Posted: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:15 am City to consider adopting affordable housing plan AMANDA RICKER, Staff Writer The Bozeman Daily Chronicle | 1 comment The Bozeman City Commission tonight will consider adopting a plan to create more affordable housing for working-class residents. The proposed Affordable Housing Action Plan calls for the city to encourage construction [...]

Kowloon, Hong Kong (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 A new system of building has to be implemented if the increasing shortage of affordable housing is to be alleviated, according to Affordable Housing International, a Hong Kong company specializing in providing affordable housing in the global emerging markets. These growth markets require an additional 100,000 housing units [...]

Builders should come forward to make it a reality, says Yogish Bhat The government should work towards providing houses at affordable prices to the middleclass and those belonging to economically weaker sections of society. This was a common opinion expressed during the inauguration of the two-day “Mangalore Realty and Buildcon Expo 2012” organised by the [...]

BELLINGHAM – The City Council is considering a ballot proposal that would increase property taxes in Bellingham to raise money for low-income housing programs. Discussion of the proposed levy is scheduled for 2:50 p.m. Monday, May 21 in council chambers at City Hall, 210 Lottie St. A coalition of low-income housing advocates wants the council [...]

slideshow Hartz Mountain Industries was able to do it. Atlantic Realty was able to do it. So why can’t Lloyd Goldman? Goldman, the owner of two pieces of land on First Street in downtown Jersey City, is pressuring the city to renegotiate the terms of a development agreement he struck in 2006. Under the terms [...]

There won’t be a high-tech movie-making studio at Grady Ranch, but a project has been suggested that will bring much-needed affordable housing to the area. Lucasfilm, movie producer George Lucas’ company, bailed out on plans to build an elaborate studio on the property when faced with potential litigation and ongoing opposition. Despite pleas from county [...]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state housing agency isn’t giving homeowners and elected officials enough of a say in whether developers can build low-income projects in towns and counties in West Virginia, a Kanawha County official and Knollwood Drive homeowners said Friday. During a public hearing, Kanawha County Engineer John Luoni and Knollwood Drive residents sharply [...]