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FY12 Rural Development budget and appropriations
From Housing Assistance Council
The Senate Appropriations Committee marked up a bill to fund U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in fiscal year 2012 (FY12). Almost every program would receive more funding than provided in the House bill passed in June, but less than the final FY11 appropriated amounts. For more information on funding cuts click here >>
Senate committee acts on HUD spending.
From Housing Assistance Council
On September 21 the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a FY12 Transportation-HUD spending bill with substantial differences from the House subcommittee bill. The Senate funded and the House did not fund housing counseling, Sustainable Communities, and Choice Neighborhoods. Read more on HUD funding >>
Central Oregon youth program fights for survival
'Heart of Oregon Corps' seeks help from representatives, community partners
By Alicia Inns and Barney Lerten, KTVZ.com
BEND, Ore. - Rafael and Marisol Escobar, like many, have been hit by tough times -- but fortunately, they've been living in a "Tutor house" from Housing Works in Redmond.
It's in the process of being transformed from rags to riches, thanks to Heart of Oregon's YouthBuild program Read more>>
Solar homes will make affordable development even more economical
By Alex Breitler, Recordnet.com
A new development of affordable homes in east Stockton, California will include one feature that most folks do not think of as "affordable." Solar panels: Visionary Home Builders of California, based in Stockton, plans in the coming months to install 22 prefabricated homes on a cul-de-sac off Farmington Road, just east of Highway 99. Read more >>
Number of LEED-certified commercial projects hits 10,000 mark
By Barbra Murray, Multihousingnews.com
The green building revolution reaches a milestone as the Green Building Certification Institute, the third-party entity charged with administering the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED building certification program, has given the LEED stamp of approval to the 10,000th property. The achievement comes just over one decade after USGBC established the sustainable building rating system. Read more >>
Families move into Somerton homes they helped build
By Cesar Neyoy – Bajo El Sol, YumaSun.com
Adrian and Heidi Cabrera knocked on several doors in hopes one would open on the opportunity of home ownership. But none, the couple said, proved so advantageous as the self-help housing program administered by Housing America Corp. Read more >>
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