Yearly Archives: 2010

Columbus, OH - August 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15) today teamed up with lenders and housing counselors to assist nearly 100 Ohioans at risk of foreclosure.

COLUMBUS, OH - August 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board today approved $1,926,628 of Tax Credit Exchange (TCE) dollars created in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) together with more than $602,633 from OHFA's Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP) and $2,213,669 from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).

CLEVELAND, OH - August 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At a time when more and more low-income Ohioans are in need of housing they can afford, the Ohio Green Communities initiative is working across the state to help ensure that as many apartments as possible meet an energy efficient green standard.

Columbus, OH - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Obama Administration today announced that the Ohio Housing Finance Agency will receive an additional $148 million through the U.S. Treasury's Hardest-Hit Fund to help Ohio homeowners prevent foreclosure.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Ohio will receive $172 million in funding for foreclosure-prevention assistance from the Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest Hit Housing Markets ("Hardest Hit Fund").

COLUMBUS, OH - August 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury today announced the approval of the Ohio Hardest-Hit Fund (Ohio HHF) plan.

WASHINGTON D.C. - July 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners who have lost their jobs and face foreclosure will benefit from a new Emergency Homeowners’ Relief Fund. Modeled from a successful program in Pennsylvania, the Fund provides $1 Billion for homeowners facing foreclosure.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to the cities of Barberton and Cuyahoga Falls.

WASHINGTON D.C. - July 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that $22,317,400 has been awarded to Ohio housing services by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Section 202 and Section 811 programs.

COLUMBUS, OH - July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Treasurer Kevin L. Boyce is announcing the re-launch of the HomeSaver program to help Montgomery County homeowners with at-risk mortgages who may be facing foreclosure.

COLUMBUS, OH - July 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced the 2010 Housing Tax Credit Program recipients who will each receive a portion $19.2 million in housing tax credits for the acquisition, development and rehabilitation of affordable housing units in Ohio.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative John Boccieri (D-Alliance) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development awarded more than $4.6 million in grants to Medina, Stark and Wayne Counties through the 2010 Capital Fund Program.

Washington, DC - June 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today continued his relentless efforts on behalf of Cleveland area homeowners during a hearing examining the efficacy of the Administration’s centerpiece program to assist borrowers seeking modifications of their mortgages.

CLEVELAND, OH - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of a national mortgage fraud sweep dubbed “Operation Stolen Dreams,” Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray today announced lawsuits against two Ohio foreclosure rescue businesses for failing to provide services for which consumers paid.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) is celebrating National Homeownership Month by honoring programs and initiatives across the affordable housing industry that demonstrate excellence and innovation.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) offers a number of diverse programs that promote sustainable homeownership.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and the Toledo-area Better Business Bureau (BBB) are offering an information center in Wood County this week to assist Ohioans who are looking to repair and rebuild in the aftermath of the recent tornados.

Washington, DC - June 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today found a solution to problems regarding funding home foreclosure prevention counseling efforts.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- June is annually recognized as Homeownership Month nationally and here in Ohio as declared by Governor Ted Strickland.

EUGENE, OR - May 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology is now being employed on Washington, D.C. area Realtor Andrew Lax's website. With IDX, Inc.'s revolutionary IDX technology, Lax and the whole Weichert Realtors team can now benefit from a helpful and easy-to-use real estate website. Never before has the online home search been easier for both professionals and home seekers alike thanks in large part to the customizable IDX solution that brings Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS) listings directly to the search pages of Lax's website.