Now Available: Grant to Help Texans Buy Their First Home

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its first-time homebuyer programs, the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) is offering a grant to Texans interested in purchasing their first home. The programs will now offer a grant of 5% of the loan amount that the homebuyer can use towards down payment and closing costs. This grant is in addition to the ...

Tips on Buying Foreclosed Properties

Experts are bracing for another wave of foreclosure to hit the already-weak housing market this year. Coupled with low interest rates, this could be a great opportunity for homebuyers to pick up a home or investment property at a bargain--if they know what they are doing. 

Modesto's Neighborhood Stabilization Program consultants quit

Neighborhood Stabilization Program consultants Cynthia Shallit and Jamie McLeod discontinued their contract with the city, as of Wednesday. City Manager Greg Nyhoff said the consultants decided to break off the relationship when he talked with them about shifting their focus to economic development, golf course contracts and John Thurman Field.

East Hartford Housing Authority, Tenants Disagree Over King Court Sale Conditions

Follow Your Town News On The Courant's East Hartford Facebook Page Amid plans to sell King Court — a failing state project managed by the East Hartford Housing Authority — the agency and King Court tenants are trying to reach an agreement on who may submit proposals for the property's future.

Modesto's NSP consultants quit

Neighborhood Stabilization Program consultants Cynthia Shallit and Jamie McLeod discontinued their contract with the city, as of Wednesday. City Manager Greg Nyhoff said the consultants decided to break off the relationship when he talked with them about shifting their focus to economic development, golf course contracts and John Thurman Field.