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1:   (MILITARY HOUSING) Military Spending Bill Clears House : New housing for military families will progress unabated despite the spending crunch. The House approves the FY 2011 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs & Related Agencies appropriations 07/30/2010 12:33 PM

2:   (TOXIC DRYWALL) Drywall Rescue For Military Veterans : Mortgage loan servicers are encouraged by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to grant at least six months leeway on mortgage payments if veterans have to contend with replacing toxic drywall in their homes. 06/11/2010 12:11 PM

3:   (NAVY RELENTS) Cities Rejoice Over Navy Retreat : Colts Neck and Tinton Falls, NY officials are celebrating political success regarding their efforts to block the Navy from converting military housing at Naval Weapons Station Earle to civilian use. The 05/07/2010 12:26 PM

4:   (VETERANS HOUSING) Veterans Supportive Housing Awards : HUD allocates $75 million from FY 2008 appropriations and another $75 million from FY 2009 appropriations to support the combined Sec. 8 housing voucher assistance program for homeless veterans 04/02/2010 12:21 PM

5:   (AIR BASE EXPANSION) Air Base Faces Housing Crunch : A Defense Dept. move to expand operations at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, NM has put a strain on affordable housing opportunities to accommodate more than 4,000 personnel at the 01/08/2010 12:37 PM

6:   (BASE HOUSING) Military Housing Conversion Study : A measure that would require the state treasurer to determine a cost-benefit ratio and security for conversion of military housing for civilian use at a New Jersey Navy base is approved by the Assembly 12/04/2009 12:55 PM

7:   (BASE HOUSING) Developer Gets Army Housing Contract : Carlson Construction of Joliet, IL receives an $8.7 million contract to build 23 houses at Fort McCoy, WI. The project, now in the design phase, is financed by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, 10/23/2009 12:36 PM

8:   (BARRACKS) Dorms To Replace Military Barracks : Marine bachelor-enlisted quarters at Camp Pendleton soon will resemble college dorms under the U.S. military's overhaul of on-base housing 10/02/2009 12:04 PM

9:   (LEGISLATION) Military Housing Break Eyed : A proposal by Rep. Glenn Nye would eliminate counting the military housing allowance as income, thus broadening housing possibilities for members of the military. The measure did not have 09/25/2009 12:11 PM

10:   (BASE HOUSING) Military Housing Boosts Economy : A cluster of new homes for military families at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado has already generated more than $27 million in the Colorado Springs economy, developers say. The first units in the 08/07/2009 11:52 AM

11:   (MILITARY HOUSING) Added Vouchers For Homeless Veterans : Public housing authorities nationwide will receive more than 10,000 Sec. 8 housing vouchers to provide housing for homeless veterans, completing actions as part of a $75 million effort. 07/17/2009 12:38 PM

12:   (MILITARY HOUSING) Military Housing Operations Shift : Bankrupt Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. likely will sell its military housing operations for $4.5 million if the bankruptcy court approves. The California-based firm has been ordered to dispose of most its 05/29/2009 11:44 AM

13:   (MILITARY HOUSING) Military Housing Aid Expanded : Homeowner's Assistance Program initiated by the Defense Dept. four decades ago is set to receive $555 million from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act economic stimulus bill. 05/22/2009 12:33 PM

14:   Air Force Housing Clears Hurdle : Hunt Pinnacle Communities LLC is the new manager of the 991 military houses at Patrick Air Force Base, FL, as well as housing operations at Moody Air Force Base in GA, Hanscom Air Force Base 01/02/2009 12:08 PM

15:   Balfour Beatty Gets Housing Money : Internat'l conglomerate Balfour Beatty Communities LLC receives $168 million from Defense Dept. appropriations to develop housing units at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The Pennsylvania-based firm 11/07/2008 12:56 PM

16:   Bush Signs VA Refinance Law : Veterans with subprime mortgages now can refinance those loans with a Veterans Affairs-guaranteed mortgage under a law signed by President Bush this month. The Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act 10/31/2008 1:02 PM

17:   Modular Housing For The Military : Fleetwood Enterprises says its Texas-based Trendsetter Homes modular division will build 682 modular sections to construct dormitories for medical trainees at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio 09/19/2008 08:58 AM

18:   Housing Slated For Fort Ord : Fort Ord Army infantry training base, once a commanding presence along the coastal highway near Monterey, is no more and the Army relinquishes the final 3,300 acres of the base for local development 08/15/2008 12:48 PM

19:   Veterans Get Breaks In New Law : Lenders are required to wait nine months after a soldier returns from service to initiate foreclosure proceedings, six more months than the law now allows. Lenders must provide returning soldiers with one-year relief from increases in mortgage interest rates 08/06/2008 5:44 PM

20:   Housing Mapped For Military Bases : Ambac Financial Group partners with the U.S. Air Force, Balfour Beatty Construction Co., and Capmark Finance to embark on a $264 million housing privatization project at three Air Force bases. Balfour Beatty is 07/18/2008 1:02 PM

21:   Separate Foreclosure Bill For Military : A veterans mortgage bill which would give service members a one-year grace period following separation from service before a mortgage can be foreclosed or property can be seized and sold clears the House Veterans' Affairs Committee by a voice vote and is 05/02/2008 12:28 PM

22:   British Firm Gets Military Construction : Balfour Beatty becomes one of the nation's largest military housing construction contractors with its acquisition of the GMH Military Housing from GMH Communities Trust, a real estate investment 05/02/2008 11:57 AM

23:   Military Housing Booming : Finding niche markets remains vital during slower times for homebuilders, and the military housing area appears somewhat 03/14/2008 1:07 PM

24:   Brits To Own U.S. Military Housing : GMH Military Housing, which controls 30,000 housing units on military bases across the country, enters into a purchase agreement 02/29/2008 12:16 PM

25:   Fleetwood Homes Gets Army Contract : California-based Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. says its Trendsetter Homes division has been selected as the supplier of modular 01/25/2008 12:21 PM

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