Monthly Archives: May 2013
AHFC Awards Funds to Construct 40 New Housing Units and Ease Juneau Housing Crunch
Anchorage, AK - May 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) plans to award $7.6 million in federal grant funds and low-income housing tax credits to Volunteers of America National Services; Volunteers of America, Alaska; and development partners Trapline LLC and V2. The organizations joint-ventured and submitted a competitive bid to construct and manage Vista Drive in Douglas.
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Closer to Smoke-Free Public Housing
ANCHORAGE, AK - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) is moving forward with its plan to go smoke-free in its larger multi-family units with tenants who are elderly or have a disability.
New Video Describes Challenges of Building Rural Airports
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) Division of Statewide Aviation released the second video, in a two‐part series, illustrating the vital lifeline aviation provides for 82% of Alaskan communities.
Begich Provision to Spur Arctic Deepwater Port Development Clears the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Senate, by a bipartisan vote of 83-14, approved the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA) today, a major bill that authorizes ports, navigation and flood control projects and includes an important provision inserted into the bill by U.S. Sen. Mark Begich to help Alaska develop its remote harbors. It also includes an amendment from Begich and Sen. Lisa Murkowski to help spur the development of a deepwater port in the Arctic.
Customizable IDX Broker solution revolutionizes Alaska online real estate resource
EUGENE, OR - May 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has integrated the dynamic IDX Broker software onto yet another professional website. This time, Versailles, Alaska properties are displayed on the website of agent Charles Martin, creating a thorough and complete database of listings for his clients to conveniently search through. Martin, a member of both the Palm Beach Regional MLS (RMLSFL) can now deliver his home seeking clients with a fruitful, effective and efficient online real estate search, revolutionizing the way potential buyers find homes online
Governor Parnell Announces Board Appointments
Juneau, Alaska - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Sean Parnell today announced appointments to the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers, Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, State Council on Interstate Adult and Juvenile Supervision, Local Boundary Commission, Natural Resources Conservation and Development Board, and the Board of Veterinary Examiners