Yearly Archives: 2010

November 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC), which administers the Missouri Housing Trust Fund (MHTF), has received applications from agencies in the latest funding round in excess of $16 million. The agencies have requested MHTF monies for a variety of housing needs, including assistance to homeless shelters, providing rent subsidies and funds for emergency home repairs, and the construction and rehabilitation of low-income rental housing. $3.7 million in funding is available for allocation.

EUGENE, OR - November 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Frank DeGraaf, a real estate agent with an expert-like knowledge of downtown St. Louis, has adopted the IDX, Inc. dynamic product of IDX Broker software. By syncing Mid American Regional Info Systems (MARIS) listings with the website DeGraaf hosts, potential buyers interested in St. Louis properties can participate in the revolutionary online search now available through the website of DeGraaf. With a custom IDX solution, DeGraaf and his website are now the perfect places to begin searching for a home

October 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) for more than 30 years has provided low-interest, fixed-rate mortgage options to under-served Missouri households. The agency recently marked a significant milestone in its history, having provided a total of $5 billion in mortgages to more than 82,000 first-time homebuyers.

ST. LOUIS, MO - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kit Bond today visited Grace Hill Water Tower Health Center in St. Louis for an update on their mission to help revitalize and empower St. Louis neighborhoods most in need. The Senator also announced that $1 million in federal dollars to help Grace Hill renovate low-income housing cleared an important hurdle in Congress.

JEFFERSON CITY, DC - August 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, State Treasurer Clint Zweifel called on the Missouri Housing Development Commission to pass his plan to create housing to tackle homelessness and mental illness. The plan required no new spending; instead it leveraged existing federal and state resources. Following is a statement from Treasurer Zweifel on the approval of a new version of his plan that now includes funding for two housing developments focused on chronically homeless individuals, those suffering from a mental illness, Missourians with a physical or developmental disability and youth aging out of foster care:

WASHINGTON, DC - August 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to 29 counties in Missouri and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms, flooding and tornadoes last month.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today called on the Missouri Housing Development Commission to pass a multi-million dollar package to provide housing for Missourians suffering from a mental illness at its meeting on August 20 in Jefferson City. The plan requires no new spending; instead it leverages existing federal and state resources by allocating $127 million, or 33 percent, of affordable housing resources for fiscal year 2011 to create needed housing that tackles mental illness and chronic homelessness.

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that John R. Steffen was indicted on fraud charges involving his scheme to defraud The Business Bank of St. Louis by pledging Brownfield Remediation Tax Credits as collateral on a loan, and selling them to use the proceeds for other projects.

KANSAS CITY, MO - August 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a California woman and a Florida man were indicted by a federal grand jury today for their roles in a credit history fraud that allegedly contributed to a nearly $3 million mortgage fraud scheme in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

July 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Monthly permit numbers declined slightly in April while year over year permit numbers continued a modest increase for the fourth consecutive month according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA). A seasonally adjusted total of 194 single-family homes were permitted in April, down from a revised total of 207 homes in March.

Kansas City, MO - July 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Obama Administration announced July 7 that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is allocating approximately $190 million to more than 550 new projects throughout the United States that will assist thousands of individuals and families who are homeless.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today announced his administration returned a record $35 million in Unclaimed Property to a record 92,000 account holders during fiscal year 2010.

Kansas City, KS - June 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Because lab results from a preliminary round of soil sampling at the Cameron, Mo., Soccer Complex and adjacent properties are inconclusive, EPA Region 7 will conduct a second round of soil sampling from the site, and will seek permission to conduct new, first-time sampling on three other private properties nearby.

EUGENE, OR - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the owner of Chapa Realty, Steven Chapa to the growing team of dedicated real estate professionals choosing to update their websites with the innovative IDX Broker software. Now, Chapa can display the extensive Mid American Regional Info Systems (MARIS) listings directly on his website, giving his clients the most comprehensive listings database to search through. Now more than ever before, home seekers in Saint Peters, Missouri can access the listings they want to see, from the convenience of his website

WASHINGTON, DC - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Chuck Grassley and Kit Bond have sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, reiterating their concerns about possible waste, fraud and abuse in the Department’s distribution of stimulus funds to troubled Public Housing Authorities.