OHFA Board approves more than $6.35 million in funding for affordable housing development projects
October 9, 2007 Posted by OHFA
COLUMBUS, September 26, 2007 — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board today approved $2.35 million of funding through the Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP), and $4 million in funding through the Housing Development Loan (HDL) Program. The HDL Program is funded through state unclaimed funds. The HDAP, funded by HOME funds and the Ohio Housing […]
Brown Statement On Housing Legislation In Banking Committee
October 2, 2007 Posted by Ohio RealEstateRama
Washington, DC, Sept. 19, 2007 – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) submitted the following written statement as part of today’s Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee consideration of the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007 and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Modernization Act of 2007. Both pieces of legislation were voted out of committee:
Lucas County Among The Top Six Counties In Ohio For Foreclosure Filings
October 1, 2007 Posted by Ohio RealEstateRama
Toledo, OHIO – With an increasing percentage of homes in Ohio reaching foreclosure, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today spoke about how the national subprime lending crisis is hurting the Toledo community. Last year Ohio had 79,000 foreclosure filings, and in just the first […]
Senate Passes Measure By Schumer, Brown And Casey To Grant $100M To Housing Nonprofits To Help Prevent Foreclosures
September 29, 2007 Posted by Ohio RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC, September 12, 2007 —The U.S. Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a measure proposed by U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Robert P. Casey (D-PA) to grant $100 million in funding to housing non-profits on the front lines of the fight to prevent a national foreclosure crisis from the […]
About 482,000 More Homeowners Have Applied for Property Tax Relief; Tax Commissioner: Deadline is Oct. 1
September 25, 2007 Posted by Ohio RealEstateRama
COLUMBUS, September 17, 2007 - Time is running out to sign up for the newly-expanded homestead exemption, which offers more than a half million additional senior citizens and disabled Ohioans hundreds of dollars of property tax savings starting with taxes paid next year.
61 Communities Awarded Funds for Fiscal Year 2007
August 23, 2007 Posted by Ohio RealEstateRama
Columbus, OH — Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher announced (August 22, 2007) that 61 communities were awarded more than $31.1 million from the Community Housing Improvement Program, administered by the Ohio Department of Development, to fund home repair, rental rehabilitation, tenant-based rental assistance, down payment assistance, new construction, infrastructure installation/improvement, public service, and planning activities.
Central Ohio’s history makes huge price drop unlikely
July 31, 2007 Posted by Ohio RealEstateRama
Home prices in Columbus aren’t likely to drop in the near future because the city is one of the least-risky housing markets in the nation, according to a recent study.
