DE - August 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — When a Delaware home is lost through foreclosure, it is not just one family’s private tragedy — it weakens our neighborhoods and our communities, too. With more than 4,000 Delaware properties in foreclosure, our state is now part of a national housing crisis that threatens the foundations of our economy. more »

Dover – Governor Ruth Ann Minner today signed Senate Bill 263, authorizing Delaware to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants that includes nine other mid-Atlantic and northeastern states. more »

Carper Says Reform Bill Would Restore Lender Confidence

WASHINGTON - Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) today praised the Senate Banking Committee for approving a bipartisan set of housing reforms meant to restore investor confidence in the nation’s housing finance system, while also helping at-risk American homeowners struggling with the ongoing mortgage crisis. more »

The Delaware Energy Office would like to thank the thousands of Delawareans who participated in the Delaware Energy An$wers Appliance Grant Program which will end May 30. Since its inception in October 2006, the program received more than 8,000 applications from energy-conscious Delaware consumers seeking to improve the energy efficiency of their homes through the use of ENERGY STAR refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, window air conditioners, high SEER central air conditioning units and efficient hot water heaters.

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Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) is pleased to announce the January, 2008 launch of “Step-Up”, a three-year rental assistance pilot program which will assist emancipated youth exiting the foster care system who are at risk of homelessness and individuals with mental health and/or substance abuse conditions who are chronically homeless or at risk for chronic homelessness. more »

Lt. Governor John Carney today announced that the State of Delaware has received over $300,000 to support Delaware’s foreclosure prevention counseling efforts. The much-needed boost will enable housing counseling agencies to provide more foreclosure and default counseling than ever before to area homeowners in danger of losing their homes. more »

Wilmington, DE – On Wednesday, April 2, Attorney General Beau Biden joined a federal lawsuit seeking a court order requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to decide whether it will regulate motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions under the federal Clean Air Act. more »

Markell Backs Plan To Help Homeowners, Lenders Weather Housing Storm

Delaware State Treasurer Jack Markell and six other State Treasurers have united behind FDIC Chairperson Sheila Bair’s national foreclosure proposal and requested the support of the Secretary of the Treasury, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the United States Treasurer and Congressional leaders to support it, as well. more »

Wilmington, DE - Today, Attorney General Beau Biden announced the historic closure of a property under the Delaware Drug Nuisance and Social Vices Abatement Act. At a February 15, 2008 hearing sought by the Delaware Department of Justice, a crack house in Dover was declared the site of drug and vice crime and was closed to protect the community. more »

In Keeping with Governor’s Task Force Recommendations, One Operating Unit at DPC will be Closed As a Result of Transfers.

New Castle, DE - As a continuation of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health’s (DSAMH) community service expansion, 35 Delaware Psychiatric Center patients are being transferred into community settings in group homes and supervised apartments. The transition will be complete before the end of February. more »