Affordable housing numbers will improve, conference told

September 2, 2010 By: ABC News

A national conference on homelessness has heard there should be significant progress on the issue in the next two years as homes built with stimulus money are finished.

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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Recovery Act Support for Public Safety, Community Centers, Public Schools and Health Care Facilities

September 2, 2010 By: USDA

WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced investments in 28 states that will create jobs and improve needed infrastructure in rural communities across the nation. The projects are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act).

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Hurricane Earl: Obama declares emergency as storm heads for eastern seaboard

September 2, 2010 By: The Guardian.co.uk

Barack Obama yesterday declared an emergency as states along the eastern seaboard of the US prepared evacuation plans to be put in to operation if hurricane Earl moves inland instead of glancing the shoreline.

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Stabilizing Neighborhoods: Lessons Learned from the Field

September 2, 2010 By: Federal Reserve Board Governor Elizabeth A. Duke

Good morning. I want to welcome you to the Federal Reserve Board for this two-day summit to examine the problems associated with vacant and abandoned property and to explore innovative approaches to neighborhood stabilization.

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Affordable Housing Scarce in Post_Katrina New Orleans

September 1, 2010 By: GlobeSt. com

NEW ORLEANS-Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated this vibrant city, affordable housing options are limited, particularly for low-income women who previously lived in public housing.

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Hurricane Earl Powers Toward U.S. as Emergency Agencies Prepare

September 1, 2010 By: BusinessWeek

Hurricane Earl weakened slightly as it powered toward the U.S., threatening to graze North Carolina and lash coastal Massachusetts and prompting emergency agencies to begin preparing for the major storm.

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Economists believe stimulus bill has created millions of jobs

September 1, 2010 By: Job.com

The national unemployment rate has been a major news story since the beginning of the recession in 2008. The Obama administration has been trying to take as many steps as possible to ensure that Americans can get back to work. One of the more controversial moves by the government was the $814 billio...

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Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Rose More Than Forecast in June

August 31, 2010 By: Bloomberg

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose more than forecast in June from a year earlier, reflecting the influence of a government tax incentive and a sign the market was stabilizing before sales plunged in July.

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Mortgage rates hitting record lows

August 31, 2010 By: The Baltimore Sun

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported this month that refinancing applications are up 26 percent during the past four weeks and account for about 82 percent of all mortgage applications. Not since May 2009 has the number of refinancing applications been higher.

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Obama Plans Refinancing Aid, Loans for Jobless Homeowners, HUD Chief Says

August 30, 2010 By: Bloomberg

The Obama administration plans to set up an emergency loan program for the unemployed and a government refinancing effort in the next few weeks to help homeowners pay their mortgages after home sales dropped in July, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said

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