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«The idea of linking it to the expiration of the rent program is a legislative tactic that flies in the face of the desperate need for affordable housing and that affordable housing program took two years to design and should be allowed to operate on the merits,» the source said.

The latest version of Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing program takes aim at unused real estate, proposing a tax hike on vacant land...

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«Going forward, we do have to address this issue, and again, Albany has a chance to make real reform, to take a program that was unfair to taxpayers and wasn't producing enough affordable housing, and fix it.»

But a county program called the Suffolk County Workforce Housing Transfer of Development Rights program, would allow development rights taken from land purchased by the county for open space preservation to be used, at no charge, and allow additional development on affordable or workforce housing programs that meet county guidelines for such hHousing Transfer of Development Rights program, would allow development rights taken from land purchased by the county for open space preservation to be used, at no charge, and allow additional development on affordable or workforce housing programs that meet county guidelines for such hhousing programs that meet county guidelines for such housinghousing.

Thirty houses on Long Island that were damaged by superstorm Sandy and acquired by the state's New York Rising program will be taken over by a housing group to be made into permanent affordable housing for eligible homebuyers.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has advocated a $ 20 million program that would put vacant apartments on the market at a discount as affordable housing, and these two buildings would be the first to take part in the program.

Under the city's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program, the partners would set aside 20, 25 or 30 percent of the units as affordable housing, though they haven't yet decided on which option tHousing program, the partners would set aside 20, 25 or 30 percent of the units as affordable housing, though they haven't yet decided on which option thousing, though they haven't yet decided on which option to take.

State Attorney Eric Schneiderman was to announce late Friday morning a pilot program that will make available to land banks statewide $ 4 million for New Yorkers to take over «zombie homes» in their neighborhoods and rehab them into affordable rental housing.

Take the people of Seattle: For 36 years, they have agreed to be taxed more to raise revenue for affordable - housing programs.

Eligible applicants can obtain modest and affordable housing by taking advantage of the direct program:

Ensign also took the lead in support of privately funded affordable housing development as the sponsor of a bill to expand the popular low - income housing tax credit program.

Nearly 1.3 million homeowner assistance actions have taken place through the Making Home Affordable Program, while the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has offered more than 1.4 million loss mitigation and early delinquency interventions.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs also continue to originate a high volume of loans, taking full advantage of the freedom given to them by the federal conservator to lend without limits on affordable housing properties.

So property owners have much less temptation to take the property out of the affordable housing programs, renovate it and raise the rents.