Yearly Archives: 2008

DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING ALERTS LICENSEES TO BE ON GUARD AGAINST...

Columbus, OH - December 22, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing is alerting its licensees to...

Ohio homebuyers will receive additional help in Spring; more than $6.8 million approved for...

COLUMBUS, OH - December 19, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Ohioans received an added benefit for buying a home through the newly reinstated Mortgage Credit Certificate...

Brown Statement on HUD Funds to Help Ohio With Abandoned, Foreclosed Homes

WASHINGTON, DC - December 19, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded Ohio’s decision to disperse $116.8 million in Community Development Block...

Ohio Agencies to Receive Funding for Counseling Services for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 3, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that $7,269,740 has been awarded to Ohio housing...

FISHER ANNOUNCES $3.3 MILLION IN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

Columbus, OH - December 2, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today announced that 18 grants totaling more than $3.3 million will be awarded to eligible nonprofit organizations through Ohio Housing Trust Fund programs administered by the Ohio Department of Development.

FISHER ANNOUNCES $50.5 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL SITES

Columbus, OH - November 13, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today announced the award of $46 million in Job Ready Sites program grants and...

2008 Ohio Housing Conference “Uniting for Tomorrow” to address key issues impacting affordable housing...

COLUMBUS, OH - November 5, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Housing professionals from across Ohio and the nation will join together at one of the largest...

OHFA awards additional $2.3 million in housing tax credits

COLUMBUS, OH - October 22, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —  The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board today announced the recipients of approximately $2.3 million in housing...

SEN. VOINOVICH ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $250 MILLION FOR 23 OHIO COMMUNITIES TO COMBAT FORECLOSURE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich (R-OH) today announced that 23 Ohio areas have received a total of...

Community Development Funds Will Help Rebuild Neighborhoods Devastated by the Foreclosure Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that more than $258 million in new federal funds are...

New investment fund to help additional affordable housing initiatives

COLUMBUS, OH - September 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved a new program that will support affordable housing...

Senate Democrats Urge Attorney General to Halt Any Plans to Challenge Voters Based on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Following reports that Republican Party officials in Michigan may be planning to use lists of foreclosure filings...

FISHER ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $30 MILLION IN HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AWARDS

Columbus, OH - September 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today announced that 62...

Governor’s Office of Appalachia Announces Community Facility Initiative

Columbus, OH - September 8, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Lt. Governor Lee Fisher today announced the...

Gallia County Developer Will Pay Ohio EPA $15,000 for Violations

Columbus, OH - August 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Ohio EPA and Gallia County developer Herbert Smith have agreed to a $15,000 penalty to...

Affordable multifamily developments funding now available; $1 million for senior community approved

COLUMBUS, OH - August 20, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board today approved the use of $3 million to...

Brown Announces More Than $1.4 Million to Help Findlay Community Devastated by August 2007...

WASHINGTON, DC - August 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that $1,428,000 has been awarded to the City...

BORROWER OUTREACH DAY IN DAYTON HELPING HOMEOWNERS CONCERNED ABOUT FORECLOSURE

Columbus, OH - August 20, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — With the Dayton metropolitan area ranked 29th in the nation in the rate of foreclosures...

BORROWER OUTREACH DAY IN ELYRIA HELPING HOMEOWNERS CONCERNED ABOUT FORECLOSURE

Columbus, OH - August 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — With the Cleveland/Lorain/Elyria/Mentor metropolitan area ranked 26th in the nation in the rate of foreclosures...

FISHER ANNOUNCES $20,000 FAIR HOUSING GRANT FOR GREENE COUNTY AND CITY OF XENIA FAIR...

Columbus, OH - August 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Fair and affordable housing is a paramount issue for Ohio and Ohioans. Lieutenant Governor Lee...

Recent

Central Ohio Housing Report – December 2018

While the 2017 housing market was marked by renewed optimism fueled by stock market strength, higher wages and a competitive environment for home sales, 2018 maintained the competitive housing market amid less than stellar stock market performance and rising interest rates while housing affordability dipped to a ten-year low.