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Today Mayor Madeline Rogero joined officials from the East Tennessee Housing Development Corporation to break ground on two new houses that ETHDC is building on lots in the Lonsdale neighborhood

On Thursday, Dec. 19 at 3:30 p.m., Mayor Madeline Rogero will join officials from the East Tennessee Housing Development Corporation to break ground on two new houses that ETHDC is building on lots in the Lonsdale neighborhood. The two lots are located at 3425 and 3435 Bishop St. The homes are expected to be priced at $110,000. They are currently planned as three bedrooms, two baths, and approximately 1,176 square feet.

Knoxville's Community Development Corporation (KCDC) will hold its next public workshop for the Five Points Master Plan process at the Walter P. Taylor Boys and Girls Club, 317 McConnell St., on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m

The City of Knoxville's Community Development Department is developing its 2014 Annual Action Plan for use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Act, and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds during the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today approved a disaster recovery plan totaling nearly $7.5 million to help Shelby County, Tennessee to recover from severe storms, tornadoes, straight line winds, and flooding in May of 2011. These disaster plans will rely on grants provided earlier this year through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the Memphis Housing Authority has been awarded $720,000 in grant funding to coordinate supportive services designed to help residents achieve economic and housing self-sufficiency

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A planned $165 million development on the former Baptist Hospital site along Knoxville's South Waterfront is moving forward, and the City of Knoxville and Knox County are proposing a tax-increment financing (TIF) transaction to support it. The proposed TIF would be authorized by an amendment to the existing Knoxville South Waterfront Redevelopment and Urban Renewal Plan, and would cover the property running along both sides of Blount Avenue from the Gay Street Bridge to just west of the Henley Bridge. A public hearing on the TIF proposal has been set for 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10th, at the KCDC offices at 901 N. Broadway.

Columbia, TN - September 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Advent Community Development Corporation (ACDC) has scheduled a pair of home dedications September 26 at 10 a.m. The homes were built on land where blighted and dilapidated structures were removed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Officials with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented a check for a $2.5 million grant to the City of Knoxville.

Nashville, TN - September 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former Senior Economist at the National Association of Home Builders, Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, is a featured speaker at this year’s Governor’s Housing Summit on October 7-8 at the Music City Center in Nashville