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February 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) Director Anas Ben Addi today announced that a new program, the “Homeownership Grant Assistance Program” (GAP), is available to assist homeowners facing foreclosure. The $1 million grant program, a partnership between DSHA and the Department of Health and Social Services, is funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Eligible homeowners can receive up to $5,000 in the form of a grant to save their home from foreclosure. The program will be offered while funding remains available up to September 30, 2010

Wilmington, DE - July 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today the Attorney General’s Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Office of the State Bank Commissioner, and Delaware State Housing Authority announced that statewide housing workshops offered last month connected more than 200 homeowners with on-site mortgage counseling and government services. They also announced additional housing workshops in July and beyond.

April 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Homeowners from Delaware’s coastal areas are invited to attend a free workshop from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 15 on coastal landscaping and dune management for their properties. The workshop will be held at the Bethany Beach Fire Company, 215 Hollywood Street, Bethany Beach.

Georgetown, DE - January 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE) will announce the awarding of nearly $700,000 in affordable housing grants to Sussex County Habitat for Humanity at noon Friday, January 30, at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore facility, 107 Depot Street in Georgetown, DE.

New Castle County Council members are expected to vote Tuesday on legislation that would reduce future property tax exemptions for senior citizens and the disabled.