Yearly Archives: 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to 11 counties in Kentucky and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following the ongoing severe storms, flooding, mudslides and tornadoes.

May 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the floodwaters receding from last weekend’s storms, many Kentuckians are cleaning and restoring their homes and properties. The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection has specific guidelines for proper disposal of debris in the aftermath of severe flooding.

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is eager to announce today's addition of Rector-Hayden Realtors' Tim Wilson to the constantly expanding group of real estate professionals choosing to update their real estate websites with customized IDX Broker software, allowing them to simplify the online home buying experience for their clients. As a member of the Lexington Bluegrass MLS (LBAR), Wilson can extract listing data for properties in and around Lexington, Kentucky, to post on his website. This feature gives home seekers the ability to examine all homes in the area, which is often lost in the online home search.

ATLANTA, KY - April 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding two communities in Kentucky with $1.2 million in brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive community use. Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The communities in Kentucky receiving brownfields assessment grants include

FRANKFORT, KY - April 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, First Lady Jane Beshear joined Personnel Cabinet Secretary Nikki Jackson, Finance and Administration Cabinet Secretary Jonathan Miller and Department of Revenue Commissioner Tom Miller to commence the State Office Building “Go Green Expo” 2010 in Frankfort, Kentucky.

April 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Steve Beshear was joined today by Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway as he signed into law HB 166, a consumer protection bill that addresses debt-adjusting contracts that are often entered into by desperate homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments and are seeking a quick, easy solution to their financial problems

April 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights joins the Local Human Rights Commissions of Kentucky and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to highlight efforts to fight housing discrimination and promote inclusive, diverse communities.

April 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Housing Corporation Executive Committee of the Board of Directors will meet Thursday, April 1, 2010, 10 a.m., Eastern time, 1231 Louisville Road, Frankfort, Kentucky. A copy of the agenda for the meeting accompanies this notice.

March 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- This is "Fix a Leak Week" and officials at the Kentucky Division of Water are encouraging residents to repair small water leaks in their homes. Minor water leaks account for more than 1 trillion gallons of water wasted each year in U.S. homes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WaterSense program. They can account for an average of 10,000 gallons of water wasted in the home every year -- enough to fill a backyard swimming poo

FRANKFORT, KY - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday, March 24, in Elizabethtown as three landowners appeal a local trial court ruling that would allow Kentucky Utilities Co. to condemn their properties for electric transmission lines. Proceedings will take place at 1:45 p.m. EDT at the Hardin County Justice Center and will be open to the public.

FRANKFORT, KY - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the award of a Community Block Development Grant (CBDG) to the city of Dover that will enhance public safety for the Mason County community

CAMPTON, KY - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Steve Beshear today presented $641,000 in Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds to the city of Campton and Wolfe County Fiscal Court for construction of a pedway connecting a nursing home and residential housing complexes to the downtown area.

FRANKFORT, KY - March 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State Property and Buildings Commission (SPBC) will hold a meeting on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 2 p.m. in Room 182 of the Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Ky.

FRANKFORT, KY - March 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading mortgage regulators, as Gov. Steve Beshear accepted DFI’s certificate of mortgage accreditation.

February 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Consumer Protection today announced an agreement has been reached with Home Service USA and Home Service USA Repair Management regarding solicitations that were mailed last month to consumers in several Kentucky counties offering water line repair services.