Housing News
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- Employment dropped in August
- 01 Sep 2010 18:33:40 -0700 - One of the lingering effects of the national recession is that unemployment figures are still fairly high, and that problem got no better in the last two months.
- What is information security?
- 01 Sep 2010 15:02:00 -0700 - Welcome to Information Secure with Ondrej Krehel on Credit.com
- Consumers paying more to file for bankruptcy
- 31 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0700 - Most Americans who file for bankruptcy protection do so as a last resort because they do not have the funds to meet their financial obligations. Ironically, those seeking this form of debt relief will see the cost of filing increase, as evidenced by a new study.
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http://www.credit.com/news/
- Freddie Mac, New Vista, REDC to Auction 135 Homes on August 7 in Phoenix to Boost First-Time Homeownership
- July 16, 2010 - McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC), real estate auction specialist REDC, and New Vista today announced plans to auction 135 HomeSteps® REO homes to individual homebuyers at the Phoenix Convention Center on August 7, 2010.
Provided courtesy of:
http://www.freddiemac.com/news/news_archive.htm
- Home Values Rise in Second Quarter
- August 30, 2010 - McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) announced today the results of its second quarter Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index (CMHPI).
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http://www.freddiemac.com/news/mort_rates.htm
- Mortgage Fraud: Freddie Mac Releases Spanish Language Version of Foreclosure Scam Video on YouTube
- February 6, 2008 - McLean, VA – Freddie Mac has re-edited the custom made video it posted to YouTube for Spanish-speaking homeowners in an effort to warn more delinquent borrowers about a widespread form of foreclosure fraud.
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http://www.freddiemac.com/news/news_archive.htm
- Freddie Mac Announces Forbearances for Borrowers With Single Family Homes Affected by Problem Drywall
- June 18, 2010 - McLean, VA – Freddie Mac today announced that servicers may grant forbearances on a case-by-case basis to borrowers with Freddie Mac-owned mortgages secured by single family homes that contain problem drywall.
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http://www.freddiemac.com/news/news_archive.htm
- Start the School Year with EPA’s Energy Star
- Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:39:58 -0400 - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging students and their parents to support the environment by shopping for back-to-school clothes and supplies at retail stores that have earned the Energy Star label
- EPA Awards Nearly $2 Million to Chelsea Collaborative to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
- Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:01 -0400 - (Boston, Mass. – Sept. 1, 2010) – Significant funding from the Recovery Act will help the Chelsea Produce Market to dramatically reduce diesel emissions, improving air quality in a busy urban shipping center, protecting health for thousands of Boston-area residents
- EPA Releases Final Report on Air Toxics Near St. Josaphat School, No Unsafe Levels of Hexavalent Chromium, Lead or Other Toxic Metals Detected
- Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:53:46 -0400 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA099 Chicago (Sept. 1, 2010) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 announced today that the final report based on the school air toxics monitoring data from St
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http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open
- Get Your Students Back to School – While Saving Money and Helping the Environment
- Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:40:17 -0400 - (Boston, Mass. - Aug. 17, 2010) – Even in a tight economy, parents and students still need a back-to-school shopping trip for clothes, backpacks, computers and school supplies
- Advanced Planning for Back-to-School Can Save Money and Help the Environment
- Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:35:28 -0400 - PHILADELPHIA (August 13, 2010) -- Even with a tight economy parents and students still need the back-to-school shopping trip for clothes, backpacks, computers and school supplies
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http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open
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http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-home-front/index.html
- ON THE ROAD FROM RECOVERY TO REVITALIZATION
- Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:02:00 GMT - Five years ago, one of the most destructive natural disasters in our nation's history hit the Gulf Coast. When they hit the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita took thousands of lives, displaced millions of residents, wiped out hundreds of square miles of coastal land, and inflicted major damage to nearly 300,000 homes.
- HUD AWARDS $312 MILLION IN DISASTER RECOVERY GRANTS TO HELP STATES REDUCE DAMAGES FROM FUTURE DISASTERS
- Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:01:00 GMT - WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded nearly $312 million to 13 states to invest in efforts to reduce the human, physical, and economic toll of future disasters. The grants announced today are provided through HUD's Disaster Recovery Enhancement Fund (DREF) and are intended to encourage states to undertake activities and long-term strategies that focus on reducing damages from future natural disasters.
- HUD ANNOUNCES $189 MILLION AVAILABLE TO REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES
- Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:02:00 GMT - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is making $189 million in grants available to transform public and assisted housing and to revitalize communities. Appearing in today's Federal Register are the Notices of Funding Availability, the federal application, for two revitalization initiatives: The Choice Neighborhoods FY 2010 and the HOPE VI FY 2010. Both applications can be accessed at www.grants.gov.
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http://www.hud.gov/
