Stimulus cash lets Deltona, other cities help needy buy homesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:08PMFederal-stimulus money is making homeownership possible for some area residents DELTONA — The dilapidated house on Sweet Springs Street was abandoned and vacant, one of the scores of foreclosed properties, before city officials used federal-stimulus dollars to buy and fix it.
Potential donors visit Austin to assess Perry's fundraising chancesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:41PMPotential donors visit Austin to assess Perry's fundraising chances
Martin County's Kane Center for seniors looking grand for openingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:32PMSTUART — Seniors soon can stroll by the bistro in a quaint indoor downtown, catch a theater-quality cabaret a few steps away, and receive a full slate of aging assistance under one bright-blue Salerno Road roof.
Residential rents ease in WairarapaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:54PMMost residential rents in Wairarapa have eased this year compared with the same period in 2010. A Department of Building and Housing spokesman said rent figures were compiled for the Masterton and combined Carterton and South Wairarapa districts, are gathered from bonds lodged.
Texas housing agency awarding $4.9 million to prevent statewide homelessnessTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:50PMThe Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is awarding over 4.9 million dollars to emergency shelters, even in the midst of economic crisis. These shelters house homeless Texans and assist those needing housing.
Insurance Group Stays on FigueroaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:46PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Call it a victory for Ernst & Young Plaza: After looking at other options, Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC has decided to stay put.
Lean times force many Bay Area 'boomerang kids' to return home as adultsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:56PMCensus data shows that more adult children are living at home
Will college bubble burst from public subsidies?Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:29PMMichael Barone Senior Political Analyst Follow Him @MichaelBarone When governments want to encourage what they believe is beneficial behavior, they subsidize it. Sounds like good public policy. But there can be problems. Behavior that is beneficial for most people may not be so for everybody. And government subsidies can go too far. Subsidies create incentives for what economists ...
PLAINSBORO: Arts and education center looks to open in the fallMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:58AMPLAINSBORO Karl Held is just months away from seeing his vision for the Princeton Center for Arts and Education come to fruition.