Archive for March, 2008
HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for Missouri Flood Victims
March 31, 2008 Posted by Missouri Real Estate
Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in central and southern MissouriWASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to 19 flood-ravaged Missouri counties and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms and flooding. This assistance includes foreclosure relief […]
Engler Passes Significant Measures Against Mortgage Fraud in Senate
March 24, 2008 Posted by Missouri Real Estate
JEFFERSON CITY –Sen. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, today announced that Senate Bill 1059, a bill he sponsored, has received final approval from the Senate. The bill would create civil and criminal penalties for mortgage fraud. Mortgage fraud boosts the price of a property to become inflated so that consumers end up paying more than the value […]
Senate’s Property Tax Reform Bill Advances to House
March 9, 2008 Posted by Missouri Real Estate
JEFFERSON CITY - The much-anticipated property tax reform bill, Senate Bill 711, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons (R-Kirkwood), was given final approval by the full Senate today. It now moves on to the House for similar consideration.
BOND ANNOUNCES HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS
March 7, 2008 Posted by Missouri Real Estate
February 28, 2008. WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Kit Bond today joined Republican Senators to unveil their comprehensive package – the Homeownership, Manufacturing, and Economic Growth Act, or HOME Act — to stabilize the housing market, strengthen the economy, and prevent tax increases.
$130 Million in Grants will Support Families Facing Foreclosure
March 7, 2008 Posted by Missouri Real Estate
Funding will go to 130 state and private organizations to provide housing counseling to help keep families in their home
February 27, 2008 (Washington D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Kit Bond (R-MO), Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Congressmen John Olver (D-MA 1st) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI 9th) announced $130 million in federal funding that […]