WASHINGTON, DC - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6) said that more jobs and more private-sector investment, not more failed government programs, are what's needed to help struggling homeowners.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday recognized the launch of the Huntsville WISE Gold Program, one of DOE's Better Buildings Neighborhood projects, at a Home Energy "Block Party" in Huntsville, Alabama. The event, hosted by the non-profit organization Nexus Energies, showcased how the program will help homeowners in northern Alabama reduce energy costs and increase the comfort of their homes through energy-saving home upgrades such as improved insulation, windows, and doors, as well as energy-efficient appliances.

November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today made the following statement at a Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Birmingham, AL - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A team of national experts assembled by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) are heading to Alabama this week to assist storm damaged communities and residents in the development of a long-term recovery strategy. The team, which will be in Alabama from October 7-10, is serving at the invitation of the City of Birmingham, will be conducting a participatory planning process with the entire community.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - August 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kids headed back to school aren’t the only ones with valuable lessons in their futures. You can get potentially life-saving lessons on disaster-resistant construction when the Federal Emergency Management Agency comes to local building supply stores Aug. 16 to Aug. 20.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents who want to make their homes and businesses more storm resistant can get advice from FEMA staff at local building supply and retail stores from Aug. 9 to Aug. 13 in Birmingham, Gadsden and Prattville.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - July 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tornado survivors can get answers on how to plan and accomplish their permanent housing goals at a Housing and Recovery Expo in Jefferson County on Saturday, July 23.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tornado survivors can get answers on how to plan and accomplish their permanent housing goals at the Housing and Recovery Expo in Walker County Saturday, July 9

BIRMINGHAM, AL - July 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tornado survivors can get answers on how to plan and accomplish their permanent housing goals at the Housing and Recovery Expo in Walker County Saturday, July 9. Many Alabamians are still recovering from the April and May storms. The State of Alabama Housing Task Force, working with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is hosting the expo to provide key answers to survivors’ most frequently asked questions in a comfortable and familiar setting.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that a HUD Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has ordered a Marshall County, Alabama, landlord to pay $49,165 in damages and penalties for violating the Fair Housing Act. HUD initially charged Phillip and Opal Maze, respectively the rental manager and owner of a Marshall County mobile home, with discriminating based on race in December 2009. In an order that became final on May 25, 2011, the ALJ found that Phillip Maze discriminated against a white family and an African American man because one of the family members was dating the African American man

BIRMINGHAM, AL - June 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you living in a tent or camper on your property? Are you still staying in your damaged home? Or is living with relatives after the tornadoes not working out?

BIRMINGHAM, AL - May 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Operation Clean Sweep is in full swing to pick up and remove tornado debris in eligible jurisdictions by the recently extended deadline of July 12. Property owners can help expedite debris removal by completing paperwork allowing debris teams to enter private property.

ATLANTA, AL - May 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eleven units arrived on May 7 for residents in the town of Phil Campbell. It is an area with an extreme shortage of available rental housing and apartments. Additional housing will be provided by FEMA and the State of Alabama to other counties where the demand for housing is greater than the supply.

March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today made the following statement at a Committee hearing on the consideration of proposals to reform the housing finance system

February 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), ranking Republican on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today made the following statement regarding the White Paper released by the Obama Administration concerning the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The White Paper was a requirement of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform legislation.

MOBILE, AL - November 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the National Community Stabilization Trust today announced they will invest more than $4 million to provide permanent homes to 37 Alabama families who were displaced from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The program is part of a broader effort by HUD, with the Stabilization Trust, to offer financing to acquire and rehabilitate 500 HUD homes in 11 states valued at $40 million.

Washington, D.C. - July 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), a senior member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced subcommittee approval of the fiscal year 2011 Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Included in this bill is funding for several important projects throughout Alabama. Following today’s action by the subcommittee, the bill will now go to the full Appropriations Committee for approval.<!

Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in two counties WASHINGTON, DC - May 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to two counties in Alabama and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following last month's severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding

ATLANTA – April 21, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding two communities in Alabama with $400,000 in brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The communities in Alabama receiving brownfields assessment grants include

WASHINGTON, DC - January 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to counties in Alabama and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following last month’s severe storms and flooding.