03 / 12 / 2010
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03 / 11 / 2010
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News & Updates
The Florida Housing Coalition offers a new resource to assist SHIP staff. The Coalition’s website now contains a video summary of recent changes to the SHIP Program resulting from Senate Bill 360. Several changes have an impact on your Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP). <...
03 / 04 / 2010
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Cap Repeal Bill Clears First CommitteeHouse Bill 665 by Representative Aubuchon, the omnibus affordable housing bill that repeals the cap on Sadowski trust funds, was reported favorably by unanimous vote of the Military and Local Affairs Policy Committee (Wednesday, March 3). After this, the bill has two more committees to clear (Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development and Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council). Senator Bennett is expected to move forward the companion cap repeal bill in the Senate (SB 262)...
03 / 02 / 2010
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Cap Repeal Bill to Be Heard in First CommitteeHouse Bill 665 by Representative Aubuchon, the omnibus affordable housing bill that repeals the cap on Sadowski trust funds, will be heard by the Military and Local Affairs Policy Committee, Wednesday, March 3 at 9 a.m., in Webster Hall (212 Knott). After this, the bill has two more committees to clear (Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development and Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council)
02 / 23 / 2010
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Come join us at the annual Affordable Housing Day Rally as the Florida Housing Coalition and other members of the Sadowski Housing Coalition organize in an effort to Scrap the Cap and to encourage legislators to use housing trust fund dollars on housing. Meet us at the Capitol on Wednesday, April 7 at noon, as we continue advocating on behalf of c...
02 / 17 / 2010
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Join us for the Florida Housing Coalition's 23rd Annual Statewide Affordable Housing Conference September 20-22, 2010 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando
02 / 05 / 2010
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Housing advocates can thank Representative Aubuchon for filing HB 665 which repeals the cap on the trust funds and directs the trust fund monies to be used to create housing related jobs, move existing inventory, and preserve/rehabilitate existing affordable housing...
01 / 29 / 2010
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On January 28, Fannie Mae announced that people purchasing a Fannie Mae-owned HomePath® property will receive up to 3.5 percent of the final sales price to be used toward closing cost assistance or their choice of appliances. The offer is available to any owner-occupant who closes on the purchase of a property listed on HomePath.com before May 1, 2010
