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RALEIGH - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- North Carolina needs a 21st century approach to economic development that is focused on increasing household incomes and ensuring that all regions of the state are able to benefit from economic growth, according to a new report from the Budget & Tax Center, a project of the NC Justice Center.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- • Frank Gorham (New Hanover County) – Gorham fills the coastal property owner or experience in land development seat. He will serve as chairman of the Commission. Gorham is currently the owner of Sandstone Properties LLC. He earned a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Gorham is active in numerous charities and public service. He will serve a two-year term

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency is pleased to announce the availability of funding for its Supportive Housing Development Program 2014 funding cycle.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre announced today $9,330,613 in federal funds to make improvements to six different multi-family housing units in Bladen County.

Washington, DC - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today announced that Southeastern Housing Preservation, Inc. will receive a $480,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of Atlanta for the Westgate Terrace Apartment community in Franklin, which will provide 60 rental units for very low- to low-income families earning less than 60 percent of the area median income

Hickory, - August 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents and businesses affected by flooding on July 27 can now apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans are available in Catawba County and the adjacent county of Lincoln

Washington, DC - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan announced today that the City of Concord Housing Department will receive a $250,000 grant to bolster security and safety within its public housing community. The grant is awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Washington, DC - July 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan is introducing bipartisan legislation with eight of her Senate Banking Committee colleagues to modernize and reform the country's broken housing finance system. The Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act winds down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-two government sponsored enterprises that have been in conservatorship for almost five years - and replaces them with a system that preserves liquidity in the mortgage market and protects taxpayers from future economic downturns.

Greensboro, NC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today sent a letter to Shaun Donovan, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), requesting that he reconsider a reorganization plan thatwould force dozens of North Carolinians to relocate, take a buyout or retire early. This week, HUD announced plans to downsize the Greensboro Multifamily Hub as part of nationwide reorganization.

Washington, DC - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today announced that the Wilmington Army Corps of Engineers has received an additional $1.5 million for coastal storm damage reduction projects in New Hanover County. The announcement supplements the $16.07 million the Army Corps received Friday to repair inlets and waterways along the North Carolina coast damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The funding was secured through the Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which Hagan fought to pass earlier this year.

February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Raleigh: Homeowners whose mortgage loan is serviced by Bank of America can get free help Monday through Wednesday at an event in Raleigh, Attorney General Roy Cooper said today.

Washington, DC - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today announced that the Wade Community Fire Department will receive a low-interest loan for the purchase of a new fire truck through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program. The truck will provide dependable safety services for Wade and the surrounding areas.

DURHAM, N.C. - November 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Durham affordable housing nonprofits serving chronically homeless individuals should take note that additional federal funding is available and that the City of Durham is seeking applicants for it

DURHAM - October 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that the Housing Authority of the City of Durham will receive $300,000 to execute grassroots efforts to revitalize the public housing at McDougald Terrace and transform the Southeast Central neighborhood of Durham.

September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- North Carolina communities have safe and affordable housing, connection to critical public infrastructure, and access to neighborhood facilities as a result of the accomplishments of 26 non-entitlement local governments that invested Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) funds distributed by the Office of Community Investment and funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.