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Four Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme

DAYTON, OH - January 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Four participants in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that affected 210 residential properties including 205 in Montgomery County were sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Michael R. Barrett.

Rep. Turner Hosts Discussion on America’s Housing Crisis

Dayton, OH - August 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Michael R. Turner today co-hosted a panel discussion with the Northeast-Midwest Institute examining the impact of the national housing crisis in the Dayton region and communities across the country. Nearly a dozen local and national experts assembled in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at the Montgomery County Administration Building in downtown Dayton to discuss the broad range of issues involved in the housing crisis.

Sixth and Final Conspirator Enters Guilty Plea in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

CINCINNATI, OH - July 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jessica A. Zbacnik, 42, of Monroe, pleaded guilty in United States District Court here for her role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that affected 210 residential properties, including 205 in Montgomery County.

Federal Grant Will Facilitate Homeless Veterans’ Transition into the Workforce

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), announced $300,000 awarded to the Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio for its efforts to support homeless veterans in Montgomery County. The competitive grant will be distributed through The Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Five Have Entered Guilty Pleas in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

CINCINNATI, OH - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — A Dayton father and son pleaded guilty in United States District Court here for their roles in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that affected 210 residential properties, including 205 in Montgomery County.

OHFA awards more than $800,000 in additional federal funding to affordable housing developmemnts

COLUMBUS, OH - April 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today awarded seven affordable housing developments additional federal Housing Tax Credits through a provision included in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA).

OHFA Board approves more than $5 million in funding for affordable housing

COLUMBUS, OH - January 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved today over $5 million to fund affordable housing. Approximately $2.31 million of the funding is from the Housing Development Assistance Program (HDAP) and $3 million in funding from the Housing Development Loan (HDL) Program.

Efforts to redevelop Cleveland area vacant properties approved for funding by OHFA Board

COLUMBUS — Six Cleveland area neighborhoods are looking forward to revitalization efforts that will encourage new homebuyers to invest in their communities. Today, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board approved an award of $1.5 million in Ohio Housing Trust Funds and a $1 million Housing Development Loan to assist the vacant properties redevelopment initiative in Cleveland.

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.