The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $ 1,283,280 in housing counseling grants Oct. 10 to help hundreds of households find housing, make more informed housing choices, or keep their current homes. Last year, 41,746 New Jerseyans accessed HUD-approved housing counseling services, that include: new homebuyer and pre-purchase workshops and counseling; homelessness assistance […]

Homeownership classes, counseling aim to help bridge gap

September 15, 2018 admin

Now, she's taking final steps to move out of the two-bedroom townhouse her family rents and into a 1,144-square-foot split level, three-bedroom home in Northeast Rochester, which they own. As a result, when her husband returns from a trip to see family in Algeria, he will come to a new home with his wife and […]

Integra: Housing counseling agency

September 3, 2018 admin

Editor's note: This is the third in a three-part series of articles examining the current state of homelessness in our area. * Find out your would-be home's actual property value at that county's Tax Assessment Office, as opposed to just looking online for this information. Foreclosure News

NJ Housing-Mortgage Finance Agency Targets Foreclosure Via New Counseling Program

August 19, 2018 admin

Stepping up foreclosure prevention efforts in New Jersey, the Murphy Administration unveiled a new housing counseling initiative, which will work with and enhance New Jersey's existing court mediation program, and is aimed at helping up to 2,000 threatened homeowners, Lt. Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver announced Aug. 14 in a release. Foreclosure News

ABA opposes proposal to ban abortion counseling and referrals at clinics that receive federal funds

August 1, 2018

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HUD Awards over $700,000 to Housing Counseling Grants in New Jersey

July 12, 2017 admin

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $ 716,894 in housing counseling grants to 9 local organizations in New Jersey to help families and individuals with their housing needs and to prevent future foreclosures. HUD's housing counseling grants and the additional funding they leverage will assist more than 1.4 million households nationwide […]