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New Hampshire Housing Wins Award for Technology Innovation

Bedford, NH - November 14, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority has received an award for program excellence from the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA). The NCSHA’s annual award ceremony honors state housing finance agencies for the creation and execution of superior public programs, projects and practices.

New Hampshire Housing’s Loan Portfolio Reaches $1 Billion Mark

Bedford, NH - November 13, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – New Hampshire Housing’s active single family mortgage loan portfolio exceeded the $1 billion mark on October 7. This is the first time in more than 30 years of service the Single Family Mortgage Program’s active portfolio has reached this milestone.

New Hampshire Housing Approves Three Projects for Tax Credit Reservations

Bedford, NH - October 25, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — At its recent meeting, the Board of Directors of New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority approved the reservation of Federal Housing Tax Credits for three development projects that will add 70 new affordable rental units to the state’s housing supply.

GREGG, SUNUNU ANNOUNCE $65 MILLION IN FEDERAL TAX CREDITS FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITIES

WASHINGTON, DC - October 20, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — United States Senators Judd Gregg and John Sununu (R-NH) today announced that the United States Department of Treasury has awarded $65,000,000 in tax credits to the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (NHBFA) for development initiatives in New Hampshire communities.  NHBFA will use the New Markets Tax […]

Green Multi-family Affordable Housing Project First in the Nation to Earn Platinum Rating

Bedford, NH – August 28, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Nestled on a city block in the heart of Manchester is a multi-family home bursting with green initiative. In fact, the project is the first Platinum-rated multi-family LEED for Homes residence in the nation as well as the first Platinum rated residence of any kind in […]

GREGG OFFERS REAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP WITH HOME HEATING COSTS THIS WINTER

WASHINGTON, - July 25, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) today introduced his three-pronged Weatherization, Assistance, and Relief for Middle-Income Households (WARM) Act amendment as a standalone bill after the Senate turned its attention away from debating energy following this morning’s failed cloture vote on the Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of […]

$500,000 will support transitional housing initiatives for homeless veterans in Manchester & Nashua

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Judd Gregg and John Sununu (R-NH) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $500,000 in federal funding for new transitional housing programs in Manchester and Nashua for honorably discharged, homeless veterans.  The funding is included in the fiscal year 2009 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill which is now ready […]

New Law Requires Mortgage Originators Be Licensed

CONCORD - As part of the state’s ongoing efforts to better protect consumers, Gov. John Lynch today signed a new law requiring mortgage originators to be licensed.
“We are currently experiencing a significant downturn in the national economy, some of which can be directly traced to abuses and unscrupulous practices in mortgage lending. In addition to […]

GREGG AND SUNUNU ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION GRANT FOR NASHUA BOILER HOUSE

WASHINGTON - May 1, 2008 - U.S. Senators Judd Gregg and John Sununu (R-NH) today announced that Nashua will receive a $2 million grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to help rehabilitate and renovate the historic Boiler House property.  These funds will allow the City of Nashua to clean-up environmental […]

New Hampshire Housing Approves Financing for Six Rental Housing Projects

Bedford, NH – At its recent meetings, the Board of Directors of New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority approved financing for two new construction projects in Keene and Franklin, and the reservation of Federal Housing Tax Credits for four development projects that will add 163 rental units to the state’s affordable housing supply.