Yearly Archives: 2010

Des Moines, IA - December 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --Communities throughout the state of Missouri were recently awarded $5.3 million in affordable housing grants through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The 16 projects slated for completion with these grants will create 754 homes for lower income families. In total, FHLB Des Moines awarded $16.4 million to 57 projects.

ST. LOUIS, MO - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) announced today he has returned $139,000 and $122,000 in Unclaimed Property, respectively, to two individuals in the St. Louis area. As always, when done directly with Treasurer Zweifel, the Unclaimed Property return was made free of charge.

Kansas City, MO - December 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Margaret Lineberry, Executive Director of Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC), will be sharing her ideas for agency and program restructuring at the MHDC Board meeting on Friday, December 17, in Jefferson City

December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) and Places for People broke ground today on Places at Page, Missouri’s first affordable housing development funded by the state’s housing commission specifically targeted to alleviate homelessness amongst individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness. Places for People Executive Director Francie Broderick, Treasurer Zweifel, construction workers and future Places at Page residents helped break down a wall in the new facility expected to be completed by late 2011.

ST. PETERS, MO - December 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Officials from the St. Louis Fed recently joined state and county leaders to discuss the current foreclosure situation in St. Charles County and across the state; how crucial the stabilization of the housing market is to economic recovery, and how to best assist beleaguered borrowers.

EUGENE, OR - December 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- EUGENE, ORE. – St. Louis, Missouri homes are now available for every potential buyer to search through online, with the IDX enabled website of Johanna Dueren. The search capabilities IDX Broker software has displayed on her website make it simple to search through thousands of Mid America Regional Info Systems (MARIS) online. Never before has such a dynamic online real estate search been so easy to use and accessible to everyone.

December 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) has again received an “AA+” issuer credit rating from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. Only three other housing finance agencies in the United States have received comparable ratings

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - November 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) is reminding Missourians that heading into Black Friday, those new gift cards and gift certificates may one day become Unclaimed Property. The key is keeping the physical card or certificate. Even if a gift card or certificate expires, any remaining value is required to be turned over to Treasurer Zweifel after five years and can be searched for at www.ShowMeMoney.com. Nearly $60,000 in gift card and certificate credit has been returned to Missourians from Unclaimed Property since January 2010, and more than $5.2 million is waiting for account owners

November 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) has received 110 applications from developers for the construction of new affordable housing developments and the rehabilitation of existing properties. MHDC administers the federal and state low-income housing tax credits and federal HOME monies to developers who provide affordable housing, designed to serve low- and moderate-income populations in the state of Missouri.

November 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Update on the Home Ownership and Foreclosures in St. Charles County (Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the University of Missouri-St. Louis and local partners. Hosted by St. Charles County Government.)

November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 14-20, is being honored at an all-day event hosted by the Governor’s Committee to End Homelessness on Thursday, November 18, at the state capitol. The theme of this year’s event and poster contest is “A Home for Everyone.”

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) announced today he has returned $370,000 in Unclaimed Property to a Top 50 Missouri employer. The return was comprised of multiple accounts received over time. As always, when done directly with Treasurer Zweifel, the Unclaimed Property return was made free of charge. The business is not being identified for privacy reasons.

November 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Governor’s Committee to End Homelessness (GCEH) has selected Sedalia as the host city for its 2011 Project Homeless Connect Event to be held in the fall of 2011. The event is designed to serve the homeless population of Pettis County and the surrounding areas.

FRONTENAC, MO - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) has been chosen to receive the Outstanding Legislator Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness – St. Louis. Treasurer Zweifel will receive the award at 9 p.m on Saturday, November 13 at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac Hotel. The award recognizes his efforts to create specialized housing through the state’s housing agency targeted specifically at Missourians suffering from mental illness and chronic homelessness