March 30, 2012

Weekly Online Resources Round-up

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If you are seeking information on education, training or finding a job, the federal government has resources that may help you on your endeavor. In this week’s online resources round-up, we bring you resources from USA.gov and HUD.gov. You’re going to want to bookmark these pages. From USA.gov: Education and Training Primary, secondary, and higher [...]

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Daily Housing News Round-Up

HUD Awards $33 million To HIV-AIDS housing programs. Secretary Donovan to examine youth violence prevention with White House, federal and local leaders at National Summit. The Associated Press reports, mortgage rates dip, helping homebuyers. CoreLogic projects that 2.3 million homeowners may qualify for ‘HARP 2.0′. The Economist asserts that investments in efficiency are getting more [...]

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March 28, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

Associated Press reports, six housing agencies in Va. will share a total $1.2 million in federal grants to help homeless veterans obtain housing. Forbes’ Morgan Brennan projects that this spring could be the best home-buying season in years. HUD officials visit Atlanta to discuss new LGBT housing rule. Dunedin is touted as the highest-ranking green [...]

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March 27, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-Up

Today, National Mortgage Professional Magazine reported HUD and VA’s new initiative to house nearly 10,000 homeless U.S. vets. Bloomberg prints, Deutsche bank agreed pay $32.5 million to settle mortgage suit over home loan litigation claims. Baltimore City’s housing department will pump $5 million into reducing lead paint risk following a federal grant. California’s pending home [...]

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Infrastructure Investments Can Help Alleviate Housing and Transportation Costs for Middle Class Families

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As President Obama often says, “this is a make or break moment for the middle class” and for those who are working hard to reach it. The American middle class is beginning to recover from the economic crisis. The economy has added private sector jobs for two straight years, for a total of over 3.9 [...]

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