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Getty Conservation Institute Moves Quickly to Preserve the Past
As Modernism moves from a contemporary style to a time-stamped fashion, preservationists are grappling with how to preserve the features that make up modern architecture. Corbusier’s concrete and Charles and Ray Eameses’ mass-produced flooring are just two of the styles that the Getty Conservation...
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EPA abandons lead clearance requirement; California risks forfeiting home-weatherization funds; Nevada's OSHA program told to ramp up citations; more
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Affordable Housing Lenders to Focus on Preservation Deals in 2011
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration will prioritize preservation deals in 2011 to capture a wave of expiring Sec. 8 and tax-credit properties.
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Historic Rehab Finalists
CHICAGO— As the financial markets slid into chaos, the last piece of a complex financing puzzle fell into place for Britton Budd Apartments.
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Frank Introduces Preservation Bill
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has introduced a long-awaited affordable housing preservation bill (H.R. 4868) that has been under development for almost a year, but owners say they can't support it be
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Freddie Keeps Tax Credits, Focuses on Preservation
Freddie Mac has no plans to sell its low income housing tax credit portfolio, and will spend the year focused on preservation deals as it struggles to lower the rates on forward commitments.
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Affordable Housing Lenders to Focus on Preservation Deals in 2011
Preservation will be the name of the game for affordable housing lenders next year.
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Historic Credits Set Record for AffordableHousing
A record 6,710 low- and moderate-income housing units were completed with the help of historic tax credits in fiscal 2009.
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Bridging the Gap Between Preservation and Transit
A key place where green building and affordable housing goals coincide is access to transit.