FRANKFORT, KY - July 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Many Kentuckians are seeking ways to prevent losses from future flooding and severe storms. Over the past several weeks, more than 10,000 have stopped by to ask for advice and information at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) community education outreach centers inside Lowe’s stores in Pikeville, Paintsville and Hazard. Those centers ceased operations on Tuesday. On Thursday, July 2, FEMA opens new centers in Somerset, London and Corbin. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - June 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Kentucky Department of Revenue has set the 2009 State Real Property Tax Rate at 12.2 cents per $100 of assessed value.  Kentucky Revised Statute 132.020 requires the Department of Revenue to set the real property rate no later than July 1 of each year. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - June 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Two Kentucky AmeriCorps programs will receive more than $750,000 in new grant money to develop transitional housing and serve at-risk students. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - June 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The State Property and Building Commission (SPBC) will hold a meeting on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Kentucky. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - June 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — For the next two weeks, specialists are in the Pikeville, Ky., Lowe’s store to advise Kentuckians about flood-resistant building and rebuilding techniques and flood insurance. more »

June 01, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) has announced the latest recipients, outside of Fayette and Jefferson Counties, of Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds.  Forty-seven projects proposed by nonprofit agencies and local governments will receive a total of $1,385,161 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist the homeless in Kentucky. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - May 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Steve Beshear, along with Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) Chief Executive Officer Richard L. McQuady, and Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness (KICH) Chair Kentucky Sen. Gerald Neal, today announced that Kentucky has applied for more than $18.5 million for a new program to provide rental assistance and services to prevent people from becoming homeless and to help those who are experiencing homelessness. more »

ARRA dollars support broad sectors of Kentucky’s economy

FRANKFORT, KY - May 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Underscoring his vision to make Kentucky a national leader in energy, Governor Steve Beshear announced today a $52 million blueprint to create nearly 600 jobs by increasing efficiency and renewable energy efforts in schools, farms, homes, government buildings and private sector initiatives throughout the Commonwealth. more »

May 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Kentucky Interagency Council on Homelessness will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at the Capital Plaza Hotel, 405 Wilkinson Boulevard, Frankfort. more »

HOPKINSVILLE, KY - May 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that the Pennyrile Housing Corporation (PHC) has been awarded $1.3 million from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to stabilize communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - May 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Following the devastating storms and extensive flooding that have ravaged parts of the state and forced hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians from their homes, Gov. Steve Beshear asked President Barack Obama this afternoon to declare a major disaster for impacted areas of the state. more »

MAYFIELD, KY - May 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that the Purchase Area Housing Corporation (PAHC) has been awarded $1,372,500 from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to help stabilize communities in southwestern Kentucky that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. more »

BOWLING GREEN, KY - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Steve Beshear today announced that the Housing Authority of Bowling Green (HABG) has been awarded $2,032,551 from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to help low-income families and individuals purchase homes that have been foreclosed and abandoned in the wake of the country’s economic crisis. more »

FRANKFORT, KY - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The State Property and Building Commission (SPBC) will meet on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort. more »

Gov. Beshear announces $1.3 million for Neighborhood Stabilization in Pennyrile Region

HOPKINSVILLE, KY - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) —Gov. Steve Beshear announced that the Pennyrile Housing Corporation (PHC) has been awarded $1.3 million from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to stabilize communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. more »