Anchorage, AK - February 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to the energy crisis in northwest Alaska, NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.'s (NANA) board of directors approved NANA's participation in an exciting new partnership with the Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) to deliver RurAL CAP's Energy Wise program to NANA communities in 2011. RurAL CAP's Energy Wise Program helps rural Alaskans save money on energy bills, while creating local jobs.

ANCHORAGE, AK - January 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded nearly $3,420,701 in Continuum of Care renewal grants to support 22 local homeless providers across Alaska in the coming year. This year's Continuum of Care awards to Alaska organizations is up some $235,000 from last year's $3,185,936 in funding.

Anchorage, AZ - January 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Qualifying Alaskans will have greater access to homeownership through a $625,000 loan approved by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation board of directors. The loan will allow Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (FNHS) 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 income limitations, down-payment requirements, loan-to-values, or other considerations

Washington D.C. - January 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants and contracts awarded to communities in the State of Alaska

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

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EUGENE, OR - September 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fred Thoerner and IDX, Inc. today announce the newly updated real estate website of Thoerner. With the revolutionary IDX Broker software installed on his search page, Thoerner is giving Alaska home seekers unprecedented access to thousands of Alaska MLS (AKMLS) listings, making finding a home simpler and quicker. The IDX solution customized for Thoerner and his clients allows potential buyers to fully understand what they are looking for, what they can afford and who they can get it from, on the dynamic real estate website Thoerner hosts

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)