- March 2, 2010MassHousing has approved $150,000 in funding to help create 11 new units of affordable sober housing for women with children in New Bedford. The MassHousing grant of $150,000 for the sober housing being developed by the Women’s Institute for Housing and Development at the former Ingraham School will come from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc.
- March 1, 2010www.ndhfa.org“The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency relies on a multitude of partners to deliver its services – affordable home loans for first-time buyers; safe, decent and accessible rental housing for low-income families; and technical assistance and fiscal resources to address the housing challenges faced by rural communities,” said Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who presented the awards on behalf of the North Dakota Industrial Commission. “To recognize the work of their outstanding housing partners, the Agency created the Champion of Affordable Housing Awards.”
- February 23, 2010The Cleveland Plain Dealer
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich said today he will ask the Obama Administration to reconsider its decision to exclude hard-hit Ohio from a new federal effort to help states cope with the housing foreclosure crisis. - February 23, 2010The Detroit News
Financially strapped homeowners in Michigan and four other states with hard-hit housing markets could get help under a $1.5 billion federal plan announced Friday. The program is targeted for states where the average price of homes has fallen by more that 20 percent from their peak. - February 23, 2010Detroit Free Press
Michigan is among five states getting money under a $1.5-billion program announced Friday to help struggling homeowners, but it's unclear how many people will be helped or how the program would work. - February 23, 2010Bradenton.com
The federal government plans to pump more foreclosure-prevention money into Florida, which continues to have the highest rate of people falling behind on their mortgages. - February 23, 2010Miami Business and Industry Examiner
It was announced Friday that Florida was part of a White Plan that will include other several states as well in a $1.5 Billion dollar initiative to help struggling homeowners. - February 23, 2010The Miami Herald
The government threw a $1.5 billion lifeline to unemployed and underwater homeowners on Friday, amid a new report suggesting the nation's foreclosure crisis may be easing. Under the initiative, Florida and four other states that have seen home prices fall by at least 20 percent since their peak, will be eligible to apply for the funds. - February 23, 2010Florida Sun Sentinel
South Florida homeowners who lost their jobs or owe more than their property is worth could be in line for a big new dose of federal housing aid. President Barack Obama on Friday unleashed $1.5 billion to help homeowners in Florida and other states hit hardest by unemployment and a flood of foreclosures. - February 19, 2010Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Cris White has been identified by the Board of Directors as the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority’s (CHFA) finalist for its open Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer position. His official appointment will be made pending the state mandated 14-day notification period and barring any information that would affect his candidacy for the position.
