Housing & Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- George “Geep” Moore, CGR, CAPS, GMR, and owner/president of Moore-Built Construction & Restoration Inc. in Elm Grove, La., was appointed the 2012 chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers this month during the International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla. As chairman of the leading professional organization for residential remodeling, Moore represents the more than 24,000 remodeling industry members of NAHB

NEW ORLEANS, LA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- This past week marked a significant Hurricane Katrina recovery milestone for Orleans Parish, with the last household within the community living in a Federal Emergency Management Agency THU moving into their rebuilt home on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, and the removal of the remaining respective THU occurring this past Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.

Washington, D.C. - December 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter has introduced a bill to reform the Federal Housing Administration by requiring its mortgage insurance fund to be recapitalized, and to prevent secret bailouts by the U.S. Treasury Department. Some reports show that FHA is on the brink of asking Congress for a taxpayer bailout of $50 to $100 billion.

Washington, D.C. - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement after a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, of which he is a member, regarding oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily housing industry, announced today the launch of its Comprehensive Online Resident Services Program for the affordable housing industry. An acknowledged pioneer in delivering electronic resident service programs to the affordable housing industry for nearly a decade, 365 Connect's Comprehensive Online Resident Services Program is the first Internet-based Resident Services Platform approved by a Housing Finance Agency, in 2004, to deliver compliance required Resident Services through the Internet.

BATON ROUGE, LA - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal made six appointments to the board of the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC), the state’s streamlined housing agency created in the 2011 Legislative Session to unite dozens of housing programs previously spread across five state agencies.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - September 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform for the multifamily industry, announced today the integration of its Marketing Syndication Platform with The Housing Block, a leading edge vertical search engine specializing in real estate listings. The integration automatically brings all of the marketing data from apartment communities using the 365 Online Leasing Center to The Housing Block via the 365 Marketing Syndication Platform.

BATON ROUGE, LA - August 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced reappointments to the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. The Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board serves to regulate the issuance of real estate appraiser and trainee licenses and related service

Washington, DC - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Scalise was recently named a Champion of the Merit Shop by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and a Defender of Economic Freedom by the Club for Growth in its latest round of Congressional scoring.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners living in Cameron, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes may be eligible for additional compensation under the Louisiana’s Road Home Program under the terms of a settlement agreement announced today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the State of Louisiana and plaintiffs in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit. Read the full text of the agreement announced today

BATON ROUGE, LA - July 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal signed Senate Bill 269 by Senator Neil Riser, creating the Louisiana Housing Corporation, a consolidated organization for the state’s housing policy and programs. This bill was part of the Governor’s package for the 2011 Regular Legislative Session

NEW ORLEANS, LA - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced nearly $1.5 million in funding to the Housing Authority of New Orleans, aiding in the construction of public housing units at the new Guste II housing development

WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that, effectively immediately, it is taking control of the Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette (HACL), citing numerous financial deficiencies over the past three years and a leadership vacuum following the resignation of the agency’s executive director last October.

BATON ROUGE, LA - March 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced an effort to reform and streamline the state’s disparate housing agencies, including the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA), into one streamlined Louisiana Housing Corporation that would oversee all housing funds in the state, uniting almost 30 separate programs currently managed by five organizations.

MONROE, LA - December 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal joined Benchmark Bank Chairman and CEO Mike Barnett, Affiliated Mortgage Co. President Dan Hastings and Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo to announce that Benchmark Bank’s subsidiary, Affiliated Mortgage Company (AMC) of West Monroe, has committed to retain and expand its operations in Northeast Louisiana.