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Anchorage, AK - November 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) is rewarding Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) for its efforts to improve communities by opening doors for Alaskans.

November 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The need for safe housing for women and children in Alaska who have suffered from domestic violence has sparked a first in the nation program to help meet the demand. The Empowering Choice Housing program was created with 1.3 million in Governor Sean Parnell’s 2013 budget plus another million from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s federal moving to work program.

Anchorage, AL - November 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC) Public Housing Division closed its Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list in Anchorage to individuals and families needing financial assistance with housing on Oct. 31, 2012. AHFC received 950 applications from its website and 820 applications by mail.

November 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) WHAT: Families seeking financial assistance for rental housing through the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Housing Choice Voucher program...

ANCHORAGE, AK - October 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) released today the first in-depth report about public facility energy usage in Alaska, paving the way for better understanding of this issue. The report was completed after conducting comprehensive energy audits on 327 State, municipal and school district-owned buildings using American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. Based on the collected data, it is estimated that more than 5,000 publicly owned buildings exist in Alaska. The estimated energy cost to the public each year totals approximately $641,245,000. At the average projected savings of $25,000 per building per year, potential savings generated from energy-efficient improvements could total $125 million.

ANCHORAGE, AK - October 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC) Housing Choice Voucher program is accepting applications for seven remaining days. The program is open to individuals and families in need of rental assistance in Anchorage.

ANCHORAGE, AK - October 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) welcomed back Mike Courtney, a former property manager, as the new director of housing operations for its public housing division on September 10, 2012.

ANCHORAGE, AK - October 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC) Public Housing Division opened its Housing Choice Voucher program today to individuals and families in need of housing in Anchorage. Participants in the Housing Choice Voucher program find their own housing and pay 30 percent of their adjusted income in rent. AHFC pays the remainder of the rental amount directly to the landlord.

ANCHORAGE, AK - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC) Public Housing Division is improving and opening its Housing Choice Voucher program. From Oct. 1-31, 2012, AHFC will open its Anchorage voucher program waitlist to individuals and families in need of housing and accept applications to be entered into a lottery.

ANCHORAGE, AK - September 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Catherine Stone, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC) former director of housing operations, was only just recently promoted to director of public housing but her knowledge of expertise were put to the test this week during Anchorage’s once-in-a-generation windstorm.

Anchorage, AK - August 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Would-be homeowners often feel stressed and anxious when they face myriad decisions affecting their purchase; and often the desire for aesthetic improvements overshadows the consideration of home energy efficiency. But now, a free online checklist can not only help Alaska homebuyers ease that stress but also ensure that their new homes meet important energy efficiency standards -- and therefore will save them substantial money on home energy bills.

KODIAK, AK - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sandra Amox, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC) asset supervisor in Kodiak, is retiring at the end of this month after a 22-year career in Alaska’s public housing sector.

ANCHORAGE, - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) board of directors re-elected Frank Roppel of Wrangell to serve as the board chair at its annual board meeting in Wrangell July 25. Governor Frank Murkowski appointed Roppel to the board of directors in July 2003, and he has served as chair since that time. Roppel is also chairman of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, a subsidiary of AHFC. Roppel previously served on the Alaska State Housing Authority (ASHA) and AHFC boards for 12 years in the 1970s and '80s. He retired from Alaska Pulp Corporation in 2001

ANCHORAGE, - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jim Gurke, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Public Housing Director, is retiring at the end of this month after a 30-year career in Alaska's public housing sector.

ANCHORAGE, AK - July 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) launched a Facebook contest to encourage Alaskans to upload photos of their pet from today through July 24th. After July 24th, participants will be asked to vote on all of the photographs entered, and the pet with the most votes will be illustrated in the next AHFC television ad.