tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2009-06-18://4 2012-02-07T15:52:05Z for Real Estate Investors and Developers Movable Type Pro 4.21-en tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.920 2012-02-07T19:30:00Z 2012-02-07T15:52:05Z

Each month, the Obama Administration releases a Housing Scorecard intended to give a snapshot not only of current housing market conditions, but to offer a comparison between current and past conditions. The January Scorecard was just released, and the data...

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.919 2012-02-06T19:30:00Z 2012-02-06T18:58:39Z

The slump in the housing market has affected more than just existing home prices. It has also affected new construction, including affordable housing projects....

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.918 2012-02-03T19:30:00Z 2012-02-03T16:22:16Z

In separate statements released on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced is it making disaster assistance available for the sates of Alabama and Utah....

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.917 2012-02-02T19:30:00Z 2012-02-02T17:27:39Z

In January, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) released a draft version of its 2012 Housing Tax Credit Contribution (HTCC) procedures. The draft is available for public comment, and will serve as the guidelines for all 2012 HTCC applications....

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.916 2012-02-01T19:30:00Z 2012-02-01T15:17:49Z

For about a year now, California Governor Jerry Brown has been working to close the state's budget gap through a series of spending cuts and tax increases. One of his most controversial moves was to dissolve the state's Redevelopment Agencies...

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.915 2012-01-31T19:30:00Z 2012-01-31T15:48:43Z

On Monday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced the implementation of a new rule aimed at addressing discrimination based on sexual orientation. The new rule prohibits certain actions that can lead to discrimination, and...

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.914 2012-01-30T22:30:00Z 2012-01-30T22:05:16Z

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.913 2012-01-28T19:30:00Z 2012-01-27T16:24:06Z

In the current housing market, foreclosed properties continue to drag down prices and slow the market's recovery. For years, developers have been working to convert some of those empty properties into housing for low- and moderate-income families. Though Low-Income Housing...

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.912 2012-01-27T19:30:00Z 2012-01-27T16:00:54Z

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has announced the availability of millions of dollars in gap financing. Developers of Ohio-based multi-family projects are encouraged to submit applications....

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.911 2012-01-26T19:30:00Z 2012-01-26T15:44:42Z

For many affordable housing developers, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is more representative of bureaucratic red tape than effective housing support. Though the FHA is legally allowed to work with tax credit-based financing for housing projects, its administrative processes are...

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.910 2012-01-25T19:30:00Z 2012-01-25T14:53:50Z

The 8th annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey provides a snapshot of current housing markets. The survey reviews hundreds of housing markets around the world and assigns them an "affordability" rating based on a ratio of housing costs to median...

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.909 2012-01-24T19:30:00Z 2012-01-24T16:56:51Z

Every year, a team from New Zealand conducts a comprehensive, global survey of housing costs. The survey includes dozens of U.S. cities, and the results are released in a report called Demographia....

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.908 2012-01-23T19:30:00Z 2012-01-23T16:40:43Z

The 2011 storm season was one of the most unusual and destructive on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Storm Prediction Center counted 1,894 tornadoes during 2011, including 875 in the month of April. Those high numbers translate...

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.907 2012-01-19T19:30:00Z 2012-01-19T14:05:08Z

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD) released its breakdown of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). Many of the cities and counties that had been eagerly awaiting the news were reminded of just how difficult the country's...

Stephanie Hamilton tag:www.governmentdealfunding.com,2012://4.906 2012-01-18T19:30:00Z 2012-01-18T13:51:00Z

Affordable housing advocates in California received some good news yesterday. Though the state's Redevelopment Agencies are being eliminated, the Housing and Community Development Department has announced the creation of a new fund....

Stephanie Hamilton