Archive for the ‘Housing News’ Category

Low income housing

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Low income housing is an important real estate project because it provides low income families and individuals with the chance of owning their own house. There are many low income housing projects being established in all the major cities in the world. All you need to do if you’re interested is ...

Low-income housing: Can I apply?

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Housing that is low income or affordable housing, could be define by the federal standards as housing that is not more than 30 percent of their total annual earnings for the residents. The qualifications for the residency is that a tenant may not annually earn more than 60 percent of ...

Effects of Low Income Housing on Surrounding Property Values

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

When low-income housing is nearby are the sales prices of single-family homes made higher or lower? For many studies indicate that affordable housing has no long term negative impact on surrounding home values. In fact most says that it was opposite. Local communities continue to believe the myth is ...

Condominium Owners Association?

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Many of us are all craving for independent living as well as sufficient privacy. Hence, there is a noticeable number of people purchasing a condominium or apartment unit in many different places. However, there is more to just getting oneself a place to call his own. Is it surprising that ...

Finding Affordable Housing

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

One of the agencies which accept the challenge for the need for safe, decent and affordable housing is the State of New York. The people of New York State will surely benefit for this because this agency is committed to meeting this worthy challenge in comprehensive and innovative ways. To ...

Low Income Housing Benefiting from the Recession??

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

The recession may be biting hard on the many economic fronts but one sector that is suddenly getting attention in terms of long needed funding is low income housing. The many foreclosures has resulted in a very high demand for such housing due to many people not being able to ...

Mack and Mae – Government Control?

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

This is a proposal by some lawmakers which was more than just stiffly opposed by the housing industry that has seen minimal government control in the past years. The proposal came as lawmakers are trying to find a way of avoiding the same problems from haunting them and in the ...

President Pledges To Boost Weakened Public Housing System

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

It takes a recession, a rash of foreclosures and millions of homeless people, and not to forget, a new President to bring much needed focus to the long decaying public/low income housing industry that suffered a lot from budget cuts, thanks to the last administration. Budgets and allocations were slashed ...

Pre-Fab Housing Units

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Though more associated with low-cost housing in third-world countries, such technologies are available making housing affordable for both developer and buyers. The foundations for the walls are done traditionally with the walls pre-cast in a plant where concrete is poured into molds and released after a few hours. This type ...

How to Apply for Low Income Housing

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Image source: www.globalpanelsolutions.com If you are in need of a place to live and you are either homeless or at or below the poverty level, you may qualify for low income housing in the area in which you live. If you are in need of finding a home or an apartment ...