Yearly Archives: 2012
FEMA Housing Units a Common – and Welcome – Sight in Ward County
June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- They don't appear on any maps, but following the 2011 Souris River flood, there are three new communities in Ward County. De Sour Valley Heights, Virgil Workman Village and Recovery Village are group housing sites built under the supervision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at the request of FEMA. The sites are filled with manufactured homes provided by FEMA, supplementing hundreds more that sit near flooded residences or in previously existing manufactured home parks.
TAXPAYER SUPPORT NEEDED FOR AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROJECTS
BISMARCK - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has conditionally committed $6.3 million for nine multi-family housing projects with a total of 254 units in seven cities if sufficient taxpayer support is received through the state’s
FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER LOAN PURCHASE PRICE LIMIT INCREASED
BISMARCK, ND - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rising housing costs have prompted the Industrial Commission to increase the maximum loan purchase price allowed by North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s (NDHFA) homeownership programs.
HUD AWARDS $900,000 IN GRANTS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NATIVE...
WASHINGTON, DC - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $900,000 to Spirit Lake Housing Corporation in North Dakota to improve housing conditions, promote community development and to spur local economies with construction projects and jobs. The competitive grants awarded are part of HUD's Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program that address a wide variety of community development and affordable housing activities for low- to moderate-income families (see grant chart and summaries below).
HOUSING FUND RECEIVES CORPORATE AND GRASSROOTS SUPPORT
BISMARCK, ND - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) received more than $6.3 million during its initial fundraising campaign for the Housing Incentive Fund (HIF). The state program provides tax credits for contributions to the fund and passes on flexible financing to help create affordable rental housing.
GRANT DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT
BISMARCK, ND - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) is soliciting pre-applications for $728,550 in funding through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).
