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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.
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.
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
Murray Highlights Impacts of Sequester on Washington Schools and Housing Across the Nation
February 14, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. – February 14, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Arne Duncan, Secretary of the Department of Education, and Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, about the potential impacts of cuts to education and housing in the looming sequester. Senator Murray is working to replace the sequester with a balanced approach that avoids these damaging cuts.
HOUSING: Murray Applauds New Funding for Permanent Housing for Low-Income Persons with Disabilities
February 13, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. – February 13, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that Washington state will be among 13 state housing agencies to receive federal rental assistance funding for low-income persons with disabilities through the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program. Senator Murray fought to include funding for this demonstration in the Fiscal Year 2012 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development bill. This announcement marks a transformation of the 811 program to bring state housing and health care agencies together to better integrate persons with disabilities into our community that would otherwise be in an institutional setting or homeless
Plan to Double U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030 Through Energy Efficiency Announced Today
February 8, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama
SEATTLE – February 8, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Alliance to Save Energy’s Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy announced this morning at a National Press Club media briefing its plan to double the United States’ energy productivity by the year 2030. Alliance co-chairs U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and National Grid U.S. President Tom King released the commission’s
Reichert and Van Hollen to Serve as Co-Chairs of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
February 5, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama
Washington, DC – February 5, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Today the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus announced that Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA) will serve as Caucus Co-Chairs in the 113th Congress.
First-time homebuyers in East King County offered help with down payments
February 5, 2013 Posted by Washington RealEstateRama
SEATTLE – February 5, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — First-time homebuyers in East King County will again have access to downpayment assistance through the House Key Plus ARCH Downpayment Assistance Program.
