Finding the homeless on Portland's streetsThursday, January 27, 2011 @ 12:16AMAbout a dozen social service workers spent several chilly hours Wednesday night walking the city's streets and parks and exploring its hidden nooks and crannies, looking for any homeless men or women who had not checked in at a shelter. It was time for the annual count of Portland's homeless, and they didn't want to miss anyone.
Foreclosures being actively marketedTuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 6:54PMCOVINGTON — One in four homes for sale in Newton County is a foreclosed property, according to a review of foreclosure trends by RealtyStore, a national consumer-focused provider of residential foreclosure listings.
Blueprint Communities in West Virginia Get a Green Light: Successes in Revitalization Qualify Them for More AssistanceMonday, September 27, 2010 @ 10:20AMCHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The last three years have not been comforting to struggling neighborhoods. Unemployment has risen, credit has tightened, foreclosures have created blight and a soft commercial market has prompted more “available” signs. Today, however, some West Virginia communities received news that should make them more optimistic about their futures. The Federal Home Loan ...
Blueprint Communities in West Virginia Get a Green Light: Successes in Revitalization Qualify Them for More AssistanceMonday, September 27, 2010 @ 10:14AMCHARLESTON, W. Va.----The last three years have not been comforting to struggling neighborhoods. Unemployment has risen, credit has tightened, foreclosures have created blight and a soft commercial market has prompted more “available” signs.
Chinese Drywall Help Available from HUDWednesday, December 23, 2009 @ 8:30AMHelp is on the way for some Chinese drywall homeowners from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). According to the agency, it is instructing Federal Housing Administration (FHA)- approved lenders to offer temporary help to Chinese drywall victims, and allowing municipalities to use Community Development Block Grant funds to help remediate homes [...]
School board ponders ROTCSaturday, December 19, 2009 @ 8:23PMPITTSBURG, Kan. — Whether to apply to implement a Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps in 2011 was the subject of lengthy discussion at the Pittsburg Board of Education meeting this past week.
Treasury Gets Tougher On Home Loan ReliefMonday, November 30, 2009 @ 2:41PMThe Obama administration threatened on Monday to punish mortgage lenders with fines unless they speed up efforts to give hard-pressed homeowners a permanent break on monthly payments.
Texas Mortgage Boom Spurred by Low Rates, $8K Tax Credit: StreamlineFHA.org and MortgageRateNotifier.com See Increases ...Thursday, September 24, 2009 @ 5:00AMAUSTIN, Texas----The Fed’s recent announcement that the U.S. government will continue to purchase mortgage backed securities sent interest rates tumbling below 5% for qualified buyers and mortgagors.
ACORN scandal puts Bachmann in the spotlightSunday, September 20, 2009 @ 12:45AMPoliticians on both sides of aisle join effort to halt funding