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Campaign aims to improve perceptions about public housing
Milwaukee Journal SentinelA new national campaign aimed at improving the perceptions about public housing has been launched and features a Milwaukee resident as an example of someone who is succeeding. Called ReThink, Why Housing Matters, the initiative celebrates the stories of...Tags: Interior Policy, Social Issues, Public Housing, Newspaper and Magazine, Washington, DC
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Summit seeks to develop tri-county master plan for affordable housing
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.The Charleston region is growing with jobs and new home construction, but there needs to be a master plan to address the continued lack of affordable housing. That was the theme of an inaugural affordable housing conference held by the nonprofit...Tags: Land Price
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May 18 Letters: Comp time, online taxes, federal spending, energy conservation
Progressive influence I find it amusing to read letters to the editor where people are bound to one party and all it stands for and the vitriol that spews from their pens. Blind allegiance to either party — given both of their track records —...Tags: Medicare, Gloucester Point, Real Estate, International Energy, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Short sales routinely show up in credit reports as foreclosures
WASHINGTON — Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather...
Tags: Freddie Mac, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mortgages, Federal Housing Administration, Real Estate
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Wilmington hurting from labor shortage in construction
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.A shortage of skilled construction workers has developed in Wilmington and other areas of North Carolina even as overall employment in the field continues to fall. It has made it harder for smaller and custom residential builders to deal with increasing...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Electrical Services, Work Relations, Employment
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New home construction surges 50% in Tampa area
The Tampa TribuneMore Tampa Bay area homebuilders are swinging hammers again as the improving economy helped boost new home construction by nearly 50 percent in the first quarter of this year. To be sure, that's starting from a low level, and new housing starts are...Tags: Freddie Mac, Land Price, Hillsborough County, Tampa, House Building
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BRIEF: Conference to discuss meeting Charleston area's housing and economic needs
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.The nonprofit Lowcountry Housing Trust is hosting an all-day conference today to discuss how to meet the Charleston area's housing and economic development needs. The event, titled "Housing Matters: A Tri-County Housing Summit," is being held at the... -
When short sales leave sellers short
Are large numbers of homeowners who have negotiated short sales with lenders at risk because of a startling omission in the American credit system? Do their credit reports and scores indicate that they were foreclosed upon, rather than having negotiated a...Tags: Mortgages, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Freddie Mac, Real Estate, Federal Housing Administration
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Oxnard special election profiles: Martin Jones
Ventura County StarMartin Jones says he would not call himself a model citizen. "Some people think I'm just a troublemaker," said Jones, 73, one of 13 candidates seeking the open Oxnard City Council seat in the June 4 special election. The winner will fill the vacancy...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Barbs fly over campaign spending in Lower Macungie
Republican candidates battling for seats on Lower Macungie's Board of Commissioners are trading last-minute barbs over campaign contributions and how those donations have been reported leading up to Tuesday's primary. Challengers Ron Beitler and Brian...Tags: Political Fundraising, Real Estate, Voting, Local Elections, Brian Higgins
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Pomona to hear eminent domain proposal
Inland Valley Daily BulletinA San Francisco-based firm that has proposed using eminent domain in San Bernardino County as a means to address mortgage foreclosures will be advising the city on programs and services residents could use to deal with so-called underwater mortgages....Tags: Realty, Mortgages, Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Financial and Business Services
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200-unit Hill Farms planned for Kaysville
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahNext month, Destination Homes plans to unveil an ambitious new 83-acre, 200-unit development in Davis County called Hill Farms. Although the first homes will not be built until September, the Layton-based company's president, Brad Wilson, said potential...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Real Estate, Homes, Inventories, Rentals
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