Utah RealEstateRama

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment Wednesday afternoon charging Portia R. Louder, age 40, and Chad Louder, age 41, both of Highland, with criminal violations of federal law in connection with what the indictment alleges was a scheme to profit from loans fraudulently obtained from mortgage lenders.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - May 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell and the Division of Housing and Community Development released the results of a snapshot survey showing Utah’s homeless population during a press conference on Wednesday, May 11 at 3:10 p.m. in room 240 of the State Capitol. The survey reflects a decrease of 8.2 percent in overall homelessness and a decrease of 26 percent in chronic homelessness since last year.

May 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) WHO: Lt. Governor Greg Bell, Gordon D. Walker, Director, Utah Division of Housing and Community Development, Matt Minkivitch, Executive Director, The Road Home

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - April 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. General Services Administration will break ground on the new Federal Bureau of Investigation field office building to be located at 5425 West Amelia Earhart Drive, Salt Lake City. This project expects to use building materials that contain at least 30 percent recycled content and comprised of materials that have been extracted and manufactured within 500 miles of the project site. Furthermore, it is expected to save or create more than 500 construction jobs, a great majority of which will come from the local community

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - April 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Some of the nation’s leading housing professionals will offer insight into basic federal housing programs that are used today to assist low and moderate income persons during a three-day conference hosted by the Utah Division of Housing and Community Development in Salt Lake City May 9-11.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - March 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Due to federal budget cuts to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) applicants will receive lower average payments beginning March 2, 2011.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Council of State Community Development Agencies (COSCDA) today announced that it has elected Gordon Walker as its new President. Walker, Director of the Utah Division of Housing and Community Development, will succeed Rick Ballard, Director, Office of Community Development, Michigan State Housing Development.Walker brings extensive management and public service experience to COSCDA, the premier national association advocating and enhancing the leadership role of states in community development through innovative policy development and implementation, customer-driven technical assistance, education, and collaborative efforts

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - December 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Utah Permanent Community Impact Board (CIB) approved a finance package totaling $573,000 to the Wayne County Municipal Building Authority during a board meeting held on December 10.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - November 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tooele County has received approval from the Utah Division of Housing and Community Development’s Private Activity Bond Board for a $11.4 million allocation of Recovery Zone Bonds for use in building a new county jail.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - November 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Utah Permanent Community Impact Board (CIB) approved a $275,000 grant to Wellington City during a board meeting held in Moab, Utah on November 4