Military Housing Stories | Housing Affairs Letter

Senate Veterans Bill Unveiled

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) proposes a Senate companion to the House-passed Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act (HR 6361). The measure, the proposed Housing Assistance for Veterans (S 3614), would establish a pilot veterans program in HUD.

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VA Gives $28 Million For Homeless Vets

Transitional housing for homeless veterans will get a lift with $28.4 million of new funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The grants will finance 38 projects in 25states and the District of Columbia.

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Homeless Vet Voucher Goal Close

HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are within 5% of their goal of having veterans comprise 88% of those using vouchers in the joint HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program.

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Defense Begins Energy Savings Mandate

All military housing units are now required to conserve electricity or face financial penalties. The Defense Department’s Resident Energy Conservation Program is in full operation after successful pilot programs at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Marine Corps Air Station in

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CitiMortgage Focuses On Military Loans

CitiMortgage unveils its Citi Military PCS (permanent change of station) transfer assistance program to help service members who get stuck with existing mortgages when permanently transferred to another base

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Massive Military Housing Project Finished

A large combined military housing construction project encompassing three U.S. military bases in New Jersey has been completed after five years of demolition and construction. More than 2,000 homes will house families from McGuire Air Force Base, Lakehurst Naval Air Station and Fort Dix Army Base.

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Military Land In Property Tax Vise

Officials in Key West, FL are scouring legal documents to determine if the city can collect property taxes from private housing units on federal land. The findings could have implications on similar federal military properties across the country converting to private

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Military Housing Oversight Sought

Legislation introduced this week would require the Army, Navy, Air Force and other service branches to become more aggressive in the oversight of privately operated military housin

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Balfour Beatty Gets Military Housing Contracts

British builder Balfour Beatty Communities receives a Defense Department contract to privatize military housing at four Air Force bases under the Western Group Housing Privatization Project.

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Mortgage Relief For Military Families

Military service members victimized by unfair or fraudulent mortgage practices will be eligible for cash payments under the $26 billion settlement reached in February between federal and state governments and the nation’s five largest lenders. Other homeowners could see their

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