October 16, 2012

Renewed Opportunity for Housing on the Pine Ridge Reservation

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In a world too often shrouded from most of America, there’s a renewed perspective and promise of opportunity growing among its people.  The Thunder Valley Regenerative Community initiative has inspired the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe who inhabit the Pine Ridge Reservation ancestral lands in southwest South Dakota to act and plan for important things to [...]

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September 4, 2012

HUD’s Innovation of the Day

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What new trends are emerging from cities to increase their competitiveness? How are municipalities reorienting to serve the public in an era of technology? What new citizen-based initiatives will increase sustainability in a community? How does a local non-profit creatively partner with a HUD field office to decrease homelessness? HUD’s new portal, Innovation of the [...]

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February 16, 2012

HUD’s Proposed Budget: Doing More with Less

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Have you had a chance to check out HUD’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal? If so, you will find a plan that seeks to strengthen, yet streamline, HUD programs so that they help the economy. Titled Housing and Communities Built to Last, the budget reflects the vision of an America that can draw strength from [...]

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January 23, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-up

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                Home of the Day:  Broadway Apartments – Sustainable low-income housing in Ft. Myers, FL. The Annual Homelessness Point-in-Time Count wraps up in Austin while officials in New Jersey and other locations across the country prepare for their count this week. Sustainable plans in the future for Erie, [...]

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December 9, 2011

Daily Housing News Round-Up

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Home of the day: Midwest’s first affordable LGBT Senior Housing facility.   Affordable housing complex will create jobs in Santa Fe, NM. Representative Al Green fights for homeless veterans. The Florida housing market shows signs of growth. Colorado’s sustainability plans. And here is more on the Senate’s efforts to reduce home energy expenses.

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