, Mar 10, 2008
  The plan raises FHA's loan limits, enabling more families to qualify for a safe, affordable FHA mortgage
  
  
• HUD Secretary Applauds Neighborworks America For Awarding $130 Million For Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
  HUD, Mar 03, 2008
  Providing foreclosure prevention counseling contributes significantly to securing the American Dream
  
  
• Bush Administration Seeks $38.5 Billion HUD Budget in 2009
  HUD, Feb 11, 2008
  HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson noted the 2009 Budget includes significant increases for housing counseling, homeless assistance and affordable housing programs
  
  
• HUD Launches Initiatives To Improve MDHA Section 8 Program
  HUD, Feb 04, 2008
  New practices aim to sharpen communications with landlords and family participants
  
  
• Dugan Commends Plan to Assist Subprime Borrowers
  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Dec 06, 2007
  The plan announced this afternoon provides a programmatic approach to facilitate modifications of large numbers of mortgages for a key segment of subprime borrowers
  
  
• Program Offers Major Life Change of Home Ownership
  Louisiana Department of Social Services, Nov 28, 2007
  A statewide program providing low income first time home buyers not only money but related financial education
  
  
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Establishes Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
  US Fish and Wildlife Service, Oct 23, 2007
  Rocky Flats will be administered by the Service as a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
  
  
• Sale of Residence Real Estate Tax Tips
  Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Oct 16, 2007
  You may be able to exclude your gain from the sale of a home that you have used for business or to produce rental income.
  
  
• Bush Administration Announces Millions in Housing Counseling Grants
  HUD, Oct 10, 2007
  Approximately 700,000 families will have a greater opportunity to find housing or keep the homes they have.
  
  
• American Red Cross and HUD to Speed Housing Information and Assistance to Displaced Families
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Oct 05, 2007
  Unique agreement allows HUD 'to hit the ground running' after Presidential Declarations
  
  
• Avoiding Mortgage Payment Shock
  FTC, Sep 24, 2007
  A new publication from the FTC has information that could help consumers save their homes and recognize and avoid foreclosure scams.
  
  
• Buying a Home
  FTC, Sep 24, 2007
  FTC Offers Home Buyers Advice on Choosing Real Estate Services
  
  
• Statement on Loss Mitigation Strategies for Servicers of Residential Mortgages
  The Federal Department of Insurance, Sep 14, 2007
  Previously, in April 2007, the federal financial agencies issued a Statement on Working with Mortgage Borrowers and followed this with the July 2007 Statement on Subprime
  
  
• US and China Renew Cooperation on Affordable Housing
  HUD, Aug 30, 2007
  Both countries to promoting and exploring solutions for housing development
  
  
• National Partnership To Help Consumers at Risk of Foreclosure
  FDIC, Jul 26, 2007
  The partnership will focus its efforts in nine markets around the country that are served by both organizations.
  
  
• Government Program Helps Families Stay in Their Homes
  HUD, Jul 26, 2007
  Federal Housing Administration helps homeowners avoid foreclosure.
  
  
• Contact Your Lender Before Higher Payments Put Your Home at Risk
  FDIC, Jul 26, 2007
  That is among the main messages from the FDIC and other banking regulators.
  
  
• Tips to Avoid Home Loan Scams
  Fairfax County Virginia, Jul 26, 2007
  As the housing market softens and fewer people are buying homes or refinancing their mortgages.
  
  
• HUD Settles Cases Against Paying Kickbacks for Referrals
  HUD, Jul 05, 2007
  HUD announced that two settlement agreements were made between two companies which violated RESPAs antikickback and referral fee provisions.
  
  
• Award for Increasing Affordable Housing
  HUD, Jul 05, 2007
  Local efforts seen as national model for cutting red tape.
  
  
• FHA Mortage Insurance Limits Increase
  HUD, Jul 02, 2007
  Homebuyers in six oregon counties can now purchase or refinance a single family home or condo with an FHA-insured mortgage.
  
  
• Efforts to Provide Affordable Housing
  City of Durham - NC, Jun 12, 2007
  The Durham Regional Association of REALTORS will receive the Ambassadors for Cities award.
  
  
• Bill to Benefit Massachusetts Homeowners and Homebuyers
  Congressman Barney Frank, Jun 06, 2007
  House Bill Would Expand Federal Housing Administration Loan Limits for High Cost Areas
  
  
• Knapp Proposes Funds to Assist in Purchasing Homes
  Montogomery County Maryland, May 31, 2007
  Montgomery County Councilmember Mike Knapp is proposing that the Council set aside dedicated funds in the Housing Initiative Fund.
  
  
• Competition In The Real Estate Brokerage Industry
  FTC, May 22, 2007
  Competition in the industry has been hindered as a result of actions taken by some real estate brokers acting through multiple listing services
  
  
• Violations Of RESPA In New Mexico
  HUD, May 08, 2007
  RESPA was enacted in 1974 to provide consumers advance disclosures of settlement charges and to prohibit illegal kickbacks and excessive fees in the homebuying process
  
  
• Buying And Selling Vacation Homes
  FTC, Apr 23, 2007
  The thought of owning a vacation home may sound appealing
  
  
• Condominium Conversion In Washington
  State of Washington, Apr 10, 2007
  Would have helped low income renters with the costs of moving and would have provided more notice to purchase or move out of their apartments
  
  
• Property Insurance Reform
  State of Florida, Apr 10, 2007
  Florida families are suffering from the devastating effects of skyrocketing rates and cancelled insurance policies
  
  
• Property Tax Relief In Florida
  State of Florida, Apr 10, 2007
  Property taxes have grown so burdensome that homeowners and business owners fear being forced
  
  
• Affordable Multifamily Housing In California
  State of California, Apr 10, 2007
  Potential conversion of affordable units to market rate units is an ongoing and critical statewide problem
  
  
• Predatory Lending in San Jose
  State of California, Apr 10, 2007
  Hoping to better protect San Jose homeowners from predatory lenders
  
  
• Limiting Consumers' Choice In Real Estate Services
  Federal Trade Commission, Mar 29, 2007
  Seven law enforcement actions against real estate groups in various places
  
  
• Rental Homes For The Illinois Homeless
  State of Illinois, Mar 29, 2007
  Illinois today moved one step closer to securing a safe and decent home with supportive services to help
  
  
• Real Estate Brokers To Offer Rebates And Inducements
  Department of Justice, Mar 29, 2007
  Settlement resolves the anticompetitive concerns raised by the Kentucky Real Estate
  
  
• Savannah Mortgage Fraud Symposium
  HUD, Mar 29, 2007
  Consumer awareness of all types of fraud within the single housing industry
  
  
• Improvements on Condominiums Laws
  State of Hawaii, Mar 29, 2007
  Condominium owners will have an additional forum for resolving their disputes in a less
  
  
• Real Estate Drive Gross State Product
  State of Idaho, Mar 29, 2007
  Residential and commercial building construction is at an all time high
  
  
• Protecting Families And Homeownership In The State Of Maryland
  State of Maryland, Mar 29, 2007
  Government is living up to its responsibility to advance the common good and protect our middle class families and homeowners
  
  
• Exchange Of Land In Utah
  State of Utah, Mar 29, 2007
  Legislation to allow the exchange of two small parcels of land
  
  
• Tennessee Productive Housing Development
  State of Tennessee, Mar 29, 2007
  Affordable housing led to the creation of an unprecedented number of affordable housing opportunities
  
  
• Largest Direct Consumer Restitution In Washington
  State of Washington, Mar 29, 2007
  Thousands of Washington homeowners who were overcharged for home loans
  
  
• Real Estate Market In North Carolina
  Federal Reserve Government, Mar 29, 2007
  A residential real estate agent in Greensboro, for example, characterized the market as
  
  
• FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits In Six Washington Counties
  HUD, Mar 28, 2007
  Mortgage limits have been increased to better meet the need in the markets of several Washington counties
  
  
• State Wins Case Against Nations Capital Mortgage Corporation
  State of Washington, Mar 28, 2007
  The Department found that Nationscapital conducted business from unlicensed locations
  
  
• Arizona Land Development Recommendation
  State Of Arizona, Mar 28, 2007
  Arizona involves the public in the planning process right from the start
  
  
• Opportunities Now Made For Low Income Homebuyers
  Housing and Urban Development , Mar 20, 2007
  HUD will increase housing opportunities for low income households by
  
  
• Seniors and Working Families Get Closer to Housing
  ca.gov, Mar 01, 2007
  The Housing Trust Fund will be governed as a partnership between the cities, County and businesses. The Housing Trust Funds will be used to address the wide range of aff
  
  
• International Real Estate and Investors
  Press Release, Feb 13, 2007
  A local real estate agent also confirms that the British people are among the highest number of investors in Barbados, making up some
  
  
• Federal Reserve Bank District and Real Estate Reports
  Federal Reserve, Jan 25, 2007
  In contrast to the housing sector, commercial real estate markets continued to see strong activity in most Districts. Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis
  
  
• New Home Sales Rise in November
  National Association of Home Builders, Jan 03, 2007
  The US Commerce Department reported that sales of newly built single family homes rose
  
  
• Commercial Real Estate in California
  State of California, Dec 18, 2006
  The Green Building Order calls for reducing electricity consumption in State buildings 20 percent by 2015
  
  
• Buying and Selling Timeshares and Vacation Plans
  Federal Trade Commission, Dec 01, 2006
  The thought of owning a vacation home may sound appealing but the year round responsibility and expense that come with it may not
  
  
• HUD Breaks Ground On Americas First PATH Concept Home
  HUD, Nov 14, 2006
  Innovative and affordable home will feature high quality and energy efficient building and design features
  
  
• Buying VS Renting a Home
  Ginnie Mae, Oct 23, 2006
  There are many advantages to buying a home versus renting one
  
  
• Real Property Tax Rate Changes To Take Effect October 1
  District of Columbia, Oct 20, 2006
  Real Property Recordation and Transfer Tax Rates
  
  
• Harlem, The City's Housing Initiatives And The Private Sector
  State of New York, Oct 13, 2006
  In a market dominated by rental developments, there has been a recent movement to increase homeownership opportunities in Harlem
  
  
• Residential Real Estate And Construction Survey
  Federal Reserve Government, Oct 06, 2006
  Residential real estate agents said homes sales were down
  
  
• Norfolk Housing Market
  State of Virginia, Sep 29, 2006
  The average sales price of new homes sold in Norfolk from January through July rose
  
  
• Home Inspections Are One Of The Most Important Protections
  State Of Kentucky, Sep 22, 2006
  Many buyers want to save a little money by waiving their right to a home inspection
  
  
• Reports From The Twelve Federal Reserve Districts
  Federal Reserve Government, Sep 15, 2006
  Housing markets and home construction activity weakened throughout the nation, but commercial real estate and construction strengthened in most
  
  
• St. Louis Area Real Estate And Construction
  Federal Reserve Government, Sep 08, 2006
  Residential real estate activity in the Eighth District showed signs, albeit mixed, of slowing
  
  
• Norfolk, Virginia Housing Market
  State of Virginia, Aug 28, 2006
  Existing Single Family Detached Home Sales Through May, the average and median sales price of existing single-family detached homes in Norfolk remains above
  
  
• Commercial Real Estate Loan In Texas
  FDIC Report, Aug 18, 2006
  Insured institutions based in Texas are increasing commercial real estate (CRE) loan exposures
  
  
• FDIC On Buying Single Family Feature Residential Properties
  FDIC Report, Aug 11, 2006
  An individual or family whose income does not exceed 115 percent of area median income and who will for at least one year occupy the home as the principal place of
  
  
• In VA, Estimating The Fair Market Value Of House
  fairfaxva.gov, Aug 04, 2006
  The estimated value is obtained by comparing similar properties of the same type and class which have sold recently in the same neighborhood, taking into consideration
  
  
• FHA Home Hud Loan Increase
  HUD Government, Jul 28, 2006
  HUD Announces Higher FHA Home Loan Limits To Help More American Families Become Homeowners
  
  
• CitiMortgage Funds $5.4 Billion in Affordable Housing for Texas; Results Aid 55,000 New Homeowners
  Press Release, Jul 21, 2006
  This funding is part of Citi's Opportunities Within Neighborhoods(TM) program, which aims to increase homeownership substantially throughout the country under a $200 bill
  
  
• National Homeownership Month, 2006
  Press Release, Jul 12, 2006
  A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
  
  
• Second District Report On NY Commercial Real Estate
  federalreserve.gov, Jun 07, 2006
  The region's housing market was mixed but, on balance, softer in early 2006
  
  
• Beige Book For Atlanta GA And San Francisco CA Real Estate
  federalreserve.gov, Jun 06, 2006
  Activity in residential real estate markets continued at high levels
  
  
• FDIC Government On Commercial Real Estate Lending
  FDIC.Gov, Jun 02, 2006
  Attached proposed interagency guidance relating to sound risk-management practices for concentrations in commercial real estate lending
  
  
• FHA Hud Home National Homeownership Month
  hud.gov, Jun 02, 2006
  FHA overhaul is centerpiece to further homeownership for lower income Americans
  
  
• Credit Unions Exhibit Strong Loan Growth in 2005
  ncua.gov, Jun 01, 2006
  The nation’s federally insured credit unions reported strong loan growth as delinquencies remained low according to fourth quarter 2005
  
  

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