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Merkley Introduces Amendment to Protect Homeowners from Deceptive Mortgage Practices
WASHINGTON, DC - May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced an amendment to the Wall Street reform bill that will ban one of the most egregious mortgage practices that directly led to millions of families losing their homes.
Oregon Housing and Community Services Receives $284,988 to Support Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
Salem, OR - May 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) recently received $284,988 to support local foreclosure prevention counseling efforts across Oregon.
Merkley: Oregon to Receive $88 Million for Programs Tailored to Assist Families Facing Foreclosure
Washington, D.C. - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday that Oregon will be eligible for $88 million to help families living in areas that have been hit hardest by the housing crisis to stay in their homes.
Mortgage Broker Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Related to Residential Loan Applications
PORTLAND, OR - February 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Joel D. Surprenant, 43, of West Linn, Oregon, pled guilty today to the crime of bank fraud. Surprenant is scheduled to appear again before U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones on May 12, 2010, for sentencing on these charges.
Merkley Applauds Creation of Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
Portland, OR. - February 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D- Ore.) and Governor Ted Kulongoski via video today to announce the creation of the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities within HUD.
Lee Moore Elected Housing Authority of Portland Board Chair
PORTLAND, Ore. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee Moore has been elected chair of the Housing Authority of Portland’s (HAP’s) Board of Commissioners for 2010, and Brian Lessler and Amie Pico have been appointed to the nine-member citizen commission.
State housing projects get funding boost
Salem, OR - December 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State Housing Council approved additional funding to housing developers throughout the state, boosting the number of affordable housing units statewide.
Funds available for farmworker housing
Salem, OR - December 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) today announced a funding opportunity for farmworker housing.
Portland Mortgage Company Owner Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Mortgage Fraud
PORTLAND, OR - November 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senior United States District Judge Robert E. Jones today sentenced Lee Howlett, 46, of Portland, to 41 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Howlett pled guilty in February 2009 to a single count of conspiring to make false statements to financial institutions.
Senate Passes Legislation to Provide Housing for Homeless Veterans
Washington, DC - November 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Senate passed legislation that will increase funding for housing and supportive services for veterans.
Housing Works Offers Rental Assistance to 50 Mainstream Applicants
Redmond, OR - November 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the continuing unprecedented need for housing assistance in Central Oregon, Housing Works will begin processing the first fifty Mainstream Voucher applicants from the current waiting list.
Housing funding approval to generate millions in economic activity across Oregon
Salem, OR - November 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly $70.5 million in combined grants, loans and tax credits to contractors throughout the state will help fund 444 units of affordable housing, providing hundreds of lower-income Oregonians a place to call home.
Merkley Supports Efforts to Assist Homeless Veterans
Washington, DC - November 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley signed on Tuesday as a co-sponsor of three bills to provide shelter and assistance to homeless veterans. The bills will authorize funding to expand housing and health services for low-income veterans.
Housing Works Announces New Property Management for Multi-million Dollar Housing Portfolio
Redmond, OR - October 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing Works announced today that Guardian Real Estate Services (Guardian) of Portland, Oregon, has been selected to manage its multi-million dollar housing portfolio in Central Oregon.
