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Tag Archives: housing
Making Homes Affordable
The Advertising Council, in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced today the launch of a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to encourage homeowners who are struggling with their monthly mortgage payments to learn about the Making Home Affordable Program. While [...]
International Interest in U.S. Homeownership
The following article is part of a long term study The Golden Rule’s Social Justification. ARTICLE International home buyers are increasingly attracted to property in the U.S., according to the National Association of Realtors®’ 2010 Profile of International Home Buying Activity. Several factors, including the strength of the dollar, the value and desirability of U.S. [...]
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New Construction Housing Sees Upturn
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for March 2010: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000. This is 7.5 percent (±1.3%) above the revised February rate of 637,000 and is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged build, building, homes, new construction, real estate Leave a comment
Action On Flood Insurance Renewal
The National Association of Realtors® said today that it will continue to press Congress for speedy action to renew authority for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program that expired March 28. Congress is on its spring recess and will return April 12. Flood insurance is required [...]
Posted in Insurance Also tagged FEMA, flood insurance, flooding, home, Homeowners, houses, real estate Leave a comment
Housing Starts
NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN FEBRUARY 2010 BUILDING PERMITS * Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 612,000. This is 1.6 percent (±1.0%) below the revised January rate of 622,000, but is 11.3 percent (±1.8%) above the February 2009 estimate of 550,000. * Single-family authorizations in [...]
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Neighborhood Stabilization Boot Camp
BOSTON, MA – Dozens of local officials from 12 of the regions hit hardest by the housing crisis are meeting at Harvard University March 14 -16 to develop new strategies for stabilizing neighborhoods that experience large numbers of foreclosures. The Boot Camp will convene teams of government officials, nonprofits and real estate firms from Baltimore; [...]
Real Estate Hardest-Hit Fund
WASHINGTON, DC — The Obama Administration released the next steps in the recently announced Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest Hit Housing Markets (“HFA Hardest-Hit Fund”). On February 19, 2010, President Obama announced additional funding for innovative measures to help families in the states that have been hit the hardest by the aftermath [...]
Posted in FHA Financing, real estate Also tagged Arizona, California, FHA, finance, Florida, hardest-hit fund, HUD, markets, Michigan, Nevada, real estate Leave a comment
Economics Of Alternative Energy Consumption
This article is part of a series on The Waterfall House energy experiment. At the beginning of a this experiment, an economist said, “Using water will be cheaper than using electricity to control our environment.” A scientist said, “It can not be done.” So, the economist set-up the scientific experiment in an attempt to prove [...]
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Cooling System Formulas
This article is part of a series on The Waterfall House energy experiment. The Waterfall House had been up and running for several months. After having two record days of heat in a row, I was asked: Q: HOW IS YOUR COOLING SYSTEM WORKING NOW!!!??? A: Great! The details follow. In a nutshell — Yeeha! [...]
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No Sale For Mantua Gardens East