Yearly Archives: 2010

REALTOR® Association and Housing Foundation Present Free Programs to Benefit Public

Edison, NJ - April 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) is proud to announce various endeavors to educate and empower New Jersey's consumers. Through its Helping Hands Towards Homeownership program, the NJAR® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. (NJARHOF) will be partnering with TD Bank and HOMEcorp to present a financial literacy series on April 13th and April 20th at the Montclair Library.

Smith: Navy to End Public Housing Plan for Earle Weapons Station

COLTS NECK, NJ - April 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Chris Smith today announced the U.S. Navy plans to suspend its 2009 record of decision (ROD) which would have opened military housing inside Naval Weapons Station Earle to civilians who would not be checked or vetted for security risks.

Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in 12 counties

WASHINGTON, DC - April 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to 12 counties in New Jersey and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following last month’s severe storms and flooding.

REALTORS® Statewide Take Part in Nationwide Open House Weekend

Edison, NJ - March 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The spring home buying season is in full swing and so is spring cleaning as REALTORS® across the state prepare to showcase their inventory to prospective buyers during a nationwide Open House Weekend on April 10 and 11, 2010.

Christie Issues Statement on Housing Opportunity Task Force

Trenton, NJ - March 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Christie today issued the following statement on the status of the Housing Opportunity Task Force created by Executive Order 12:

Weichert Offers Three Reasons Why Those Who Don’t Buy Now Might Regret It

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. - March 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions an individual can make. So it is understandable that one considering a home purchase may take their time to avoid rushing into such a large financial commitment.

Extension Of Property Tax Relief Provision Originally Authored By Menendez Passes Senate

WASHINGTON, DC - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Senate extended a property tax relief law originally authored by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ).

Newark’s Public Housing Opens Doors to Free Speech

NEWARK, NJ - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The ACLU-NJ announced a free speech victory yesterday for Newark's political candidates, who will now be able to extend their campaigns within the walls of Newark's public housing complexes.

DCA & HMFA Welcome Voorhees to Live Where You Work Homebuyer Program

VOORHEES, N.J. - March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voorhees Township Mayor Michael Mignogna today joined representatives of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) at the Community Center at Lions Lake, 101 Dutchtown Road, to announce that the township is the newest member of the Live Where You Work program.

Weichert Receives Corporate Partnership Award from Morris Habitat for Humanity

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. - March 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Weichert Family of Companies was recently honored by Morris Habitat for Humanity with its Corporate Partnership Award.

DCA & HMFA Welcome Gloucester City to “Live Where You Work” Homebuyer Program

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. - February 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gloucester City Mayor William James today joined representatives of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) at the Community Center, 230 Nicholson Road, to announce that the City is the newest member of the Live Where You Work program.

Governor Christie Forms Housing Opportunity Task Force to Restructure Affordable Housing Mission

Trenton, N.J. - February 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Governor Chris Christie signed Executive Order 12 creating the Housing Opportunity Task Force, which will initiate an immediate review of the Commission on Affordable Housing and its continued existence.

DeCroce And Bramnick Praise Christie’s Choice Of Sen. Karrow To Lead Coah Task Force

Trenton, NJ - February 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce and Conference Leader Jon Bramnick both lauded Gov. Christie’s choice of former state Sen. Marcia Karrow to chair the newly formed Housing Opportunity Task Force that will study issues surrounding the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) and its third round rules.

New Jersey HMFA Extends it First-Time Homebuyers “Prefund” Program

TRENTON, N.J. - February 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- For first-time homebuyers thinking of buying their first home in New Jersey, the combined incentive and mortgage programs from the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) and the federal government have never been better.

DCA & HMFA Welcome Pemberton Township to “Live Where You Work” Homebuyer Program

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - February 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pemberton Township Mayor David Patriarca today joined representatives of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) at the Municipal Building, 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road, to announce that the Township is the newest member of the Live Where You Work program.

Four Hunterdon County farms to be sold at auction

Westfield, MA - January 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Four preserved farms in New Jersey ranging in size from 29 to 84 acres will be sold at auction next month. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co., a national auctioneer of elite properties, has scheduled an auction at 1 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the Readington Municipal Building, 599 Route 523, Whitehouse Station, N.J.

URBAN WORD, LLC BREAKS GROUND ON ‘STERLING BUILDING’ RENOVATION

Trenton, NJ - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tuesday, January 19, 2010 – Urban Word, LLC and its development partners, Trenton Makes, Inc. and WSP Associates, LLC will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on January 27th at Noon to mark the renovation of the Sterling Building at 811 South Broad Street. The project is a mixed-use redevelopment project attempting to achieve LEED Certification.

Foundation Helps Address Workforce Housing Issues for New Jersey’s Working Families

Edison, N.J. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. (NJARHOF) is partnering with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and select lenders and nonprofit housing organizations to increase homeownership opportunities for working families throughout New Jersey through NAR's Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH) class.

Lautenberg And Menendez Announce More Than $49 Million In Federal Recovery Act Funding For...

NEWARK, NJ - January 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez today announced the U.S. Department of the Treasury has awarded the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) more than $49 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to finance the expansion and improvement of affordable housing in New Jersey.

HUD announces nearly $47 million in Recovery monies to New Jersey to stabilize neighborhoods

NEWARK, NJ - January 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that HUD is awarding $46,826,965 in Recovery Act funding to the Camden Redevelopment Agency, the City of Newark and the Camden Housing Authority under HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).

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Lautenberg Announces Millions in New Funding for Housing in New Jersey

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced millions of dollars in new funding for New Jersey’s public housing authorities to rehabilitate and modernize public housing units in New Jersey. The capital improvement money was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Obama.

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Norcross Announces $200K+ for Affordable Housing in Camden

U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society will receive $207,500 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) NeighborWorks America program to help provide affordable housing in Camden.