Alaska RealEstateRama

ANCHORAGE, AK - January 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Friday, January 14, 2011 - Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services has raised its issuer credit rating (ICR) for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) to AA+ from AA

ANCHORAGE, AK - December 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Monday, December 13, 2010 - Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) announced the award of $26 million in federal tax credits to Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) for the redevelopment of Loussac Manor, a 50-year-old public-housing site in Anchorage. AHFC had relocated the former tenants from the 62-unit complex this summer, and the demolition of the site is currently underway

ANCHORAGE, AK - December 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Friday, December 10, 2010 - Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) announced the availability of a loan program to finance permanent energy-efficient improvements to buildings owned by regional educational attendance areas, the University of Alaska, the state, and municipalities in the state.

Anchorage, AK - November 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Parnell announced his appointments to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council, the Alaska Natural Resources Conservation and Development Board, the Real Estate Commission, the Alaska Workforce Investment Board, the Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission, and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority.

ANCHORAGE, AK - October 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently announced that AHFC's Home Energy Rebate Program is one of the exceptional state-led energy-efficiency programs in the United States. ACEEE recognized a total of just 18 top programs from 14 states. AHFC's Home Energy Rebate Program received one of 10 honorable mentions awarded

Anchorage, AK - September 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Qualifying Alaskans will have greater access to home ownership through a $625,000 loan approved by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) board of directors Tuesday. The loan will allow Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services (ANHS), also known as Neighborworks Anchorage, to continue its down-payment assistance loan program for under-served markets, and provide assistance to borrowers who would not qualify for home ownership due to changes in the market, such as higher housing costs or lower interest-rate subsidies.

Anchorage, AK - September 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, U.S. Senator Mark Begich and HUD Northwest Regional Administrator Mary McBride today announced the award of an additional $5 million in funding to Alaska communities struggling to reverse the effects of the foreclosure crisis. The grants announced today represent the third round of funding of HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and will provide targeted assistance to help communities in Alaska acquire and demolish or redevelop and re-sell blighted and foreclosed properties

Anchorage, AK - September 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- AHFC has selected six rural communities to receive grant funds next year under Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Teacher, Health Professional & Public Safety Professional housing program.

Juneau, AK - September 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing toward his goal of ending Alaska's epidemic of sexual assault and domestic violence within a decade, Governor Sean Parnell announced that three rural communities will receive funding to construct housing units for Village Public Safety Officers (VPSOs)

Juneau, AK - July 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Sean Parnell today announced appointments to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Directors, Natural Resources Conservation and Development Board, State Historical Records Advisory Board, State Officers Compensation Commission, and Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education

Washington, D.C. - June 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants and contracts awarded to communities in the State of Alaska

ANCHORAGE, AK - June 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaskans with disabilities have ample opportunity to qualify for the special appliance rebate program being funded by a $658,000 grant from the federal Department of Energy and administered statewide by Alaska Housing Finance Corporation

Anchorage, AK - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to make geothermal power projects economically viable and to produce more affordable and reliable electric power for homes and businesses, Governor Sean Parnell signed Senate Bill 243 today.SB 243, sponsored by Senator Lesil McGuire, encourages safe exploration for and development of Alaska’s enormous geothermal energy. The bill moves jurisdiction over the permitting and inspection of geothermal wells and operations from the Department of Natural Resources to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Representative Charisse Millett was instrumental in the passage of the legislation

ANCHORAGE, AK - May 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thursday, May 06, 2010 - The Board of Directors for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation meeting in Fairbanks Tuesday approved financing for two multi-family rental housing projects that differ substantially in size, scope and complexity.

Juneau, AL - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Sean Parnell today welcomed the passage of SB 217, legislation that will allow voters in the 2010 general election to approve $600 million of state-guaranteed bonds for the purchase of mortgage loans made to qualifying military veterans. The bonds would be issued by the Alaska Housing Finance orporation. Governor Parnell has encouraged members of the armed services stationed in the state to consider permanent residency after their discharge.