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El Nino Fuels the Need to Prepare for a More Active Tornado Season, says IBHS
March 16, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Tampa, FL - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — With an El Nino winter almost behind us, it is time to start preparing for what forecasters predict will be an active spring for tornadoes, warns the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).
Attorney General McCollum Hosts South Florida Community Forum on Housing Issue
March 15, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
MIAMI, FL - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Bill McCollum and the Florida Interagency Mortgage Task Force today hosted a community forum in Miami to discuss the housing crisis. The event was designed to present a comprehensive approach for dealing with housing-related issues and provide information and assistance to consumers. Participating agencies included state agencies, law enforcement and regulatory authorities
Orange City Landlord and Manager to Pay $100,000 in Civil Penalties as Part of Settlement of Justice Department Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
March 2, 2010 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC - March 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Justice Department today announced that landlord James Stevens, his company Fountain View Apartments Inc., and his former rental manager, Mildred Chastain, have agreed to pay $415,000 in monetary damages and civil penalties to settle a Fair Housing Act lawsuit alleging that they discriminated against African Americans and families with children at Fountain View Apartments, a 42-unit apartment complex in Orange City, Fla.
Recent Earthquakes Should Prompt U.S. to Prepare Now, Says IBHS
March 1, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Tampa, FL - March 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The tragedies of the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti serve as a reminder that parts of the United States are highly vulnerable to the devastating effects of this unpredictable natural disaster.
Kendrick Meek and the Housing Market: Main Street Must Prosper Again
February 23, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - February 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Kendrick Meek today released the following statement regarding President Obama’s decision to use funding from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to support Florida homeowners and stabilize the housing market
Secretary Shinseki Announces $53 Million for Cape Coral, Fla., Facility
January 18, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - January 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the award of a $53 million contract to a Florida firm to construct a new clinic in Cape Coral. The new building will replace a Fort Myers facility and expand diagnostic and treatment capacity for southwest Florida’s Veterans
$38 Million for Central Park Revitalization
January 14, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - January 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — In one of the most significant investments for the Tampa Bay region under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Tampa Housing Authority is receiving $38 million to revitalize the Central Park Village area and transform it into a new community that will uplift this historic neighborhood and create hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs. Since last year, Congresswoman Kathy Castor has pressed officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to award this money to the residents in the heart of Tampa through Tampa Housing Authority. Just last week, Castor urged HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to invest in redeveloping Central Park Village and bolster our economic recovery.
Florida Housing Launches Green Building Website
January 12, 2010 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TALLAHASSEE, FL - January 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) recently launched a new Web site aimed at encouraging green building practices in affordable housing across the state of Florida. The site, www.floridahousing.org/GreenBuilding, is another example of Florida Housing’s recent push to “Go Green.”
First Lake County family benefits from federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program
December 21, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
EUSTIS, FL - December 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Lake County Department of Community Services is pleased to announce, with its partner Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter, the first Lake County family to receive funding through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) is moved into their new home on Starbird Street in Eustis
CFO SINK TALKS ABOUT SOLUTIONS FOR HOMEOWNERS AT FLORIDA HOUSING HELP ROUNDTABLE
December 21, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TALLAHASSEE, FL - December 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Florida CFO Alex Sink today highlighted two initiatives she started to bring real, tangible help to Florida homeowners facing foreclosure, and heard from local leaders and community groups who are on the frontlines of tackling the state’s housing crisis.
Florida Housing Encourages All Floridians to Participate in 2010 Census
December 1, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TALLAHASSEE, FL - December 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The 2010 U.S. Census is right around the corner. Florida Housing encourages all Floridians to do your part by completing and returning your mandatory Census forms.
Florida Housing Releases New Issue Bond Program Preliminary Reservations
November 25, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TALLAHASSEE, FL - November 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — In late October, 2009, the Treasury, the Federal Housing Finance Administration, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced a new program under which housing bond issuers will have the opportunity to sell multifamily bonds to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) that will in turn be securitized and sold to the Treasury. The new program is known as the HFA Initiative/ New Issue Bond Purchase (“NIBP”) program and has been created based on authority granted under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA).
Attorney General Alerts Consumers to Important Deadline in Chinese Drywall Litigation
November 23, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TALLAHASSEE, FL - November 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued a consumer advisory alerting homeowners whose homes contain allegedly defective Chinese drywall manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. to an opportunity to ensure their claims against the company are preserved. Knauf is one of several Chinese drywall manufacturers accused in a private class action lawsuit pending in federal court in Louisiana, of importing defective drywall into the United States during the recent housing boom. The company has agreed to accept service of a single lawsuit that will be filed on December 9, 2009 in the Louisiana federal court However, under the court’s order, homeowners with homes containing the allegedly defective Knauf drywall who wish to be included in the lawsuit must submit claims to the lead counsel in the lawsuit on or before December 2, 2009
Florida Housing Invited Developers to Participate in New Issue Bond Program
November 17, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
TALLAHASSEE, FL - November 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — In late October, 2009, the Treasury, the Federal Housing Finance Administration, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced a new program under which housing bond issuers will have the opportunity to sell multifamily bonds to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) that will in turn be securitized and sold to the Treasury. The new program is known as the HFA Initiative/ New Issue Bond Purchase (“NIBP”) program and has been created based on authority granted under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA).
Florida Housing Named State Agency of the Year
November 16, 2009 Posted by Florida RealEstateRama
Non-profits applaud state’s affordable housing agency for expanding affordable housing opportunities for Florida’s most vulnerable citizens. TALLAHASSEE, FL - November 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) was recently awarded “State Agency of the Year” by the Florida Supportive Housing Coalition (FLSHC) and the Florida Coalition for the Homeless (FCH) during their Third Annual Statewide Housing and Homeless Conference last month in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
