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New DSHA Affordable Home Loans will Help 1,500 Families…
March 23, 2010 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) today announced $250 million in bonds are available for affordable home loans, which includes a set aside of 10 % (up to $25 million) for new construction home purchases. The initiative is a unique partnership with the U.S. Treasury and the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie [...]
Green homes growing red-hot; 17% of new houses built get the Energy Star seal, fuel new eco-’awakening’
January 11, 2010 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
The home building industry is struggling, but one sector is booming: green homes. The number of homes winning the government’s Energy Star designation since the program began in 1995 has crossed the 1 million mark. Despite an overall housing slump, 75,000 have been added so far this year for a total of 1,024,200. Last year, [...]
Rock-bottom mortgage rates tempt hesitant home shoppers
January 11, 2010 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
By John Spence, MarketWatch BOSTON _ The U.S. government’s efforts to revive the housing market have pushed mortgage rates down to record levels and helped stoke demand, but the prospect of further home-price declines could keep more reluctant buyers on the fence. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is below 5 percent and [...]
Obama promotes home energy efficiency program
December 15, 2009 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that home insulation “is sexy,” his newest appeal for Congress to pass incentives for homeowners who make their homes more energy efficient. “Here’s what’s sexy about it. It saves money,” the president said at a Northern Virginia Home Depot store. He was joined at the outlet by [...]
Frequently Asked Questions About the Move-Up/Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit
December 15, 2009 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 has established a tax credit of up to $6,500 for qualified move-up/repeat home buyers (existing home owners) purchasing a principal residence after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010 (or purchased by June 30, 2010 with a binding sales contract signed by April [...]
DNREC Stands Ready to Assist Property Owners by Expediting Storm Repair Permits
November 18, 2009 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Nov. 16, 2009 Vol. 39, No. 450 For more information, contact Maria Sadler, Environmental Scientist, 302-739-9921, or Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902. DNREC stands ready to assist property owners by expediting storm repair permits As Delaware beach-area property owners take stock of damage from [...]
LEED-Home – Gold Certification Officially Announced
November 11, 2009 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
Join ELEMENT and ecoCONSTRUCTION in celebrating our sustainable and custom-built home in achieving a LEED certification rating of GOLD. Nestled on a wooded lot in The Glade, come see what a sustainably built home looks and feels like – inside and out! Located at 11 Southwood Shores, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Open House – This Saturday [...]
Home Buyer Tax Credit, New NOL Rules Signed Into Law
November 10, 2009 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
Home Buyer Tax Credit, New NOL Rules Signed Into Law November 10, 2009 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment (Edit) In a major victory for NAHB that will boost the fledgling housing recovery and help struggling business owners nationwide, Congress last week approved legislation that will extend the first-time home buyer tax credit beyond [...]
Home-Buyer Tax Credit Proposals Compete In Senate
October 26, 2009 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
Source: The Wall Street Journal | October 23, 2009 WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) floated a new version of a popular home-buyer tax-credit extension, and aides say he aims to have a vote on the measure as part of the coming debate over extending federal unemployment insurance benefits. The alternative proposal [...]
Septic Rehabilitation Loan Program
September 1, 2009 by Katie Harp · Leave a Comment
The Septic Rehabilitation Loan Program provides a source of low interest financing for repairing or replacing failing septic systems or cesspools with on-site wastewater disposal systems that will function in an environmentally sound and cost effective manner. This program is managed by the Financial Assistance Branch with technical assistance from the Underground Discharges Branch. Eligibility [...]
