New Hampshire Housing’s Board of Directors recently approved over $1 million in funding for the development of Senior Living at Notre Dame in Berlin. The funding will be used by Affordable Housing, Education, and Development (AHEAD), which is based in Littleton, to renovate the historic Notre Dame high school into over 30 units of affordable housing for seniors.

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Representatives Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) and Ann Kuster (D-NH), today welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation's decision to approve an emergency recovery grant to help restore roadways in Grafton, Sullivan, and Cheshire Counties that were damaged by heavy rains and flooding at the end of June. The $1 million grant for rebuilding federally-supported roadways will assist the New Hampshire Department of Transportation's efforts to repair transportation infrastructure in Lebanon, Alstead, and Westmoreland that was damaged during powerful storms on June 26.

Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that Harbor Homes will receive a $1 million grant to help keep hundreds of local veterans in their homes and off the streets. The funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), is part of the agency’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (SSVF), which helps local non-profit organizations to prevent at-risk veterans from becoming homeless and to secure housing for those who have recently lost their homes.

A $168,500 grant for the Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority will provide permanent housing to 20 homeless veterans and is a positive step forward to battling veterans homelessness in the state, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said today. The supportive housing assistance is provided through the HUD (U.S. Housing and Urban Development)-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program, which combines rental assistance from HUD with case management and clinical services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Building on their continued efforts to support American veterans, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today introduced legislation to increase cooperation between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and veterans legal clinics. The legislation, the Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013, will maximize the effectiveness of these law school programs and encourage their continued development.

Reston, Virginia - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that Justice Brian T. Tucker of the New Hampshire Superior Court ruled in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), dismissing a borrower’s “difficult to decipher” claim that transfers of his promissory note while MERS held the mortgage created a cloud on his title. The borrower also cited other allegations of fraud

BEDFORD, N.H. - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Housing’s Board of Directors recently approved a $500,000 loan to support the renovation of Newport Village Apartments, a housing complex that offers affordable apartments for low-income families in Newport. The funding will mean the nine-building complex, which was originally built in 1982, can undergo significant renovations. The project is sponsored by the Caleb Group. The loan will be provided from federal HOME funds.

Washington, D.C. - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today announced that the New Hampshire National Guard will receive $535,000 to support the Guard's Deployment Cycle Support Program (DCSP). Shaheen and Ayotte have been strong advocates for the DCSP program and have worked with Pentagon officials to underscore the clear benefits of the program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter has joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle in requesting that the Department of Energy continue to support the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), which provides funding to help low-income families, seniors, homeowners with disabilities, and families with children make permanent energy efficiency improvements to their homes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter and Congresswoman Annie Kuster are pleased to announce that CATCH Neighborhood Housing, a nonprofit housing services organization in Merrimack County, has been selected as the recipient of a $55,000 federal grant from NeighborWorks America. The grant was awarded through a competitive process, and it will allow CATCH Neighborhood Housing to continue to preserve affordable housing for low- or moderate- income individuals and families of Merrimack County.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Annie Kuster and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter are pleased to announce that CATCH Neighborhood Housing, a nonprofit housing services organization in Merrimack County, has been selected as the recipient of a of $55,000 federal grant from NeighborWorks America. The grant was awarded through a competitive process, and it will allow CATCH Neighborhood Housing to continue to preserve affordable housing for low- or moderate- income individuals and families of Merrimack County

Concord - April 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Low and Moderate Income Homeowners may receive State Education Property Tax relief by applying for such relief during the filing period - after May 1, 2013, but no later than June 30, 2013.

CONCORD - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- To help counsel homeowners who are at risk of foreclosures, Governor Maggie Hassan has announced the launch of a three-year, statewide initiative known as HomeHelpNH. This $3.5 million coordinated counseling effort will provide New Hampshire homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure with access to information and assistance about alternatives to foreclosure. The initiative is part of a larger $7 million effort, which includes funding for legal services through the New Hampshire Foreclosure Relief Project. HomeHelpNH is sponsored by the New Hampshire Department of Justice, the New Hampshire Banking Department, and New Hampshire Housing.

BEDFORD, N.H. - April 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Housing’s Board of Directors recently approved $1 million in federal funding from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program for Marlborough Homes, an effort that will re-purpose the former Marlborough Elementary School into affordable apartments for seniors.

BEDFORD, N.H. - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Housing’s Board of Directors recently approved $1.2 million in federal funding from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program for the second phase of construction at Harriman Hill, a permanently affordable housing development in Wolfeboro.