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1:   (BANKRUPTCY) NYC Apartment Foreclosures Halted : Primary lenders breathe a sigh of relief when a New York judge halts a foreclosure auction for equity in the massive Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town apartment complexes in Manhattan 08/20/2010 1:24 PM

2:   (ECONOMY) Economy Kills Affordable Housing : A proposed $56 million affordable housing complex in San Diego's North Park neighborhood has been put on hold because financing sources have dried up in an anemic economy 08/20/2010 1:12 PM

3:   (AFFORDABLE HOUSING) Boulder Affordable Housing Deadline : Boulder, CO officials seek Community Development Block Grant proposals for affordable housing and community development projects before a Sept. 10 deadline. The city anticipates getting $1 08/20/2010 12:38 PM

4:   (FORECLOSURE CONVERSIONS) Conversion Of Foreclosures To Rentals : Following a pattern in use by communities across the nation, Montgomery County, MD, purchases 16 foreclosed and vacant properties and will convert them to rental units for low- to moderate-income families. 08/06/2010 10:27 AM

5:   (CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Boost : While ignoring House Financial Services Committee approval of the overall public housing preservation initiative launched by housing subcommittee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, HUD Secy. Shaun 07/30/2010 12:46 PM

6:   (DEVELOPMENT) Bank, Developer Link For NYC Housing : A private partnership between Citi Community Capital and L+M Development Partners take aim at helping preserve thousands of affordable housing units in New York City. The private effort will 07/30/2010 12:27 PM

7:   (NEIGHBORHOODS) HUD Paints Rosy NSP Picture : Nearly 33,000 homes have either already been built, rehabilitated or demolished nationwide in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, according to HUD data contained in the department's new monthly 07/23/2010 12:32 PM

8:   (NEIGHBORWORKS) Affordable Housing Rehab Boost : Rehabilitation of affordable housing nationwide gets a boost from NeighborWorks America, which distributes $35 million in grants to dozens of local NeighborWorks groups and two affiliated capital 07/16/2010 1:18 PM

9:   (HOUSING TRUST) Foreclosures Lead To Housing Trust : Officials in Grand Traverse County, MI will use money gained from tax foreclosure auctions to create and sustain a housing trust fund. Auctions during the past four years generated more than $400,000 07/16/2010 1:06 PM

10:   (WESTCHESTER) New Deadline For Housing Pact : Westchester County has until Aug. 9 to make the next set of revisions to its implementation plan to build 750 units of fair and affordable housing in 31 communities in the suburban New York 07/16/2010 12:56 PM

11:   (TRUST FUND) Housing Trust Funding Dims : Defeat of the proposed American Jobs & Closing Tax Loopholes Act deals a major blow to backers of a $1.065 billion proposal to finance the new National Housing Trust Fund. The 57-41 vote late 06/25/2010 1:03 PM

12:   (REGIONAL HOUSING) Regional Housing Decisions Pushed : Housing decisions should be made on a regional level because communities increasingly are interconnected and interdependent, says Adolfo Carrion, HUD's new director for the department's New 06/25/2010 12:41 PM

13:   (STATE HOUSING) New Jersey Housing Vote On Hold : A proposal to abolish the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing and revamp the state's affordable housing laws has hit a snag in the state Assembly after sailing through the Senate. The 06/18/2010 12:43 PM

14:   (DEVELOPMENT) NYC Housing Gets Green Light : A plan to expand the availability of affordable housing in Long Island City receives partial approval from Mayor Michael Bloomberg but the plan has been scaled back temporarily because of a lack of ready 06/11/2010 12:03 PM

15:   (NEW jERSEY HOUSING) COAH Abolition Clears First Hurdle : New Jersey senators back Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to abolish the state's controversial Council on Affordable Housing. The 28-3 vote sends the proposal to the state Assembly 06/11/2010 11:43 AM

16:   (AFFORDABLE HOUSING) Lack Of Affordable Housing Emphasis : Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairwoman Sheila Bair questions whether federal housing policy has provided enough emphasis on affordable housing when compared to providing tax 06/11/2010 11:31 AM

17:   (HOUSING LEGISLATION) Housing Bill Legality In Question : An effort by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to scrap the state's affordable housing law faces constitutional questions regarding legality of a legislative measure. The measure introduced by state 05/28/2010 1:04 PM

18:   (RENTAL HOUSING) New York Rent Laws Face Revision : In an attempt to help restore stability and certainty to a chaotic housing market, New York Gov. David Paterson unveils a package of proposed amendments to the state's rent laws. The amendments 05/28/2010 12:56 PM

19:   (SUSTAINABILITY) NLC, Home Depot In Sustainable Pact : The National League of Cities and The Home Depot Foundation are asking local officials and staff members to provide them with information for a new national resource of sustainability best 05/28/2010 12:37 PM

20:   (LEGISLATION) NJ Governor Seeks Housing Overhaul : A proposal by Gov. Chris Christie would initiate major changes to the way New Jersey requires municipalities to build affordable housing by giving towns a larger role in determining their own 05/21/2010 12:14 PM

21:   (DEVELOPMENT) Mixed-Income Houses For Rural County : Howard County, MD breaks ground on the largest mixed-income housing community the county has undertaken. The rural county near Baltimore and Washington, DC wants to revitalize Guilford 05/13/2010 3:47 PM

22:   (LUXURY CONDOS) Pact Near On Luxury Homes For Poor : New York City officials say they are near agreement with banks and developers to turn vacant market-rate and luxury apartments into low-and middle-income housing. The city set aside $20 million last year 05/13/2010 3:45 PM

23:   (NYC HOUSING) Affordable Housing Expansion Lauded : New York City exceeds a timetable to preserve and construct 165,000 affordable housing units in 10 years. The program has completed 100,000 units with four years left on the timetable, 05/07/2010 1:12 PM

24:   (HOUSING POLICY) Virginia Launches Housing Campaign : Newly elected Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell creates the state's first executive housing policy in an effort to expand the availability of sustainable, affordable housing. McDonnell outlined the framework 04/30/2010 12:46 PM

25:   (HOUSING LEGISLATION) Home Sales Tax For Affordable Housing : A bill originating in the Minnesota House would use a portion of home sale taxes to build affordable housing. The measure anticipates that the state will collect additional mortgage registry and 04/23/2010 12:25 PM

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