Governor Corzine

TRENTON, NJ - October 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 2,600 New Jersey homeowners have received counseling assistance through the State's Foreclosure Mediation Program, Governor Jon S. Corzine said today.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - October 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that solar energy installations in New Jersey increased ten-fold since 2006.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - September 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that since 2006, the State has created, preserved, or rehabilitated 30,284 affordable housing units for New Jersey's working families.

Trenton, NJ - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seven years ago the state had only six solar installations.

TRENTON, NJ - August 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that New Jersey has secured $10.2 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to put its Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program into action.

TRENTON, NJ - July 31, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that more than 540,000 New Jersey senior and disabled homeowners will begin receiving Homestead Rebates that average about $1,300 for most recipients. "This year's State Budget dedicates more than $1.1 billion in direct property tax relief to New Jersey homeowners and tenants," said Governor Corzine. "Despite significant reductions in spending, we were able to preserve rebates for most of last year's recipients, including all seniors."

TRENTON, NJ - July 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jon S. Corzine announced today that one million middle-income New Jersey homeowners will soon receive applications for Homestead Rebates, the direct property tax relief program recently restored to the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget so that one-half of non-senior homeowners who received rebates last year could get them again this year.

TRENTON, NJ - July 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced the award of $16,165,287 in federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit funds and $22,634,105 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) funding through the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP).

WASHINGTON, DC - July 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Testifying before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee in Washington today, Governor Jon S. Corzine told the panel the U.S. is on the verge of a "green revolution."

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - June 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - New Jersey moved ahead in growing the Garden State's clean energy economy with the release of leases for three offshore wind developers, Governor Jon S. Corzine said today during an announcement with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - June 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Noting the significance of public-private partnerships to New Jersey's continued economic revitalization, Governor Jon S. Corzine today joined state and local officials to break ground for New Brunswick's $150 million Gateway Transit Village project.

NORTH BERGEN, NJ - June 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Building upon the region's rich legacy of major public transportation assets, Governor Jon S. Corzine, Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff and a group of other federal, state and local officials today broke ground on the Mass Transit Tunnel project, the largest transit public works project in America.

TRENTON, NJ - May 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that the deadline for New Jersey’s senior and disabled homeowners to file 2008 Homestead Rebate applications has been extended to August 17, 2009. The deadline for filing a 2008 Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) application has also been extended to August 17. The original deadline for filing 2008 applications for both programs was June 1, 2009.

Trenton, NJ - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce called on Democratic Budget Chairman Lou Greenwald to renew his February vow to “fight to the death” to preserve property tax rebates.

TRENTON, NJ - March 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — New Jersey Democratic Chair Joe Cryan today called on Republican Gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie to produce a budget in the wake of comments he made on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show and his statement regarding the restoration of the property tax deduction.

Trenton, NJ - January 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – To reduce foreclosures and further assist New Jersey homeowners at risk of losing their homes, Governor Jon S. Corzine today signed the Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act into law. The legislation, (S-1599/A3506), which is another component of the Governor's Economic Assistance and Recovery Plan, establishes the Mortgage Stabilization Program and the Housing Assistance and Recovery Program.

Trenton, NJ - January 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – A new state-supported mortgage foreclosure mediation program is in place to help the thousands of New Jersey homeowners facing foreclosure throughout the state, Gov. Jon S. Corzine, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and Attorney General Anne Milgram announced today.

“Senior Freeze” Applications due by month’s end as well TRENTON, NJ - October 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer David...

Atlantic City, NJ - September 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine today reaffirmed his commitment to provide access to affordable housing...