DES MOINES - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Branstad/Reynolds Administration today announced that a comprehensive statewide housing study is underway and encourage Iowans to participate in the process by sharing information about the housing needs in their areas at one of eight public meetings that are scheduled throughout the state in the coming weeks. The study is commissioned by the Iowa Finance Authority in partnership with RDG Planning & Design.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3) today announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded $362,170...

WASHINGTON, DC - June 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Iowa’s Department of Administration Services (DAS) has begun using standard contract documents developed by ConsensusDocs as the basis for its building contracts. The state agency, which typically oversees 200 projects and $200 million worth of construction projects annually, is the latest in a series of construction owners to embrace the contract documents.

DES MOINES - June 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has teamed up with the Iowa Association of REALTORS®, Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS® and area lenders and Realtors® to keep Central Iowa home sales, which are currently up 12% in the Des Moines area over last year, on the rise this summer, through an innovative contest The Iowa Finance Authority has also announced the availability of two additional down payment assistance programs to assist home buyers.

MASON CITY - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) visited the Greater Mason City Board of Realtors, along with Wells Fargo to promote the Meaning of Homeownership Contest. Property sales in the Mason City area are up approximately 33% from this time last year. The Meaning of Homeownership Contest is sponsored by IFA and the Iowa Association of REALTORS® along with Realtors and lenders throughout the state of Iowa. The goal of this contest is to promote the importance of homeownership throughout the entire state of Iowa, and to get people aware of the increase in home sales

COUNCIL BLUFFS - June 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Over the last year home sales have increased eight percent in Southwest Iowa, according to the Southwest Iowa Association of REALTORS®, and to continue reaching that goal, the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and the Iowa Association of REALTORS® (IAR) have partnered with the Southwest Iowa lenders and Realtors to promote The Meaning of Homeownership Contest. This effort amongst lenders and Realtors is to show Iowans their support for homeownership and the importance of keeping homeownership on the rise.

WATERLOO - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) today joined with Four Seasons Realtors, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Board of Realtors and US Bank Home Mortgage in Coralville to encourage participation in The Meaning of Homeownership Contest, a partnership between the Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa Association of Realtors® and lenders and Realtors throughout the state to keep Iowa Waterloo home sales, which are currently up 11% over last year, on the rise.

CORALVILLE - June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Over the last year home sales have increased seven percent in the Eastern Iowa area, according to the Cedar Rapids Area Association of REALTORS®, and to continue reaching that goal, the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and the Iowa Association of REALTORS® (IAR) have partnered with the Iowa City Association of REALTORS®, Residential Mortgage Network Inc., Re/Max Affiliates, and Skogman Realty to promote The Meaning of Homeownership Contest. This effort amongst lenders and Realtors is to show Iowans their support for homeownership and the importance of keeping homeownership on the rise.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make public the salary data it collected from public housing authorities across the country under pressure from Grassley and amid numerous salary scandals. The Administration made only aggregate information public in announcing a salary cap proposal this week.

Washington, DC - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Iowa Congressman Tom Latham on Tuesday voted in favor of bipartisan legislation to extend new help to homeless veterans.

Des Moines, IA - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved a combined total of more than $105,000 in grants to provide affordable homeownership and rental opportunities to families in Burlington, Rock Rapids and Tipton. The funding is made available through the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based program, which provides financing for the development of affordable single-family and multifamily housing units.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today asked the Department of Justice for detailed information about the “thousands” of mortgage fraud cases the department has brought forward and about the claim that the department has “secured numerous convictions against CEOs, CFOs, board members, presidents and other executives of Wall Street firms and banks for financial crimes.”

State Grant to Support Lease-Purchase Program Des Moines, Iowa – The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently approved a $50,000 grant to the Northeast...

DES MOINES, IA - December 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has approved the Branstad/Reynolds Administration’s request for a temporary waiver of income restrictions on federal housing tax credit properties throughout the state to assist Iowans who may have been displaced by the Missouri River flooding last summer. The Iowa Finance Authority administers the federal housing tax credit program in Iowa and a listing of properties is available at: www.IowaFinanceAuthority.gov/EmergencyHousing.

Des Moines, IA - December 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently approved a $50,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Marion County, Inc. to assist in the construction of an affordable home for a family in Knoxville. The funding is made available through the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based program. The program provides financing for the development of affordable single-family and multifamily housing units.