Murray Introduces Bills to Help Homeless Families Access Child Care, Remove Barriers to Education for Homeless Youth

April 26, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, Thursday, April 25th, 2013, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced the introduction of the Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2013, legislation which aims to address the difficulties homeless families face in accessing reliable child care. She also introduced the Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act of 2013, which amends the McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth program to better allow school districts to identify and address the needs of children and youth affected by homelessness and to bolster opportunities that help them succeed in school

Payments Options help residents meet April 30 property tax deadline

April 17, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 17, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Property owners have several options to pay the first half of 2013 property taxes by the Tuesday, April 30, deadline. They are

Home modification, energy efficiency tips allow aging-in-place – presentation on April 24

April 16, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

Vancouver, WA – April 16, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Ideas about home modification, energy efficiency and green building will be topics of a Wednesday, April 24, presentation sponsored by the Commission on Aging.

Murray questions Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on Impacts of Sequestration on Housing Vouchers

April 11, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

Washington, D.C. – April 11, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, on the impacts of sequestration on housing vouchers in King County. The King County Housing Authority recently announced that it will not be re-issuing vouchers, leaving low-income Washington families without access to affordable housing.

REALTY MOGUL CROWDFUNDS A REAL ESTATE PROPERTY IN EVERETT, WASHINGTON

April 3, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

LOS ANGELES, CA – April 3, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Realty Mogul, an online platform that is doing crowdfunding for real estate has its first success story in Washington state. Real Property Funding Group, a real estate investment company in Settle, WA, raised $80,000 using Realty Mogul’s revolutionary platform for real estate fundraising. The money is being used to rehabilitate a single family home in Everett, WA.

Grand Opening of New Burndale Homes Community Center in Auburn Set for April 4

April 3, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

Auburn – April 3, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Books crowd classroom shelves, art projects spill across tables, and a bank of state-of-the art computers with Internet access signal that the new community facility at Burndale Homes, a 50-unit public housing complex owned by the King County Housing Authority, is open for business. The Burndale Homes community center provides a welcome setting for children participating in after-school programs and for adults using the array of employment-related programs. A community celebration for the new facility will be held at 4 p.m. on April 4, 2013

Seattle, King County receive more than $21 million in federal homeless assistance grants

March 21, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 21, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Federal homeless assistance funds totaling more than $21.2 million have been awarded to the City of Seattle and King County for 2013-2014, making it possible to continue to provide a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and King County Executive Dow Constantine announced the renewal grants on March 20, 2013, following the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement of $1.5 billion awarded nationwide

Parks and Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee to hold public hearing on potential Opportunity Fund projects

March 20, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 20, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Parks and Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee has rescheduled the public hearing to gather public comments on the proposed second round of Opportunity Fund projects for Monday, April 22, 2013. The hearing at Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave. E, will take place from 6 – 9 p.m.

High Rents and Low Wages Mean No Homes for Many Working Families in Washington State

March 18, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

SEATTLE – March 18, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — If you make minimum wage in Washington State, you’ll need to work 64 hours a week to afford a decent rental home.

EPA Marks March 18-24 as Fifth Annual Fix a Leak Week/One in every 10 homes has a leak that is wasting at least 90 gallons of water per day

March 18, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, DC – March 18, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program encourages Americans to check and replace leaky plumbing fixtures and sprinkler systems, helping households save more than 10,000 gallons of water per year and as much as 10 percent on utility bills.

City convenes advisory group to evaluate affordable housing incentives

March 1, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

SEATTLE – March 1, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Mike McGinn and Councilmember Richard Conlin today announced the introduction of a resolution directing the Department of Planning and Development and Office of Housing to convene an advisory group to review the City’s affordable housing incentive programs.

King County Housing Authority has Suspended the Issuance of Section 8 Vouchers

February 28, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 28, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — In the face of sequestration, the automatic across-the board budget cut that will hit all federal programs starting March 1, the King County Housing Authority has suspended issuance of Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers to the thousands of families that have applied to its general waiting list

Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund public hearing postponed

February 27, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 27, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The public meeting for the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Oversight Committee to gather input on proposed Levy Opportunity Fund projects, scheduled for Monday, March 18, 2013 at Miller Community Center, has been postponed.

Mayor provides update on affordable housing

February 25, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 25, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Mike McGinn today provided an update on affordable housing in Seattle, including a plan to guide the City’s work in promoting new housing, including affordable housing. McGinn also announced the creation of a new advisory group to review the City’s affordable housing incentive programs

AG Ferguson: National, state mortgage settlement results exceed expectations

February 21, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama

OLYMPIA – February 21, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — In the year since state Attorneys General and the federal government reached a historic consumer protection settlement with the nation’s five largest banks, the banks report they have provided nearly $46 billion in gross relief to more than 550,000 borrowers, according to an independent monitor’s report released this morning

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