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WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- California receives more grant funds from U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) than any other state in the nation to help address the issue of veteran homelessness. The State got nearly $16 million, about 25 percent of all the grant money going to local public housing agencies across the country. Florida was the second highest with about $6 million, followed by Texas with about $5 million

SACRAMENTO, CA - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) today announced that Sacramento County will receive $368,568 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Program. This funding will make 50 housing vouchers available to local homeless veterans through the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA)

SAN DIEGO, CA - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice are remembered this Memorial Day weekend, help is on the way for homeless veterans in the City of San Diego thanks to 185 federal housing vouchers awarded to the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mercy Housing California is accelerating its efforts to improve the standard of living of low-to-moderate income affordable housing residents by creating new financial models for the funding of additional services

COLTON, CA - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Hodgdon Group, a full-service real estate brokerage, development and construction firm, announced today that it has completed construction of the conversion of the former Borders Books and Music building at Montclair Plaza in Montclair, Calif., for the opening of an Ashley Furniture HomeStore today, May 17, 2013. Hodgdon Group's HMC Construction, Inc. handled all entitlements and served as the design-build contractor for the major renovation of the 42,000-square-foot freestanding building located at 5055 S. Montclair Plaza Lane

IRVINE, CA - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that Hutton Companies, one of Southern California’s foremost developers, has begun construction on La Verne Village, a 172-unit mixed-use residential and retail community in La Verne, Calif., located in the San Gabriel Valley, east of Los Angeles, on Foothill Boulevard, the Historic Route 66.

Washington, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA 25) and Congressman Scott Peters (D- CA 52) introduced H.R. 1997, the Communities Achieving Sustainability Act (CASA). CASA Authorizes the Housing Urban Development (HUD) to make 203k loans to small investors for a 2-year period. This legislation will help revitalize communities (especially those hurt most by the recent foreclosure crisis), increase property values and create economic growth in the housing market.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jason Sterlino pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to paying bribes to a bank official in order to procure residential mortgage loans, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), joined by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman John Garamendi, and Congressman Ami Bera, called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to keep its Sacramento office open in response to HUD’s announcement of its plans to close that branch. The Sacramento office currently serves the epicenter of the housing crisis. The region continues to have one of the highest rates of foreclosures and underwater homeowners in the Nation

JOSHUA TREE, CA - May 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) today cut the ceremonial ribbon to commemorate the opening of the new Joshua Tree Elementary School. Cook was joined by approximately 25 students and more than 50 individuals from the community. The new building is located about a mile north of the previous Joshua Tree Elementary School, which was built on an earthquake fault. The new school is located at 4950 Sunburst Avenue in Joshua Tree and will serve approximately 300 students when it opens this fall.

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Higher home prices put a dent in California’s housing affordability during the first quarter of 2013, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- (NHS). For over two decades now, NHS has continued making this neighborhood a neighborhood of choice by creating BLOC clubs, putting first time homebuyers in homes and revitalizing the neighborhood through Neighborhood Pride Day. NHS is teaming up with the 3rd Avenue Block Club, Park Mesa Heights Community Council along with over 100 residents and volunteers to beautify a block in Crenshaw on Saturday, May 4, 2013 for Neighborhood Pride Day. Councilman Bernard Park is schedule to drop by at the event to see the activity taking place in his district

Washington, DC - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters released the following statement today in response to news that President Barack Obama will nominate Congressman Melvin L. Watt to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

Los Angeles, CA - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following is a statement made today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® President Don Faught

SACRAMENTO - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Housing Finance Agency announced today the expansion of its financing program to provide assurances and maintain best efforts that multifamily housing continues to remain affordable for California families.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) of North Richmond will receive $145,720 in federal grants to promote affordable housing and bolster foreclosure counseling, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Contra Costa) announced today.

Washington, DC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Gary Miller (CA-31) joined a bipartisan effort to preserve the availability of financing for manufactured housing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) introduced the Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity (HOME) Act of 2013 to help underwater homeowners avoid foreclosure. The HOME Act will help lower homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments, providing them with a path to stay in their homes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), joined by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman John Garamendi, and Congressman Ami Bera, called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to keep its Sacramento office open in response to HUD’s announcement of its plans to close that branch. The Sacramento office currently serves the epicenter of the housing crisis. The region continues to have one of the highest rates of foreclosures and underwater homeowners in the Nation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined by Representative Michael E. Capuano and 65 of their Democratic House colleagues, has released a letter to key Members of the House Committee on Appropriations urging adequate funding for critical community development and housing programs in the Fiscal Year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill